General Awareness

Football Tournaments and Awards

1,909 Questions

Football tournaments and awards cover historical goals, captains, coaches, and records from events like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League. These sports facts are standard in SSC, banking, and railways exams. Test your knowledge of famous players and tournament outcomes.

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Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice

Who has given the 10 managerial roles?

  1. Henry Mintzberg

  2. Max Weber

  3. F.W.Taylor

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

According to Mintzberg, these roles, or expectations for a manager’s behavior, fall into three categories: informational (managing by information), interpersonal (managing through people), and decisional (managing through action).

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Lionel Messi set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goal of 2012.
Statement II: He set the record with scoring the winning goal against Real Betis.
Statement III: Messi, a footballer, plays as the captain of Argentinas national team.
Statement IV: The record breaking performance made Messi claim __________               

  1. his fourth FIFA world player of the year award.

  2. his four FIFA World Player Of The Year awards.

  3. his fourth FIFA World Player of the year award.

  4. his fourth FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) takes care of all the punctuations correctly.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Lionel Messi set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goal of 2012.
Statement II: He set the record with scoring the winning goal against Real Betis.
Statement III: Messi, a footballer, plays as the captain of Argentinas national team.
Statement IV: The record breaking performance made Messi claim __________               

  1. 86 goals

  2. 86nd goal

  3. 86th goal

  4. 86th goals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Here a specific goal is being talked about and that how numbers are written in such a case.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Lionel Messi set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goal of 2012.
Statement II: He set the record with scoring the winning goal against Real Betis.
Statement III: Messi, a footballer, plays as the captain of Argentinas national team.
Statement IV: The record breaking performance made Messi claim __________               

  1. while

  2. since

  3. when

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

Scoring tells us about the continuity of the sentence. Therefore, while is the only word that complements scoring in this case.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Lionel Messi set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goal of 2012.
Statement II: He set the record with scoring the winning goal against Real Betis.
Statement III: Messi, a footballer, plays as the captain of Argentinas national team.
Statement IV: The record breaking performance made Messi claim __________               

  1. Capital letter required for ‘captain’.

  2. Comma not required after ‘Messi’.

  3. Apostrophe required for ‘Argentinas’.

  4. Comma not required after 'footballer’.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is telling about belongingness, the national team of hockey.

Multiple choice

Who is the highest paid athlete?

  1. Lionel Messi

  2. Michael Jordan

  3. Tiger Woods

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

Cristiano Ronaldo has been the highest-paid athlete for multiple years, especially when including his massive salary from Al Nassr FC and endorsements. This data reflects a specific period (likely 2016-2017) when Ronaldo's earnings peaked. Such rankings change frequently with new contracts.

Multiple choice

The great footballer Pele comes from?

  1. Brazil

  2. Argentina

  3. Spain

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

Pele, often regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, was born in Brazil. He led the Brazilian national team to three FIFA World Cup victories.

Multiple choice

Pellegrini agreed to _________ the strikers' position between Aguero and Djeko.

  1. alternate

  2. evolve

  3. evolution

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

The verb "alternate" means to switch back and forth between two things, which fits the context of rotating two players (Aguero and Dzeko) in a position. "Evolve" does not fit the context of switching positions, and "evolution" and "development" are nouns.

Multiple choice

Steven Gerrard, showed great ______ when switching from an attacking role to a defensive one.

  1. adapt

  2. adaptation

  3. adaptable

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

The phrase "showed great [noun]" requires a noun that describes a quality. "Adaptability" is the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions, which fits the context of a player changing roles. "Adapt" is a verb, "adaptable" is an adjective, and "adaptation" refers to a modified thing rather than the personal quality.

Multiple choice

What is the term used for a player who scores a goal in soccer?

  1. Striker

  2. Midfielder

  3. Defender

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

In soccer, a striker is a player who is positioned near the opponent's goal and is responsible for scoring goals.