Indian Sports Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Major Dhyan Chand is most closely associated with which sport?
Field hockey
Cricket
Football
Polo
2. An athlete is studying the Olympic performances of Sushil Kumar and practicing takedowns, holds, and controlled grappling. Which sport is the athlete training for?
Boxing
Judo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
3. A veteran Indian trainer is honored specifically for an outstanding contribution to coaching athletes. Which national award best fits that achievement?
Arjuna Award
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Dronacharya Award
Dhyan Chand Award
4. Mary Kom represented India internationally in which sport?
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Archery
Boxing
5. A player studies P. V. Sindhu's Olympic matches to improve movement around the court and control of a shuttlecock. Which sport is the player learning?
Badminton
Tennis
Squash
Table tennis
6. A state team reaches the final of the Santosh Trophy. In which sport will it compete?
Cricket
Football
Field hockey
Kabaddi
7. At the 1948 London Olympics, independent India defeated Great Britain at Wembley to win gold in which team sport?
Water polo
Football
Field hockey
Basketball
8. Viswanathan Anand became a world champion in which game?
Billiards
Badminton
Chess
Snooker
9. A club has qualified for the Durand Cup, one of India's historic competitions. Which type of match should its supporters expect?
Field hockey
Football
Cricket
Rugby union
10. During a match, an attacker crosses into the opposing half, tries to tag defenders, and must return to score. Which Indian sport is being played?
Kho-kho
Mallakhamb
Kushti
Kabaddi
11. An Indian men's team is preparing for the Thomas Cup. Which equipment would be central to its matches?
A table-tennis paddle and celluloid ball
A squash racket and rubber ball
A badminton racket and shuttlecock
A tennis racket and felt-covered ball
12. Which athlete became India's first individual Olympic gold medallist by winning the men's 10-metre air rifle event in 2008?
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Abhinav Bindra
Gagan Narang
Vijay Kumar
13. Who captained India to victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup?
Kapil Dev
Sunil Gavaskar
Mohinder Amarnath
Dilip Vengsarkar
14. A cricketer is selected to represent a state team in India's Ranji Trophy. What format will the player primarily contest?
Franchise Twenty20 cricket
Test cricket between national teams
One-day international cricket
First-class cricket
15. In which event did Neeraj Chopra win India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics?
Javelin throw
Discus throw
Shot put
Hammer throw
16. A sports historian is reviewing Milkha Singh's performance at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Which event should the historian examine?
Marathon
400-metre race
110-metre hurdles
High jump