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Sports General Knowledge

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Sports General Knowledge questions cover national games, famous athletes, and sports terminologies. These topics are frequently asked in SSC, banking, railway, and state PSC exams. Regular practice helps retain facts about international tournaments and traditional games.

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Sports General Knowledge Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Badminton (Man)

  2. Table Tennis (Woman)

  3. Badminton (Woman)

  4. Football

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Corbillon Cup is a prestigious table tennis tournament specifically for women. It was established in 1931 and is one of the oldest international table tennis competitions. It has no connection to badminton or football.

Multiple choice
  1. Kabaddi

  2. Twenty20 cricket

  3. Squash

  4. Kho-Kho

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Twenty20 cricket format was included in the Asian Games for the first time in 2010 at Guangzhou, China. Kabaddi and Squash were already part of previous Asian Games. Kho-Kho has not been included in the Asian Games as a regular sport. T20 cricket's inclusion marked a significant moment as cricket's shortest format gained international multi-sport event recognition.

Multiple choice
  1. Cricket

  2. Football

  3. Polo

  4. Hockey

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In cricket, 'Gully' is a fielding position located on the off side, approximately 75-90 degrees from the batsman. It's a close catching position behind the slip cordon. This makes Cricket the correct answer among the given options.

Multiple choice
  1. Boxing

  2. Chess

  3. Horse Racing

  4. None of these.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A jockey is a professional horse rider who competes in horse racing events. The term is specifically associated with the sport of horse racing, where jockeys ride racehorses at high speeds. Boxing involves boxers, chess involves chess players, and neither sport uses jockeys.

Multiple choice
  1. World Badminton (Man)

  2. World Table Tennis (Man)

  3. World Badminton (Woman)

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Swaythling Cup is the prestigious trophy awarded to the winning men's team in the World Team Table Tennis Championships. It was donated by Baroness Swaythling (mother of Ivar Montagu, an early table tennis pioneer) in 1926.

Multiple choice
  1. Badminton

  2. Volleyball

  3. Hockey

  4. Swimming

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rupali Ramdass (Rupali Rephwal) is an Indian swimmer who has represented the country in international competitions. The other options are different sports - badminton, volleyball, and hockey.

Multiple choice
  1. boxing

  2. hockey

  3. cricket

  4. golf

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bodyline was a controversial cricket bowling tactic developed by England in the 1932-33 Ashes series against Australia, involving fast, short-pitched deliveries aimed at the batsman's body. It was not related to boxing, hockey, or golf.

Multiple choice
  1. cricket and footbal

  2. cricket and volleyball

  3. cricket and hockey

  4. badminton and hockey

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Ranji Trophy is India's premier domestic cricket tournament, named after Ranjitsinhji. The Aga Khan Cup is a prestigious field hockey tournament in India. Both are major national-level competitions in their respective sports.

Multiple choice
  1. Basketball and badminton

  2. Badminton and tennis

  3. Volleyball and tennis

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Deuce is a scoring term used when both players or pairs have the same score, requiring a two-point lead to win the game. It's commonly used in racket sports like tennis and badminton, occurring when the score reaches 40-40 in tennis or 20-20 in badminton.

Multiple choice
  1. cricket

  2. hockey

  3. football

  4. badminton

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Subroto Cup is one of India's most prestigious inter-school football tournaments, held annually in New Delhi since 1965. Named after Indian Air Force Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, it attracts school teams from across India and occasionally from neighboring countries. It has produced many players who went on to represent India internationally.