Sports GK Questions - MCQs on Sports General Knowledge
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations.
21. Major Dhyanchand’s birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day in India, on which among the following dates?
[A] July 29th
[B] August 29th
[C] March 29th
[D] April 29th
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Correct Answer: B [August 29th]
22. The Commonwealth Games started from which among the following countries?
[A] England
[B] Australia
[C] Canada
[D] India
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Correct Answer: C [Canada]
Notes:
Commonwealth games began in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
23. Grand Slam is used in which of the following games?
[A] Lawn Tennis
[B] Football
[C] Badminton
[D] none of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Lawn Tennis]
24. Durand Cup is associated with?
[A] Swimming
[B] Football
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: B [Football]
25. Who among the following was the First Indian Cricketer to bag 500 wickets in Test matches?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] Srinath
[C] Anil Kumble
[D] Harbhajan Singh
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Correct Answer: C [Anil Kumble]
26. Who among the following was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal ?
[A] K D Jadhav
[B] P T Usha
[C] Leander paes
[D] Dhyan Chand
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Correct Answer: A [K D Jadhav]
Notes:
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in wrestling and was one of the first athletes from India to win a medal in the Olympics.
27. India played its first one day international with which country and in which year?
[A] England 1975
[B] Australia 1976
[C] New Zealand 1975
[D] England 1978
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Correct Answer: A [England 1975]
28. In which among the following years, the Modern Olympic games were held for the first time?
[A] 1889
[B] 1896
[C] 1876
[D] 1898
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29. World’s highest Hockey ground is located in:
[A] Chail
[B] Shilaroo
[C] Parwanoo
[D] Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [Shilaroo]
Notes:
The Shilaroo Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium located in Shilaroo, Himachal Pradesh, India. This Stadium is the world’s highest altitute hockey stadium in the world at exactly 8,000 feet (almost 2,500 meters above sea level) and it’s surrounded by Narkanda and Hatu Peak
30. A game called ” Mokshapat” was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev, It is the original version of which of the following games of today?
[A] Ludo
[B] Snakes & Ladders
[C] Carrom
[D] Chess
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Correct Answer: B [Snakes & Ladders]
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