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278 MCQs on Sports sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 134 solved papers (2002–2027). Below are the top 100 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Football
The Durand Cup is Asia's oldest football tournament, first played in 1888.
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Correct Answer: 71
71 teams participated in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Correct Answer: UAE
The 2018 Asia Cup was moved from India to the United Arab Emirates.
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Correct Answer: Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft was banned for using sandpaper to tamper with the ball in the 2018 Cape Town Test.
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Correct Answer: Cambodia
Pakistan won its first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifier tie against Cambodia in 2019.
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Correct Answer: 24th
Pakistan finished 24th at Gold Coast 2018 with 1 gold and 4 bronze medals.
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Correct Answer: 22
The correct answer is 22, as asked in this question on Sports.
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Correct Answer: Baseball
The correct answer is Baseball, as asked in this question on Sports.
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Correct Answer: Spain
Spain beat England in the final to win the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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Correct Answer: Krasnoyarsk
The correct answer is Krasnoyarsk, as asked in this question on Sports.
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Correct Answer: 8
The correct answer is 8, as asked in this question on Sports.
From: ESE General Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Naruhito
The correct answer is Naruhito, as asked in this question on Sports.
From: ESE General Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: New Zealand
The correct answer is New Zealand, as asked in this question on Sports.
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Correct Answer: India
Pakistan famously defeated India in the final of the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to defend their title.
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Correct Answer: Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad is a legendary Pakistani batsman who appeared in six consecutive Cricket World Cups from 1975 to 1996.
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Correct Answer: Boxing
Amir Khan is a renowned British-Pakistani former professional boxer who held unified light-welterweight world championships.
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Correct Answer: 539
The 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo featured 539 medal events across 22 sports.
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Correct Answer: 45m
In a standard 400m hurdles race, the first hurdle is placed 45 meters from the starting line.
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Correct Answer: Sajid Ali sadpara
Sajid Ali Sadpara is an internationally recognized high-altitude mountaineer continuing his family's proud legacy in the sport.
From: PPSC Current Affairs Solved Past Paper May 2026 (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Brazil
Pele was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
From: PPSC Provincial Management Services (S&GAD) Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Boxing
Amir Khan is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022.
From: PPSC Provincial Management Services (S&GAD) Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad was one of the first players to play in six consecutive Cricket World Cups (1975–1996).
From: PPSC Provincial Management Services (S&GAD) Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shahzaib Rind
Shahzaib Rind is recognized for his achievements in Karate and martial arts championships.
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Correct Answer: Belinda Clark
Belinda Clark, the legendary Australian captain, was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Correct Answer: Asian Games
Pakistan reached the final of the men's hockey event at the Asian Games after a significant drought of 11 years.
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Correct Answer: Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier, a renowned former world heavyweight champion, is recognized for his historic boxing legacy.
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Correct Answer: Beijing, China
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China.
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Correct Answer: Dubai, UAE
The ICC moved its headquarters from London to Dubai, UAE, in 2005.
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Correct Answer: London
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom.
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Correct Answer: India
The inaugural Asian Games were hosted by India in New Delhi in 1951.
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Correct Answer: Basketball
A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball, where a referee tosses the ball up between two opposing players.
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Correct Answer: 1992
Pakistan won its first and only ICC Cricket World Cup title in 1992, defeating England in the final held in Australia.
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Correct Answer: Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem is a renowned Pakistani javelin thrower who represented Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Correct Answer: 60-meter sprint
The men's indoor heptathlon typically commences with the 60-meter sprint.
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Correct Answer: Talha Talib
Talha Talib represented Pakistan in weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and achieved a commendable 5th place finish.
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Correct Answer: 1960
Pakistan won its first Olympic gold medal in field hockey at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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Correct Answer: Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis, a former Pakistani fast bowler, earned the nickname 'Burewala Express' due to his speed and hometown, Burewala.
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Correct Answer: New Delhi (1982)
The 9th Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India, in 1982.
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Correct Answer: Pakistan
Pakistan won their first ICC Cricket World Cup in 1992 by defeating England in the final.
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Correct Answer: Spain, Portugal, Morocco
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with celebratory opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay.
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Correct Answer: USA
The United States topped the medal table at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics with the highest total number of medals.
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Correct Answer: Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis served as the bowling coach for the Pakistan national cricket team during that period.
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Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Sadpara
Muhammad Ali Sadpara was a renowned Pakistani mountaineer who was part of the team that achieved the first winter ascent of K2 in 2020/2021.
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Correct Answer: Tennis
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis, often referred to as the 'World Cup of Tennis'.
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Correct Answer: Brazil
Brazil holds the record for the most FIFA World Cup titles, having won the tournament five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002).
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Correct Answer: 8
A standard international athletics track consists of 8 lanes, each 1.22 meters wide.
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Correct Answer: 28
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals, including 23 gold medals.
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Correct Answer: A New World
The official motto and theme for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was 'A New World' (Um Mundo Novo).
From: PPSC General Knowledge and Subject Specific Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Hockey
Samiullah Khan, famously known as 'The Flying Horse', was a legendary Pakistani field hockey player.
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Correct Answer: Babar Azam
Babar Azam achieved the ICC Men's ODI No. 1 batsman ranking in April 2021, ending Virat Kohli's long reign at the top.
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Correct Answer: 1982-New Delhi
The 9th Asian Games were hosted by New Delhi, India, in 1982.
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Correct Answer: Singapore
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships were hosted by Singapore.
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Correct Answer: Uruguay
The first FIFA World Cup was hosted and won by Uruguay in 1930.
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Correct Answer: Babar Azam
As of 2026, Babar Azam holds the record for the most ODI centuries scored by a Pakistani batsman.
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Correct Answer: Lahore
The Pakistan Olympic Association is headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Sohail Abbas
Sohail Abbas holds the world record for the most goals scored in international field hockey matches.
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Correct Answer: Gymnastics
Gymnastics involves complex acrobatic maneuvers that carry a high statistical risk of severe injury compared to many other sports.
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Correct Answer: 22 yards
The standard length of a cricket pitch between the two sets of stumps is 22 yards (66 feet).
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Correct Answer: Squash
Jansher Khan is a former world champion squash player from Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Australia
Australia has won the ICC Cricket World Cup six times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).
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Correct Answer: 5
The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup a record five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
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Correct Answer: 5
A standard basketball team has 5 players on the court at any given time.
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Correct Answer: Brazil
Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times.
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Correct Answer: 7
A standard basketball team roster consists of 12 players, with 5 on the court and 7 substitutes available on the bench under FIBA rules.
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Correct Answer: 1914
Designed in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic flag was first officially presented and hoisted in Paris in 1914.
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Correct Answer: Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers, making it the longest running event at the Olympics.
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Correct Answer: California
NBA legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26, 2020.
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Correct Answer: Referee
In most official sports matches, the referee or head match official is responsible for signing the official match report to validate the result.
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Correct Answer: Ali Iqtadar Shah Dara
A.I.S. Dara, also known as Ali Iqtadar Shah Dara, was the captain of the Pakistan hockey team at the 1948 London Olympics.
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Correct Answer: Qatar
Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Middle Eastern country to do so.
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Correct Answer: Miraitowa
Miraitowa was the official mascot of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, representing a combination of the Japanese words for future and eternity.
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Correct Answer: 5
The Olympic flag features five interconnected rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) representing the union of the five inhabited continents.
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Correct Answer: Five continents
The five interlaced rings on the Olympic flag represent the world's five major inhabited continental landmasses: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
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Correct Answer: Asiad
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
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Correct Answer: 1992
The Premier League was founded on February 20, 1992, following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League.
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Correct Answer: Four
As of 2026, Asia has hosted the Summer Olympics four times: Tokyo 1964, Seoul 1988, Beijing 2008, and Tokyo 2020.
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Correct Answer: Citius - Altius - Fortius
The Olympic motto consists of the Latin words 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', which translate to 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'.
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Correct Answer: Aisam Ul Haq
Pakistani tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the 2017 Barcelona Open doubles title with Florin Mergea.
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Correct Answer: David Warner
Australian opener David Warner was awarded the Player of the Tournament for his performance in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Correct Answer: 11
A standard cricket team consists of 11 players on the field.
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Correct Answer: 22 sports
The 2020 Summer Paralympics featured 22 sports.
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Correct Answer: 4
The FIFA World Cup is an international association football tournament contested every four years since its inception in 1930 (except during WWII).
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Correct Answer: 4 Sports
Four new sports were added to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.
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Correct Answer: Boxing
Muhammad Ali was a professional American boxer and is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century.
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Correct Answer: 1930
The first official FIFA Men's World Cup tournament took place in 1930, hosted by Uruguay.
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Correct Answer: Steve Bucknor
Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar set a record by officiating the most Test matches, surpassing the previous record held by Steve Bucknor.
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Correct Answer: Younis Khan
Younis Khan achieved the milestone of becoming the first Pakistani batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket.
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Correct Answer: Basket Ball
Michael Jordan is a legendary American former professional basketball player, known largely for his time with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
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Correct Answer: Tennis
Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player who won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles.
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Correct Answer: Table Tennis
While China doesn't have an officially legislated national sport, Table Tennis (Ping Pong) is widely recognized as its de facto national sport.
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Correct Answer: 4 years
The FIH Hockey World Cup, the premier international field hockey competition, is organized every four years.
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Correct Answer: Javed Miandad
'Cutting Edge: My Autobiography' is the life story of the legendary Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad.
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Correct Answer: Abdul Qadir
Legendary leg-spinner Abdul Qadir was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan for his services to cricket.
From: PPSC Subject Specialist Pakistan Studies (BS-17) Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Netherland
Pakistan won its fourth Men's Hockey World Cup in 1994 by defeating the Netherlands in the final on penalties.
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Correct Answer: Sumo
While Japan does not have an official national sport defined by law, Sumo wrestling is considered the de facto national sport.
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Correct Answer: Open skills
Open skills occur in an unpredictable and constantly changing environment, which is characteristic of team sports like football and hockey.
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Correct Answer: 1987
The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first to be held outside England, jointly hosted by India and Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Naomi Osaka
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Correct Answer: Tennis
In tennis, a double fault occurs when a server fails to execute a valid serve on two consecutive attempts, losing the point.
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Correct Answer: Squash
Jahangir Khan is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, considered one of the greatest in the sport's history.
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Showing 100 of 272 distinct Sports questions (278 tagged in the bank in total). The rest are reachable through the source papers in the Past Papers archive and the Quiz Builder.
The bank holds 278 questions tagged "Sports" under General Knowledge, drawn from 134 solved papers (2002–2027). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 272 are distinct; this page shows the top 100.
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Yes — 100 of the 100 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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