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Sports Questions - on Sports General Knowledge

List of Sports Questions - on Sports General Knowledge

Sports GK (General Knowledge) Questions on various sports, The most relevant and current sports current affairs...

Various competitive exams or government exams face game based questions in general awareness section. The types of questions related to this topic are given for reference. Based on this it is important for the candidates to know what type of questions will be asked in the exam.

1.Who was the first Olympic Champion?

  • (a) Hera
  • (b) Pelops
  • (c) Coroebus
  • (d) Oenomaus

Answer: C. Coroebus 

2.Who is the manager of Manchester City Football Team?

  • (a) Neil Warnock
  • (b) Jose Mourinho
  • (c) Unai Emery
  • (d) Pep Guardiola

Answer: D. Pep Guardiola 

3.Which athlete has won five gold medals in men’s long jump?

  • (a) Sergey Bubka
  • (b) Stefan Holm
  • (c) Ivan Pedroso
  • (d) Javier Sotomayor

Answer: C. Ivan Pedroso 

4.Who is the President of UEFA?

  • (a) Reinhard Grindel
  • (b) Aleksander Ceferin
  • (c) Fernando Gomes
  • (d) Michele Uva

Answer: B. Aleksander Ceferin 

5.When was the World Cup first time held outside England?

  • (a) 1979
  • (b) 1990
  • (c) 1987
  • (d) 1994

Answer: C. 1987

6.Who won the World Championships in Athletics held at London 2017 in Women’s Discus Throw?

  • (a) Sandra Perkovic
  • (b) Dani Stevens
  • (c) Melina Michon
  • (d) Nadine Muller

 Answer: A. Sandra Perkovic 

7.Who had won the 2018 Downhill World Cup for women?

  • (a) Myriam Nicole
  • (b) Rachel Atherton
  • (c) Sabrina Jonnier
  • (d) Tracy Moseley

Answer: B. Rachel Atherton 

8.When did World Badminton Federation cease to operate?

  • (a) 1999
  • (b) 1995
  • (c) 1981
  • (d) 1983

Answer: C. 1981

9.When was All India Tennis Association founded?

  • (a) 1950
  • (b) 1920
  • (c) 1965
  • (d) 1937

Answer: B. 1920

10.Where are the headquarters of International Gymnastics Federation?

  • (a) England
  • (b) Germany
  • (c) Switzerland
  • (d) France

Answer: C. Switzerland 

11.Who had won the 2018 Downhill World Cup for women?

  • (a) Myriam Nicole
  • (b) Rachel Atherton
  • (c) Sabrina Jonnier
  • (d) Tracy Moseley

Answer: B. Rachel Atherton 

12.Where are the headquarters of FIFA situated?

  • (a) Bonn
  • (b) Berlin
  • (c) London
  • (d) Zurich

Answer: D. Zurich 

13.Who is the oldest player to ever play in FIFA Women’s World Cup?

  • (a) Christie Rampone
  • (b) Homare Sawa
  • (c) Brandi Chastain
  • (d) William Sawaya

Answer: A. Christie Rampone 

14.When was the Badminton Association of India founded?

  • (a) 1955
  • (b) 1942
  • (c) 1934
  • (d) 1966

Answer: C. 1934

15.Euro Cup is related to which sports?

  • (a) Badminton
  • (b) Football
  • (c) Table Tennis
  • (d) Hockey

Answer: B. Football

16.Grand Slam is used in which of the following games?

  • (a) Lawn Tennis
  • (b) Football
  • (c) Badminton
  • (d) none of the above

Answer: A. Lawn Tennis

17.In which year Mission Olympics in Army programme was launched?

  • (a) 1999
  • (b) 2000
  • (c) 2001
  • (d) 2002

Answer: C. 2001

18.How many bails are placed on three stumps on either side of a cricket pitch?

  •  (a) 2
  •  (b) 3
  •  (c) 4
  •  (d) 1

 Answer: A. 2

19.Who presented the Telstar 18 to Moscow in 2017?

  • (a) Lionel Messi
  • (b) ZinedineTels Zidane
  • (c) Kaka
  • (d) Xabi Alonso

Answer: A. Lionel Messi 

20.Where was the inaugural event of the IAAF World Cross Country Championship held?

  • (a) Belgium
  • (b) Italy
  • (c) Morocco
  • (d) UK

Answer: A. Belgium 

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