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Sports Question 1:

"Raid" terminology belongs to which sport?

  1. Kho-Kho
  2. Football
  3. Chess
  4. Kabaddi
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Kabaddi

Sports Question 1 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is Kabaddi.
Key Points

  • Raid term belongs to Kabaddi.
  • Kabaddi:
    • Kabaddi originated in Tamil Nadu over 4,000 years ago.
    • The game is played between two teams on opposite halves of a field or court.
    • One player of both the teams take turns and cross onto the other team’s side and repeating “kabaddi, kabaddi”.


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Sports Terms
Kho-Kho Chaser, Foul, Out, Pole-By, Runner
Football Baseline, Bick, Comer Defender,  Move, Off-Side, Pass, Penalty, Penalty Kick, Dribble, Foul, Free-Kick, Goal, Hand-Ball, Hat trick, Head, Left-Out, Rebound, Right-Out, Side back, Stopper, Throw-In, Drop Kick
 Kabaddi  Bonus-Line, Corner, Cover, Raid, Tackle
Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check, Bishop and Castle

Sports Question 2:

Pivoting is related to which of the following sports?

  1. Hockey
  2. Volleyball
  3. Badminton
  4. Basketball
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Basketball

Sports Question 2 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is Basketball.Key Points

  • Pivoting is related to Basketball.
  • Pivoting is when a player stands still and steps with one foot.
  • The foot that stays on the ground is called the pivot foot.

Additional InformationList of Sports Terms:

Sports Terms Sports Terminology
Sports Term of Basketball Free throw, Common foul, Underhead, Technical foul,  Overhead, etc.
Sports Term of Baseball Pinching, Homerun, Base runner, Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put out, etc.
Sports Term of Badminton Shuttlecock, Service court, Double fault, Fore-hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love, etc.
Sports Term of Boxing Knock out, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Footwork, Accidental Butt, Bleeder, Bolo Punch, Bout, Brawler, Break, Buckle, Canvas, Card, Caught Cold, Clinch, Corkscrew Punch, Cornerman, Counterpunch, Cross, Cutman, Dive, Eight Count, Glass Jaw, Haymaker, Liver Shot, Low Blow, Mauler, Neutral Corner, Plodder, Ring Generalship, Roughhousing, Southpaw, Spar, Stablemate, Technical Knockout, Walkout Bout, Whiskers etc.
Sports Term of Bridge Masterpoint, Grand slam, Perfect deals, Dummy, Trump, etc.
Sports Term of Billiards & Snooker Pull, Cue, Hit, Object ball, Scoring, Cushion billiards, Break shot,  etc.
Sports Term of Cricket Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, , Followon, Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Runout, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Overthrow, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Follow Through, Turn, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundry line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc.
Sports Term of Cycling Sprint, Time trial, Track race, Point race,  etc.
Sports Term of Chess Gambit, move, resign, stalemate, checkmate, Grandmaster,  international master, Kings Indian Defence, etc.
Sports Term of Football Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Offside, Move, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Side back, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer back, etc.
Sports Term of Golf ace, albatross, double eagle, all square, approach putt, apron, ball mark, ballooning, beach, birdie, blind shot, bogey, bunker, caddy, chip, Claw grip, condor, dogleg, dub, flag, Four-Ball, Mulligan, off the deck, peg, sand trap, tee shot etc.
Sports Term of Gymnastics Parallel bar, Horizontal bar, Push up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit up. etc.
Sports Term of Horse Riding Three-day Event, Dresses, Showjumping, Faults, etc.
Sports Term of Hockey Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble,  Centre forward, Halfback, Astroturf, Sudden death,  Left in, Left out, Off-side, Tiebreaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Undercutting, etc.
Sports Term of Judo Cocoa, white, , Blue,  Green belt, etc.

Sports Question 3:

How many players are there in a team in the game called Kho Kho?

  1. 7
  2. 9
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 9

Sports Question 3 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is 9.
Key Points

  • In Kho Kho, each team consists of 9 players on the field.
  • The game is played between two teams, with one team sitting or kneeling in the middle of the court while the other team chases.
  • The chasers have to tag the runners out within a certain time limit to win the game.
  • The game emphasizes speed, agility, and strategy in both chasing and running.
  • Kho Kho is a traditional Indian sport and is popular in schools and colleges across the country.

Additional Information

  • Field Dimensions
    • The standard Kho Kho field measures 27 meters by 16 meters.
    • There are two rectangles at each end of the field where the chasers sit.
  • Game Duration
    • A Kho Kho match consists of two innings with each inning having two turns of chasing and running.
    • Each turn lasts for 9 minutes.

Sports Question 4:

How many players are present in the game of Lacrosse?

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 10

Sports Question 4 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is 10.

Key Points

  • Lacrosse is a team sport played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick.
  • Lacrosse is the fastest game to be played on two feet and consists of 10 players in a team. 
  • Lacrosse is also one of the fastest-growing sport in the United States.
  • Native Americans are the ones who invented the game, yet the details about how it was played originally remains a mystery.
  • The first women’s lacrosse game was played in Scotland, 1890.
  • The game was originally used to toughen up young men for war, focusing also on the spiritual side.

Image of the game Lacrosse

Sports Question 5:

The first Commonwealth Games were held in __________.

  1. 1925
  2. 1935
  3. 1930
  4. 1920
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 1930

Sports Question 5 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is 1930.

  • The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930.

Key Points

  • The 1st Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada.
  • After Olympics, Commonwealth Games is the second-largest sports festival in the world.
  • The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years.
  • The 1st Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada.
  • India participated for the first time in the second Commonwealth games held in London in 1934.

Additional Information

  • The Commonwealth Games is a festival of sports of the Commonwealth countries.
  • Since 1930, the games have been conducted every four years except for 1942 and 1946.
  • The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held in Goldcoast, Australia.
  • The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, England.

Top Sports MCQ Objective Questions

In which year did India first participate in the Olympic games?

  1. 1900
  2. 1925
  3. 1923
  4. 1924

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 1900

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The correct answer is 1900.

Key Points

  • India first participated in the Olympic Games in 1900.
  • The International Olympic Committee is a governing body of the Olympics.
  • The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
  • Norman Pritchard represented India at the 1900 Olympics, making it the nation’s first Olympic appearance. India sent its first contingent at the 1920 Olympics.
  • India first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920.
  • India won its first gold medal in Hockey at Amsterdam Olympics 1928 and until 1956 Indian men's Hockey team remained unbeaten in Olympics.
  • India’s last gold medal in Hockey was in the year 1980 Moscow Olympics.
  • In the 1952 Summer Olympics wrestler K.D. Jadhav won the first individual medal for independent India.
  • Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to reach the Olympic finals in Athletics.

Walker Cup is associated with which sport?

  1. Cricket 
  2. Football
  3. Fencing
  4. Golf

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Golf

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The correct answer is Golf.

  • The Walker Cup is named after George Herbert Walker the President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1920.

Key Points

Sports Cup associated
Golf Walker Cup
Yacht Racing American Cup
Football (India, Pakistan, Srilanka, and Myanmar) Colombo Cup
Tennis (Men) Davis Cup
Tennis (Women) Billi Jean King Cup
World Football (Soccer) Jules Rimet Trophy
Golf (Men) Ryder Cup
Badminton Sudirman Cup
World Table Tennis (Men) Swaythling cup
Asian Badminton Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup

Additional Information

Sports Cup Associated
Badminton (Women) Uber Cup
Basket Ball William Jones Cup
Cricket Prudential World Cup
Polo Ezra Cup
Lifetime Achievement Sporting Honour in India Dhyan Chand Award
First Class Cricket Duleep Trophy
Hockey

Guru Nanak Dev Gold Cup

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup

Football Rovers Cup
Boat Race Nehru Trophy
Hockey (National Championship) Rangaswami Cup

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walkercup

Which among the following cup/trophy is awarded for women in the sport of Badminton?

  1. Webb Ellis Cup
  2. Wisden Trophy
  3. Uber Cup
  4. Derby Cup

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Uber Cup

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The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Uber Cup.

Rugby

Webb Ellis Cup

Derby Cup

 Quilter Cup

 Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy

Cricket

Ashes Cup

C.K. Naidu Trophy

Deodhar Trophy

Duleep Trophy

Wisden Trophy

Vijay Hazare Trophy 

Badminton

Agarwal Cup

Chadha Cup

 Harilela Cup

Thomas Cup (Men)

Uber Cup (Women)

Eisenhower Cup is associated with which among the following sports?

  1. Tennis 
  2. Chess
  3. Football
  4. Golf

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Golf

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The Correct Answer is Option 4 i.e Golf.

Sport 

Trophy/Cup

Tennis

Grand Slam tournaments: 

Wimbledon

US Open

Australian Open

French Open

Davis Cup

Hopman Cup

Golf

Canada Cup

Ryder Cup

Walker Cup

Eisenhower Cup

Hockey

Agha Khan Cup

Dhyan Chand Trophy

Beighton Cup

Scindia Gold Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Begum rasul trophy (Woman’s)

Football

Ashutosh Trophy

Begum Hazrat Mahal Trophy

Durand Cup 

Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy

Rovers Cup

The term "offside trap" is used in -

  1. Football
  2. Badminton
  3. Tennis
  4. Table Tennis

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Football

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The correct answer is Football.

  • The term "offside trap" is used in Football.

Key Points

  • Terminology associated with football are Banana Kick, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Offside, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Goal, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Move, Pass, Comer back, Baseline, Rebound, offside trap.
  • An offside trap is a move in which players in the defending team push upfield in order to put one or more opposing players into an offside position.
  • Football:
    • The first football club in the world ‘Sheffield Football Club’ was founded in the year 1857 in England.
    • The first Football club in India was ‘Dalhousie Club’.
    • The apex institution of football is the ‘Federation of International Football Association’ (FIFA) was formed on May 21, 1904.
    • The headquarters of FIFA is in Zurich, Switzerland.
    • Football was included as a competitive game in Olympic Games officially in 1908.
    • India took part in the World Olympic Football Competition in 1948 in London.
    • The first World Cup was organised in Uruguay in 1930.
    • In India, Indian Football Association (IFA) organises National Football Championship.

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Sport Terminology
Badminton

Baseline, Carry, Service Court, Fore Hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love, Double Fault, etc.

Tennis Service, Grandslam, Advantage, Deuce, Game Point, Breakpoint; Smash, Shot, Grass Court. Break, Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc
Table Tennis Volley, Late service, Half volley, Backhand, Drive spin, Chop, Topspin, reverse sin, tomahawk service

The word "Love" is associated with which of the sports given below 

  1. Golf 
  2. Football 
  3. Lawn Tennis
  4. Chess 

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Lawn Tennis

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The correct answer is Lawn Tennis.

Key Points

  • A term used in tennis instead of the word 'nil' or 'zero'. It is used to describe a lack of score in either points, games or sets. i.e. a game score of 30-0 is given as '30 love' and a set score of 6-0 is given as 'six love

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Sport

Term Related

Hockey

Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Cary, Centre Forward, Centre, Corner, Dribble, Flick, Free-hit, Goal Line, Blue line, Halfway Line, Hat-trick, Off-side, Red Car, Roll-in, Scoop, Short Corner, Sixteen-yard hit.

Cricket

Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit-Wicket, In-swinger, L.B.W., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden over, No Ball, Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Run Out, Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Third-man, Yorker.

Golf

Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Fairway, Fourball, Greed Holes, Links, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee.

Football

Bend, Dribble, Dummy, Feint, Free Kick, Header, Red Card, Throwins.

Archery

Target, Bull’s Eye.

Swimming

Breast Stroke, Crawl, Butterfly, Freestyle, Back Stroke.

Fencing

Allez, Assault, Black Card, Foil, Saber, Hilt, Jury, Lame.

Basketball

Dunk, Frontcourt, Held Ball, Lay-Up, Pivot, Rebound.

Billiards

Baulk Line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In-off, Jigger, Long, Jenny, Pot, Scratch, Screw Back, Spot Stroke, Strike.

Baseball

Diamond, Hitter, Home, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Pullout, Short Stop, Hitter, Batter, Strike, Infield, Outfield, Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher.

Chess

Bishop, Capture, Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Sicilian Defence.

Table Tennis

Foil, End line, Late control, Flat hit, Block stroke, Service, Penholder grip, Backspin, Centreline, Half Court, Side spin, Swing stroke, Push Stroke, Rally, Let, Reverse, Top Spin, Drop shot, Lob, Chopped return.

Volley Ball

Antennae, Attack hit, Ace, Base-line, Blocking, Doubling, Foot Fault, Heave, Holding, Jump Set, Lob Pass, Love-All, Point, Quick Smash, Scouting, Service, Spike, Tactical Ball, Volley, Windmill Service.

Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

  1. Milkha Singh
  2. Karnam Malleshwari
  3. P. T. Usha
  4. K. D. Jadhav

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : K. D. Jadhav

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The correct answer is D Jadhav.

Key Points

  • K D Jadhav was an Indian wrestler.
    • He won a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics in 1952.
    • He was awarded the Arjuna Award posthumously in 2001.
  • Milkha Singh is an Indian athlete.
    • He is known as 'The Flying Sikh'.
    • He won four Gold medals in Asian games.
  • Karnam Malleshwari is an Indian weightlifter.
    • She was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
    • She was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
  • P.T Usha is one the most successful athlete , also known as 'The Golden Girl'.
    • She won 13 gold medals in the Asian Games.

Cricket World Cup, 1983 was held in which of the following places?

  1. England
  2. Australia
  3. West Indies 
  4. India

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : England

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The correct answer is England.

Key Points

  •  1983 Cricket World Cup:-
    • It was hosted by England. The tournament took place from June 9 to June 25, 1983.
    • Teams: Eight teams participated in the tournament:
      • India
      • West Indies (Defending champions)
      • England
      • Pakistan
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
      • Sri Lanka
      • Zimbabwe (making their World Cup debut)
    • The tournament followed a round-robin format, where each team played against every other team once.
    • India, led by Kapil Dev, won the tournament by defeating the two-time champions, West Indies, in the final.
    • The semi-finalists were India, West Indies, England, and Pakistan.
    • The final match was held at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on June 25, 1983. India batted first and scored 183 runs in 54.4 overs. In response, the West Indies team was bowled out for 140 runs in 52 overs, giving India a historic 43-run victory.
    • India's victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup was a significant moment in the history of Indian cricket, as it marked their first-ever World Cup triumph.

Who among the following was nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards?

  1. Anirban Chatterji
  2. Pankaj Advani
  3. Dutee Chand
  4. Vinesh Phogat

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Vinesh Phogat

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The correct answer is Vinesh Phogat.

Important Points

  • She became the first Indian athlete to be nominated for the Laureus world sports Awards.
  • The Laureus World Sports Award
    • It is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
    • Established in 1999.
  • Vinesh Phogat
    • She is an Indian woman wrestler.
    • The first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in Commonwealth and Asian games.

"Stopper"  terminology is associated with which of the following sports?

  1. Football
  2. Hockey
  3. Rugby Football
  4. Cricket

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Football

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The correct answer is option 1) i.e Football.

Important Points

  • A stopper is positioned between the defenders and the midfielders.
  • They typically stay in a central position on the field, focusing on stopping balls from getting to the defence.
  • Occasionally, the stopper will move far towards the touchlines in order to stop an attack from the other team.
  • Stoppers often help to move the ball from the defenders to the midfielders or forwards.
  • This position is not included in every lineup; only some coaches choose to use stoppers in their on-field formations.

Key Points

About Football:

  • The Football game is a team game and an outdoor sport which is basically played on the field. The field is rectangular in shape. Some of the countries Football game is known as Soccer.
  • This game consists of two teams sixteen(16) players on each team Eleven(11) players from each team played on the field and the rest of the five (5) players are sitting on the substitute bench.
  • The standard dimension of the Football Field is (110 meters by 90 meters) in length and (90 meters by 60 meters) in breadth approximately the international stadium size.
  • The weight of the football is measured on an Ounce. Some of the positions of football are played on the field they are Stopper, Goal Keeper, Winger (right and left), Striker, Midfielder, etc.
  • In 1888, The Football League was founded in England (United Kingdom) and became the first of many professional football competitions in the world.
  • Globally Football is governed by FIFA (Federation International Football Association). It was established on 21st May 1904 in Paris (France).
  • In India Football is governed by AIFF (All India Football Federation). It was founded on 23rd June 1937.

Additional Information

  • The current President of FIFA is Mr. Gianni Infantino (August 2020). Its headquarters is located in Zurich(Switzerland).
  • The current President of AIFF is Mr. Kalyan Chaubey (August 2020). Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
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