Sports – Easy Level – GK Questions

Modern badminton matches are best-of-three games, each to 21 points with rally scoring. Best-of-five was never standard.

Mumbai Indians, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, won the first WPL title in March 2023 by defeating Delhi Capitals in the final.

The French Open (Roland Garros) is played on clay courts. Australian Open and US Open use hard courts; Wimbledon uses grass.

BCCI was established in December 1928 and registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. India played its first Test in 1932.

The five rings represent the five inhabited continents (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania). Designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913.

ICC officially recognizes only Test, ODI, and T20I formats. T10 leagues exist commercially but are not official ICC international formats.

While often called 'God of Cricket' by fans, 'Master Blaster' is his widely recognized nickname in media and official contexts. Rahul Dravid is known as 'The Wall'.

Named after Drona from Mahabharata, this award recognizes outstanding coaches in sports and games. Instituted in 1985.

Eden Gardens in Kolkata is India's oldest and one of the largest cricket stadiums, established in 1864. It is often called the 'Mecca of Indian Cricket'.

National Sports Day is observed on August 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Awards like Khel Ratna are conferred on this day.

The official marathon distance of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards) was standardized in 1921 by the IAAF, based on the 1908 London Olympics course.

The 36th National Games were held across six cities in Gujarat in September-October 2022 after multiple postponements due to the pandemic.

Launched in 2018 as Khelo India School Games, it was renamed Khelo India Youth Games in 2019 to include under-21 athletes alongside school-level participants.

LBW (Leg Before Wicket) is a method of dismissal in cricket where the batsman is out if the ball would have hit the stumps but was intercepted by the body.

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won silver in Women's 49kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020, becoming the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari.

The IPL was established by the BCCI in 2007 and its first season was played in 2008. Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural title.

Abhinav Bindra won gold in Men's 10m Air Rifle at Beijing 2008, becoming India's first individual Olympic gold medalist.

Kho-Kho is a traditional tag sport that originated in Maharashtra. The first national championship was held in Vijayawada in 1959-60.

Renamed in 2021 as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, it remains India's highest sporting honor given for exceptional performance over four years.

Sushil Kumar won bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012, becoming the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. KD Jadhav had won bronze in 1952 before him.