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.
What are the width and length of a lawn tennis court for doubles matches?
A. 36 feet and 78 feetB. 30 feet and 72 feetC. 27 feet and 78 feetD. 36 feet and 84 feetmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
The 'glide technique' is used in which athletic event?
A. Pole vaultB. Shot putC. High jumpD. Long jumpmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
In which year did India make its One-Day International (ODI) debut?
A. 1975B. 1971C. 1974D. 1983mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The three events in powerlifting are:
A. Squat, snatch and deadliftB. Bench press, curl and cleanC. Snatch, clean and jerk, and pressD. Squat, bench press and deadliftmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
What is the length of the playing surface (table) in table tennis?
A. 2.24 metresB. 3.05 metresC. 2.74 metresD. 1.525 metresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
Mallakhamb is the state sport of which state?
A. GujaratB. KarnatakaC. Madhya PradeshD. MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
The All England Open Badminton Championships were first held in:
A. 1877B. 1899C. 1949D. 1934mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
What are the dimensions of a standard (FIBA) basketball court?
A. 28 m x 15 mB. 30 m x 18 mC. 24 m x 12 mD. 26 m x 14 mmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
How many countries took part in the first Asian Games, held in New Delhi in 1951?
A. 7B. 11C. 25D. 19mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
The Lusofonia Games in 2014 were hosted by which Indian state?
A. MaharashtraB. KeralaC. GoaD. PuducherrymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
Who was the highest run scorer in the final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
A. Krishnamachari SrikkanthB. Sunil GavaskarC. Mohinder AmarnathD. Kapil DevmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
The football club Mohun Bagan was founded in:
A. 1911B. 1920C. 1893D. 1889mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
In chess, the horizontal rows of squares on the board are called:
A. FilesB. DiagonalsC. ColumnsD. RanksmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
What are the weight and diameter of the discus used in the men's discus throw?
A. 2 kg and about 22 cmB. 800 g and about 25 cmC. 7.26 kg and about 12 cmD. 1 kg and about 18 cmmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
What is the standard height of the volleyball net from the ground for men's matches?
A. 2.43 metresB. 3.05 metresC. 1.55 metresD. 2.24 metresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
In which year was the first Formula 1 race held in India?
A. 2015B. 2013C. 2011D. 2008mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
In judo, the term 'Shido' refers to:
A. A minor penaltyB. A throwC. A full pointD. DisqualificationmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Who won the first individual Olympic medal for independent India, in 1952?
A. Leander PaesB. Khashaba Dadasaheb JadhavC. Karnam MalleswariD. Milkha SinghmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
In football, what is the distance between the two goalposts?
A. 5.50 metresB. 2.44 metresC. 7.32 metresD. 9.15 metresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
The Hockey India League (HIL) was started in:
A. 2019B. 2008C. 2013D. 2014mediumAsked in SSCView solution ›