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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES WEEKLY TEST - 1

1. Which among the following is not a 5.The Arjuna Awards were instituted in
Gallantry Award –
a) Arjun award a.1963
b) Ashok chakra b. 1965
c) Paramveer chakra
d) Shaurya chakra c. 1961
d. 1957
6.The ‘Dronacharya Award’ is associated with
2. Which of the following statement is not a. Eminent Surgeons
correct About Padma Awards? b. Famous Artists
c. Sport Coaches
(a) Padma Vibhushan is given for ‘exceptional d. Expert Engineers
and distinguished service
(b) Padma Bhushan is given for ‘distinguished
service of a high order 7. In which of the following years was the first
(c) Padma Shri is given is awarded for Bharat Ratna awarded?
‘distinguished service
(d) All of the above are wrong a. 1953
b. 1954
3.Who selects the awardees for Padma
Awards? c. 1955

(a) President of India d. 1951

(b) Prime minister of India
(c) A select committee for the award
(d) President & Prime minister of India both 8. In which of the following years was the first
Padmashree awarded?
4.Which of the following award is open to
civilians also?
a. 1953
(a) Vir Chakra
b. 1954
(b) Mahavir Chakra
(c) Param Vir Chakra c. 1955
(d) Ashok Chakra
d. 1951
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9.Besides Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, which 13.Which famous sportsperson's
other foreigner has won the Bharat Ratna birthday is celebrated as National
Sports Day every year in India?
(a) Nelson Mandela
A. Major Dhyan Chand Singh
(b) Bernard Shaw B. PT Usha
(c) Kofi Annan C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. None of the above
(d) Mujib-ur-Rahman
14.Name the coach of the
archery who has won the Life-
10.Name the Para Athletic who won time category Dronacharya
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Award in the recently
in the recently announced National announced National Sports
Sports Awards 2021? Awards 2020?
A. hri Purushotham Rai
A. Ms. Rani B. Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda
B. Shri Purushotham Rai C. Shri Dharmendra Tiwary
C. Sumit antil D. Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar\
D Ms. Dutee Chand
15.In the recently announced National
11.Which of the following Indian Sports Awards 2020, who won the
cricketer won Rajiv Gandhi Khel Arjuna Award in Badminton
Ratna Award in the recently discipline?
announced National Sports Award
2020? A. A. Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy
B. Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty
A. Rohit Sharma C. Both A and B
B. Sachin Tendulkar D. Neither A nor B
C. Virat Kohli
D. None of the above 16.In Regular Category,
Dronacharya Award, National Sports
12.Name the head of the selection committee for Awards 2020 will be given to the
the National Sports Awards ? coach Kuldeep Kumar Handoo for
A. Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag which discipline?
B. Retired Supreme Court Justice, Mukundakam
a) hockey
Sharma b) shooting
C. Boxer Venkatesan Devarajan
c) wushu
D. Former table tennis player Monalisa Baruah
d) malkhambh
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 17 .The player who Development”.
awarded with Arjun (a) Reliance Foundation Young Champs
award, Rajiv Gandhi khel (b) Rayalaseema Development Trust
ratna award, Dronacharya (c) Isha Outreach
award, Padma shri award, (d) JSW Sports
(e) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
a. Sachin tendulkar
b. Pulella gopichand 20. C. Lalremsanga has won the
c. Prakash Padukone Dhyanchand Award in the recently
d. Abhinav bindra announced National Sports Awards
2019. He is associated with which of
the following sports?
18.Name the Indian women cricketer (a) Polo
who has won the Arjuna Award in the (b) Table Tennis
recently announced National Sports (c) Tennis
Awards 2019. (d) Wrestling
(e) Archery
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Harmanpreet Kaur
(c) Jhulan Goswami
21. Name the Indian Polo star who
(d) Smiriti Mandhana
has won the Arjuna Award in the
(e)Poonam Yadav recently announced National Sports
Awards 2019.
19. has won the “Rashtriya Khel (a) Simran Singh Shergill
Protsahan (b) Shivraj Singh
(c) Hanut Singh
Puruskar” in the recently (d) Kuldeep Singh Garcha
announced National Sports Awards (e) Vishal Singh
2019 in the category of “Sports for

22. Name the Athletics coach who has won the Dronacharya Award (Regular Category) in
the recently announced National Sports Awards 2019.
(a) P.T. Usha
(b) Surender Singh
(c) Mohinder Singh Dhillon
(d) Renu Kohli
(e) Subhdeep Singh
Ans. - C
Q23. Name the Indian Footballer who has won the Arjuna Award in the recently
announced National Sports Awards 2019.
(a) Sunil Chhetri
(b) Bhaichung Bhutia
(c) e Lalpekhlua
(d) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

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 (e) Sandesh Jhingan

24. Amit Panghal, who was seen in news recently, is a famous personality associated with
which sports?
[A] Archery
[B] Boxing
[C] Wrestling
[D] Tennis

25Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in sports performance in
India?

a) Arjuna Awards
b) Dronacharya Award
c) Dhyan Chand Award
d) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

26.Who became the youngest recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

a) Sachin tendulkar

b) Abhinav bindra

c) Pullela Gopichand

e) Milkha Singh

27.Reward for Rajiv Gandhi khel ratna award –

a) ₹25 lakh

b) 10 lakh

c) 15 lakh

d) 30 lakh

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 28.Reward for Arjun award

a) ₹25 lakh

b) 10 lakh

c) 15 lakh

d) 30 lakh

29.MAKA trophy winner of 2020–

a) Punjab University, Chandigarh

b) Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar)

c) Punjabi University (Patiala)

d) Delhi University

30.Most MAKA trophy winner –

a) Punjab University, Chandigarh

b) Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar)

c) Punjabi University (Patiala)

d) Delhi University

31. when was national adult education programme (NAEP) launched

a. 1964
b.1972
c.1978
d.1986

32. which of the following is the highest award c. Padma Shree award
in sports in the world.
d. Dronacharya award
a. arjun award
b. Olympic order

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33. which of the following grand slam
tournament start on the first day of every new a. P.T Usha
year?
b. Milkha Singh
a. French open
b. Australia open
c. us open
d. Wimbledon c. G.S Randhawa
d. V.S Chauhan

34. who was the first athlete to be awarded

padamashree award ?
35. devis cup associated with 36.who establish YMCA college of physical
a. hockey education
b. volleyball
a. mahatma Gandhi
c. baseball
b. H.C buck
d. lawn tennis
c. Sonia Gandhi
d. none of the above

37. limba ram is known as for his outstanding 39. which of the following is known as Macca
performance in which sports of the Indian football
a. athletic a. Kolkata
b. hockey b. Mumbai
c. basketball c. Haryana
d. archery d. Delhi
38. how many events in decathlon 40. the first institute of India to propagated the
a. 8 cause of indigenous activity is.
b. 9 a. YMCA madras

c. 10 b. LNIPE Gwalior

d. 7 c. HVPM Amravati
d. Christion college Lucknow

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 Answer key of TEST - 1

1A 15 C 29 A
2D 16 C 30 B
3C 17 B 31 C
4D 18 E 32 B
5C 19 B 33 B
6C 20 E 34 B
7B 21 A 35 D
8B 22 C 36 B
9A 23 D 37 D
10 C 24 B 38 C
11 C 25 B 39 A
12 B 26 B 40 C
13 A 27 A
14 C 28 C

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 SCHOLAR’S MANTRA
– Liberation Through Physical Education
(TARGET - UGC NET Nov. 2021)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES WEEKLY TEST - 2

1 .Where was the first World Cup Football held?

(a) Uruguay (b) France (c) Canada (d) Brazil.

2 .Where was the 1998 World Cup Football held?

(a) England (b) France (c) Canada (d) South Korea.

3 .In which of the following World Cup Soccer tournaments did maximum number of nations participate?
(a) Uruguay 1930 (b) France 98
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above.

4 .Which two countries have hosted the World Cup Football tournament twice?
(a) France and Brazil (b) Mexico and Italy
(c) Germany and Japan (d) Argentina and Mexico.

5 .Which country, in the history of hockey, scored maximum number of goals against their opponents?
(a) India (b) Pakistan (c) Holland (d) Germany.

6 .In which year was Hockey introduced in the Olympics?

(a) 1908, London (b) 1920, Antwerp
(c) 1936, Berlin (d) 1956, Melbourne.

7 .When was Hockey introduced in the Asian Games?

(a) 1951, Delhi (b) 1954, Manila
(c) 1958, Tokyo (d) 1962, Jakarta.
8. Where are the nest (17th) Commonwealth Games scheduled?
(a) Manchester, England (b) Victoria, Canada
(c) Kathmandu, Nepal (d) Pusan, S. Korea.

9.Name of the German game on which the modern basketball has been based is
(a) Handball (b) korfball (c) Hockey (d) volleyball.

10 .Which of the following stadiums was known as Irwin Amphitheatre?

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(a) National Stadium, Delhi
(b) Yuba Bharti Kridangan, Calcutta
(c) Jawahar Lai Nehru Stadium, Delhi
(d) None of the above.

11. Sport Authority of India was formed in

(a) 1983 (b) 1984
(c) 1985 (d) 1986.

12. 'Michael Ferreira' is associated with the game of

(a) Snooker (b) billiards
(c) Golf (d) equestrian.

13. Where was the World Cup Hockey tournament held in 1998?
(a) Holland (b) UK
(c) USA (d) Malaysia.

14. Who won the World Cup Hockey (Men) tournament held at Holland (1998)?
(a) Germany (b) England
(c) Pakistan (d) Holland.

15. The National Sports Festival for Women was started in

(a) 1970 (b) 1974
(c) 1975 (d) 1976.

16. 'Ranga Swami Cup' is associated with the game of

(a) Hockey (b) football
(c) Volleyball (d) kho-kho.

17. 'Cue' is associated with the game of

(a) Bridge (b) hockey
(c) Billiards (d) golf.

18. Which style of Kabaddi is officially recognized?

(a) National (b) Samvahini
(c) Sanjeevani (d) Circle.

19. The term 'caddy' is associated with

(a) golf (b) billiards (c) bridge (d) snooker.

20. Who amongst the following became the first Indian to win a grand slam title ?
(a) Leander Paes (b) Mahesh Bhupathi
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above.
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21 .Where were the National games held in 1998?
(a) Imphal (b) Jaipur (c) Jallandhar ' (d) New Delhi.

22. Which of the following athletes secured fourth position in the Olympic Games final?
(a) P. T. Usha (b) Milkha Singh
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above.

23. Which of the following athletes qualified for finals in different T and F events in Olympic Games?
(a) Milkha Singh (b) Sriram Singh
(c) P. T. Usha (d.) All the above.

24. Which of the following universities won the MAKA trophy for maximum number of times?
(a) Punjab University (b) Delhi University
(c) Guru Nanak Dev University (d) Calicut University.

25. Which of the following is the highest award in sports in the world?
(a) Arjuna Award (b) Olympic order
(c) Padma Shree (d) Jesse Owens Award.

26. Who amongst the following has been the youngest ever No. 1 tennis player among women?
(a) Martina Navratilova (b) Martina Hingis
(c) Steffi Graf (d) Mary Joe Pierce.

27. Where was the 'School Games Federation of India' (SGFI) formed?

(a) Karnataka (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata.

28. Name the first Indian (male) to swim across the English Channel?

(a) Thomas cook (b) Khazan Singh

(c) Mihir Sen (d) None of the above.

29. I.A.A.F. stands for

(a) International Amateur Athletics Federation

(b) Indian Amateur Athletics Federation
(c) Indian Association of Athletics and Field events
(d) None of the above.

30. I.A.A.F. was formed in

(a) 1911 (b) 1912 (c) 1913 (d) 1914.

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 31. Who was the first athlete to be awarded Padmashree Award?
(a) P. T. Usha (b) Milkha Singh (c) G. S. Randhawa (d) V. S. Chauhan.

32. Which of the following will host the first Afro-Asian Games in 2001?
(a) New Delhi (b) Kathmandu (c) Paris (d) Mumbai.

33. Who won the maximum number of medals in the 5th National Games at Manipur?
(a) Sebastian Xavier (b) Nisha Millet
(c) Shakti Singh (d) None of the above.

34. Hall of fame for year 1999 in tennis was given to

(a) Leander Paes (b) Wayne Arthur
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above.

35. After how many years Thomas Cup and beer cup tournaments in Badminton held?
(a) Biannually (b) Triannually
(c) Annually (d) Quarterly

36. Which Indian was the first to win world title in badminton?
(a) Prakash Padukon (b) Syed Modi
(c) Aparna Popat (d) P. Gopichand.

37. Who is the president of A.A.F.I.?

(a) Vijay Kumar Malhotra (b) R. L. Anand
(c) sumariwalla (d) Murli Manohar Joshi.

38. How many total indoor and outdoor records are being made by Sergei Bubka in the event of pole vault?
(a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 36.

39. What is the ancient name of 'Polo' and who gave it?
(a) 'Chaupar' by Rajputs (b) 'Chauhan' by Mughals
(c) 'Chaturanga' by Marathas (d) None of the above.

40. Which of the following international games originated in India?

(a) Volleyball and Kho-kho (b) Snooker and Badminton
(c) Tae kwando and Judo (d) Judo and Karate.

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Answer key

1A 15 C 29 A
2B 16 A 30 C
3B 17 C 31 B
4B 18 C 32 A
5A 19 A 33 B
6A 20 B 34 C
7C 21 A 35 B
8A 22 C 36 A
9B 23 D 37 C
10 A 24 C 38 C
11 B 25 B 39 B
12 B 26 B 40 B
13 A 27 A
14 D 28 B

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