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.
- Q141.
What is the maximum length of a tennis racket allowed in professional play?
A. 27 inchesB. 32 inchesC. 29 inchesD. 25 inchesmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q142.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) was set up in:
A. 1991B. 1961C. 1984D. 1982mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q143.
In which year did Serena Williams win her first Grand Slam singles title?
A. 1999B. 2002C. 1997D. 1995mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q144.
What are the length and width of a badminton court for singles?
A. 18 m and 9 mB. 13.40 m and 5.18 mC. 13.40 m and 6.10 mD. 23.77 m and 8.23 mmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q145.
The National Sports University of India is located in which state?
A. ManipurB. GujaratC. HaryanaD. PunjabmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q146.
The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in:
A. 2000B. 2011C. 2008D. 1994mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q147.
In badminton, what does a black card shown by the referee indicate?
A. Disqualification for misconductB. A warning for misconductC. A fault for misconductD. A change of servicemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q148.
The official mascot of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was:
A. An elephant named StumpyB. A lion named BheemC. A tiger named SheraD. A baby elephant named AppumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q149.
What is the distance between the stumps (bowling crease) and the popping crease at the same end of a cricket pitch?
A. 1.22 m (4 feet)B. 3.05 m (10 feet)C. 2.44 m (8 feet)D. 0.61 m (2 feet)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q150.
Who was the first Indian woman to throw the javelin beyond 60 metres?
A. Poonam RaniB. Annu RaniC. Suman DeviD. Gurmeet KaurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q151.
Who was the first Indian to receive the 'Blue Cross', the highest honour of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)?
A. Abhinav BindraB. Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreC. Jaspal RanaD. Gagan NarangmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q152.
The Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium is located in which country?
A. MalaysiaB. IndonesiaC. PhilippinesD. ThailandmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q153.
The Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex is located in:
A. New DelhiB. MumbaiC. KolkataD. BengalurumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q154.
Which is the final (tenth) event of the men's decathlon?
A. 1500 m raceB. Javelin throwC. 110 m hurdlesD. 400 m racemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q155.
The Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located in:
A. New DelhiB. BhopalC. BikanerD. PunemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q156.
In karate, the term 'Tsuki' is used for a:
A. PunchB. BlockC. ThrowD. KickmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q157.
'Mallakhamb' is the state sport of:
A. KeralaB. PunjabC. Madhya PradeshD. MaharashtramediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q158.
India's first Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) was launched in which state?
A. OdishaB. PunjabC. HaryanaD. KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q159.
The Barabati Stadium, a cricket stadium established in 1958, is located in:
A. Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshB. Bhubaneswar, OdishaC. Ranchi, JharkhandD. Cuttack, OdishamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q160.
The headquarters of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is located in:
A. MonacoB. Montreal, CanadaC. Lausanne, SwitzerlandD. Geneva, SwitzerlandmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›