Sports GK MCQs
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
1. Which was the first Summer Olympic Game which allowed females to compete at track and field athletics?
[A] 1920 Summer Olympics, Antwerp
[B] 1924 Summer Olympics, Paris
[C] 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam
[D] 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles
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Correct Answer: C [1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam]
Notes:
The 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam was the first Summer Olympic Game which allowed females to compete at track and field athletics.
2. Which was the motive behind the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich?
[A] West Germany-East Germany Conflict
[B] Chile-Argentina Conflict
[C] Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
[D] United States of America-Cuba Conflict
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Correct Answer: C [Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]
Notes:
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict was the motive behind the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich. The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, who took nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, after killing two of them previously, and killing them along with a West German police officer. The motive was Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
3. Which is the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event?
[A] Olympic Games
[B] Asian Games
[C] Commonwealth Games
[D] European Games
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Correct Answer: C [Commonwealth Games]
Notes:
The first fully inclusive international multi-sport event is Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Athletes with a disability are also included as full members of their national teams, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event.
4. Who came to the 1st position in the 2015 National Games of India?
[A] Railways
[B] Kerala
[C] Haryana
[D] Services
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Correct Answer: D [Services]
Notes:
Services came to the 1st position in the 2015 National Games of India. Services came to the top position with 91 gold medals, 33 silver medals and 35 bronze medals, thereby totalling 159.
5. Which sport’s competition is known as the “T20 Blast”?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Football
[D] Kabaddi
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The “T20 Blast” is a Cricket competition. The Twenty20 Cup, known since 2014 as the T20 Blast, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 as the first professional Twenty20 league in the world. It is the top-level Twenty20 competition in England and Wales. The competition has been known by a variety of names due to commercial sponsorship. From 2010 to 2013 it was known as the Friends Provident t20 and Friends Life t20 and from 2014 to 2017 as the Natwest t20 Blast. From 2018, the competition is sponsored by insurance company Vitality and is known as the Vitality Blast.
6. Which cricket ground is also known as “The G”?
[A] Eden Gardens Cricket Ground
[B] Melbourne Cricket Ground
[C] Perth Stadium Cricket Ground
[D] Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground
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Correct Answer: B [Melbourne Cricket Ground]
Notes:
Melbourne Cricket Ground is also known as “The G”. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known as “The G”, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest globally, and the second-largest cricket ground by capacity after Motera Stadium. It served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. Noted for its role in the development of international cricket, the MCG hosted both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively.
7. In which year, India won its first Cricket World Cup Championship title?
[A] 1981
[B] 1982
[C] 1983
[D] 1984
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Correct Answer: C [1983]
Notes:
In the year 1983, India won its first Cricket World Cup Championship title. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup ’83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India.
8. Which country was the champion of the 2019 Cricket World Cup?
[A] New Zealand
[B] Australia
[C] England
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: C [England]
Notes:
England was the champion of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men’s national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May to 14 July in England and a single venue in Wales. The final between England and New Zealand ended in a tie after the match ended with both teams scoring 241 runs, followed by the first Super Over in an ODI; England won the title, their first, on the boundary countback rule after the Super Over also finished level.
9. Who was the “Man of the Match in the final” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its second “Cricket World Cup Champion” title?
[A] Sachin Tendulkar
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Zaheer Khan
[D] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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Correct Answer: D [Mahendra Singh Dhoni]
Notes:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the “Man of the Match in the final” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its second “Cricket World Cup Champion” title. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.
10. The “Allan Border Medal” is given to the most outstanding male cricketer of which country?
[A] England
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
The “Allan Border Medal” is given to the most outstanding male cricketer of Australia. Awarded during the Australian Cricket Awards, the Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian men’s cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian men’s captain Allan Border and recognises the most outstanding male Australian cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires.