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 a type of fishing that uses a net to drag along the bottom of the ocean?

  1. Trawling

  2. Dredging

  3. Longlining

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

Trawling is a type of fishing that uses a net to drag along the bottom of the ocean. This method is used to catch a variety of fish species, including shrimp, cod, and flounder.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a type of fishing that uses a hook and line to catch fish?

  1. Trawling

  2. Dredging

  3. Longlining

  4. Gillnetting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Longlining is a type of fishing that uses a hook and line to catch fish. The line is set in the water and fish are caught when they swim by and take the bait on the hook.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a type of fishing that uses a net to catch fish in a circular motion?

  1. Trawling

  2. Dredging

  3. Longlining

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

Purse seining is a type of fishing that uses a net to catch fish in a circular motion. The net is set around a school of fish and then the bottom of the net is closed, trapping the fish inside.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves descending a steep mountain or cliff on skis or a snowboard?

  1. Freeriding

  2. Downhill skiing

  3. Freestyle skiing

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

Freeriding is an extreme sport that involves skiing or snowboarding down steep, ungroomed slopes in mountainous terrain.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a high-speed descent on a mountain bike down a steep, rough trail?

  1. Downhill mountain biking

  2. Cross-country mountain biking

  3. Enduro mountain biking

  4. Freeride mountain biking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Downhill mountain biking is a gravity-based discipline of mountain biking that involves riding down steep, rough trails at high speeds.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves jumping from a high platform or structure into a body of water?

  1. Bungee jumping

  2. Skydiving

  3. Base jumping

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

Cliff diving is an extreme sport that involves jumping from a high cliff or platform into a body of water.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a sport that involves flying through the air while attached to a parachute?

  1. Hang gliding

  2. Paragliding

  3. Skydiving

  4. BASE jumping
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Skydiving is an extreme sport that involves jumping from an aircraft and freefalling through the air before deploying a parachute.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves riding a large wave on a surfboard?

  1. Surfing

  2. Bodyboarding

  3. Kiteboarding

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

Surfing is an extreme sport that involves riding a wave on a surfboard.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a sport that involves climbing up a steep rock face using ropes and other equipment?

  1. Rock climbing

  2. Ice climbing

  3. Mountaineering

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

Rock climbing is an extreme sport that involves climbing up a steep rock face using ropes and other equipment.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves descending a steep mountain or cliff on a mountain bike?

  1. Downhill mountain biking

  2. Cross-country mountain biking

  3. Enduro mountain biking

  4. Freeride mountain biking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Downhill mountain biking is a gravity-based discipline of mountain biking that involves riding down steep, rough trails at high speeds.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a sport that involves jumping from a high platform or structure into a body of water?

  1. Bungee jumping

  2. Skydiving

  3. Base jumping

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

Cliff diving is an extreme sport that involves jumping from a high cliff or platform into a body of water.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves flying through the air while attached to a parachute?

  1. Hang gliding

  2. Paragliding

  3. Skydiving

  4. BASE jumping
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Skydiving is an extreme sport that involves jumping from an aircraft and freefalling through the air before deploying a parachute.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a sport that involves riding a large wave on a surfboard?

  1. Surfing

  2. Bodyboarding

  3. Kiteboarding

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

Surfing is an extreme sport that involves riding a wave on a surfboard.

Multiple choice

Which extreme sport involves climbing up a steep rock face using ropes and other equipment?

  1. Rock climbing

  2. Ice climbing

  3. Mountaineering

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

Rock climbing is an extreme sport that involves climbing up a steep rock face using ropes and other equipment.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a sport that involves jumping from a high platform or structure into a body of water?

  1. Bungee jumping

  2. Skydiving

  3. Base jumping

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

Cliff diving is an extreme sport that involves jumping from a high cliff or platform into a body of water.