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 is the first city ever to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times?
[A] Paris
[B] Athens
[C] London
[D] Los Angeles
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Correct Answer: C [London]
Notes:
London is the first city ever to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times. In 2012, the United Kingdom hosted its third Summer Olympic Games in the capital city, London, which became the first city ever to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times. London has previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948.
2. In which Olympic Games, India first started to send its Olympic team?
[A] 1908 Antwerp Olympics
[B] 1912 Antwerp Olympics
[C] 1916 Antwerp Olympics
[D] 1920 Antwerp Olympics
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Correct Answer: D [1920 Antwerp Olympics]
Notes:
In the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, India first started to send its Olympic team. In the early 1920s, the Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born, and India participated in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. As part of this movement, a provisional Indian Olympic Association (IOA) came about by 1924, and the Indian Olympic Games were held in Feb 1924 in Delhi to select Indian competitors for the 1924 Paris Olympics.
3. In which place, the first modern National Games of India, on the lines of the Olympics were held?
[A] Bombay
[B] Thiruvananthapuram
[C] Bangalore
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
In New Delhi, the first modern National Games of India, on the lines of the Olympics were held. For several years in the mid-twentieth century, the national games were conducted on a low keynote. However, the first Modern National Games on the lines of the Olympics were held in 1985 in New Delhi. Thereafter Kerala (1987), Pune-Maharashtra (1994), Bangalore-Karnataka (1997), Manipur (1999), Ludhiana-Punjab (2001), Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh (2002), Guwahati-Assam (2007), Ranchi-Jharkhand (2011), and Kerala (2015) hosted the Games.
4. What is the correct measurement of a pitch in the cricket game?
[A] 20 meter long
[B] 22 meter long
[C] 24 meter long
[D] 26 meter long
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Correct Answer: A [20 meter long]
Notes:
The correct measurement of a pitch in the cricket game is 20-meter long. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
5. Which organization maintains and owns the copyright of the “Laws of Cricket”, a code for the cricket game?
[A] International Cricket Council
[B] Marylebone Cricket Club
[C] Yorkshire Cricket Club
[D] Mason Cricket Club
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Correct Answer: B [Marylebone Cricket Club]
Notes:
Marylebone Cricket Club maintains and owns the copyright of the “Laws of Cricket”, a code for the cricket game. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, which it owns, in London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket and still holds considerable global influence. In 1788, the MCC took responsibility for the laws of Cricket, issuing a revised version that year. Changes to these Laws are now determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), but the copyright is still owned by MCC.
6. Which country’s national cricket team is nicknamed as the “Proteas”?
[A] South Africa
[B] New Zealand
[C] Australia
[D] West Indies
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Correct Answer: A [South Africa]
Notes:
South Africa’s national cricket team is nicknamed as the “Proteas”. The South Africa national cricket team also known as Proteas represents South Africa in men’s international cricket, is administered by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888–89 season.
7. Who was the Indian cricketer who took most wickets in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its first “Cricket World Cup Champion” title?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] Madan Lal
[C] Roger Binny
[D] Mohinder Amarnath
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Correct Answer: C [Roger Binny]
Notes:
Roger Binny was the Indian cricketer who took most wickets in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. 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, in which India won its first “Cricket World Cup Champion” title.
8. Which is the highest partnership in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments?
[A] Rohit Sharma and Virat Kholi
[B] Gautam Gambhir and Virendar Sehwag
[C] Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels
[D] Martin Guptill and Lance Klusener
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Correct Answer: C [Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels]
Notes:
The partnership between Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels is the highest partnership in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments. They together got 372 runs against Zimbabwe in the 2015 cricket world cup.
9. Which company designed the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy?
[A] Chappell & Co
[B] Garrard & Co
[C] Marylebone & Co
[D] Adelaide & Co
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Correct Answer: B [Garrard & Co]
Notes:
Garrard & Co designed the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy. The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships and was the first permanent prize in the tournament’s history. Prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup. The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months.
10. Which style of Kabaddi is known as “Punjabi Kabaddi”?
[A] Standard style of kabaddi
[B] Square style of kabaddi
[C] Rectangle style of kabaddi
[D] Circle style of kabaddi
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Correct Answer: D [Circle style of kabaddi]
Notes:
The Circle style of kabaddi is known as “Punjabi Kabaddi”. Punjabi kabaddi, also called circle style kabaddi, is a contact sport that originated in the Punjab region, in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. There are a number of traditional Punjabi kabaddi styles traditionally played in the Punjab region. Like standard kabaddi, circle style kabaddi is played at state and international levels, through various governing bodies such as Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style).