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.
- Q101.
In tennis, when the score between two players is 40-40, it is called:
A. LetB. DeuceC. AdvantageD. LoveeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q102.
The headquarters of World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) is located in:
A. LondonB. MonacoC. ZurichD. LausannemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q103.
As per the rules of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), what is the total playing time of a hockey match?
A. 80 minutesB. 70 minutesC. 60 minutesD. 90 minuteseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q104.
Chuni Goswami was a famous Indian player associated with which sport?
A. AthleticsB. TennisC. HockeyD. FootballeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q105.
P. T. Usha is also popularly known as:
A. Dhing ExpressB. Iron Lady of ManipurC. Flying SikhD. UdanparieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q106.
Appu, the first mascot of the Asian Games, was introduced at which edition?
A. New Delhi, 1951B. Seoul, 1986C. Bangkok, 1966D. New Delhi, 1982mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q107.
Which medal did the Indian men's hockey team win at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
A. No medalB. GoldC. SilverD. BronzemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q108.
Who captained the Indian cricket team in the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A. Ajit WadekarB. S. VenkataraghavanC. Bishan Singh BediD. Sunil GavaskarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q109.
How many stitches does a regulation baseball have?
A. 64B. 96C. 120D. 108mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q110.
East Bengal Football Club was established in:
A. 1920B. 1937C. 1893D. 1889mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q111.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) was established in:
A. 1948B. 1928C. 1924D. 1925mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q112.
Who won India's first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games?
A. Manu BhakerB. Saurabh ChaudharyC. Lakshya SenD. Jeremy LalrinnungamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q113.
The Sudirman Cup is associated with which sport?
A. SquashB. BadmintonC. Table tennisD. TenniseasyAsked in SSC +2View solution › - Q114.
The term 'Run Batted In' (RBI) is used in which sport?
A. BaseballB. RugbyC. CricketD. BasketballeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q115.
The game of snooker was first played in 1875 in which country?
A. IndiaB. EnglandC. South AfricaD. IrelandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q116.
The 'Rovers Cup' is associated with which sport?
A. HockeyB. FootballC. GolfD. CricketeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q117.
Who was the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam title in tennis?
A. Mahesh BhupathiB. Ramanathan KrishnanC. Sania MirzaD. Leander PaesmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q118.
The term 'photo finish' is popularly used in which sport?
A. ChessB. AthleticsC. CricketD. GolfeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q119.
In which year did Pullela Gopichand win the All England Open Badminton Championship?
A. 2005B. 1999C. 1980D. 2001mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q120.
In the Olympic Games, 'Laser' (now called ILCA) is a class of boat used in which sport?
A. RowingB. SailingC. SurfingD. CanoeingmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›