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 of the following countries has not participated in every Commonwealth Games?
[A] Australia
[B] Canada
[C] England
[D] France
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Correct Answer: D [France]
Notes:
Only six nations have participated in every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Of these six, Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand have each won at least one gold medal in every Games. Australia has been the highest achieving team for thirteen editions of the Games, England for seven, and Canada for one. These three teams also top the all-time Commonwealth Games medal table in that order.
2. Which of the following is the motto of the Olympic Games?
[A] For the Game, For the World
[B] Great Sport, Great Spirit
[C] Faster, Higher, Stronger
[D] Fair Play Friendship War
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Correct Answer: C [Faster, Higher, Stronger]
Notes:
“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the motto of the Olympic Games. The Olympic motto is the “Citius, Altius, Fortius” whose Latin meaning is “faster, higher, stronger”. It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who was an athletics enthusiast. Coubertin said, “These three words represent a programme of moral beauty. The aesthetics of sport are intangible”. The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris.
3. In which Olympic Games, Olympic mascot have first started using?
[A] 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam
[B] 1936 Winter Olympics, Berlin
[C] 1948 Summer Olympics, London
[D] 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble
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Correct Answer: D [1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble]
Notes:
In the 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble, a city of France, Olympic mascot have first started using. Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, the Olympic Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage. Nowadays, most of the merchandise aimed at young people focus on the mascots, rather than the Olympic flag or organization logos.
4. In which year, the first Summer Olympic Games was conducted?
[A] 1892
[B] 1894
[C] 1896
[D] 1898
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Correct Answer: C [1896]
Notes:
In the year 1896, the first Summer Olympic Games was conducted. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
5. Which of the following were the participants of the famous “Black Power Salute” in the 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City?
[A] Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Peter Norman
[B] Jesse Owens, Michael Jordan, Carl Lewis
[C] Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown, Bill Russell
[D] Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Wilt Chamberlain
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Correct Answer: A [Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Peter Norman]
Notes:
Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Peter Norman were the participants of the famous “Black Power Salute” in the 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City. During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem. While on the podium, Smith and Carlos, who had won gold and bronze medals respectively in the 200-meter running event of the 1968 Summer Olympics, turned to face the US flag and then kept their hands raised until the anthem had finished. In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets.
6. Which city hosted Independent India’s first National Games of India?
[A] Madras
[B] New Delhi
[C] Patiala
[D] Lucknow
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Correct Answer: D [Lucknow]
Notes:
Lucknow hosted Independent India’s first National Games of India.
7. Which is the second-largest cricket ground in the world, by capacity?
[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 the second-largest cricket ground in the world, by capacity. 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.
8. Which were the participating countries of the first-ever test cricket match that took place in 1877?
[A] England Vs India
[B] India Vs Australia
[C] England Vs Australia
[D] Australia Vs United States of America
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Correct Answer: C [England Vs Australia]
Notes:
England and Australia were the participating countries of the first-ever test cricket match that took place in 1877. In 1876–77, an England team took part in what was retrospectively recognised as the first-ever Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia.
9. 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.
10. Which Cricket World Cup was known as the “Reliance Cup”?
[A] 1983 Cricket World Cup
[B] 1987 Cricket World Cup
[C] 1991 Cricket World Cup
[D] 1995 Cricket World Cup
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Correct Answer: B [1987 Cricket World Cup]
Notes:
The 1987 Cricket World Cup was known as the “Reliance Cup”. The 1987 Cricket World Cup (known as the Reliance Cup 1987) was the fourth Cricket World Cup. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outside England. The competition was won, for the first time, by Australia who defeated their arch-rivals England by seven runs in the second-most closely fought World Cup final to date in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens stadium.