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.
- Q41.
Who was the first captain of the Indian hockey team at the Olympics?
A. Jaipal Singh MundaB. Dhyan ChandC. K. D. Singh BabuD. Lal Shah BokharimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q42.
The Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which city?
A. JhansiB. GwaliorC. IndoreD. LucknowmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q43.
The Ranji Trophy, India's national first-class cricket championship, began in:
A. 1934-35B. 1961-62C. 1947-48D. 1928-29mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey legend, was born in:
A. LucknowB. JhansiC. AllahabadD. GwaliormediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q45.
What are the dimensions of a standard field hockey pitch?
A. 100 m long and 64 m wideB. 91.4 m long and 55 m wideC. 90 m long and 45 m wideD. 105 m long and 68 m widemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q46.
From 1 November 2019, international athletics events have been held under the rules of which body (the new name of the IAAF)?
A. Global Athletics FederationB. International Track FederationC. World AthleticsD. Athletics InternationalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
Field hockey was included in the Olympic Games for the first time in:
A. 1908B. 1896C. 1928D. 1920mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
The first Uber Cup, the women's world team championship in badminton, was held in:
A. 1977B. 1956-57C. 1948-49D. 1966-67mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
The first Test cricket match was played starting on:
A. 14 July 1863B. 15 March 1877C. 25 June 1932D. 1 January 1900mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q50.
The headquarters of World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) is located in:
A. LondonB. MonacoC. ZurichD. LausannemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q51.
Appu, the first mascot of the Asian Games, was introduced at which edition?
A. New Delhi, 1951B. Seoul, 1986C. Bangkok, 1966D. New Delhi, 1982mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
Which medal did the Indian men's hockey team win at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
A. No medalB. GoldC. SilverD. BronzemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q53.
Who captained the Indian cricket team in the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A. Ajit WadekarB. S. VenkataraghavanC. Bishan Singh BediD. Sunil GavaskarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q54.
How many stitches does a regulation baseball have?
A. 64B. 96C. 120D. 108mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q55.
East Bengal Football Club was established in:
A. 1920B. 1937C. 1893D. 1889mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q56.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) was established in:
A. 1948B. 1928C. 1924D. 1925mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
Who won India's first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games?
A. Manu BhakerB. Saurabh ChaudharyC. Lakshya SenD. Jeremy LalrinnungamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
The game of snooker was first played in 1875 in which country?
A. IndiaB. EnglandC. South AfricaD. IrelandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
Who was the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam title in tennis?
A. Mahesh BhupathiB. Ramanathan KrishnanC. Sania MirzaD. Leander PaesmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q60.
In which year did Pullela Gopichand win the All England Open Badminton Championship?
A. 2005B. 1999C. 1980D. 2001mediumAsked in SSCView solution ›