R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | UPSC,PCS,CDS,NDA Sports General Knowledge(GK) MCQS

Which country houses the headquarters of the “Commonwealth Games Federation”?

1. Ireland
2. Canada
3. England
4. Australia

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever held?

1. 2006 Commonwealth Games
2. 2010 Commonwealth Games
3. 2014 Commonwealth Games
4. 2018 Commonwealth Games

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country will host the 2022 Asian Games?

1. China
2. India
3. Japan
4. South Korea

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who won the “most valuable player (MVP)” award in the 2018 Asian Games?

1. Lin Dan
2. Rikako Ikee
3. Kosuke Hagino
4. Koji Ito

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state hosted the 2015 National Games of India?

1. Jharkhand
2. Kerala
3. Goa
4. Uttarakhand

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state came to the first position in the 2015 National games of India?

1. Kerala
2. Haryana
3. Manipur
4. Assam

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What was the motto of the 2015 National Games of India?

1. Ever Onward
2. Get Set Play
3. Get Set Go
4. Ever Forward

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country houses the headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

1. United Kingdom
2. Australia
3. United Arab Emirates
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was W.G. Grace?

1. An English cricketer
2. An English footballer
3. An English golfer
4. An English tennis player

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country houses the largest cricket ground in the world; by capacity?

1. Australia
2. India
3. England
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who took the most wickets in the first Women’s Cricket World Cup held in 1973?

1. Mary Pilling
2. Rosalind Heggs
3. June Stephenson
4. Julia Greenwood

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country won the Women’s Cricket World Cup most number of times?

1. England
2. New Zealand
3. West Indies
4. Australia

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who took the most wickets in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup?

1. Jhulan Goswami
2. Chandima Gunaratne
3. Dane Van Niekerk
4. Anya Shrubsole

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the “Man of the Match in the final” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup; in which India won its second “Cricket World Cup Champion” title?

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Rohit Sharma
3. Zaheer Khan
4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In which Asian Games; Kabaddi was first introduced for promotion purposes as a demonstration sport?

1. 1951 Asian Games
2. 1955 Asian Games
3. 1959 Asian Games
4. 1963 Asian Games

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which three countries will jointly host the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup?

1. United States of America; Mexico; Canada
2. Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
3. France; Portugal; Spain
4. Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the place of origin of tennis sport?

1. Canada
2. England
3. France
4. Spain

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament to happen in a single tennis calendar year?

1. Australian Open
2. French Open
3. Wimbledon Championship
4. US Open

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which Grand Slam tennis tournament’s home is “Billie Jean King National Tennis Center”?

1. French Open
2. Wimbledon Championship
3. Australian Open
4. US Open

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which sport’s tournament is known as “Grand Prix Super Series”?

1. Racing
2. Tennis
3. Polo
4. Golf

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In which Olympics; “Field Hockey” was introduced for the first time?

1. 1908 Summer Olympics
2. 1912 Summer Olympics
3. 1916 Summer Olympics
4. 1920 Summer Olympics

✅ Correct Answer: 1

In which year; hockey was introduced for the first time in the Commonwealth Games?

1. 1995
2. 1996
3. 1997
4. 1998

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which country stands first in the all-time medal count won in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics?

1. Norway
2. United States of America
3. Canada
4. Sweden

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which sport’s sub-type variant is “Ringette”?

1. Squash
2. Hockey
3. Golf
4. Polo

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country’s national football team is nicknamed as “Canarinha (Little Canary)”?

1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Argentina
4. Portugal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country’s national football team is nicknamed as “La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blues)”?

1. Uruguay
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
4. Italy

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was Peter Thangaraj?

1. An Indian Football Player
2. An Indian Cricket Player
3. An Indian Tennis Player
4. An Indian Volleyball Player

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the place of origin of tennis sport?

1. Canada
2. England
3. France
4. Spain

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who founded the International Tennis Hall of Fame; the largest tennis museum in the world?

1. Walter Clopton Wingfield
2. Jimmy Van Alen
3. Arthur Ashe
4. Harry Hopman

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which male tennis player won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments?

1. Rafael Nadal
2. Roger Federer
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Pete Sampras

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which famous golf player is nicknamed as “The King”?

1. Alan Shepard
2. Jack Nicklaus
3. Arnold Palmer
4. Tiger Woods

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who won the gold medal in golf women’s individual at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

1. Inbee Park
2. Lydia Ko
3. Shanshan Feng
4. Lorena Ochoa

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which sport’s playing format is “Bingo Bango Bongo”?

1. Tennis
2. Football
3. Golf
4. Polo

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is the birthplace of boxing?

1. Belgium
2. Greece
3. Sweden
4. Spain

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which sport’s competition is the “Fight of the Century” match between David Tua and Shane Cameron in 2009?

1. Wrestling
2. Boxing
3. Weightlifting
4. Tennis

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which boxing punch is in which an arm punch which owes it the power to the shortening of a circular are rather than to transference of body weight; it tends to have more of an effect due to the surprise of the odd angle it lands at rather than the actual power of punch?

1. Bolo punch
2. Overhand Punch
3. Check hook punch
4. Jab punch

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Since which Summer Olympics; wrestling has been introduced in the official events program?

1. 1904 Summer Olympics
2. 1908 Summer Olympics
3. 1912 Summer Olympics
4. 1916 Summer Olympics

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country houses the International Wrestling Hall of Fame?

1. Canada
2. France
3. United States of America
4. Sweden

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is the country of origin of “Catch Wrestling”?

1. United States of America
2. Canada
3. Norway
4. United Kingdom

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which country won the most number of medals in wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics?

1. United States of America
2. Cuba
3. Japan
4. Russia

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which boxing style is in which a boxer who generally lacks finesse and footwork in the ring; but makes up for it through sheer punching power?

1. Brawler/slugger
2. Boxer/out-fighter
3. Counter puncher
4. Boxer-puncher

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which boxing punch style is a vertical; rising punch thrown with the rear hand?

1. Uppercut
2. Hook
3. Jab
4. Cross

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is Kim Duk-koo famous for?

1. As a South Korean film director
2. As a South Korean wrestler
3. As a South Korean boxer
4. As a South Korean actor

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which are the participants of the “Super Fight II” boxing match held in 1974?

1. James Jeffries and Jack Johnson
2. Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey
3. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
4. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which country won the most number of medals in boxing in the Summer Olympics?

1. Italy
2. Russia
3. United States of America
4. Cuba

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which city houses the headquarters of the Indian Powerlifting Federation?

1. Jaipur
2. Gurgaon
3. Lucknow
4. Jamshedpur

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The “Eliteserien” is the premier professional men’s handball league of which country?

1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Finland
4. Norway

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who is known as the inventor of the softball game?

1. George Hancock
2. William G. Morgan
3. James Naismith
4. Derek Brian

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which sport’s rule book and scoring system are known as the “Code of Points”?

1. Swimming
2. Archery
3. Gymnastics
4. Tennis

✅ Correct Answer: 3