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Olympiad (Class 4) Sport in India — practice questions

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The Olympic flag shows rings that stand for the world's continents. How many rings does it show?Read the answer and worked solution →The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius". Which three words give its meaning in English?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?Read the answer and worked solution →How many nations sent athletes to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?Read the answer and worked solution →How is the Olympic flame first lit in Olympia, Greece?Read the answer and worked solution →Wrestling at the Olympics has two styles. One is Freestyle. What is the other?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sport has been in every Summer Olympics, while badminton and volleyball joined later?Read the answer and worked solution →The five Olympic rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. Which colour is NOT one of them?Read the answer and worked solution →The Olympic flag was flown for the first time at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. In which country is Antwerp?Read the answer and worked solution →The Olympic creed says the most important thing in the Games is not to win but to do what?Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece as a festival for which god?Read the answer and worked solution →How many players are in each team in a cricket match?Read the answer and worked solution →How far apart are the two wickets on a cricket pitch?Read the answer and worked solution →A wicket has 3 stumps and 2 bails. How many wooden pieces are in two wickets?Read the answer and worked solution →What do the two captains do before a cricket match to decide which team bats first?Read the answer and worked solution →A batter hits the ball and it flies over the boundary rope without touching the ground. How many runs are scored?Read the answer and worked solution →A ball rolls on grass and crosses the boundary rope. How many runs is it worth?Read the answer and worked solution →A batter hits a six, then a four along the ground. How many runs is that?Read the answer and worked solution →How many balls are bowled in one over?Read the answer and worked solution →A bowler bowls 5 full overs. How many legal balls is that?Read the answer and worked solution →In a Twenty20 match each team plays 20 overs. How many legal balls can one team face at most?Read the answer and worked solution →A team's innings ends when 10 wickets are lost. A batter whose wicket falls is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A team of 11 players has lost 10 wickets. What happens to its innings?Read the answer and worked solution →The ball hits the stumps behind the batter who missed it. How is the batter out?Read the answer and worked solution →A fielder holds the ball the batter hit before it touches the ground. How is the batter out?Read the answer and worked solution →Two batters are running between the wickets and a fielder throws the ball and hits a wicket first. How is the batter out?Read the answer and worked solution →A bowler bowls a wide. How many extra runs does the batting team get as a penalty?Read the answer and worked solution →A team scores 20 runs from the bat plus 2 wides and 1 no-ball. What is its total?Read the answer and worked solution →The ball hits the batter's leg, not the bat, and runs past the wicket-keeper so the batters run. What is this extra called?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a cricket umpire do to show that a batter is out?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Olympic flag shows rings that stand for the world's continents. How many rings does it show?

  1. Three rings
  2. Four rings
  3. Six rings
  4. Five rings
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Correct answer: D. Five rings

The flag shows five joined rings, one for each of the five inhabited continents grouped by the Olympic movement.

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The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius". Which three words give its meaning in English?

  1. Faster, Higher, Stronger
  2. Bigger, Better, Brighter
  3. Quicker, Cleverer, Kinder
  4. Fairer, Calmer, Braver
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Correct answer: A. Faster, Higher, Stronger

The Latin motto means Faster, Higher, Stronger, which stands for running faster, jumping higher and being stronger.

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Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

  1. Paris
  2. Rome
  3. Athens
  4. London
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Correct answer: C. Athens

The first Games under the IOC were held in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

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