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
11. Which sport’s competition was known as the 1912 Triangular Tournament?
[A] Football
[B] Cricket
[C] Hockey
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a cricket competition. The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time. The tournament was the first tournament in Test history to be played between more than two nations.
12. Who holds the record for the most runs in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments?
[A] Viv Richards
[B] Sachin Tendulkar
[C] Shane Warne
[D] Brian Lara
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Correct Answer: B [Sachin Tendulkar]
Notes:
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments. He scored 2,278 runs between the cricket world cups of 1992 and 2011.
13. Who holds the current record for most catches (fielder) in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments?
[A] Andy Roberts
[B] Ricky Ponting
[C] Shane Warne
[D] Glenn McGrath
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Correct Answer: B [Ricky Ponting]
Notes:
Ricky Ponting holds the current record for most catches (fielder) in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments. He got a total of 28 catches between the cricket world cups of 1996 and 2011.
14. The “Allan Border Medal” is given to the most outstanding male cricketer of which country?
[A] England
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
The “Allan Border Medal” is given to the most outstanding male cricketer of Australia. Awarded during the Australian Cricket Awards, the Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian men’s cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian men’s captain Allan Border and recognises the most outstanding male Australian cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires.
15. Which is the national sport of Bangladesh?
[A] Hockey
[B] Football
[C] Kabaddi
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: C [Kabaddi]
Notes:
Kabaddi is the national sports of Bangladesh. In rural Bangladesh, several traditional indigenous sports such as Kabaddi, Boli Khela, Lathi Khela and Nouka Baich remain fairly popular. While Kabaddi is the national sport, Cricket is the most popular sport in the country followed by football.
16. “Bandy” is a sub-type of which sport?
[A] Kabaddi
[B] Hand ball
[C] Hockey
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Hockey]
Notes:
“Bandy” is a sub-type of Hockey sport. Bandy is played with a ball on a football pitch-sized ice arena (bandy rink), typically outdoors, and with many rules similar to association football. It is played professionally in Russia and Sweden. The sport is recognized by the IOC; its international governing body is the Federation of International Bandy.
17. Which country won the most number of “Sultan of Johor Cup” champion titles, an annual international under-21 men’s field hockey tournament?
[A] Japan
[B] Australia
[C] Great Britain
[D] India
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Correct Answer: C [Great Britain]
Notes:
Great Britain won the most number of “Sultan of Johor Cup” champion titles, an annual international under-21 men’s field hockey tournament.
18. In which year, hockey was introduced for the first time in the Commonwealth Games?
[A] 1995
[B] 1996
[C] 1997
[D] 1998
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Correct Answer: D [1998]
Notes:
In the year 1998, hockey was introduced for the first time in the Commonwealth Games.
19. In which year, “Para Ice Hockey”/ “Sledge Hockey” was introduced for the first time in Winter Paralympics?
[A] 1992
[B] 1993
[C] 1994
[D] 1995
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Correct Answer: C [1994]
Notes:
In the year 1994, “Para Ice Hockey”/ “Sledge Hockey” was introduced for the first time in Winter Paralympics
20. In which Olympic Games, women’s association football was introduced for the first time?
[A] 1988 Olympic Games
[B] 1992 Olympic Games
[C] 1996 Olympic Games
[D] 2000 Olympic Games
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Correct Answer: C [1996 Olympic Games]
Notes:
In 1996 Olympic Games, women’s association football was introduced for the first time.
