General Awareness

Sports Organizations and Events

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This hub covers important questions on sports organizations, governing bodies, and major global sporting events. Knowledge of these topics is frequently tested in the general awareness sections of SSC, banking, and civil services exams. Practicing these questions helps build speed and accuracy for competitive tests.

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Sports Organizations and Events Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Malaysia

  2. Thailand

  3. Israel

  4. South Korea

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

Malaysia hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, making it the first Asian country to host this event. India hosted in 2010 (Delhi), so at the time this question was likely written (before 2010), Malaysia was indeed the only Asian host. The question's wording suggests it was created before 2010.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Batista

  2. John Cena

  3. Edge

  4. Shawn Michaels

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

Edge won the 2010 Royal Rumble match by last eliminating John Cena. He entered at #29 and lasted nearly 40 minutes to claim his first Royal Rumble victory. This win earned him a championship match at WrestleMania 26, where he eventually won the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge's victory was particularly notable as he returned from injury earlier that year.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. World Anti-Doping Agency

  2. World Anti-Doping Association

  3. World Association for Anti-Doping

  4. World Agency for Anti-Doping

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

WADA stands for 'World Anti-Doping Agency', the international independent agency responsible for monitoring anti-doping protocols in sports. Option B incorrectly uses 'Association', Option C incorrectly uses 'Association for', and Option D incorrectly uses 'Agency for'. The official name uses 'Anti-Doping' as a compound modifier for 'Agency'.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. 1878

  2. 1872

  3. 1880

  4. 1884

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

Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club before becoming Manchester United in 1902. 1878 is historically accurate as the founding year. The other dates are incorrect founding years.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. hhh

  2. the rock

  3. undertaker

  4. mark hendry

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

The Rock won the 2000 Royal Rumble by last eliminating The Big Show. This was The Rock's first Royal Rumble victory. Stone Cold Steve Austin was not in the 2000 Royal Rumble match.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. R.E. Grant Govan

  2. Sikandar hiyat Khan

  3. Anthony D' Mello

  4. Dr. MaharajKumar Vijaya Ananda

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

R.E. Grant Govan was the first President of the BCCI when it was formed in 1928. Along with Anthony de Mello, he played a key role in establishing the Board of Control for Cricket in India and getting India admitted to the ICC.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. International Netherlands Group

  2. India-Netherlands Group

  3. Internationale Nederlanden Groep

  4. This is the name . Theres no actual full form.

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

ING stands for Internationale Nederlanden Groep, which is Dutch for International Netherlands Group. It was a Dutch financial institution that has since been transformed into ING Group. The full form is in Dutch.