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Sports General Knowledge

3,192 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

Sport is a good way of making ________ and having a social life.

  1. opponents

  2. foes

  3. enemies

  4. friends

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

Friends (Friends cooperate and support each other. Sports increase our social interaction and help us to meet new people and make friends.) Distracters: Opponents, foes and enemies offer opposition to each other. It is not good to make opponents, foes and enemies in life.

Multiple choice

Ian Thorpe was famous in

  1. cricket

  2. football

  3. snooker

  4. swimming

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

Ian Thorpe is a retired Australian swimmer who won five Olympic gold medals, making option D correct. He was not famous for cricket, football, or snooker.

Multiple choice

'Ranji Trophy' is associated with the game of _________.

  1. Hockey

  2. Football

  3. Badminton

  4. Cricket

  5. Tennis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ranji Trophy is India's premier domestic first-class cricket tournament, named after Ranjitsinhji, an Indian cricket legend. It is not associated with hockey, football, badminton, or tennis.

Multiple choice

The most popular indoor sport in the U.S.A. is

  1. Football

  2. Basketball

  3. Baseball

  4. all of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Basketball is widely considered the most popular indoor sport in the USA in terms of participation, viewership, and cultural impact. The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues. Football and Baseball are primarily outdoor sports.

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

Dronacharya Award is given to/for�

  1. Boxing Championship

  2. Sports Coaches

  3. Hockey Captain

  4. Best Sportsman of the year
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Dronacharya Award is one of India's highest sports honors, specifically conferred to exceptional coaches in recognition of their contributions to sports. It is named after Dronacharya, the legendary guru from the Mahabharata who taught archery to the Pandavas.

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.