Sports – True/False – GK Questions

Law 11 states offside position requires being in opponent's half. Player in own half cannot be offside regardless of positioning relative to defenders.

Goalkeepers cannot score directly. Goals only count if touched by attacker's stick inside striking circle. Keeper clearing ball into opponent's goal doesn't count.

Top 8 finishers receive Olympic diplomas. Gold, silver, bronze medalists get medals plus diplomas. 4th-8th place receive diploma only. Tradition since 1948.

T20I powerplay restricts fielders outside 30-yard circle for only first 6 overs (not 8). Maximum 2 fielders outside during powerplay; 5 allowed thereafter.

Bullet chess is defined as <3 minutes per player (commonly 1+0 or 2+1). Tests speed/intuition over calculation. Distinct from Blitz (3-10 min).

Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy awarded 2026 Winter Games. Third Italian Winter Olympics after Cortina 1956 and Turin 2006. Events spread across multiple venues.

Wimbledon remains sole grass-court Grand Slam. Australian/US Opens use hard courts; French Open uses clay. Grass favors serve-and-volley players historically.

VAR only reviews red cards (not second yellows), goals, penalties, and mistaken identity. First yellow cards are NOT reviewable unless potential red card offense.

Hockey ball circumference: 224-235mm vs cricket ball: 224-229mm. Hockey ball can be slightly larger though weights are nearly identical (156-163g both).

Karate debuted at Tokyo 2020 but was excluded from Paris 2024. IOC allows host cities flexibility; Paris chose breaking instead. Demonstrates non-permanent status.

Gukesh won FIDE Candidates 2024 at age 17 years 10 months, becoming youngest ever. Earned right to challenge Ding Liren for World Championship.

India reached 2017 Women's ODI World Cup final but lost to England by 9 runs at Lord's. Mithali Raj captained; Harmanpreet Kaur scored famous 171* in semifinal.

Unlike ODIs where same bowler cannot bowl consecutive overs, T20I rules allow bowlers to bowl back-to-back overs. Only limit is max 4 overs per bowler.

India won gold in men's hockey at London 1948 Olympics, defeating Great Britain 4-0. This was independent India's first Olympic participation and medal.

Service must be diagonal. Even scores serve from right court, odd from left. Shuttle must land in correct service box. Fault if netted or out.

Second yellow equals automatic red card. Player sent off cannot be replaced. Accumulated yellows across matches may trigger suspensions.

Goalkeeper must stay on line with both feet until attacker plays ball. Moving early results in retake or goal awarded. Ensures fair contest.

Pierre de Coubertin selected these five colors plus white background because combined they appeared in all national flags at the time (1913). Symbolizes universality.

Wrestling does NOT use belt rankings. Classification is by weight categories and competitive levels (cadet, junior, senior). Belts are specific to martial arts.

Court width differs: Singles uses inner sidelines (5.18m wide), doubles uses outer sidelines (6.10m wide). Length remains 13.40m for both.