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The length of a cricket pitch between the two sets of stumps is:
Correct answer: B. 22 yards
A cricket pitch is 22 yards (about 20.12 m) long between the wickets.
easy
Sports: Trophies, Olympics, Players and Awards MCQs
Solved sports GK MCQs for SSC, banking and railway exams: team sizes, trophies and their games, Olympic facts, India's medal winners and national sports awards.
20 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
This set covers sports facts that Indian candidates are expected to know: measurements such as the cricket pitch, trophies and the sports they belong to, India's Olympic history, chess grandmasters and national sports awards.
Trophy questions are easiest when grouped by sport. Learn India's major sporting firsts with their years, as they appear regularly.
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How many players of a team are on the court at one time in volleyball?
Correct answer: B. 6
Each volleyball team has six players on court; basketball has five.
easy - 3
How many players of a team are on the field at a time in kho-kho?
Correct answer: B. 9
A kho-kho team has nine players on the field: eight sit in a row and one chases. A full squad has 12.
medium - 4
In which sport do nations compete for the Thomas Cup?
Correct answer: D. Badminton
The Thomas Cup is the men's world team championship in badminton; India won it for the first time in 2022.
easy - 5
The Davis Cup is an international team competition in:
Correct answer: B. Tennis
The Davis Cup is men's team tennis between nations; the Billie Jean King Cup is the women's event.
easy - 6
The Santosh Trophy is India's national championship in:
Correct answer: C. Football
State teams compete for the Santosh Trophy in football.
medium - 7
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 at:
Correct answer: B. Athens
The modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece, the home of the ancient Games.
easy - 8
How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
Correct answer: A. Five
The five interlocking rings stand for the union of the five inhabited continents.
easy - 9
India's highest sporting honour is the:
Correct answer: A. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
The Khel Ratna, renamed after Major Dhyan Chand in 2021, is India's highest sports award.
easy - 10
Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics at Tokyo 2020 in:
Correct answer: B. Javelin throw
Neeraj Chopra won the javelin final on 7 August 2021 with a throw of 87.58 m.
easy - 11
Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal at Beijing 2008 in:
Correct answer: A. 10 m air rifle shooting
Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event in 2008.
easy - 12
The Wimbledon tennis championship is played on which surface?
Correct answer: C. Grass
Wimbledon in London is the only Grand Slam played on grass; the French Open is on clay.
easy - 13
Who became India's first chess Grandmaster in 1988?
Correct answer: D. Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand became India's first Grandmaster in 1988 and later a five-time world champion.
easy - 14
The 2010 Commonwealth Games were held in:
Correct answer: D. New Delhi
New Delhi hosted the 19th Commonwealth Games in October 2010.
easy - 15
The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at:
Correct answer: C. New Delhi
New Delhi hosted the first Asian Games in March 1951; it hosted them again in 1982.
medium - 16
What is the official distance of a marathon race?
Correct answer: C. 42.195 km
A full marathon is 42.195 km; a half marathon is half of that, 21.0975 km.
medium - 17
India won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey in 1928 at:
Correct answer: C. Amsterdam
India won hockey gold at Amsterdam in 1928, the first of eight Olympic hockey golds.
medium - 18
The term "LBW" is used in:
Correct answer: D. Cricket
LBW (leg before wicket) is a way a batter can be given out in cricket.
easy - 19
The Ryder Cup is a team competition in:
Correct answer: B. Golf
The Ryder Cup is played between golf teams from Europe and the United States.
medium - 20
The first Olympic medal won by an Indian woman (Sydney 2000) came in which sport?
Correct answer: B. Weightlifting
Karnam Malleswari won bronze in weightlifting at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the first Olympic medal by an Indian woman.
medium