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.
- Q21.
Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel?
A. Florence Chadwick (USA)B. Mercedes Gleitze (UK)C. Arati Saha (India)D. Gertrude Ederle (USA)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q22.
Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games?
A. Mariyappan ThangaveluB. Avani LekharaC. Bhavina PatelD. Deepa MalikeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q23.
The Calcutta Cricket Club, the first cricket club in India, was established in:
A. 1928B. 1848C. 1864D. 1792mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q24.
Who was the first Indian to win two gold medals at the Paralympic Games?
A. Sumit AntilB. Murlikant PetkarC. Devendra JhajhariaD. Mariyappan ThangavelumediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q25.
Who became the first Indian to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics, in 2003?
A. Anju Bobby GeorgeB. Neeraj ChopraC. P. T. UshaD. Milkha SingheasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q26.
Which cricket ground hosted the first Test match in India?
A. Brabourne StadiumB. Bombay GymkhanaC. Eden GardensD. Chepauk (M. A. Chidambaram Stadium)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q27.
Who was the first foreign coach of the Indian men's cricket team?
A. Greg ChappellB. John WrightC. Duncan FletcherD. Gary KirsteneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q28.
Who was the first Indian footballer to receive the Arjuna Award?
A. Chuni GoswamiB. P. K. BanerjeeC. Bhaichung BhutiaD. Sailen MannamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q29.
Who was the first cricketer to score a Test century for India?
A. Vinoo MankadB. Lala AmarnathC. Vijay HazareD. C. K. NayudueasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q30.
Who was the first captain of the Indian Test cricket team?
A. Maharaja of PorbandarB. Lala AmarnathC. Iftikhar Ali Khan PataudiD. C. K. NayudueasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q31.
Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games?
A. Devendra JhajhariaB. Mariyappan ThangaveluC. Joginder Singh BediD. Murlikant PetkarmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q32.
Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
A. Rupali RepaleB. Anita SoodC. Bula ChaudhuryD. Arati SahaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q33.
India has hosted the Asian Games twice so far. In which years?
A. 1951 and 1982B. 1962 and 1982C. 1982 and 2010D. 1951 and 1974easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
'Jallikattu', the traditional bull-taming sport, is associated with which state?
A. Andhra PradeshB. KeralaC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
The terms 'Let', 'Stroke' and 'No Let' are used in the rules of which game?
A. BadmintonB. VolleyballC. Table tennisD. SquashmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
In table tennis, the period during which the ball is in play is called a:
A. RallyB. LetC. VolleyD. DeuceeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
The men's Cricket World Cup started in:
A. 1975B. 1987C. 1983D. 1971easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
A. ItalyB. ArgentinaC. BrazilD. UruguayeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
The first South Asian Federation (SAF) Games were held in 1984 in:
A. New DelhiB. KathmanduC. IslamabadD. DhakamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) was formed in:
A. 1961B. 1946C. 1951D. 1927mediumAsked in SSCView solution ›