4 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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Vijay Singh is a famous professional golfer from Fiji. He had a successful career in international golf, winning several major championships, including the PGA Championship and the Masters Tournament.
V.V.S. Laxman holds the record for the highest score by an Indian in a Test match innings with his 281 against Australia in 2001 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Top 5 Test Scores by an Indian Batter:
Virender Sehwag - 319 runs Virender Sehwag - 309 runs Karun Nair - 303* runs Virender Sehwag - 293 runs VVS Laxman - 281 run
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Shikha Tandon | 1. Badminton |
| B. Ignace Tirkey | 2. Swimming |
| C. Pankaj Advani | 3. Lawn Tennis |
| D. Rohan Bopanne | 4. Snooker |
| 5. Hockey |
Shikha Tandon (Swimming) - Indian swimmer with 146 national and international medals; first Indian to qualify for two events at the 2004 Olympics. Ignace Tirkey (Hockey) - Versatile Indian midfielder; part of the 2003 Asia Cup-winning team and represented India in multiple international tournaments, including the Olympics. Pankaj Advani (Cue Sports) - 23-time world champion in snooker and billiards, one of India’s greatest cueists. Rohan Bopanna (Tennis) - Indian doubles specialist; 2017 French Open mixed doubles champion and ATP circuit star.
Prakash Padukone - First Indian to win the All England Open (1980). Pullela Gopichand - 2001 All England Open champion, now a top coach. Saina Nehwal - Olympic bronze (2012), former world No. 1. PV Sindhu - Olympic silver (2016), bronze (2021), 2019 World Champion. Kidambi Srikanth - Former world No. 1, multiple Super Series titles. Lakshya Sen - 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist. HS Prannoy - Key player in India’s 2022 Thomas Cup win. Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy - India’s famous men’s doubles pair.
The highest individual score in a Test innings evolved over time, with Hanif Mohammad (337 in 1958) holding the record before Garfield Sobers surpassed it with 365* in 1958. Brian Lara then set a new record with 375 in 1994, before Matthew Hayden broke it with 380 in 2003.
| Q | UPSC year | Correct answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | (a) Fiji |
| 2 | 2004 | (d) V.V.S Laxman |
| 3 | 2004 | (d) A-2; B-5; C-4; D-3 |
| 4 | 2004 | (c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara |
This page covers 4 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.
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.
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.
