Sports General Knowledge

Lacrosse is Canada's official summer national sport, declared by parliament in 1994 alongside ice hockey as the winter national sport. Lacrosse has Indigenous origins and was played by various First Nations long before European contact, while hockey is Canada's winter national sport.

Chess (Chaturanga) originated in ancient India around the 6th century AD during the Gupta Empire. The Sanskrit word 'Chaturanga' means 'four divisions (of the military)', referring to infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots - represented by pawn, knight, bishop, and rook pieces respectively. Cricket (option A) originated in England, hockey (option C) has ancient origins but modern form from England/Canada, and football (option D) has varied ancient origins.

Polo traditionally requires all players to hold the mallet in their right hand for safety and consistency. This rule exists to prevent head-on collisions and maintain predictable play, as left-handed and right-handed swings would approach each other dangerously.

Jude Felix is a former Indian hockey player who represented India in international competitions. He was part of the Indian hockey team during the late 1980s and 1990s. The other options (volleyball, tennis, football) are not his sport.

Football (soccer) is the most played sport in the world by participation numbers, with an estimated 3.5 billion fans globally and played in over 200 countries. Its simplicity and minimal equipment requirements contribute to its universal popularity.

Technical fouls and flagrant fouls are specific terminology in basketball. A technical foul is called for unsportsmanlike conduct unrelated to normal play, while a flagrant foul involves excessive or violent contact with an opponent. Neither term is used in table tennis, badminton, or football.

This is a colloquial Hindi expression meaning 'I'll play marbles (Gotiyan) with my eyes popped out' - used to dismiss something as not worth taking seriously. It's not meant literally. The correct answer is Gotiyan (marbles), a traditional children's game in India.

Sayali Gokhale is a former Indian badminton player who won the International Challenge titles. She represented India in various international tournaments including the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The other options are different sports - Lawn Tennis, Golf, and Chess - which are not associated with her career.

The Federation Cup is India's premier football club tournament, organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It started in 1977 and has been won by top clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, and Bengaluru FC. It is not related to Badminton, Hockey, or Basketball.

The Irani Trophy is a domestic cricket tournament in India, played between the Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India team. It was instituted in 1959-60 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Ranji Trophy. The tournament is named after the late Z. R. Irani, a former BCCI president.

Kick volleyball is the sport Sepak takraw, which originated in Southeast Asia's Malay-Thai Peninsula and remains popular there. The term 'Sepak' means kick in Malay and 'takraw' means ball in Thai.

Cricket is India's most played and most popular sport, followed by hundreds of millions of fans. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the world's most valuable sports leagues, and cricket matches regularly attract massive television audiences across the country.

The Queensberry Rules, named after the Marquess of Queensberry, are the code of generally accepted rules in boxing. They were drafted in 1865 and revolutionized the sport by introducing gloves, timed rounds, and forbidden moves.

Kho Kho is played by teams of 12 players, but only 9 enter the field at a time. Players chase and try to tag opponents who must avoid being touched. Kabbadi involves wrestling and raiding, Polo is played on horseback, and Gilli Danda is a bat-and-ball game.