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Sports General Knowledge

2,517 Questions

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

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to

  1. Hockey

  2. Cricket

  3. Football

  4. Golf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It is named after the Sultan of Perak and has been held annually since 1985. Hockey is the correct association with this tournament.

Multiple choice

Maradona and Zidane are associated with�

  1. Boxing

  2. Hockey

  3. Basketball

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Diego Maradona (Argentina) and Zinedine Zidane (France) are both legendary football (soccer) players. Since 'Football' is not listed among the options (Boxing, Hockey, Basketball), the correct answer is 'None of these'. Both won the FIFA World Cup with their respective countries.

Multiple choice

Ezra cup is associated with�

  1. Football

  2. Polo

  3. Gold

  4. Chess
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ezra Cup is associated with polo. It is a prestigious polo tournament in India, one of the oldest polo competitions in the world, first held in the 19th century during British colonial rule.

Multiple choice

Free kick, off side and penalty kick are the terms used in�

  1. Football

  2. Cricket

  3. Badminton

  4. Golf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Free kick, off side, and penalty kick are all standard terms in association football (soccer). Cricket has concepts like 'off side' but not free kicks or penalties. Badminton and golf use completely different terminology.

Multiple choice

Match the followings, in news in the month of Nov. 2010:

 
Player: Sport:
A. Blanka Vlasic i. Squash
B. Paddler Soumyajit Ghosh ii. Athletics
C. H. S. Prannoy iii. Table Tennis
D. Dipika Pallikal iv. Badminton

  1. (A, ii), (B, iii), (C, iv), (D, i)

  2. (A, i), (B, iii), (C, iv), (D, ii)

  3. (A, ii), (B, iv), (C, iii), (D, i)

  4. (A, iv), (B, iii), (C, ii), (D, i)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Croatioan high jumper Blanka Vlasic is presented the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards in Nov, 2010.

Multiple choice

Name the sport with which “Chadha Cup” is associated.

  1. Chess

  2. Basketball

  3. Badminton

  4. Football
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Chadha Cup is a prestigious badminton tournament in India. The cup is named after a badminton enthusiast and has been part of domestic badminton circuit. Other options like basketball and football are not associated with this trophy.