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Sports
About 6 min · General Knowledge · English
Time worked out from the lesson's 400 words at 150 words a minute, plus a minute for each question.
Sports questions in the UP Police Constable exam test your awareness of national and international sporting events, major tournaments, legendary and contemporary players, and recent championship winners.
Key ideas
- National Sport: India has no officially declared national sport, though hockey is often popularly considered one due to historical dominance (1928–1956 Olympic golds).
- Olympic Movement: India first participated in Olympics in 1900. London 2012 brought 6 medals. Recent Tokyo 2020 yielded 7 medals including Neeraj Chopra's historic javelin gold.
- Cricket Governance: BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) governs cricket domestically. ICC (International Cricket Council) manages international cricket. IPL (Indian Premier League) is the world's richest T20 league.
- Grand Slam Tennis: Four majors—Australian Open (hard court), French Open (clay), Wimbledon (grass), US Open (hard court). No Indian has won a singles Grand Slam; doubles victories by Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Sania Mirza are notable.
- Commonwealth and Asian Games: Multi-sport events where India regularly medals. CWG includes only Commonwealth nations; Asian Games cover all Asia. India has hosted CWG 2010 (Delhi) and Asian Games 1951, 1982 (both Delhi).
Watch out for
- Confusing national sport: Students often write "hockey is India's national sport" as absolute fact. Correct approach: State that India has no officially declared national sport, though hockey is popularly regarded as one due to Olympic legacy.
- Mixing up World Cup years: Cricket has ODI and T20 World Cups in different cycles. ODI World Cups: 1983, 2011 (India won); T20 World Cups: 2007, 2024 (India won). Don't confuse the formats or winners (e.g., saying India won 2019 ODI WC—that was England).
- Overlooking recent updates: Using outdated information like "Khel Ratna Award" instead of "Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award" (renamed in 2021), or missing recent winners (Neeraj Chopra 2021, etc.).
Quick reference
- India's first Olympic gold: 1928 Amsterdam Olympics (hockey)
- India's first individual Olympic gold: Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing, shooting)
- Most Olympic medals for India (single edition): 7 (Tokyo 2020)
- IPL 2024 winner: Kolkata Knight Riders
- ICC T20 World Cup 2024 winner: India (defeated South Africa in final)
Check yourself: 3 questions
1. Which Indian cricketer became the first player to score 100 international centuries across all formats?
2. The FIFA World Cup 2022 was won by which country after defeating France in the final?
3. Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics in which event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
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