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.
- Q161.
The term 'blue line' is used in which sport?
A. Ice hockeyB. Field hockeyC. SwimmingD. SquashmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q162.
'Trump' is a term used in which game?
A. BridgeB. PoloC. ChessD. BilliardseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q163.
Which Indian athlete is also known as the 'Dhing Express'?
A. Dutee ChandB. P. T. UshaC. Jyothi YarrajiD. Hima DaseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q164.
How many substitutions are permitted for a team in a field hockey match?
A. 7B. 5C. 3D. No limitmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q165.
Clay pigeon shooting is another name for which shooting event?
A. Rifle prone shootingB. Trap shootingC. Running target shootingD. Air pistol shootingmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q166.
Which was the first city to host the Summer Paralympic Games twice?
A. LondonB. ParisC. TokyoD. BeijingmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q167.
The term 'Lona' is used in which sport?
A. WrestlingB. PoloC. Kho KhoD. KabaddieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q168.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) was started in India in:
A. 2008B. 2016C. 2012D. 2014easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q169.
The JRD Tata Sports Complex is located in:
A. Jamshedpur, JharkhandB. Mumbai, MaharashtraC. Bhubaneswar, OdishaD. Pune, MaharashtramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q170.
In the first six overs (powerplay) of a T20 cricket match, how many fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle?
A. FourB. FiveC. ThreeD. TwomediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q171.
The equipment called 'antenna' is used in which sport?
A. VolleyballB. Table tennisC. TennisD. BadmintonmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q172.
The Indian Football Association (IFA) was established in:
A. 1893B. 1937C. 1889D. 1920mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q173.
Who was the first woman hockey player to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
A. Rani RampalB. Sushila ChanuC. Savita PuniaD. Vandana KatariyamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q174.
Who became independent India's first world champion in any sport?
A. Geet SethiB. Wilson JonesC. Michael FerreiraD. Prakash PadukonemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q175.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was established in:
A. 1954B. 1962C. 1937D. 1948mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q176.
The National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS) is situated in:
A. KeralaB. Andaman and Nicobar IslandsC. GoaD. OdishamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q177.
Who became India's first badminton world champion in 2019?
A. P. V. SindhuB. Saina NehwalC. Jwala GuttaD. Ashwini PonnappaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q178.
Kambala, a traditional sport of Karnataka, is a race involving which animals?
A. CamelsB. BuffaloesC. HorsesD. BullseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q179.
Who was the first para-athlete to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
A. Deepa MalikB. Mariyappan ThangaveluC. Murlikant PetkarD. Devendra JhajhariamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q180.
Who was the first Test captain of independent India?
A. Lala AmarnathB. Vijay MerchantC. C. K. NayuduD. Vijay HazaremediumAsked in SSCView solution ›