DMRC Maintainer Exam Current Affairs Question 2014 - Sports

UPSC/SSC/IBPS/SBI Examinations SPORTS Current Affairs GK Questions 2014/ Previous Year Questions

Question 1. Who among the following won the Ceat International Cricketer of the year award for 2013-14?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Virat Kohli
c) Shakib al-Hassan
d) Glenn Maxwell

Question 2. Recently, Tennis player  Maria Sharapova claimed her second French Open title on June 7, 2014. She defeated Simona Halep of
a) United States                            b) Russia
c) France                                     d) Romania

Question 3. The PYKKA Scheme aims at providing basic sports infrastructure and equipment at
a) National Level
b) State level
c) District Level
d) Block and Panchayat Level

Question 4. In which year, India hosted Asian Games for the first time?
a) 1951

b) 1953
c) 1955
d) 1968

Question 5. Which among the following sportsmen is not related to shooting?
a) Jitu Rai
b) Abhinav Bindra
c) Pooja Ghatkar
d) Jayanta Talukdar

Question 6. Thomas Mueller, who scored the first hat-trick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, represents which country?
a)Frace                    b) Italy
c) Germany             d) England

Question 7. The official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is
a) Juanito
b) Gauchito
c) Fuleco, the Armadillo
d) Zakumi Fuleco

Question 8. Who is the winner of 20th senior National Women's Football Championship?
a) Mizoram                  b) Manipur
c) Sikkim                     d) Odisha

Question 9. Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, who passed away recently, is known for his immense contribution towards which among the following sports?
a) Cricket                      b) Hockey
c) Basket Ball               d) Baseball

Question 10. Who among the following has won the FIDE World Rapid Chess championship title, recently?
a) Magnus Carlssen
b) Vishwanthan Anand
c) Teimor Radjabov
d) Fabiabi Caruana

Question 11. Recently, Australia won the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup title by defeating
a) Argentina                    b) Netherlands
c) England                      d) Belgium

Question 12. Which among the following countries has won the 2014-Uber Cup tournament?
a) China                        b) Pakistan
c) India                         d) Japan

Answer Keys
1(B), 2(D), 3(D), 4(A), 5(D), 6(C), 7(C), 8(A), 9(B), 10(A), 11(B)   , 12(A)