Sports GK
Sports GK
Sports questions ask which game a trophy belongs to, how many players a team has, which terms belong to which sport, and who won a recent major event. Trophies and team sizes never change, so they are safe marks. For recent events, learn only the results already confirmed, and add new ones from the Current Affairs chapter.
1. Trophies and Cups
| Trophy | Sport |
|---|---|
| Durand Cup (1888, among the oldest football tournaments in Asia) | Football |
| Santosh Trophy | Football (national championship) |
| Subroto Cup | Football (schools) |
| Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Cup | Cricket |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Cricket (one-day and T20) |
| Beighton Cup, Aga Khan Cup | Hockey |
| Thomas Cup (men), Uber Cup (women) | Badminton |
| Davis Cup | Tennis (men's team) |
| Ryder Cup | Golf |
2. Players per Side and Terms
| Sport | Players on field | Common terms |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket | 11 | LBW, googly, maiden over, yorker |
| Football | 11 | Penalty kick, offside, corner |
| Hockey | 11 | Penalty corner, bully, short corner |
| Volleyball | 6 | Spike, block, libero |
| Basketball | 5 | Dunk, rebound, free throw |
| Kabaddi | 7 | Raid, bonus line, lona |
| Kho-kho | 9 | Chaser, runner, pole |
| Polo | 4 | Chukker |
| Chess | 1 | Checkmate, castling, stalemate |
| Tennis | 1 or 2 | Deuce, love, ace |
3. Grand Slams, Venues and Recent Results
| Item | Fact |
|---|---|
| Wimbledon | London; grass court |
| French Open | Paris (Roland Garros); clay court |
| US Open and Australian Open | Hard courts |
| ICC Champions Trophy 2025 | Won by India, beating New Zealand in the final in Dubai |
| Kho Kho World Cup 2025 | First edition, New Delhi; India won both the men's and women's titles |
| World Chess Champion 2024 | D. Gukesh, youngest undisputed world champion at 18 |
| FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 | Divya Deshmukh, beating Koneru Humpy in the final |
| Olympics 2028 and 2032 | Los Angeles and Brisbane |
| National Sports Day | 29 August, birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand |
✗ The Thomas Cup is a tennis trophy | ✓ The Thomas Cup is the men's team championship of badminton; the Davis Cup is tennis
✗ A volleyball side has 7 players on court | ✓ Volleyball has 6; kabaddi has 7
हिंदी नोट: डूरंड कप फुटबॉल से जुड़ा है, रणजी ट्रॉफी क्रिकेट से और थॉमस कप बैडमिंटन से। कबड्डी में 7, वॉलीबॉल में 6 और बास्केटबॉल में 5 खिलाड़ी मैदान पर होते हैं। राष्ट्रीय खेल दिवस 29 अगस्त को मनाया जाता है।
Exam Pointer: Verified NTPC pattern: the sport linked to the Durand Cup (March 2021 CBT-1). Team-size, sports-term and recent-result questions are tagged syllabus-based; recent results are a regular part of the current affairs section.
Pariksha Pattern: Every Way NTPC Asks This Topic
Pattern 1: Trophy and its sport
[PYQ: NTPC CBT-1 15-Mar-2021 Shift-1]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. The Santosh Trophy is associated with which sport?
Football; it is the national football championship for state teams.
Answer: Football
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Which trophy is the odd one out: Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Beighton Cup, Duleep Trophy?
The Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Duleep Trophy are cricket tournaments. The Beighton Cup is a hockey tournament.
Answer: Beighton Cup
Pattern 2: Number of players
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. How many players of one team are on the court in a basketball game?
Five.
Answer: 5
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Arrange in increasing order of players per side on the field: kabaddi, polo, volleyball, cricket.
Polo has 4, volleyball 6, kabaddi 7 and cricket 11.
Answer: Polo, volleyball, kabaddi, cricket
Pattern 3: Terms and the sport they belong to
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. The term "googly" is used in which sport?
Cricket; it is a delivery by a leg-spinner that turns the other way.
Answer: Cricket
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Match the term with the sport: chukker, libero, castling.
Chukker is a period of play in polo, the libero is a defensive volleyball player and castling is a chess move.
Answer: Polo, volleyball, chess
Pattern 4: Recent results
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Who became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in December 2024?
D. Gukesh of India, at the age of 18.
Answer: D. Gukesh
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Which country won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and where was the first Kho Kho World Cup held?
India won the Champions Trophy 2025, beating New Zealand in Dubai. The first Kho Kho World Cup was held in New Delhi in January 2025, and India won both titles.
Answer: India; New Delhi
60-Second Revision
- Durand and Santosh: football; Ranji, Duleep, Irani: cricket; Beighton: hockey.
- Thomas and Uber: badminton; Davis: tennis; Ryder: golf.
- Players: polo 4, basketball 5, volleyball 6, kabaddi 7, kho-kho 9, cricket 11.
- Recent: Champions Trophy 2025 India; Gukesh world champion; Divya Deshmukh Women's World Cup 2025.
Next Step: Static GK done. Practise these tables in the ExamAtlas RRB NTPC 2026 mock tests; static GK questions take five seconds if the tables are revised weekly.