Set 41 of the Sports GK mixed quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions from 14 different topics of the subject: Cricket World Cups and Trophies, Football and the FIFA World Cup, Motorsport and Cycling: Formula One and the Tour de France and more. 13 of them were asked in real previous-year papers. A topic quiz checks one chapter; this set revises the whole subject at once, the way an exam paper does, where the next question can come from any chapter. Every question carries an explanation of why the correct option is right and why the others are wrong. Keep to the timer, read the explanations at the end, and go back to the notes of any topic where you slipped.
20 questions with answers and explanations
Who among the following was named ICC's emerging player of the year 2018?
The Indian wicketkeeper-batter won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award for 2018, after a debut year in Test cricket that included a century in England.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following won the Fed Cup Heart Award, 2020?
In May 2020 Sania Mirza won the Fed Cup Heart Award for the Asia/Oceania zone, becoming the first Indian to receive it.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the Official Mascot of the FIFA World Cup, 2018?
The mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, was a wolf named Zabivaka, a Russian word meaning "the one who scores".
Read the full explanation →In motor racing, what does a blue flag shown to a driver mean?
The blue flag is shown to a slower driver, usually one who is about to be lapped, and ignoring it repeatedly brings a penalty, because the leaders must not be held up by backmarkers.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following set of players from India have either won or secured the runner-up position in the All England Badminton Tournament?
All three reached the final of the All England Championships: Gopichand won it, while Saina and Lakshya finished runners-up. The All England Open, first held in 1899 in England, is the oldest and one of the most respected badminton tournaments.
Read the full explanation →Modern polo developed from Sagol Kangjei, the traditional horseback game of which Indian state?
Sagol Kangjei, played in Manipur on the small Manipuri pony, is the game from which the modern rules of polo were drawn after British officers and tea planters saw it in the eighteen fifties, which is why Manipur is called the birthplace of modern polo.
Read the full explanation →Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympics medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Which one of the following was her discipline ?
Avani Lekhara is a para shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan, who competes in the SH1 rifle class.
Read the full explanation →Who became the first Indian to win a world championship in any sport, by winning the World Amateur Billiards Championship in 1958?
Wilson Jones of Pune won the World Amateur Billiards Championship in 1958 and so became the first Indian to win a world title in any sport, a landmark often asked in general awareness papers.
Read the full explanation →The Headquarters of the proposed National Sports University (as per National Sports University Ordinance, 2018) will be set up in
The National Sports University is located in Imphal, Manipur, as provided first by the 2018 Ordinance and then by the National Sports University Act, 2018.
Read the full explanation →The Women's Premier League, the franchise Twenty20 league run by the BCCI, began in which year?
The Board of Control for Cricket in India launched the Women's Premier League in 2023 with five franchises, and Mumbai Indians won the first final against Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Read the full explanation →Abhinav Bindra is the winner of the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India. He won gold in which shooting event and in which Olympic Games ?
Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 11 August 2008, India's first individual Olympic gold.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following classes of substances is prohibited only in competition?
The Prohibited List divides substances into those banned at all times, those banned only in competition and those banned only in particular sports.
Read the full explanation →What is the nickname of the National Men's Hockey Team of Australia ?
Australia's men's field hockey team is known as the Kookaburras, after the laughing bird native to Australia. The Kookaburras are among the strongest sides in world hockey.
Read the full explanation →How many players of one team are on the court in a handball match?
The correct answer is C, seven, that is six court players and one goalkeeper, with further players available as substitutes.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following retired from test cricket by bagging a wicket on the last ball of his career?
In his final Test, against Bangladesh at Christchurch in January 2022, the New Zealand batter came on to bowl and took the last wicket, which also won the match for his side.
Read the full explanation →Which driver won the Formula One world championship in 1994 and 1995 and then five times in a row from 2000 to 2004?
The German driver won his first two championships with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, moved to Ferrari and won five consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004, giving him seven in all.
Read the full explanation →Aishwarya Pissay excels in which one of the following sports ?
Aishwarya Pissay is a motorcycle racer from Bengaluru who in 2019 became the first Indian to win a world title in motorsports, the FIM World Cup in Bajas for women.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the winner of the 2024-2025 Ranji Trophy?
Vidarbha won the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, beating Kerala in the final at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The final in March 2025 ended in a draw, and Vidarbha took the title on their first-innings lead.
Read the full explanation →Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund was established with the view to help which one of the following groups?
The fund, run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, gives financial help to sportspersons and their families who are in need.
Read the full explanation →How many medals were won by India in 2016 Summer Olympics?
At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, India won two medals, both by women: a silver in badminton and a bronze in wrestling.
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