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.
- Q101.
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy was instituted in:
A. 1985-86B. 1961-62C. 1991-92D. 1956-57mediumAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q102.
The Cricket World Cup was played with 50 overs per side for the first time in:
A. 1975B. 1983C. 1987D. 1992mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q103.
What is the national sport of Pakistan?
A. SquashB. KabaddiC. Field hockeyD. CricketmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q104.
Which bowling style in cricket was named after a West Indian bowler of Chinese origin?
A. DoosraB. ChinamanC. GooglyD. Carrom ballmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q105.
Who was the first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in a One-Day International (ODI)?
A. Yuvraj SinghB. Herschelle GibbsC. Garfield SobersD. Ravi ShastrimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q106.
Who was the first Indian batsman to score centuries in his first three Test matches?
A. Sunil GavaskarB. Mohammad AzharuddinC. Rohit SharmaD. Sourav GangulymediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q107.
Kabaddi was introduced in the Asian Games in:
A. 1990B. 1982C. 1998D. 2010mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q108.
In Formula One racing, what does the yellow flag indicate?
A. The race is stoppedB. The race has finishedC. Danger ahead; drivers must slow downD. A faster car is approaching to overtakemediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q109.
Table tennis was included in the Olympic Games for the first time in:
A. 1964B. 1992C. 1976D. 1988mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q110.
Who is known as the 'Father of Indian cricket'?
A. C. K. NayuduB. DuleepsinhjiC. RanjitsinhjiD. Lala AmarnathmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q111.
In volleyball, a 'Libero' is a:
A. Team captainB. Assistant refereeC. Main attacking playerD. Specialised defensive playermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q112.
The first Asian Para Games were hosted by which country?
A. South KoreaB. IndiaC. IndonesiaD. ChinamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q113.
The three-second rule applies to which game?
A. VolleyballB. TennisC. BasketballD. HockeymediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q114.
What is the total number of jumps (barriers including water jumps) in a 3000 m steeplechase race?
A. 40B. 28C. 35D. 30mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q115.
The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) was established in:
A. 1947B. 1960C. 1936D. 1951mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q116.
The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) was established in:
A. 1950B. 1927C. 1951D. 1937mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q117.
What are the dimensions of a standard Kho Kho field?
A. 20 m x 10 mB. 18 m x 9 mC. 13 m x 10 mD. 27 m x 16 mmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q118.
The traditional game 'Yubi Lakpi' is played in which state?
A. AssamB. MizoramC. ManipurD. KeralamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q119.
Women participants were formally admitted to the Olympic Games for the first time in:
A. 1896 (Athens)B. 1900 (Paris)C. 1908 (London)D. 1928 (Amsterdam)mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q120.
What is the height of the volleyball net for women's matches?
A. 1.55 mB. 2.10 mC. 2.24 mD. 2.43 mmediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›