Sports GK Quiz with Answers

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India won all three major ICC trophies in white-ball cricket under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The correct answer is Ben Stokes. Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy is given annually by ICC to the chosen world player of the year. It is one of the prestigious awards given by ICC. In 2019, England all-around player Ben Stokes won this prestigious award.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Gokulam Kerala won their maiden title by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship was held in Doha, Qatar in 2019 in which 595 athletes from 43 nations participated. It was a 4-day long event. India secured 4th position in the medals tally (3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 7 Bronze) which was topped by Bahrain followed by China and Japan.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Apart from being a prolific run-getter with the bat, Kohli also went on to become India's most successful Test captain of all time after taking over the reins from MS Dhoni. He was appointed as India's full-time Test skipper in 2015 and led the team in a total of 68 matches before stepping down in January 2022.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian billiard and former professional snooker player.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Tennis is a game played on a rectangular-shaped court, which can be one of many surfaces. It is either played with two players (singles match), or four players (doubles match). Players stand on opposite sides of the net and use a stringed racquet to hit the ball back and forth to each other. Most tennis matches are played in a best-of-three format, which means that players need to win 2 sets to win the match. The score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce Advantage out. In Grand Slams, men play best-of-five sets while women play best-of-three sets. Doubles matches are best-of-3 with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of the third set. USTA and club matches are usually best-of-3. There are two main ways of scoring a set. Advantage Set In an advantage set, a player or team needs to win six games, by two, to win the set. This means that there is no tiebreak game played at 6-6. The set continues until one player/team wins by two games. Tiebreak Set In a tiebreak set, a player or team needs to win six games wins a set. If the score gets to 5-5 (5-all), one player must win the next two games to win the set. If the score reaches 6-6 (6-all) in the set, a tiebreak game is played.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The correct answer is 15 minutes. Players are entitled to an interval at half-time, not exceeding 15 minutes; a short drinks break (which should not exceed one minute) is permitted at the interval of half-time in extra time.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

In her next senior outing in April, Shaili Singh recorded a personal best jump of 6.76m to win the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix 2023 in Bengaluru. The effort was just seven centimetres short of the women's national long jump record of 6.83m, set by Anju Bobby George at the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The correct answer is Aquatic sport. Diving comes under the aquatic category of sport.