General Awareness

Adventure and Extreme Sports

2,435 Questions

Adventure and extreme sports questions test knowledge of outdoor recreational activities. This includes water sports, snowboarding, and specialized safety equipment. These topics occasionally appear in the general awareness sections of SSC and banking exams.

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Adventure and Extreme Sports Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of skimboarding trick?

  1. Shove-it

  2. Pop-shove-it

  3. Ollie

  4. Layback
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Layback is a surfing term, not a skimboarding trick.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of stand-up paddleboarding trick?

  1. 360

  2. Ollie

  3. Backflip

  4. Hang-five
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ollie is a skateboarding term, not a stand-up paddleboarding trick.

Multiple choice

Which adventure sports destination is famous for its high-altitude bungee jumping from the Bloukrans Bridge, the highest commercial bungee jumping bridge in the world?

  1. Bloukrans Bridge, South Africa

  2. Kawarau Bridge, New Zealand

  3. Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambia/Zimbabwe

  4. Europabrücke, Austria
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa holds the record for the highest commercial bungee jumping bridge in the world. Thrill-seekers can take the plunge from a height of 216 meters (709 feet) over the Bloukrans River.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a popular water sport activity in coastal regions?

  1. Surfing

  2. Kayaking

  3. Scuba Diving

  4. Cricket
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cricket is a popular sport, but it is not typically associated with water sports activities in coastal regions.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the jump in which the skater takes off from a forward outside edge and lands on a backward outside edge?

  1. Axel

  2. Salchow

  3. Loop

  4. Toe Loop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Axel jump, also known as the Axel Paulsen jump, is a unique jump in figure skating where the skater takes off from a forward outside edge and lands on a backward outside edge.

Multiple choice

Which figure skating element involves the skater gliding backward on one foot while extending the other leg forward?

  1. Spread Eagle

  2. Ina Bauer

  3. Hydroblading

  4. Camel Spin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Spread Eagle is a classic figure skating element where the skater glides backward on one foot while extending the other leg forward and to the side, creating a wide, spread-eagle position.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the jump in which the skater takes off from a backward outside edge and lands on a forward outside edge?

  1. Axel

  2. Salchow

  3. Loop

  4. Toe Loop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Salchow jump is a figure skating jump where the skater takes off from a backward outside edge and lands on a forward outside edge.

Multiple choice

Which board sport is often associated with reggae music?

  1. skateboarding

  2. surfing

  3. snowboarding
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Surfing and reggae music have a long-standing connection, with many surfers enjoying the laid-back, mellow vibes of reggae while riding the waves.

Multiple choice

Which winter sport involves gliding across ice on skates, using a puck to score goals?

  1. Ice Hockey

  2. Figure Skating

  3. Speed Skating

  4. Curling
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ice Hockey is a team sport played on ice, where players use sticks to shoot a puck into the opposing team's net to score goals.

Multiple choice

What is the proper way to hold a sandboard while riding?

  1. With both hands on the front of the board

  2. With one hand on the front and one hand on the back

  3. With both hands on the back of the board

  4. It doesn't matter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This grip provides control and balance while sandboarding.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a common technique used to control speed and direction while sandboarding?

  1. Leaning forward

  2. Leaning back

  3. Shifting weight from front to back

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All of these techniques are used to control speed and direction while sandboarding.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common sandboarding trick?

  1. Ollie

  2. Kickflip

  3. Frontside 360

  4. Backside 180
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kickflip is a skateboarding trick and is not commonly performed in sandboarding.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common sandboarding competition format?

  1. Freestyle

  2. Big air

  3. Slalom

  4. Cross-country
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cross-country is not a common sandboarding competition format.

Multiple choice

Which water sport involves riding a board on the surface of a wave?

  1. Surfing

  2. Sailing

  3. Windsurfing

  4. Kitesurfing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Surfing is a water sport in which an individual uses a surfboard to ride on the surface of a wave.

Multiple choice

Which water sport combines elements of surfing and sailing?

  1. Windsurfing

  2. Kitesurfing

  3. Stand-up paddleboarding

  4. Kayaking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Windsurfing is a water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing, using a board with a sail attached to it.