Sports MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Sports - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is 11.

Key Points

• The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India, in 1951.
• The games were officially known as the First Asian Games and were organized by the Asian Games Federation.
• A total of 11 countries participated in the inaugural games, including India, Japan, China, Philippines, and Indonesia.
• The sports contested at the first Asian Games included athletics, aquatics, basketball, football, and weightlifting, among others.
• The opening ceremony of the games was held at the National Stadium in New Delhi on March 4, 1951.
• India emerged as the overall champion of the first Asian Games, winning a total of 51 medals, including 15 gold medals.
• The success of the first Asian Games led to the establishment of the Asian Games as a major multi-sport event on the continent.
• The games provided a platform for athletes from different Asian countries to compete and showcase their talent on an international stage.
• The success of the first Asian Games also paved the way for future editions of the games, which have since become a regular event held every four years.
• The first Asian Games marked a significant milestone in the history of sports in Asia and played a key role in promoting unity and friendship among Asian nations through sports.

The correct answer is Fencing.

Key Points

• Tamil Nadu's Bhavani Devi, the 1st Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, was felicitated by Indian Fencing Association.
• The 27-year-old qualified for the Tokyo Olympics through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method.
• In March 2021 ending, Bhavani storms into the semifinals of the Women's sabre individual competition in the 31st Senior National Fencing Championships at Delhi Public School.

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The correct answer is Golf.

Key Points Various sports and terms related to them are mentioned below:

The correct answer is Manipur.

• The Indian boxing champion Mary Kom belongs to Manipur.

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• Mary Kom:
  • Mary Kom was born in Kagathei village, Churachandpur district of rural Manipur in India.
  • Mary Kom won a silver medal at the 2008 Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India and a fourth successive gold medal at the 2008 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in China.
  • Mary Kom also won a gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.

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Mary Kom awards are:

The correct answer is Australia.

Key Points

• The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlocked rings in the center.
• The five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
• The five rings represent the five continents of the world:  Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas, and Oceania
• The symbol was originally designed in 1913 by de Coubertin (Released in 1914).

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.

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.

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Image of Walker Cup:

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

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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The Correct Answer is Option 4 i.e Golf.

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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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.

The correct answer is K 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.

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.

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.

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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.