Current Affairs MCQs – Sports & Awards Set 3 (20 Explained)

At a glance

• Pattern: 20 original questions on major games, tournaments, trophies and awards
• Attempt: all 20 in 25 minutes without looking at the answers, then check the explained answers and review your weak section
• Scoring: 18–20 = strong, 15–17 = good, 12–14 = fair, below 12 = study the weak-section review, then re-attempt in 2 days

This Sports Awards MCQs Set 3 gives you 20 original questions on major games, tournaments, trophies and awards. Attempt all 20 in 25 minutes without looking at the answers, then check the explained answers and review your weak section.
Scoring: 18–20 = strong. 15–17 = good. 12–14 = fair, revise the sections you missed. Below 12 = study the weak-section review, then re-attempt in 2 days.

Sports Awards MCQs Set 3

Sports Awards MCQs Set 3 — Questions
Q1. How many players are there in a cricket team on the field at one time?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Q2. Which country is home to the Wimbledon tennis championships?
A) France
B) Australia
C) United States
D) England
Q3. The Olympic Games are held every how many years in their regular cycle?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
Q4. Which trophy is awarded in men’s international football’s world championship?
A) Davis Cup
B) FIFA World Cup Trophy
C) Ryder Cup
D) Stanley Cup
Q5. In hockey, how long is a standard international match, excluding extra time?
A) 40 minutes
B) 50 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 90 minutes
Q6. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
A) Squash
B) Badminton
C) Table tennis
D) Volleyball
Q7. The Ashes is a cricket series played between which two countries?
A) India and Pakistan
B) England and Australia
C) South Africa and New Zealand
D) England and India
Q8. Which award is given for the best film at the Academy Awards ceremony?
A) Best Picture
B) Palme d’Or
C) Golden Bear
D) BAFTA for Best Director
Q9. In football, what does a red card mean?
A) A warning only
B) The player is sent off
C) A free kick is awarded to that team
D) The match is paused for five minutes
Q10. Which game is played on a board with 64 squares?
A) Ludo
B) Chess
C) Scrabble
D) Carrom
Q11. Which Pakistani squash player dominated world squash in the 1980s?
A) Jahangir Khan
B) Jansher Khan
C) Qamar Zaman
D) Hashim Khan
Q12. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by which country’s academy?
A) Norway
B) Sweden
C) Denmark
D) France
Q13. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
Q14. Which sport is associated with the term “slam dunk”?
A) Volleyball
B) Basketball
C) Handball
D) Baseball
Q15. The Tour de France is a competition in which sport?
A) Athletics
B) Cycling
C) Rowing
D) Swimming
Q16. Which trophy is contested in men’s team tennis?
A) Davis Cup
B) Fed Cup
C) Ryder Cup
D) Thomas Cup
Q17. In cricket, what is a “hat-trick”?
A) Three sixes in an over
B) Three wickets in three consecutive balls
C) Three centuries in a series
D) Three run-outs in a match
Q18. Which award honours excellence in journalism in the United States?
A) Booker Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Grammy Award
D) Emmy Award
Q19. Snooker is played on a table with how many pockets?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
Q20. Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Greece
D) England

Explained Answers
Q1 – C) 11. A cricket side fields eleven players at a time.
Q2 – D) England. Wimbledon is held in London, England.
Q3 – C) 4 years. The Olympic Games follow a four-year cycle.
Q4 – B) FIFA World Cup Trophy. The Davis Cup is tennis, the Ryder Cup is golf, and the Stanley Cup is ice hockey.
Q5 – C) 60 minutes. A standard international hockey match is four quarters of 15 minutes.
Q6 – B) Badminton. Badminton is played with a shuttlecock.
Q7 – B) England and Australia. The Ashes is contested between England and Australia.
Q8 – A) Best Picture. The Palme d’Or is awarded at Cannes and the Golden Bear at Berlin.
Q9 – B) The player is sent off. A red card means dismissal from the match.
Q10 – B) Chess. A chessboard has 64 squares.
Q11 – A) Jahangir Khan. Jahangir Khan dominated world squash through much of the 1980s.
Q12 – B) Sweden. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy.
Q13 – B) 5. The Olympic flag has five interlocking rings.
Q14 – B) Basketball. A slam dunk is a basketball shot.
Q15 – B) Cycling. The Tour de France is a major cycling race.
Q16 – A) Davis Cup. The Davis Cup is the men’s team tennis competition; the Thomas Cup is badminton.
Q17 – B) Three wickets in three consecutive balls. That is the definition of a cricket hat-trick.
Q18 – B) Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prizes honour journalism and the arts in the United States.
Q19 – C) 6. A snooker table has six pockets.
Q20 – C) Greece. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

Weak-Section Review
Which questions did you miss? Write each one down with the correct answer and one line explaining why.

• Team games: cricket = 11 on the field, hat-trick = three wickets in three balls, Ashes = England v Australia, hockey = 60 minutes, football red card = sent off, basketball = slam dunk, snooker = six pockets.
• Tournaments and trophies: Wimbledon = England, FIFA World Cup Trophy = football, Davis Cup = men’s team tennis, Tour de France = cycling, first modern Olympics = Athens 1896, Olympic flag = five rings.
• Awards and board games: Best Picture = Academy Awards, Pulitzer = journalism, Nobel Literature = Swedish Academy, chess = 64 squares, badminton = shuttlecock.
  Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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