Game and Sports MCQs questions for Competitive Exams. Important questions from previous year General Knowledge question paper.
Medium: English
Game and Sports Questions
Question 1: In which year did the Olympic Games begin?
(A) 1896
(B) 1900
(C) 1920
(D) 1936
Question 2: How often is the FIFA World Cup Football Tournament held?
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 5 years
Question 3: “Uber Cup” is associated with which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Football
Question 4: In which year did India win its first Cricket World Cup?
(A) 1975
(B) 1983
(C) 1987
(D) 1996
Question 5: Which tournament is NOT included in the Grand Slam of tennis?
(A) Wimbledon
(B) Australian Open
(C) French Open
(D) Davis Cup
Question 6: The “Arjuna Award” is given for excellence in which field?
(A) Literature
(B) Sports
(C) Music
(D) Science
Question 7: In which sport did India win its first Olympic gold medal?
(A) Hockey
(B) Wrestling
(C) Boxing
(D) Athletics
Question 8: Who is a famous Indian racer in Formula 1 racing?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Viswanathan Anand
(C) Narain Karthikeyan
(D) Leander Paes
Question 9: “Thomas Cup” is associated with which sport?
(A) Table Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Football
(D) Hockey
Question 10: Viswanathan Anand is associated with which sport?
(A) Tennis
(B) Football
(C) Chess
(D) Badminton
Question-11: “Roland Garros” is associated with which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Badminton
(C) Football
(D) Tennis
Question-12: In which year did the Asian Games begin?
(A) 1948
(B) 1951
(C) 1960
(D) 1965
Question-13: Which Indian batsman scored the first triple century in Test cricket?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sourav Ganguly
(C) Virender Sehwag
(D) Rahul Dravid
Question-14: Which country has won the FIFA World Cup the most times?
(A) Argentina
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) Brazil
Question-15: How many balls are bowled in an over in cricket?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Question-16: How many players are there in a football team?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
Question-17: How many categories is wrestling divided into in the Olympic Games?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Question-18: The ‘Davis Cup’ in tennis is awarded for?
(A) Individual male players
(B) Men’s team championship
(C) Women’s team championship
(D) Mixed doubles
Question-19: In which country is ‘Wimbledon’ held?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) England
(D) Australia
Question-20: ‘Ranji Trophy’ in India is associated with which sport?
(A) Hockey
(B) Cricket
(C) Football
(D) Badminton
Question 31: “Team India” is associated with which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Badminton
(C) Cricket
(D) Hockey
Question 32: Rafael Nadal is associated with which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Tennis
(C) Golf
(D) Hockey
Question 33: What does ‘hat-trick’ mean in football?
(A) Scoring three goals
(B) Scoring two goals
(C) Scoring one goal
(D) Scoring four goals
Question 34: The ‘Yellow Jersey’ for the winner is associated with which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Cycling
(C) Tennis
(D) Hockey
Question 35: Who was the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team in the 2022 Women’s World Cup?
(A) Mithali Raj
(B) Harmanpreet Kaur
(C) Smriti Mandhana
(D) Jhulan Goswami
Question 36: Which Indian athlete won the first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2021?
(A) P. V. Sindhu
(B) Neeraj Chopra
(C) Bajrang Punia
(D) Mirabai Chanu
Question 37: When is National Sports Day celebrated in India?
(A) 15th August
(B) 29th August
(C) 2nd October
(D) 26th January
Question 39: In which year was the first season of IPL (Indian Premier League) played?
(A) 2007
(B) 2008
(C) 2010
(D) 2011
Question 40: Who won India's first Olympic medal in boxing?
(A) Vijender Singh
(B) Mary Kom
(C) Shiva Thapa
(D) Akhil Kumar
Question 41: What is the highest award given in the field of sports?
(A) Jnanpith Award
(B) Padma Shri Award
(C) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
(D) Bharat Bhushan Award
Question 42: Which sport is Navjot Singh Sidhu associated with?
(A) Football
(B) Tennis
(C) Cricket
(D) Hockey
Question 43: What does 'Albatross' mean in golf?
(A) Scoring three strokes under par
(B) Scoring more than two strokes over par
(C) Scoring exactly par
(D) Scoring more than four strokes over par
Question 44: Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are associated with which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Golf
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
Question 45: Who was India's first Grand Slam winner?
(A) Leander Paes
(B) Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Ramanathan Krishnan
Question 46: In which sport is the 'Bulgarian Bag' used?
(A) Wrestling
(B) Weightlifting
(C) Boxing
(D) Badminton
Question 47: In which sport has P.V. Sindhu won an Olympic medal?
(A) Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Hockey
(D) Athletics
Question 48: In which country was the FIFA World Cup 2022 held?
(A) Qatar
(B) Brazil
(C) Russia
(D) South Africa
Question 49: Who is known as the "Little Master" in Indian cricket?
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Sunil Gavaskar
(D) Rahul Dravid
Question 50: Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest runs scored in a single Test match innings?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Sunil Gavaskar
Question-51: Who was the captain of the Indian team that won the first World Cup in 1983?
A) Sunil Gavaskar
B) Kapil Dev
C) Mohammad Azharuddin
D) Sourav Ganguly
Question-52: Which Indian cricketer is known by the nickname "Dada"?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Sourav Ganguly
C) Rahul Dravid
D) Anil Kumble
Question-53: In which year did India win its first T20 World Cup?
A) 2005
B) 2007
C) 2011
D) 2013
Question-54: Who was the highest run-scorer for India in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Virat Kohli
C) Gautam Gambhir
D) Kumar Sangakkara
Question-55: Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a double century in a One-Day International (ODI) match?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Virat Kohli
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Shikhar Dhawan
Question-56: Which Indian cricketer was the first to take 10 wickets in a single Test innings?
A) Bishan Singh Bedi
B) Anil Kumble
C) Erapalli Prasanna
D) Ravi Shastri
Question-57: Which Indian cricketer is known as "The Wall"?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Rahul Dravid
C) Virender Sehwag
D) Sunil Gavaskar
Question-58: Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in an ODI match?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Virat Kohli
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Shikhar Dhawan
Question-59: Which Indian bowler holds the record for the most wickets in T20 International cricket?
A) Harbhajan Singh
B) Yuvraj Singh
C) Ravi Ashwin
D) Jasprit Bumrah
Question-60: Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a century in T20 International cricket?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Suresh Raina
C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Rohit Sharma
Question-61: Who was the captain of the Indian team in the 2003 Cricket World Cup final?
A) Sourav Ganguly
B) Rahul Dravid
C) MS Dhoni
D) Sachin Tendulkar
Question-62: Who was the first Indian cricketer to win the ICC Cricketer of the Year award?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Rahul Dravid
C) MS Dhoni
D) Virat Kohli
Question-63: Which Indian cricketer is famous for hitting six sixes in an over in T20 cricket?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Yuvraj Singh
C) Virender Sehwag
D) Rohit Sharma