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.
- Q1.
The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) is situated at:
A. Bengaluru (Karnataka)B. Gandhinagar (Gujarat)C. Patiala (Punjab)D. Kolkata (West Bengal)easyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
'Penalty corner' is a term associated with which sport?
A. HockeyB. VolleyballC. BasketballD. FootballeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) was started in:
A. 2020B. 2014C. 2010D. 2017mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final, India defeated:
A. EnglandB. AustraliaC. PakistanD. Sri LankaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Barabati Stadium is located in which state?
A. OdishaB. West BengalC. JharkhandD. AssameasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q6.
Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
A. Abhinav BindraB. Milkha SinghC. P. T. UshaD. Leander PaeseasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q7.
The 2025 World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo featured how many nations winning medals, a record?
A. 45B. 49C. 53D. 61hardAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q8.
Who won the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles title?
A. Novak DjokovicB. Carlos AlcarazC. Daniil MedvedevD. Jannik SinnereasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q9.
Which fast bowler won the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year Award for 2024?
A. Kagiso RabadaB. Jasprit BumrahC. Josh TongueD. Pat CumminseasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 1 April Shift 2 2026View solution › - Q10.
Which nation won the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?
A. USAB. SpainC. GermanyD. BrazileasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution › - Q11.
In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A. 1908B. 1900C. 1896D. 1892easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
The first Women's Cricket World Cup (1973) was hosted by:
A. IndiaB. New ZealandC. AustraliaD. EnglandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
India won its first (and so far only) Hockey World Cup title in:
A. 1973B. 1975C. 1982D. 1971easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
India won its first post-independence Olympic gold medal in men's hockey at the:
A. London Olympics (1948)B. Rome Olympics (1960)C. Helsinki Olympics (1952)D. Melbourne Olympics (1956)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The first Commonwealth Games, held in Canada, took place in:
A. 1911B. 1934C. 1950D. 1930mediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q16.
Who was the first player from the Indian subcontinent to play for a European football club?
A. Mohammed SalimB. Sailen MannaC. Bhaichung BhutiaD. Chuni GoswamimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
India hosted the Commonwealth Games in:
A. 2014B. 2010C. 1982D. 2006easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
Who was the first Asian player to win the Junior Wimbledon boys' singles title?
A. Ramesh KrishnanB. Vijay AmritrajC. Leander PaesD. Ramanathan KrishnanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
India won the Thomas Cup (men's badminton team championship) for the first time in:
A. 2024B. 2022C. 2018D. 2014easyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q20.
Who became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Olympics (Tokyo 2020)?
A. Caster Semenya (South Africa)B. Valentina Petrillo (Italy)C. Laurel Hubbard (New Zealand)D. Dutee Chand (India)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution ›