General Knowledge carries 50 marks in the AISSEE Class 6 paper and is also tested in the RMS CET. These 10 MCQs on Sports GK cover facts that are asked again and again in Sainik and Military School entrance exams.
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Practice Questions
Q1. How many players are there in a cricket team on the field?
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 11
(D) 15
Q2. How many players are there in a hockey team on the field?
(A) 11
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9
Q3. How many players are there on court in a volleyball team?
(A) 11
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 6
Q4. The term "checkmate" is used in which game?
(A) Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Carrom
(D) Chess
Q5. The Olympic Games are held every ________ years.
(A) five
(B) four
(C) three
(D) two
Q6. Who is known as the "Wizard of Hockey"?
(A) Balbir Singh
(B) Major Dhyan Chand
(C) Sardar Singh
(D) Dhanraj Pillay
Q7. Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold in athletics in which event?
(A) Javelin throw
(B) 100 m race
(C) Shot put
(D) Long jump
Q8. The Durand Cup is associated with which sport?
(A) Football
(B) Cricket
(C) Hockey
(D) Golf
Q9. The term "love" is used in which sport?
(A) Wrestling
(B) Tennis
(C) Boxing
(D) Football
Q10. India's highest sports award is the ________.
(A) Padma Shri
(B) Dronacharya Award
(C) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
(D) Arjuna Award
Answer Key with Explanations
(C) 11 — Each cricket team has 11 players on the field.
(A) 11 — Field hockey teams have 11 players each.
(D) 6 — A volleyball team has 6 players on court.
(D) Chess — Checkmate ends a game of chess.
(B) four — The Summer Olympics are held every four years.
(B) Major Dhyan Chand — National Sports Day (29 August) is celebrated on Dhyan Chand's birthday.
(A) Javelin throw — He won javelin gold at the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021).
(A) Football — The Durand Cup is one of the oldest football tournaments in the world.
(B) Tennis — In tennis, "love" means zero points.
(C) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award — The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honour; the Dronacharya Award is for coaches.
How did you score?
9–10 correct: excellent — move on to a full-length mock test. 6–8: good — revise the explanations of the questions you missed. Below 6: study this topic again from your NCERT book and retry these questions after two days.
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