1. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2018?
A) Germany
B) Brazil
C) France ✅
D) Argentina
📘 France defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final.
2. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
A) Abhinav Bindra ✅
B) Milkha Singh
C) P.T. Usha
D) Leander Paes
📘 Won gold in 10m Air Rifle in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
3. The term "Double Fault" is associated with:
A) Cricket
B) Badminton
C) Table Tennis
D) Lawn Tennis ✅
📘 Occurs when both service attempts fail.
4. Who is known as the "Flying Sikh" of India?
A) Milkha Singh ✅
B) P.T. Usha
C) Abhinav Bindra
D) Sandeep Singh
📘 Won multiple golds in athletics during the 1950s–60s.
5. Which country hosts the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament?
A) USA
B) Australia
C) France
D) United Kingdom ✅
📘 Held annually in London; oldest tennis tournament.
6. The Asian Games are held every:
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years ✅
D) 5 years
📘 Major continental multi-sport event.
7. Who is the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics?
A) P.V. Sindhu ✅
B) Mary Kom
C) Karnam Malleswari
D) Hima Das
📘 Won silver in badminton at Rio 2016.
8. The "Ashes" series is played between:
A) India and Pakistan
B) England and Australia ✅
C) South Africa and New Zealand
D) West Indies and England
📘 Historic Test cricket series.
9. Which Indian cricketer is known as the "God of Cricket"?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Kapil Dev
C) M.S. Dhoni
D) Sachin Tendulkar ✅
📘 Known for his unmatched records in international cricket.
10. Which sport is Saina Nehwal associated with?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton ✅
C) Table Tennis
D) Archery
📘 Won multiple international medals for India.
11. The Durand Cup is associated with which sport?
A) Cricket
B) Football ✅
C) Kabaddi
D) Wrestling
📘 One of the oldest football tournaments in India.
12. Who was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title?
A) Sania Mirza
B) Mahesh Bhupathi ✅
C) Leander Paes
D) Rohan Bopanna
📘 Won French Open mixed doubles in 1997.
13. In which year did India win its first Cricket World Cup?
A) 1975
B) 1983 ✅
C) 1996
D) 2011
📘 Under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
14. The Olympic Games are held every:
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years ✅
D) 5 years
📘 Summer and Winter Games alternate every 2 years.
15. Who won the gold medal in Javelin Throw at Tokyo 2020 Olympics for India?
A) Yogeshwar Dutt
B) Neeraj Chopra ✅
C) Devendra Jhajharia
D) Bajrang Punia
📘 India’s first Olympic gold in athletics.
16. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
A) Squash
B) Tennis
C) Badminton ✅
D) Table Tennis
📘 Shuttlecock is hit across a net using racquets.
17. Which of the following is not a team sport?
A) Football
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Archery ✅
📘 Archery is an individual event (though sometimes team-based in format).
18. ICC is the governing body of:
A) Chess
B) Badminton
C) Cricket ✅
D) Football
📘 International Cricket Council governs global cricket.
19. Who won the Ballon d'Or 2023?
A) Cristiano Ronaldo
B) Lionel Messi ✅
C) Karim Benzema
D) Kylian Mbappe
📘 Awarded for best football performance globally.
20. What is the full form of IPL in cricket?
A) Indian Premier League ✅
B) Indian Player League
C) Indian Power League
D) Indian Pitch League
📘 Professional T20 cricket league in India.
21. Who won the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup?
A) India
B) Australia ✅
C) England
D) Pakistan
📘 Australia defeated India in the final.
22. The "Subroto Cup" is associated with which sport?
A) Basketball
B) Kabaddi
C) Football ✅
D) Tennis
📘 School-level football tournament in India.
23. What is the national sport of India (de facto)?
A) Cricket
B) Hockey ✅
C) Kabaddi
D) Wrestling
📘 While not officially declared, Hockey has historical significance.
24. Who is the first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics?
A) Bhavani Devi ✅
B) Deepika Kumari
C) Apurvi Chandela
D) Anjali Bhagwat
📘 Qualified for Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
25. Thomas Cup is related to which sport?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton ✅
C) Hockey
D) Cricket
📘 World Men’s Team Badminton Championship.
26. Which country has hosted the most Summer Olympic Games?
A) UK
B) USA ✅
C) France
D) Germany
📘 USA has hosted the Summer Olympics four times.
27. How many players are there in a hockey team?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11 ✅
D) 12
📘 Each team fields 11 players, including the goalkeeper.
28. Which cricketer is nicknamed “Captain Cool”?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Sourav Ganguly
C) MS Dhoni ✅
D) Rohit Sharma
📘 Known for his calm under pressure.
29. Which of these is a wrestling style in Olympics?
A) Roman-Greek
B) Greco-Roman ✅
C) Classic-Roman
D) Indo-Greek
📘 Greco-Roman and freestyle are two Olympic styles.
30. Mary Kom is associated with which sport?
A) Wrestling
B) Boxing ✅
C) Weightlifting
D) Archery
📘 She is a six-time world champion boxer.
31. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee is in:
A) London
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Lausanne ✅
📘 Located in Switzerland.
32. Which Indian won the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Lawn Bowls?
A) Lovely Choubey ✅
B) Rani Rampal
C) Nikhat Zareen
D) Vinesh Phogat
📘 Part of the historic women’s Lawn Bowls team.
33. "Checkmate" is a term used in:
A) Carrom
B) Bridge
C) Chess ✅
D) Snooker
📘 Checkmate ends the chess game.
34. Which Indian female athlete is known as the “Payyoli Express”?
A) Hima Das
B) Dutee Chand
C) P.T. Usha ✅
D) Anju Bobby George
📘 Famous Indian sprinter.
35. Who is the only Indian male gymnast to qualify for the Olympics?
A) Deepak Karmakar
B) Rakesh Patra
C) Ashish Kumar
D) Dipa Karmakar (trick: not male!) ✅
📘 Trick question: India hasn’t had a male gymnast in Olympics yet.
36. The ICC headquarters are located in:
A) Mumbai
B) London
C) Dubai ✅
D) Sydney
📘 Moved from London to Dubai in 2005.
37. The number of players in a kabaddi team on the field is:
A) 9
B) 7 ✅
C) 6
D) 5
📘 Each team has 7 players on the court.
38. The Olympic motto is:
A) Fight and Win
B) Run, Jump, Win
C) Citius, Altius, Fortius ✅
D) One World, One Dream
📘 Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".
39. In which sport is the Davis Cup awarded?
A) Badminton
B) Football
C) Tennis ✅
D) Table Tennis
📘 International men’s team tennis tournament.
40. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri plays in which position?
A) Defender
B) Midfielder
C) Striker ✅
D) Goalkeeper
📘 India’s all-time top goal scorer.
41. Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023?
A) Shubman Gill ✅
B) Faf du Plessis
C) Ruturaj Gaikwad
D) Virat Kohli
📘 For scoring the most runs in the season.
42. Which country won the Hockey World Cup 2023?
A) India
B) Germany ✅
C) Australia
D) Belgium
📘 Germany beat Belgium in the final.
43. Which Indian state is most associated with archery?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Jharkhand ✅
C) Kerala
D) Gujarat
📘 Many Indian archers hail from Jharkhand, including Deepika Kumari.
44. Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) Qatar ✅
D) France
📘 First Middle Eastern country to host.
45. Who is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in Badminton?
A) P.V. Sindhu
B) Saina Nehwal ✅
C) Kidambi Srikanth
D) Prakash Padukone
📘 Bronze in London 2012.
46. Which Indian sportsperson is also an Army officer?
A) Neeraj Chopra ✅
B) Virat Kohli
C) Dipa Karmakar
D) Bajrang Punia
📘 He holds the rank of Subedar in Indian Army.
47. The Santosh Trophy is associated with:
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Football ✅
D) Volleyball
📘 National level football competition.
48. Who is the current BCCI President (as of 2025)?
A) Roger Binny ✅
B) Sourav Ganguly
C) Anurag Thakur
D) Jay Shah
📘 Former cricketer Roger Binny took charge in 2022.
49. Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals?
A) China
B) Russia
C) USA ✅
D) Germany
📘 USA leads the all-time Olympic medal tally.
50. The Beighton Cup is associated with:
A) Shooting
B) Badminton
C) Chess
D) Hockey ✅
📘 Oldest field hockey tournament in India.
51. Which cricketer hit six sixes in an over in T20 World Cup 2007?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Yuvraj Singh ✅
C) MS Dhoni
D) Virender Sehwag
📘 Did it against England’s Stuart Broad.
52. The Paralympic Games are meant for:
A) Junior athletes
B) Retired players
C) Physically challenged athletes ✅
D) Amateurs
📘 Held after Olympics for para-athletes.
53. Who holds the record for most Olympic golds in athletics?
A) Usain Bolt
B) Carl Lewis
C) Michael Phelps
D) Usain Bolt ✅
📘 8 golds in sprint events.
54. Which Indian boxer won gold at World Championships in 2023?
A) Amit Panghal
B) Shiva Thapa
C) Lovlina Borgohain ✅
D) Mary Kom
📘 She won gold in 75kg category.
55. The Uber Cup is related to:
A) Men’s Badminton
B) Women’s Badminton ✅
C) Women’s Tennis
D) Men’s Hockey
📘 Team badminton championship for women.
56. In which city was the Commonwealth Games 2022 held?
A) London
B) Glasgow
C) Birmingham ✅
D) Melbourne
📘 UK hosted the event.
57. Who is India’s highest-ranked Chess player (2025)?
A) Pentala Harikrishna
B) D. Gukesh ✅
C) R. Praggnanandhaa
D) Viswanathan Anand
📘 D. Gukesh recently surpassed Anand.
58. Which sportsperson is known as the “Haryana Hurricane”?
A) Kapil Dev ✅
B) Virender Sehwag
C) Yogeshwar Dutt
D) Bajrang Punia
📘 Kapil Dev hailed from Haryana.
59. Name the Indian wrestler who won bronze in Tokyo 2020?
A) Ravi Dahiya
B) Bajrang Punia ✅
C) Sushil Kumar
D) Deepak Punia
📘 Bronze in freestyle 65 kg.
60. Which team won IPL 2022?
A) CSK
B) GT ✅
C) RR
D) MI
📘 Gujarat Titans won in their debut season.\
61. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Karnam Malleswari ✅
C) P.T. Usha
D) Mary Kom
📘 She won bronze in weightlifting in Sydney 2000.
62. Which Indian city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi ✅
C) Hyderabad
D) Chennai
📘 First time CWG was held in India.
63. Thomas Cup is associated with which sport?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton ✅
C) Football
D) Table Tennis
📘 Men's international badminton team championship.
64. How many players are on a basketball team (on court)?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 5 ✅
D) 4
📘 Five players per team are on court at a time.
65. Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2023?
A) Kylian Mbappé
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Lionel Messi ✅
D) Erling Haaland
📘 Messi won his 8th Ballon d'Or.
66. In which year did India first participate in the Olympics?
A) 1920 ✅
B) 1948
C) 1936
D) 1900
📘 India’s Olympic debut was in Antwerp, Belgium.
67. Who was the flag bearer for India at Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
A) Mary Kom
B) Bajrang Punia
C) Manpreet Singh ✅
D) Vinesh Phogat
📘 Hockey captain led the Indian contingent.
68. Ranji Trophy is associated with:
A) Hockey
B) Cricket ✅
C) Tennis
D) Football
📘 India’s premier domestic first-class cricket tournament.
69. Which country won the Cricket World Cup 2019?
A) Australia
B) India
C) England ✅
D) New Zealand
📘 England won on boundary count after a tied final.
70. Which Indian player won gold in 2020 Paralympics in javelin?
A) Devendra Jhajharia
B) Sumit Antil ✅
C) Mariyappan Thangavelu
D) Avani Lekhara
📘 Set world record in F64 javelin event.
71. Rohan Bopanna is associated with which sport?
A) Table Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Lawn Tennis ✅
D) Snooker
📘 Indian doubles tennis player.
72. Who won the Women's Singles Wimbledon 2023?
A) Iga Swiatek
B) Aryna Sabalenka
C) Marketa Vondrousova ✅
D) Ons Jabeur
📘 First unseeded woman to win Wimbledon.
73. Who is known as the "Flying Sikh" of India?
A) Dhyan Chand
B) Milkha Singh ✅
C) P.T. Usha
D) Neeraj Chopra
📘 Legendary sprinter, narrowly missed Olympic bronze.
74. The term ‘double fault’ is associated with:
A) Golf
B) Football
C) Tennis ✅
D) Cricket
📘 Occurs in tennis when both service attempts fail.
75. Which Indian was crowned World Chess Champion five times?
A) D. Gukesh
B) R. Praggnanandhaa
C) Viswanathan Anand ✅
D) Koneru Humpy
📘 India’s first Grandmaster and multiple-time World Champion.
76. Who won the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2023?
A) Babar Azam
B) Virat Kohli ✅
C) Travis Head
D) Kane Williamson
📘 He made a remarkable comeback in ODIs.
77. The Subroto Cup is related to:
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Football ✅
D) Volleyball
📘 School-level football tournament in India.
78. How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
A) 4
B) 5 ✅
C) 6
D) 7
📘 Represent 5 continents united by Olympism.
79. The first Asian Games were held in:
A) Tokyo
B) Jakarta
C) New Delhi ✅
D) Bangkok
📘 Held in 1951 at New Delhi.
80. The nickname "The Wall" in cricket refers to:
A) Rahul Dravid ✅
B) MS Dhoni
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Virat Kohli
📘 Known for his defensive technique.
81. Who is the fastest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets?
A) Jasprit Bumrah ✅
B) Mohammed Shami
C) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
D) Ashish Nehra
📘 Achieved the milestone in just 57 matches.
82. Pankaj Advani is a champion in which sport?
A) Shooting
B) Chess
C) Billiards/Snooker ✅
D) Weightlifting
📘 Multiple-time World Billiards Champion.
83. Which Indian shooter won Olympic gold in 2008?
A) Gagan Narang
B) Abhinav Bindra ✅
C) Ronjan Sodhi
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore
📘 India's first individual Olympic gold.
84. The Dronacharya Award is given to:
A) Sportspersons
B) Coaches ✅
C) Referees
D) Commentators
📘 Awarded to outstanding sports coaches.
85. How many gold medals did India win in Asian Games 2018?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 16 ✅
D) 19
📘 India won 16 golds in Jakarta.
86. Rani Rampal is associated with:
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Hockey ✅
D) Shooting
📘 Former captain of Indian women’s hockey team.
87. Who won FIFA World Cup 2022?
A) France
B) Brazil
C) Argentina ✅
D) Germany
📘 Argentina beat France in the final.
88. Which sport is associated with Leander Paes?
A) Football
B) Table Tennis
C) Tennis ✅
D) Squash
📘 Olympic medalist and multiple Grand Slam winner.
89. PV Sindhu won silver in Olympics held at:
A) Beijing
B) Rio ✅
C) Tokyo
D) London
📘 Lost final to Carolina Marin in Rio 2016.
90. Which Indian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics 2024?
A) Amit Panghal
B) Nikhat Zareen ✅
C) Mary Kom
D) Shiva Thapa
📘 Secured her berth through World qualifiers.
91. Which Indian sprinter is called “Dhing Express”?
A) Dutee Chand
B) P.T. Usha
C) Hima Das ✅
D) Seema Punia
📘 From Dhing in Assam, first Indian to win gold in a global track event.
92. The Asian Games are held every:
A) 3 years
B) 4 years ✅
C) 5 years
D) 2 years
📘 Like the Olympics, held every four years.
93. Who is the captain of the Indian women's cricket team (as of 2025)?
A) Smriti Mandhana
B) Harmanpreet Kaur ✅
C) Shafali Verma
D) Mithali Raj
📘 Harmanpreet has led India in T20s and ODIs.
94. Which is the national sport of India?
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) No official sport ✅
D) Kabaddi
📘 Contrary to belief, India has no official national sport.
95. Which Indian athlete is a javelin throw gold medalist in Olympics?
A) Neeraj Chopra ✅
B) Devendra Jhajharia
C) Yogeshwar Dutt
D) Tejaswin Shankar
📘 Gold in Tokyo 2020.
96. Who is the only Indian to play in the NBA?
A) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
B) Amjyot Singh
C) Satnam Singh ✅
D) Yuvraj Singh
📘 Drafted by Dallas Mavericks in 2015.
97. Which sport uses the term ‘Bogey’?
A) Golf ✅
B) Billiards
C) Baseball
D) Polo
📘 One stroke over par in golf.
98. What is the standard length of a marathon race?
A) 36.2 km
B) 40.0 km
C) 42.195 km ✅
D) 45.6 km
📘 Standard Olympic marathon distance.
99. Who won the first T20 World Cup in 2007?
A) Australia
B) South Africa
C) India ✅
D) England
📘 India beat Pakistan in the final.
100. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?
A) Paris
B) Los Angeles ✅
C) Brisbane
D) Madrid
📘 After Paris 2024, LA will host in 2028.
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