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.
- Q121.
India qualified for the FIFA World Cup in which year, but did not take part?
A. 1950B. 1966C. 1930D. 1954mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q122.
What is the weight of the javelin used in the women's javelin throw?
A. 700 gramsB. 600 gramsC. 500 gramsD. 800 gramsmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q123.
Which is the largest football stadium in India?
A. Kalinga Stadium (Bhubaneswar)B. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)C. Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata)D. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q124.
In football, what is the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground?
A. 8 feet (2.44 m)B. 6 feet (1.83 m)C. 8 yards (7.32 m)D. 10 feet (3.05 m)mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q125.
What is the minimum number of players required in each team to start a football match?
A. 11B. 9C. 7D. 8mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q126.
The inaugural Olympic Congress, which led to the founding of the International Olympic Committee, was held in:
A. London (1908)B. Paris (1894)C. Lausanne (1915)D. Athens (1896)mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q127.
Who was the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?
A. M. D. ValsammaB. P. T. UshaC. Kamaljeet SandhuD. Shiny Abraham WilsonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q128.
The Open Era in tennis began in:
A. 1975B. 1968C. 1877D. 1950mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q129.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) was established in:
A. 1928B. 1950C. 1920D. 1934mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q130.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) was formed in:
A. 1947B. 1928C. 1934D. 1950mediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q131.
India won the Asian Games football gold medal for the first time in:
A. 1958B. 1962C. 1970D. 1951mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q132.
Who became the first Indian to be elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in 2016?
A. K. P. S. GillB. Narinder BatraC. Mariamma KoshyD. Ashok KumarmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q133.
Which of the following was an ancient Indian board game?
A. CheckersB. ChauparC. GoD. BackgammonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q134.
Who became the first woman president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
A. Clare ConnorB. Charlotte EdwardsC. Heather KnightD. Rachael Heyhoe FlintmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q135.
Who was the first Indian man to enter the top ten of the PSA world squash rankings?
A. Ramit TandonB. Ritwik BhattacharyaC. Saurav GhosalD. Harinder Pal Singh SandhumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q136.
The Venus Rosewater Dish is the ladies' singles trophy awarded at:
A. US OpenB. Australian OpenC. French OpenD. WimbledonmediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q137.
How many concentric scoring rings (circles) does a standard archery target face have?
A. 8B. 12C. 5D. 10mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q138.
In fencing, a contest between two fencers is known as a:
A. RoundB. HeatC. BoutD. RallymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q139.
What are the width and length of a lawn tennis court for singles matches?
A. 36 feet and 78 feetB. 20 feet and 44 feetC. 30 feet and 90 feetD. 27 feet and 78 feetmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q140.
The Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, the largest hockey stadium in India, is located in:
A. Bhubaneswar, OdishaB. Rourkela, OdishaC. Jamshedpur, JharkhandD. Ranchi, JharkhandmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›