Sports and Games: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
6 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Sports and Games (General Knowledge). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Cricketers)
List-II (Country)
A. Barry Richards
1. England
B. Tex Dexter
2. West Indies
C. Alan Davidson
3. South Africa
D. Charlie Griffith
4. New Zealand
5. Australia
Explanation
Barry Richards was a legendary South African batsman. Tex Dexter was a well-known cricketer from England. Alan Davidson was a famous Australian left-arm fast bowler and all-rounder. Charlie Griffith was a feared fast bowler from the West Indies.
Additional insight:
Famous Cricketer of New Zealand Richard Hadlee Martin Crowe Glenn Turner John R. Reid Stephen Fleming
UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q2. The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with:
Explanation
Soma Biswas is associated with Athletics. She’s a renowned Indian athlete from West Bengal who specialized in the heptathlon, winning silver medals at the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games.
Additional insight:
Some notable Indian athletes:
Milkha Singh (Track and Field) P.T. Usha (Track and Field) Varsha Gautham (Sailing) Vishnu Saravanan (Sailing) P. R. Sreejesh (Hockey) Aditi Ashok (Golf) Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw) Hima Das (Sprint) Dutee Chand (Sprint) Seema Punia (Discus Throw)
UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q3. Time Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in:
Explanation
In the 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final, Tim Montgomery set a new world record in the 100 m Dash, with a time of 9.78 seconds. This performance broke the previous world record of 9.79 seconds, which was held by Maurice Greene (USA).
UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q4. Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open Men’s Doubles Tennis Championship in the year 2002 to win the title?
Explanation
In the 2002 US Open Men’s Doubles final, Mahesh Bhupathi (India) and Max Mirnyi (Belarus) won the title by defeating the pair of Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek.
Additional insight:
In the 2024 US Open Men’s Doubles Tennis Championship, the Australian duo of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson clinched the title by defeating Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (4).
UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q5. Who won the title in the finals of French Open Men’s Singles Tennis Championship in the year 2002?
Explanation
In the 2002 French Open Men’s Singles final, Albert Costa of Spain won the title. He defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, also from Spain, in the final with a score of 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. This victory marked Costa’s first and only Grand Slam title in his career.
UPSC 2003General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q6. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was:
Explanation
In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo of Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament. He scored 8 goals in total and was awarded the Golden Boot for being the highest goal scorer of the tournament. His goals played a crucial role in helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title.
Additional insight:
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, France’s Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot award by scoring 8 goals, including a historic hat-trick in the final against Argentina. This achievement made him the tournament’s top scorer.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2003
(c) A-3; B-1; C-5; D-2
2
2003
(d) athletics
3
2003
(c) 100 m Dash
4
2003
(d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
5
2003
(a) Albert Costa
6
2003
(c) 8
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Sports and Games?
This page covers 6 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Sports and Games (General Knowledge), asked from 1996 to 2009. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Attempt each question first, then open the answer and read the explanation for every option. Repeat by chapter, and track which statements UPSC reuses across years. Previous year questions show the exam pattern and difficulty level.
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Questions on Sports and Games (General Knowledge) are available for 13 years, from 1996 to 2009. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
