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In competitive exams, questions regarding Sports are always asked. These questions are easier to answer as compared to other sections of General Awareness and they also help in improving your overall performance You must be up-to-date with current affairs related to Sports in order to answer these questions. You can begin to answer once you become aware of it.

With a little practice, you&#39;ll be able to answer these General Knowledge questions with ease. So we&#39;ve included ten questions about Sports for you to practice with. Each of these questions should be answered in less than a minute.

 

<h2>Questions on Sports</h2>

 
You can also download the questions and answers pdf. Just click on the Download PDF button. So let&#39;s start with the first question.

Q:1 Unnati Hooda is associated with which of the following sports?

1. Badminton 

2. Hockey

3. Sprinter

4. Table Tennis

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Let&#39;s start with an easy one.

Q:2 With which of the following sport is Abhinav Shaw associated?

1. Chess

2. Shooting 

3. Badminton

4. Boxing

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) This one&#39;s easy too.

Q:3 In which sport is the term LONA used?

1. Kabaddi

2. Kho-Kho

3. Volleyball

4. Soft ball

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Do you know about these sports? Then, you must have got this right.

Q:4 Which of the following games/sports is R Praggnanandhaa associated with?

1. Chess

2. Poker

3. Table tennis

4. Squash

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) You can get this right if you followed the news recently.

Q:5 Babita Phogat is associated with which of the following sport?

1. Weightlifting

2. Wrestling

3. Boxing

4. Chess

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) You must have heard of her name. Try to get this one.

Q:6 Paan Singh Tomar, who was a seven-time national champion, was associated with which of the following sports?

1. Shotput

2. Steeplechase

3. Swimming

4. Hockey

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) It isn&#39;t difficult. Just get rid of the wrong options.

Q:7 The ‘Polly Umrigar Award’ is conferred in which sports category?

1. Football

2. Hockey

3. Badminton

4. Cricket

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 25 Seconds) You can do this one. Think carefully.

Q:8 Which of the following sports is Sebastian Korda associated with?

1. Badminton

2. Cricket

3. Tennis

4. Volleyball

(Difficulty: 4, Estimated Time: 25 Seconds) Have you heard of him? Make an attempt to do this correctly..

Q:9 Which of the following is the most followed International sports federation on social media?

1. FIFA

2. ICC

3. BCCI

4. ECB

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) This one&#39;s quite straightforward. Hurry up!

Q:10 Gareth Bale announced retirement related from which sport?

1. Football

2. Cricket

3. Volleyball

4. Basketball

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Time&#39;s ticking. Let&#39;s get done with the last one.

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Let&#39;s have a look at your score.

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Comment below your score, considering each question has 1 mark only. If you scored 8 to 10, congratulations! You are one step closer to selection. If you have scored 5 to 8 marks, then you are doing well, keep it up. If you have scored less than 5 marks then you need to work a little harder on this subject. But don&#39;t worry, we are here to help you master the subject.

Let&#39;s check the answers and solutions and try to find out what went wrong. 
 

<h2>Answers and Solutions 
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Q:1 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Badminton.

Unnati Hooda is an Indian badminton player from Haryana.

She is the youngest Indian to win a BWF Super 100 title 
 

Q:2 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Shooting 

Abhinav Shaw recently won gold in ISSF Junior World Championships 2023 took place at Changwon Shooting Range, South Korea from July 16 to 24. 

This year&#39;s third edition of the competition featured 90 proficient Indian shooters competing in pistol, rifle, and shotgun categories for the under-21 age group in an effort to win medals.

India’s won a total of 17 medals, including six gold, six silver, and five bronze at the ISSF Junior World Championships 2023.  
 

Q:3 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Kabaddi

The term LONA is used for a raid in Kabaddi.

A Lona is when a raider goes into the opponent&#39;s half and scores points by touching as many opponents as possible and then returning to their own half without being touched themselves. 

If the raider is is touched, they are out and and their team loses a point. 
 

Q:4 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Chess

R.Praggnanandhaa is an Indian Chess prodigy .

He defeated the world&#39;s second and third ranked players to make it to the world cup final, a remarkable feat in itself as no other Indian has completed in the finals since chess legend Vishwanathan Anand won the title back in 2002. 
 

Q:5 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Wrestling

Babita Kumari Phogat is an Indian wrestler, who won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games.

She also won silver medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships.

Babita Phogat entered politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019. 
 

Q:6 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Steeplechase

Who is he?

Paan Singh Tomar was an Indian soldier, athlete.

He served in the Indian Army, where his talent for running was discovered.

He was a seven-time national steeplechase champion in the 1950s and 1960s.

He represented India at the 1958 Asian Games. 
 

Q:7 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Cricket

The Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year is one of the BCCI Awards, awarded to Indian cricketers for the best performance in international cricket.

This award was founded in 2007 and Sachin Tendulkar was the first recipient.

Virat Kohli won this award for the 5 times which is the highest. 
 

Q:8 The correct asnwer is Option 3 i.e. Tennis

Sebastian Korda is an American professional Tennis player.

He has achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 25 on June 2023.

He has also won one ATP singles tournament, the 2021 Emilia Romagna Open, and the Junior title at the 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father Petr Korda won the Australian Open title.  
 

Q:9 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. ICC

ICC most followed the international sports federation on social media.

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 92.2 million followers across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube makes it the most followed international sports federation on social media, according to a study from BCW Sports. 
 

Q:10 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Football

Gareth Bale announced retirement from professional football.

He made the surprise announcement in a statement posted on his social media channels. 
 

So that&#39;s it for now. Static GK matters are generally important. We&#39;ll go over another aspect of General Awareness later. Until then, you can practice the questions by downloading the Sports PDF.

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