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Practice Sports: Trophies, Terms, Venues and Personalities – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

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  1. Question 1

    Consider the following statements about the Olympic Games:

    1. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.

    2. In its Latin form, the Olympic motto ends with the word 'Communiter', meaning 'Together'.

    3. The five Olympic rings stand for Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Antarctica.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  2. Question 2

    Match List-I with List-II.

    List-I (Athlete)List-II (Olympic first for India)
    A. K. D. Jadhav1. First Olympic medal won by an Indian woman
    B. Karnam Malleswari2. First individual Olympic gold medal
    C. Abhinav Bindra3. First track and field Olympic gold medal
    D. Neeraj Chopra4. First individual Olympic medal of independent India

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  3. Question 3

    Consider the following events:

    1. Formation of the BCCI

    2. Invention of basketball by Dr James Naismith

    3. The first Commonwealth Games

    4. The first Durand Cup tournament

    Select the correct chronological order.

  4. Question 4

    Consider the following statements about the Asian Games:

    1. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi in March 1951 and were opened by President Rajendra Prasad.

    2. The Asian Games hosted by New Delhi in 1982 were the Xth Asian Games.

    3. The Sports Authority of India was set up in 1984 as a legacy of the 1982 Asian Games.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  5. Question 5

    Consider the following statements:

    1. The Fit India Movement was launched on 15 August 2019.

    2. India won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey at Amsterdam in 1928.

    3. National Sports Day marks the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  6. Question 6

    Match List-I with List-II.

    List-I (Game)List-II (Players of a team on the field at a time)
    A. Kho-Kho1. Five
    B. Handball2. Six
    C. Volleyball3. Seven
    D. Basketball4. Nine

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  7. Question 7

    Match List-I with List-II.

    List-I (Trophy)List-II (Associated with)
    A. Santosh Trophy1. Inter-school football tournament
    B. Subroto Cup2. Tennis team competition
    C. Uber Cup3. National Football Championship
    D. Davis Cup4. Women's badminton team championship

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  8. Question 8

    Consider the following statements:

    1. 'Spike' and 'block' are terms used in kabaddi.

    2. Kabaddi is an indigenous Indian game in which a raider can earn a bonus point by crossing the bonus line.

    3. Basketball was invented by Dr James Naismith in the USA in December 1891.

    Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  9. Question 9

    Arrange the following events in chronological order:

    1. India wins its first 20-over World Cup

    2. India plays its first Test match, against England

    3. Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games

    4. India wins its first 50-over World Cup

    Select the correct chronological order.

  10. Question 10

    Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I (Person)List-II (Associated with)
    A. James Naismith1. Olympic rings
    B. Pierre de Coubertin2. Asia's oldest football tournament
    C. Mortimer Durand3. Invention of basketball
    D. Major Dhyan Chand4. National Sports Day

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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