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.
- Q1.
The 2025 World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo featured how many nations winning medals, a record?
A. 45B. 49C. 53D. 61hardAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q2.
How many players are there in a korfball team?
A. 6 (3 men and 3 women)B. 7 (mixed)C. 10 (5 men and 5 women)D. 8 (4 men and 4 women)hardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which organises the Deaflympics, was founded in:
A. 1924B. 1948C. 1960D. 1989hardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
What is the distance between the hurdles in the women's 100 m hurdles race?
A. 13 metresB. 10.50 metresC. 9.14 metresD. 8.50 metreshardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
Who was the first flag bearer for India at the Olympic Games?
A. Jaipal Singh MundaB. Purma BanerjeeC. Norman PritchardD. Dhyan ChandhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
What is the width of the lobby marked on each side of a kabaddi playing field?
A. 2 metresB. 1.5 metresC. 1 metreD. 0.5 metrehardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
Who became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020)?
A. Nethra KumananB. Neha ThakurC. Shweta ShervegarD. Varsha GauthamhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The Duckworth-Lewis method was first used in international cricket on:
A. 1 January 2001B. 25 June 1983C. 15 March 1977D. 1 January 1997hardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The first FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was held in 1965 in which country?
A. Soviet UnionB. CzechoslovakiaC. PolandD. JapanhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
Who became the first Indian to win the ISSF Champion of Champions title in the combined air rifle event in 2002?
A. Abhinav BindraB. Anjali BhagwatC. Suma ShirurD. Gagan NaranghardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
Sachin Tendulkar was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019 as which Indian inductee?
A. SixthB. ThirdC. FirstD. NinthhardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q12.
The first National Games of India, known as the 'Indian Olympic Games', were held in:
A. 1951B. 1924C. 1985D. 1940hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q13.
The Olympic rings were publicly presented for the first time in:
A. 1920B. 1924C. 1913D. 1896hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q14.
Who was the first goalkeeper to become the captain of an international hockey team?
A. P. R. SreejeshB. Leslie ClaudiusC. Shankar LakshmanD. Balbir Singh Sr.hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q15.
Which was the first hockey association formed in India?
A. Indian Hockey FederationB. Bengal Hockey AssociationC. Punjab Hockey AssociationD. Bombay Hockey AssociationhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q16.
Who became the first Indian rower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, in 2010?
A. Dattu BhokanalB. Swaran SinghC. Bajrang Lal TakharD. Arjun Lal JathardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q17.
Where was the US Open tennis championship held before it moved to Flushing Meadows?
A. NewportB. Forest HillsC. BostonD. Long IslandhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q18.
The headquarters of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is located at:
A. JaipurB. MumbaiC. PatnaD. New DelhihardAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q19.
Who was the first American male athlete to win the Olympic marathon?
A. Frank ShorterB. Johnny HayesC. Thomas HicksD. Spyridon LouishardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
Who became the first Indian woman to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League?
A. Manisha KalyanB. Aditi ChauhanC. Bala DeviD. Dangmei GracehardAsked in SSCView solution ›