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.
- Q81.
In judo, the term 'Shido' refers to:
A. A minor penaltyB. A throwC. A full pointD. DisqualificationmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q82.
Who won the first individual Olympic medal for independent India, in 1952?
A. Leander PaesB. Khashaba Dadasaheb JadhavC. Karnam MalleswariD. Milkha SinghmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q83.
In football, what is the distance between the two goalposts?
A. 5.50 metresB. 2.44 metresC. 7.32 metresD. 9.15 metresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q84.
Who was the captain of the Indian men's hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
A. Lal Shah BokhariB. Roop SinghC. Dhyan ChandD. Jaipal Singh MundaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q85.
Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is popularly known as:
A. The Little MasterB. The Haryana HurricaneC. The WallD. Captain CooleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q86.
The Hockey India League (HIL) was started in:
A. 2019B. 2008C. 2013D. 2014mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q87.
Who was the first captain of the Indian hockey team at the Olympics?
A. Jaipal Singh MundaB. Dhyan ChandC. K. D. Singh BabuD. Lal Shah BokharimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q88.
The Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which city?
A. JhansiB. GwaliorC. IndoreD. LucknowmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q89.
In the shot put, the shot weighs 7.26 kg for men. What does it weigh for women?
A. 4 kgB. 6 kgC. 2 kgD. 5 kgeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q90.
The Ranji Trophy, India's national first-class cricket championship, began in:
A. 1934-35B. 1961-62C. 1947-48D. 1928-29mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q91.
The Dronacharya Award is given to:
A. Sportspersons for outstanding performanceB. Sports journalistsC. Universities for sports excellenceD. Sports coacheseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q92.
Which is the oldest football competition in India?
A. Durand CupB. Rovers CupC. IFA ShieldD. Santosh TrophyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q93.
What is the duration of a senior men's kabaddi match?
A. 60 minutesB. 30 minutesC. 40 minutesD. 50 minuteseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q94.
Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey legend, was born in:
A. LucknowB. JhansiC. AllahabadD. GwaliormediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q95.
What are the dimensions of a standard field hockey pitch?
A. 100 m long and 64 m wideB. 91.4 m long and 55 m wideC. 90 m long and 45 m wideD. 105 m long and 68 m widemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q96.
From 1 November 2019, international athletics events have been held under the rules of which body (the new name of the IAAF)?
A. Global Athletics FederationB. International Track FederationC. World AthleticsD. Athletics InternationalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q97.
Field hockey was included in the Olympic Games for the first time in:
A. 1908B. 1896C. 1928D. 1920mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q98.
The first Uber Cup, the women's world team championship in badminton, was held in:
A. 1977B. 1956-57C. 1948-49D. 1966-67mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q99.
The first Test cricket match was played starting on:
A. 14 July 1863B. 15 March 1877C. 25 June 1932D. 1 January 1900mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q100.
The term 'castling' is associated with which game?
A. ChessB. CarromC. BridgeD. GolfeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›