Sports Questions with Solutions
This topic covers sports GK: major tournaments and their venues, trophies and cups associated with each sport, sports terms, the number of players in a team, sports awards in India, Olympic and Asian Games facts, and famous sportspersons and their achievements. Common questions ask which sport a trophy belongs to (such as the Durand Cup for football or the Ranji Trophy for cricket), which term is used in which sport, and where a tournament was held. Records and results change after every season, so pair static facts such as team sizes and terms with recent results from current affairs. Practise the sports questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q21.
'Jallikattu', the traditional bull-taming sport, is associated with which state?
A. Andhra PradeshB. KeralaC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
In table tennis, the period during which the ball is in play is called a:
A. RallyB. LetC. VolleyD. DeuceeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
The men's Cricket World Cup started in:
A. 1975B. 1987C. 1983D. 1971easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
A. ItalyB. ArgentinaC. BrazilD. UruguayeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Dressage, jumping and endurance (eventing) are disciplines of which sport?
A. AthleticsB. FencingC. EquestrianD. GymnasticseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
In a volleyball game, how many players does each team have on the court?
A. FiveB. SixC. NineD. SeveneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
The Syed Modi International Tournament is associated with which sport?
A. Table tennisB. SquashC. BadmintonD. TenniseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909, has its headquarters in:
A. Mumbai (India)B. Melbourne (Australia)C. Dubai (UAE)D. London (UK)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
How many players from one team are on the basketball court at any given time?
A. 7B. 11C. 6D. 5easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
In football, what is the distance between the goal line and the penalty spot?
A. 6 yards (5.5 m)B. 10 yards (9.15 m)C. 12 yards (11 m)D. 18 yards (16.5 m)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
In cricket, if the umpire extends both arms horizontally, it signals a:
A. Leg byeB. Wide ballC. ByeD. No balleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
A decathlon consists of how many athletic events?
A. 7B. 10C. 12D. 5easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
The game of volleyball was invented by:
A. William G. MorganB. Abner DoubledayC. James NaismithD. Walter WingfieldeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q34.
How many players are there in a Kho Kho team (squad)?
A. 7B. 11C. 12D. 9easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
The Duleep Trophy is a first-class tournament of which sport?
A. FootballB. BadmintonC. CricketD. HockeyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
Under the current scoring system, how many points must a player reach to win a game of badminton (without deuce)?
A. 15B. 25C. 21D. 11easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Which team has won the Ranji Trophy the highest number of times?
A. DelhiB. MumbaiC. VidarbhaD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
In kabaddi, how many players from each team are on the court at a time?
A. 11B. 6C. 7D. 9easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
Who was the captain of the Indian men's hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
A. Lal Shah BokhariB. Roop SinghC. Dhyan ChandD. Jaipal Singh MundaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is popularly known as:
A. The Little MasterB. The Haryana HurricaneC. The WallD. Captain CooleasyAsked in SSCView solution ›