First of all let's know something about Sports. Mainly, Sports have always been a major part of human culture and have been played for centuries. From individual sports like running and swimming to team sports like football and basketball, sports provide not only physical exercise but also a platform for competition and camaraderie.
World Sports GK Questions and Answers
Q 01) Which first Indian player scored a triple century in Test cricket?
(A) Sourav Ganguly
(B) Virender Sehwag
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) none of these
Answer : B
Q 02) Which is the national sport of Canada?
(A) Baseball
(B) Volleyball
(C) Ice Hockey
(D) Rugby Football
Answer : C
Q 03) Ice Hockey' is the national sport of which country?
(A) Denmark
(B) Sweden
(C) Scotland
(D) Canada
Answer : D
Q 04) Which is the national sport of the USA?
(A) Carfball
(B) Volleyball
(C) Handball
(D) Baseball
Answer : D
Q 05) Saina Nehwal is associated with which sport?
(A) Tennis
(B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Gymnastics
Answer : C
Q 06) Which is the national sport of Japan?
(A) Chess
(B) Baseball
(C) Judo
(D) Football
Answer : C
Q 07) Which is called the National Recreational Game of America?
(A) Handball
(B) Basketball
(C) Baseball
(D) Volleyball
Answer : C
Q 08) Which is the national sport of Spain?
(A) Bullfighting
(B) Judo
(C) Rugby Football
(D) Lecross
Answer : A
Q 09) Donald Bradman was a great player of which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Tennis
(C) Cricket
(D) none of these
Answer : C
Q 10) Cricketer Matthew Hayden is a player of which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Australia
(D) India
Answer : C
Q 11) In which year did India become the champion of world cup cricket for the first time?
(A) 1981
(B) 1982
(C) 1983
(D) 1986
Answer : C
Q 12) In which sport is the word 'Beamer' used?
(A) Football
(B) Tennis
(C) Chess
(D) Cricket
Answer : D
Q 13) Who is the first cricketer to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
(A) Ishant Sharma
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Harbhajan Singh
Answer : B
Q 14) What is the surname of Rahul Dravid?
(A) Dravidian
(B) Mr. Relybull
(C) Rahul
(D) Mr. Rajesh
Answer : B
Q 15) Who started the practice of the polo game in India?
(A) Portuguese
(B) Unani
(C) English
(D) Turk
Answer : D
Q 16) Which country is called the 'father of cricket'?
(A) India
(B) England
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) none of these
Answer : B
Q 17) The word 'Checkmate' is associated with which sport?
(A) Chess
(B) Boxing
(C) Wrestling
(D) Chess
Answer : D
Q 18) What is the width of the football goal post?
(A) 23.32 feet
(B) 24.66 feet
(C) 24.90 feet
(D) 25.21 feet
Answer : B
Q 19) The men’s title of the 2018 Australian Open Tennis Championship,_____ was won by.
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Stan Warwinka
(D) Andy Murray
Answer : B
Q 20) What is the maximum permissible length of a bat in cricket?
(A) 32 inches
(B) 36 inches
(C) 38 inches
(D) 41 inches
Answer : C
Q 21) What is the length of the cricket pitch?
(A) 20.12 m
(B) 20.19 m
(C) 20.30 m
(D) 20.50 m
Answer : A
Q 22) Which is the national sport of India?
(A) Kabaddi
(B) Chess
(C) Hockey
(D) Cricket
Answer : C
Q 23) Which is the national sport of Scotland?
(A) Baseball
(B) Ice Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Rugby Football
Answer : D
Q 24) Mithali Raj is a famous player in which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Cricket
(C) Chess
(D) Hockey
Answer : B
Q 25) On which day was the Olympic Day celebrated?
(A) 21 June
(B) 22 June
(C) 23 June
(D) 24 June
Answer : C
Q 26) Who is the third bowler in the world to take 600 wickets in Test cricket?
(A) Anil Kumble
(B) Jasprit Bumrah
(C) Javagal Srinath
(D) Ishant Sharma
Answer : A
Q 27) Muttiah Muralitharan is a famous cricketer of which country?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) New Zealand
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka
Answer : D
Q 28) Bullfighting is the national sport of which country?
(A) Japan
(B) Spain
(C) Scotland
(D) Canada
Answer : B
Q 29) In which state of India did the game of polo become prevalent?
(A) Assam
(B) Mizoram
(C) HP
(D) Manipur
Answer : D
Q 30) What is the weight of the ball used in cricket?
(A) 154 grams 168 grams
(B) 150 grams 168 grams
(C) 155 grams 168 grams
(D) none of these
Answer : C
Q 31) How many squares or squares are there in the game of chess?
(A) 64
(B) 65
(C) 66
(D) 67
Answer : A
Q 32) When is National Sports Day celebrated?
(A) 12 August
(B) 29 August
(C) 20 August
(D) 27 August
Answer : B
Q 33) What is the height of the stump from the ground in cricket?
(A) 27 inches
(B) 28 inches
(C) 29 inches
(D) 30 inches
Answer : B
Q 34) In which country 'Sharjah' is the famous venue of the cricket games?
(A) India
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Australia
Answer : B
Q 35) Which cricket umpire is popularly known as 'Great Delay'?
(A) Dicky Bird
(B) Delay
(C) Great
(D) none of these
Answer : A
Q 36) Which magazine is called 'Bible of Cricket'?
(A) Pakhi
(B) Wisden
(C) Fairytale
(D) none of these
Answer : B
Q 37) Who won the first Olympic medal individually for independent India?
(A) K D Jadhav
(B) Milkha Singh
(C) Harishchandra Brijdar
(D) Dhyan Chand
Answer : A
Q 38) Name the first Indian to win a Grand Slam Kithab.
(A) Leander Paes
(B) Ramesh Krishnan
(C) Ramanathan Krishnan
(D) Mahesh Bhupathi
Answer : D
Q 39) Which award has been named Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
(A) Indira Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(B) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru Khel Ratna Award
(D) Sanjay Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Answer : B
Q 40) The mascot of the Tokyo Olympics is-
(A) Panda
(B) Suminski
(C) Miraitowa
(D) Eagle
Answer : C
Q 41) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Arjun Lal Jat - Rowing
(B) Devendra Jhajharia - Javelin throw
(C) Avani Lekhara - Weightlifting
(D) Apurvi Chandela - Shooting
Answer : C
Q 42) The writer of the book "Stargazing : The Players in My Life" is -
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Ravi Shastri
Answer : D
Q 43) Who is the first Indian to win two Olympic Medals?
(A) P.V. Sindhu
(B) Sushil kumar
(C) MC Mary Kom
(D) Mirabai Chanu
Answer : B
Q 44) Which of the following equipment is required in Kho-Kho game?
(A) Post
(B) code
(C) measuring tape, stop watch
(D) all of them
Answer : D
Q 45) whom with is Salim Durrani related?
(A) Cricket
(B) Polo
(C) Archery
(D) Hockey
Answer : A
Q 46) Brijmohan Birla Memorial Cup is related to which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Basketball
(C) Polo
(D) Women's Hockey
Answer : C
Q 47) Where is the famous Sawai Jai Singh Stadium for cricket located?
(A) Ajmer
(B) Bharatpur
(C) Jodhpur
(D) Jaipur
Answer : D
Q 48) Which Indian cricketer is Nicknamed Tiger?
(A) Dhoni
(B) Pataudi
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer : B
Q 49) Which is Canada’s National Winter Sport?
(A) Ice Hockey
(B) Rugby
(C) Lacrrose
(D) Hockey
Answer : A
Q 50) Which football player has won the FIFA World Player Award (FIFA Ballon d’or) for four years in a row?
(A) Andres Iniesta
(B) Christiane Ronaldo
(C) Lionel Mesai
(D) Michel Platini
Answer : C
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