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.
- Q61.
How many hurdles (flights) are there in the men's 110 m hurdles race?
A. 8B. 10C. 12D. 15easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q62.
In a T20 cricket match, what is the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl?
A. 6 oversB. 10 oversC. 5 oversD. 4 overseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q63.
India won its first Olympic gold medal in men's hockey in:
A. 1932 (Los Angeles)B. 1928 (Amsterdam)C. 1948 (London)D. 1936 (Berlin)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q64.
The terms 'snatch' and 'clean and jerk' are used in which sport?
A. WrestlingB. PowerliftingC. WeightliftingD. GymnasticseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q65.
The first ICC World Twenty20 (T20 World Cup) was held in:
A. 2007B. 2005C. 2009D. 2010easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q66.
Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?
A. Australian OpenB. French OpenC. WimbledonD. US OpeneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q67.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was established in:
A. 1928B. 1926C. 1932D. 1934easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q68.
Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is popularly known as:
A. The WallB. Little MasterC. Nawab of NajafgarhD. Master BlastereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q69.
The 1983 Cricket World Cup, won by India, was held in:
A. IndiaB. AustraliaC. EnglandD. West IndieseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q70.
The Green Park Stadium is located in which city?
A. PrayagrajB. VaranasiC. LucknowD. KanpureasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q71.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic tournament of which format of cricket?
A. 50-over cricketB. T20 cricketC. Women's Test cricketD. First-class cricketeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q72.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy is a domestic tournament of which format of cricket?
A. Under-19 cricketB. 50-over (one-day) cricketC. First-class cricketD. T20 cricketeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q73.
Terms such as birdie, eagle and albatross are used in which sport?
A. PoloB. GolfC. ArcheryD. BadmintoneasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q74.
The Asian Games (Asiad) are regulated by:
A. Commonwealth Games FederationB. Olympic Council of AsiaC. International Olympic CommitteeD. Asian Football ConfederationeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q75.
'Trump' is a term used in which game?
A. BridgeB. PoloC. ChessD. BilliardseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q76.
Which Indian athlete is also known as the 'Dhing Express'?
A. Dutee ChandB. P. T. UshaC. Jyothi YarrajiD. Hima DaseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q77.
The term 'Lona' is used in which sport?
A. WrestlingB. PoloC. Kho KhoD. KabaddieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q78.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) was started in India in:
A. 2008B. 2016C. 2012D. 2014easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q79.
Who became India's first badminton world champion in 2019?
A. P. V. SindhuB. Saina NehwalC. Jwala GuttaD. Ashwini PonnappaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q80.
Kambala, a traditional sport of Karnataka, is a race involving which animals?
A. CamelsB. BuffaloesC. HorsesD. BullseasyAsked in SSCView solution ›