Static GK Sports (Indoor & Outdoor) MCQ – Set 1 1. Which of the following is an indoor sport? Cricket Hockey Chess Golf 2. Table Tennis originated in which country? China England Japan USA 3. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in: 1924 1930 1926 1948 4. Table Tennis made its Olympic debut at the following: Tokyo 1964 Seoul 1988 Athens 1896 Sydney 2000 5. Chess originated from which ancient Indian game? Polo Kabaddi Chaturanga Kho-Kho 6. FIDE was founded in: London Paris Rome Berlin 7. Badminton is played with a: Bat Club Stick Shuttlecock 8. Badminton was also known as: Chogan Poona Polo Croquet 9. Kabaddi is the national sport of: India Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka 10. Basketball was invented by: William Morgan Paul Leautey Jigoro Kano James Naismith 11. Basketball was invented in: 1888 1891 1901 1925 12. Snooker originated in England France China India 13. Snooker is played with how many balls? 18 20 22 24 14. Swimming emerged as a competitive recreational activity in: France England Germany Japan 15. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) was formed in: 1948 1936 1951 1965 16. The first Field Handball World Championship was held in: USA France Germany Russia 17. Wrestling was developed by: Romans Greeks Egyptians Persians 18. Sumo Wrestling originated in: China Mongolia Korea Japan 19. Squash originated from an older game of: Cricket Hockey Racquets Polo 20. The World Squash Federation (WSF) was formed in 1967 1975 1992 2000 21. Golf originated in: Ireland Scotland USA France 22. The British Open is associated with: Cricket Tennis Golf Hockey 23. The International Hockey Federation was established in: 1905 1910 1924 1936 24. The Indian Hockey Federation was formed in: 1925 1930 1947 1952 25. The first official international Test cricket match was played between: Australia & England India & England India & Australia USA & Canada 26. The Durand Cup is related to the following: Cricket Football Hockey Polo 27. Polo originated in Ancient Iran India China Japan 28. The Kho-Kho Federation of India was established in: 1947 1950 1956 1962 29. Volleyball was originally called: Net Ball Mintonette Court Ball Soft Ball 30. Volleyball was invented by: James Naismith Paul Leautey William G. Morgan Domenico Angelo 31. Judo originated in: China Korea Japan Thailand 32. Jigoro Kano is associated with: Karate Taekwondo Wrestling Judo 33. The Judo Federation of India was formed in: 1951 1965 1972 1980 34. The first National Judo Championship in India was held in: Hyderabad Delhi Mumbai Kolkata 35. The Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) was formed in: 1861 1881 1901 1924 36. The Gymnastics Federation of India was initiated in 1956 1965 1951 1948 37. Ice Hockey originated in: USA and Canada Britain and Ireland Russia and Germany Sweden and Norway 38. Cycling officially began as a sport on: 31 May 1868 15 August 1888 26 January 1900 10 July 1924 39. A Velodrome is associated with: Swimming Boxing Cycling Wrestling 40. Paragliding is a type of Indoor sport Adventure sport Combat sport Aquatic sport 41. Parasailing is also known as: Parkiting Parascending Paraskiing All of these 42. SCUBA stands for: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus Special Controlled Underwater Breathing Air Scientific Control Underwater Breathing Agency Submarine Controlled Utility Breathing Apparatus 43. The term "SCUBA" was coined in: 1948 1952 1960 1975 44. Rock Climbing involves climbing: Artificial walls only Ice mountains only Sand dunes Natural rock formations 45. Bungee Jumping involves jumping from: A moving car A bridge with a rope Waterfalls Sand cliffs Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback