Tuesday, April 7, 2020

OLYMPIC GAMES - 2




Q1. Which among the following Winter Olympics sport has also been a part of Summer Olympics (now discontinued)? 


A. Luge

B. Figure skating

C. Ski jumping




Q2. The 1916 Summer Olympics which was the first Summer Olympics to be cancelled (due to outbreak of First World War). In which city it was scheduled to be held?



A. Stockholm

B. Brussels

C. Berlin






Q3. Name this sport which was dropped from the Summer Olympics after the 1924 Games due to dispute between IOC and the sport's Governing body over how to define amateur players. The sport made its comeback in 1988 Summer Olympics and has since been featured in every edition.    


A. Table Tennis

B. Badminton

C. Tennis




Q4. The "Black Power Salute" by African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race was a controversial moment from which edition of the Summer Olympics? 



A. Mexico City, 1968

B. Montreal, 1976

C. Los Angeles, 1984  





Q5. In the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, for the first time IOC allowed a team of ten athletes to compete as part of the Refugee team at the Games as independent Olympic participants under the Olympic Flag. Which strife-torn Nation had the maximum no of participants in the Refugee team of 2016 Rio Games?


A. South Sudan

B. Syria

C. Ethiopia






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