SSC CGL MCQ Practice 2026

Sports Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)

15 Sports MCQs from the General Awareness section, with answers and short explanations.

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Q1. In which sport is a score of zero called 'love'?

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Answer: A. Tennis

In tennis, a score of zero is called 'love'.

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Q2. How many players of a team are on the court in a kabaddi match?

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Answer: B. 7

A kabaddi team has 7 players on the court. Kho-kho has 9 players on the field.

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Q3. How many interlocking rings are there in the Olympic symbol?

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Answer: B. 5

The Olympic symbol has five interlocking rings. It was designed by Pierre de Coubertin to represent the union of the continents.

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Q4. How many players does a volleyball team have on the court?

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Answer: C. 6

A volleyball team has 6 players on court. Basketball has 5.

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Q5. The Durand Cup, one of the oldest tournaments in Asia, is associated with which sport?

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Answer: B. Football

The Durand Cup, started in 1888, is a football tournament and one of the oldest in Asia.

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Q6. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birth anniversary of which player?

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Answer: D. Major Dhyan Chand

National Sports Day is on 29 August, the birthday of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

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Q7. Which sport is associated with the Durand Cup?

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Answer: C. Football

The Durand Cup is a football tournament, started in 1888.

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Q8. How many players of each team are on the court at a time in volleyball?

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Answer: D. 6

Each volleyball team has six players on the court. Players rotate positions each time their team wins back the serve.

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Q9. How many players from each team are on the court in a game of volleyball?

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Answer: B. 6

A volleyball team has 6 players on the court at a time.

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Q10. The Thomas Cup is a world team championship in which sport?

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Answer: C. Badminton

The Thomas Cup is the men's world team championship in badminton.

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Q11. The term 'love', meaning a score of zero, is used in which sport?

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Answer: B. Tennis

In tennis, 'love' means zero points. The same sport uses terms like deuce, advantage and ace.

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Q12. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal (after independence)?

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Answer: C. K.D. Jadhav

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, independent India's first individual Olympic medal.

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Q13. In golf, the term 'bogey' means a score of:

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Answer: B. One over par

A bogey is one stroke over par. A birdie is one under par and an eagle two under.

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Q14. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

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Answer: C. Lausanne

The IOC headquarters is at Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC was founded in 1894.

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Q15. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

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Answer: C. Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari won bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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