FACTS ABOUT SPORTS GK FROM EXAM POINT OF VIEW
Published on Jul 30, 2020
Sports GK is one of the most important topics asked in all the Government exams. In section general awareness you can get questions fromsports, games, player, venue etc. Candidate always remain confused about what to study in this topic. Here, in this article, we are providing you with some important details about sports GK for your Government exams. If you are SSC, IBPS, SI etc. aspirant, this article can be very much useful for you.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON SPORTS GK
- Name the first Indian to win a gold medal - Abhinav Bindra
- Serena Willams equalled record by winning 22 gold slams - Record made by Steff Graf
- 2016 UEFA Euro runner up - Australia
- Roll is in which game - Poker
- Who died while playing Pole - Qutub-ud-din Aibak
- 2016 hokey world cup winner - France
- In 2016 Rio Olympics, PV Sandhu defeated Wang Yihan who belongs to which country - China
- Who was the winner of Wimbledon Cup 2016 - Andy Murray
- Winner of the cricket world cup which held in 2008 - India
- Place where first Olympics held - Athenes, Greece
- Who started Paralympic games - Sir Ludwig Guttmann
- Place where FIFA 2010 held - South Africa
- Number of Grand Slams held in a year - 4
- Which Indian sports just have its first league - Kabaddi
- Sportsman named as ' wizard of hockey' - Major Dhyanchand
- Who won the first wrestling medal in Olympic for India - Khashaba Jadhav
- First female of India to win an Olympic medal - Karnam Malleshwari, weightlifting, Syndey Olympics, 2000
- Athlete won the highest number of Olympic medals - Michael Phelps
- Which games are held the by federation of countries formerly ruled by British empire - Commonwealth games
- Sportsman called as ' Payyoli Express' - P.T. Usha
IMPORTANT SPORTS EVENTS AND VENUES
EVENTS
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YEAR
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VENUES
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World masters game
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2017
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Auckland, New Zeland
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Olympic games
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2016
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Rio De Janerio, Brazil
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South asian games
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2016
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Guwahati and Shillong, India
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UEFA European football championship
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2016
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France
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Cricket world cup
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2016
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Australia
New Zealand
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World military games
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2015
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Mungyeong, South Korea
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Football world cup
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2015
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Canada
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Football world cup
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2014
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Brazil
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Youth Olympic games
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2014
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Nanjing, China
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Winter Olympics
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2014
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Sochi, Russia
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Asian Games
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2014
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Incheon, South Korea
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Commonwealth Games
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2014
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Hockey world cup
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2014
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The Hangue, Netherlands
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IMPORTANT CUPS AND TROPHIES
SPORTS
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NAMES OF TROPHIES / CUPS
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Cricket
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- Icc world cup
- Asia cup
- Sahara cup
- Titan cup
- Gilette cup
- G.D. Birla trophy
- Deodhar trophy
- Duldeep trophy
- Rani Jhansi trophy
- Vijay merchant trophy
- Wisden trophy
- Irani trophy
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Hockey
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- Aga khan trophy
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh gold cup
- Dhyanchand trophy
- Sultan Azlan Shah cup
- Wales trophy
- Stanley cup
- Sindhia gold cup
- Wellington cup
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Football
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- IPA Shield
- UEFA champions league
- FIFA world cup
- Subroto cup
- Merdeke cup
- Bandokar trophy
- Vittal trophy
- Sir Ashutosh Mukherji trophy
- Santosh trophy
- Rovers cup
- Durand cup
- BC raj trophy
- Kalinga cup
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Badminton
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- Asia cup
- Chadha cup
- European cup
- Sophia cup
- Malaysian cup
- Thomas cup [men]
- Uber cup [women]
- Amrit Diwan cupp
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Table tennis
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- Travancore
- Swathing cup
- Bama
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Lawn tennis
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- Davis cup
- Australian open
- French open
- Wimbledon trophy
- US open
- Heineken cup
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Golf
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- US masters
- Ryder cup
- British open
- Augusta Masters
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IMPORTANT SPORTS PERSONALITIES
SPORTS
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SPORTSMAN
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Wrestling
|
- Amit Kumar
- Babita Kumari
- Geeta Phogat
- Ms. Vinesh
- Sakshi Malik
- Yogeshwar Dutt
- Virender Singh
|
Table tennis
|
Somyajit Ghosh
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Shooting
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- Apurvi Chandela
- Gurpreet Singh
- Shri jitu Rai
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Para Athletics
|
Sandeep Singh Mann
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Lawn tennis
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- Garbine Muguruza
- Serena Williams
- Andy Murray
- Novak Djokovic
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Javelin throw
|
Neeraj Chopra
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Hockey
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- Ms. Rani
- Raghunath V.R.
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Gymnastics
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- Dipa Karmakar
- Simone Biles
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Golf
|
Aditi Ashok
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Football
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- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Lionel Messi
- Subrata Paul
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Cricket
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- Ajinkya Rahane
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Imran Khan
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Viral Kohli
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Boxing
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- Shiva Thapa
- Vijender Singh
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Billards and Snooker
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- Pankaj Advani
- Earl Strickland
- Michae Phelan
- Sourav Kothari
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Badminton
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- P.V. Sindhu
- Carolina Marin
- Saina Nehwal
- Shrikanth Kadambi
- Peter Gade
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Athletics
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- Michael Phelps
- Usain Bolt
- Lalita Babar
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Archery
|
Rajat Chauhan
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