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.
- Q241.
The Olympic rings were publicly presented for the first time in:
A. 1920B. 1924C. 1913D. 1896hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q242.
India won the Asian Games football gold medal for the first time in:
A. 1958B. 1962C. 1970D. 1951mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q243.
Who was the first goalkeeper to become the captain of an international hockey team?
A. P. R. SreejeshB. Leslie ClaudiusC. Shankar LakshmanD. Balbir Singh Sr.hardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q244.
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system is used in which sport?
A. AthleticsB. ChessC. FootballD. GolfeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q245.
Table tennis originated in which country?
A. USAB. EnglandC. ChinaD. JapaneasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q246.
Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in:
A. 2009B. 2010C. 2007D. 2008easyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q247.
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 › - Q248.
Which of the following was an ancient Indian board game?
A. CheckersB. ChauparC. GoD. BackgammonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q249.
The headquarters of FIFA is located in which country?
A. GermanyB. FranceC. EnglandD. SwitzerlandeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q250.
Who was named 'Man of the Match' in the final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
A. Krishnamachari SrikkanthB. Kapil DevC. Madan LalD. Mohinder AmarnatheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q251.
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 › - Q252.
Which was the first hockey association formed in India?
A. Indian Hockey FederationB. Bengal Hockey AssociationC. Punjab Hockey AssociationD. Bombay Hockey AssociationhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q253.
Kapil Dev is popularly nicknamed:
A. Haryana HurricaneB. Nawab of NajafgarhC. TurbanatorD. Little MastereasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q254.
Who became the first Indian rower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, in 2010?
A. Dattu BhokanalB. Swaran SinghC. Bajrang Lal TakharD. Arjun Lal JathardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q255.
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 › - Q256.
Where was the US Open tennis championship held before it moved to Flushing Meadows?
A. NewportB. Forest HillsC. BostonD. Long IslandhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q257.
Which cricketer made his Test debut in Karachi at the age of 16?
A. Sachin TendulkarB. Kapil DevC. Parthiv PatelD. Piyush ChawlaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q258.
The finest cricket bats are made from the wood of which tree?
A. TeakB. WillowC. SalD. MulberryeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q259.
In ancient India, the game of chess was called:
A. Moksha PatamB. ChauparC. ChaturangaD. PachisieasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q260.
Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle event at the:
A. 2012 London OlympicsB. 2008 Beijing OlympicsC. 2000 Sydney OlympicsD. 2004 Athens OlympicseasyAsked in DefenceView solution ›