General Awareness

Sports Rules and Tournaments

2,259 Questions

Sports rules and tournaments questions cover player counts, scoring systems, and terminology across various games like volleyball, baseball, and hockey. This section helps candidates prepare for the general awareness parts of government exams. Detailed explanations provide better retention of specific sports facts.

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Sports Rules and Tournaments Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following paragraph and answer the question given below it There are four friends Anil, Sushil, Raju and Harish. One of them is a cricketer and studies chemistry and biology. Anil and Sushil play football. Anil studies commerce. Both the football players study mathematics. Harish is a boxer. One football player also studies physics. The boxer studies mathematics and accountancy. All the friends study two subjects each and play one game each. Find:

Who studies commerce and plays football?

  1. Anil

  2. Sushil

  3. Raju

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

Answer is (1)

Multiple choice

Directions: Carry One Mark Each.

Five teams have to compete in a league, with every team playing every other team exactly once, before going to the next round. How many matches will have to be held to complete the league round of matches?

  1. 20

  2. 10

  3. 8

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let's assume that the 5 teams are (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). From team (A), playing with (B), (C), (D) and (E) teams, there are 4 matches. For team (B), it will play with (C), (D) and (E) teams because with (A), it has already played. So, there are 3 matches. As from team (C), 2 matches. As from team (D), 1 match. Total matches played in the league = 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10 matches Numbers of matches = number of ways to select two teams = 5c2 = 10

Multiple choice

What position does Harry play in quidditch?

  1. Beater

  2. Seeker

  3. Chaser

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

Harry Potter is selected for the Gryffindor Quidditch team in his first year to play the position of Seeker. His primary responsibility is to catch the Golden Snitch to end the game.

Multiple choice

Du ___________ Fußball.

  1. spielst

  2. spielt

  3. spiele

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

The subject 'Du' (you, informal) requires the second-person singular verb ending '-st'. 'Spielst' is the correct form.

Multiple choice

A leading pass is passed ______ of the teammate.

  1. underneath

  2. behind

  3. ahead

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

A leading pass is designed to reach a teammate in motion, so it must be thrown ahead of them so they can run into it. Throwing it behind or underneath would stop their momentum.