Current Affairs Sports Quizzes have been drafted to test your knowledge about the recent sport events. Current Affairs Sports Quizzes for July 2010 will help you increase your knowledge of the different sports events which are organised around the world. Taking the current affairs Sports Quizzes, you will enhance your knowledge of sports and crack questions in the sports section of all competitive exams.
1. Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal defeated Li Ching of Hong Kong to win his second international title in the form of Egypt Open table tennis championships on 11 July 2010. Which was his first international title?
a. US Open crown
b. Asian Cup
c. Salwa Cup Kuwait Open
d. World Table Tennis Championship
Answer: a
FIFA World Cup 2010 Quiz
2. Spain defeated Netherlands to lift their maiden FIFA World Cup in South Africa on 11 July 2010. This is Netherland's third time loss in the finals. It had been fefeated by which other teams in the earlier 1974 and 1978 World Cups respectively?
a. West Germany & Argentina
b. Brazil & Argentina
c. Germany and Italy
d. Argentina & Italy
Answer: a
3. Zakumi was the official mascot for FIFA World Cup 2010. For each of the World Cups different mascots had been used. Which of the following given below codes correctly matches the mascots with the years?
Official FIFA mascots The year of use
A. Juanito 1. 1966
B. Gaochito 2. 1970
C. Pique 3. 1978
D. Willie 4. 1986
Codes-A B C D
a. 2 3 4 1
b. 3 2 1 4
c. 4 1 2 3
d. 1 3 4 2
Answer: a
4.Lukas Podolski of Germany was the first person to win the Best Young Player award in a FIFA World Cup. In which year was the Best Young Player award introduced?
a. 1930
b. 1966
c. 2002
d. 2006
Anser: d
5.Which of the following is/are not correctly matched?
Teams Year of winninh World Cup
1. Uruguay 1930
2. Brazil 1974
3. West Germany 1954
4. Italy 2006
a. Only 2
b. 1 & 2
c. Only 3
d. Both 2 and 4
Answer: a
6. Thomas Mueller of Germany won The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award 2010. Who was the first person to win the The Golden Boot award in 1930?
a. José Nasazzi (Uruguay)
b. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)
c. Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
d. Zizinho (Brazil)
Answer: a
7. Which of the folowing statements related to the new FIFA World Champions- Spain is/are not true?
1. Spain is the first European country to have won FIFA World Cup in a foreign contnent
2. Spain is the first European Country to follow up its victory in the Europen Championship with the World Cup victory.
3. Spain was awarded the FIFA Play award in FIFA World Cup 2010
4. Vicente Del Bosque was Spain’s coach for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
a. Only 1
b. Both 1 & 2
c. Ony 2
d. Both 1 and 4
Answer: c
8. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Players Countries/Teams
1. Thomas Mueller Germany
2. Miroslav Klose Germany
3. Diego Forlan Spain
4. Iker Casillas Spain
a. 1, 2, 3 & 4
b. 2, 3 & 4
c. 1 & 3
d. 1, 2 & 4
Answer: d
9. The 63rd Rangaswami Cup Senior National Men's Hockey Championship 2010 is being hosted by which of the following Indian States or Union Territory?
a. Chandigarh
b. New Delhi
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Karnataka
e. Tamil Nadu
Answer: c
10. Portugal's Sergio Paulinho handed his team its first ever victory on the Tour de France when he surpassed Belarussian Vasil Kiryienka in the 10th stage on 14 July 2010. Name the team to which the Portugese bicycle rider is a part of.
a. RadioShack
b. Française des Jeux
c. Garmin-Transitions
d. BMC
Answer: a
11. On 15 July 2010 the 27th sub-junior National aquatics championships at the BAC pool came to an end. Which team was declared overall team champion in the tournament?
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a
12. Who won the 81kg title in the 57th Sahara National boxing championship at the Talkatora Stadium here on 16 July 2010 by defeating Jasveer?
a. Dinesh Kumar
b. Vikas Malik
c. Madan Lal
d. Vikas Krishan
Answer: a
13. At the Tour de France which cyclist got his maiden victory on 18 July 2010?
a. Christophe Riblon (France)
b. Alberto Contador (Spain)
c. Samuel Sanchez (Spain)
d. Denis Menchov (Russia)
Answer: a
14. Sports Personality Sports Associated With
1. Christophe Riblon Cycle racing
2. Sania Nehwal Table Tennis
3. Anandita Chakraborty Table Tennis
4. Louis Oosthuizen Golf
15. Which of the following are not correctly matched?
a. 1 & 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 2
d. 1 & 3
Answer: c
15. Spaniard Fernando Alonso who won the German Grand Prix in controversial circumstances on 25 July 2010 belongs to which of the following teams?
a. Ferrari
b. McLaren
c. Red Bull
d. Maranello
Answer: a
16.Read the following:
1.Mohammad Ali Qamar is the first Indian boxer to win gold at the Common Wealth games
2. Mohammad Ali Qamar is the first Indian boxer to win gold at the Manchester Common Wealth Games in 2002.
Which of the above sentences is true?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. None of the above
Answer: c
17. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix on 1 August 2010 and took back the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton?
a. Mark Webber
b. Sebastian Vettel
c. McLaren
d. Nico Rosberg
Answer: a
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