General Awareness
Sports Rules and Tournaments
2,634 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
B
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1 (Only one raider enters the opponent's court at a time. If more than one raider is sent at the same time, warning is given and except the first one, other raiders are declared out.)
A
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2 (For a game of kabaddi 2 teams are required.)
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referee
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coach
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umpire
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score keeper
B
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Coach (The person who trains athletes in a sport is called a coach.)
Distracters: Referee and umpire are the officials who judge and make decisions about the play in many sports whereas scorekeeper records the score during the progress of a game.
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co-operation
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complication
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competition
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vibration
A
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Co-operation (Co-operation means working together with others. Players work together for the common purpose of winning the game/match.)
Distracters: (b) Complication means a complex situation.
(c) Competition is a contest between two or more teams.
(d) Vibration is a shaky motion.
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Hyderabad
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Tamil Nadu
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Maharashtra
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Mumbai
A
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Hyderabad won the Men's team title at the Senior National and Inter-State Carrom championships held in Guwahati. This was a significant achievement in the domestic carrom circuit during that period.
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Penalty
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Free kick
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Penalty stroke
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Off-side
C
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Penalty stroke is a hockey term, not football. In football, similar concepts are 'penalty kick' or just 'penalty.' Football uses penalty kicks, free kicks, and off-side rules, but penalty stroke belongs to hockey.
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athelete
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badminton player
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basketball player
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football player
D
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Thierry Henry (misspelled as Theirry in the question) is a legendary French professional footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the history of the sport. He achieved immense success playing for clubs like Arsenal and Barcelona, as well as the French national team. Therefore, option D is correct.
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Run out
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Short Corner
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Silly point
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Gred Holes
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Love
B
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Short Corner is a specific term used in the game of field hockey. Run out and Silly point are cricket terms, and Love is a tennis term.
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double fault
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pen-hold grip
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three point field goal
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kick off
C
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A three-point field goal is a specific scoring method in basketball. Double fault is tennis, pen-hold grip is table tennis, and kick-off is football.
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9000
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10
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More than 11
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None of these
C
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Approximately 10,942 athletes participated in the 2008 Olympics, which is significantly more than 11.
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Soda line
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Tie breaker
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Hat trick
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Follow on
D
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Explanation
The term 'Follow on' is a specific rule used in the game of cricket, not hockey. Soda line, tie breaker, and hat trick are all terms used in hockey contexts.
B
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A standard baseball team consists of 9 players on the field for each side.
C
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In standard indoor volleyball, each team has 6 players on the court at any given time.
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He is thrown out of the team and faces a ban.
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The referee cautions him for foul play.
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His coach discusses the matter and makes him realise his mistake.
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He joins anger management course and learns true sportsmanship.
B
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Explanation
This would be the first and immediate reaction. The rest might follow.
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Iran
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Afganistan
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Canada
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Bangladesh
A
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The Indian team defeated Iran to win the women's World Cup Kabaddi Championship held at Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna from 01 - 04 Mar 2012.