General Awareness

Sports Records and History

2,479 Questions

Sports records and history questions focus on legendary athletes, championship winners, and historic milestones. Topics include tennis Grand Slams, Formula One records, and boxing titles. These details are vital for scoring well in the general awareness section of competitive exams.

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Sports Records and History Questions

Multiple choice

First golf club in the world.

  1. P.B Shelley

  2. Amarnath Singh

  3. Shane Borne

  4. Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, established in 1744, is recognized as the first formal golf club in the world. They originated at Leith and later moved to Muirfield. P.B. Shelley was a poet, not associated with golf.

Multiple choice

First Tour de France (road bicycle race) winner.

  1. Amarnath

  2. Maurice Garin

  3. Dan Johnson

  4. John Player
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Maurice Garin won the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, covering 2,428 km in 94 hours. The French cyclist's victory established this legendary annual race.

Multiple choice

Which of the following titles and their winners at the Australian Open tennis tournament (2010) is not matched correctly?

  1. Leander Paes, Cara Black - Mixed Doubles

  2. Venus Williams - Women's Singles

  3. Bob and Mike Bryan - Men's Doubles

  4. Roger Federer - Men's Singles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Australian Open Tennis winners

Leander Paes, Cara Black - Mixed Doubles

Serena Williams - Women's Singles
Bob and Mike Bryan - Men's Doubles Roger Federer - Men's Singles

Multiple choice

Who was named as its Comeback Player of the Year 2009 by the Women's Tennis Association in 2010?

  1. Serena Williams

  2. Venus Williams

  3. Kim Clijsters

  4. Yanina Wickmayer

  5. Elena Dementieva
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

World number one Serena Williams was named the 2009 WTA Player of the Year and shared Doubles Team of the Year with her sister Venus on Mar 25, 2010.

Belgium's Kim Clijsters took Comeback Player of the Year honors while Melanie Oudin of the US won Newcomer of the Year award. Belgian Yanina Wickmayer took Most Improved Player honors and American Liezel Huber won her fourth career Player Service Award.

Multiple choice

Mahesh Bhupathi of India won the double title at the Dubai Open Men' s Doubles Tennis Tournament 2008? His partner was?

  1. Martin

  2. Leander Paes

  3. William Venus

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

Mahesh Bhupathi won the 2008 Dubai Open Men's Doubles title with Mark Knowles of the Bahamas. While Bhupathi has famously partnered with Leander Paes, that was not the case for this specific tournament. Martin Damm and Knowles were Bhupahi's regular partners during this period.

Multiple choice

India' s grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating ________.

  1. Anatoly Karpov

  2. Robert Fischer

  3. Boris Spassky

  4. Varily Smysloy

  5. Levon Aronian
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Viswanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating Levon Aronian. Anand, India's first Grandmaster and former World Champion, has been a dominant force in rapid chess format. Levon Aronian from Armenia is a top-ranked Grandmaster known for his creative and tactical style of play.

Multiple choice

Maria Sharapova (tennis player) belongs to

  1. England

  2. Russia

  3. Netherland

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

Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player, born in Siberia and representing Russia throughout her professional career. She won five Grand Slam titles and was World No. 1. She has never represented England, Netherlands, or Germany in professional tennis.

Multiple choice

Who won the World Chess Champion Title for the year 2008?

  1. Vladimir Kramnik

  2. Viswanath Anand

  3. Vaselin Tapalov

  4. P. Harikarishna
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Viswanathan Anand of India won the World Chess Championship in 2008, defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a match. This was Anand's second World Championship title. P. Harikrishna is an Indian grandmaster but not the 2008 champion.