Sports and Games: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
5 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 2009General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair (b) is incorrectly matched: Pamela Jelimo is a renowned Kenyan middle-distance runner, specializing in the 800 meters. At just 18, she made history by winning the Olympic gold medal in 2008, becoming the youngest Olympic champion in the 800 meters event.
Additional insight:
Barbora Spotakova: Czech javelin legend, 2x Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012). (Neeraj Chopra: Indian javelin thrower, won India’s first Olympic track and field gold (Tokyo 2020).) Sanya Richards-Ross: American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (2012), World Champion (2009). Yelena Isinbayeva: Russian pole vault legend, widely regarded as one of the greatest female pole vaulters.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q2. Who of the following is a football player?
Explanation
Nicolas Anelka is a retired French professional footballer who played as a forward for several top-tier clubs, including Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Chelsea.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q3. Among the following, which one is not a football club?
Explanation
Monte Carlo is the largest and most populous ward of the Principality of Monaco, a sovereign city-state located on the French Riviera. It is famous for its casinos, luxury hotels, and yacht-lined harbor, making it a popular destination for the wealthy and famous.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q4. Consider the following pairs: Persons Sport 1. Anand Pawar: Chess 2. Akhil Kumar: Boxing 3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia: Golf Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Anand Pawar is an Indian badminton player who has represented India in Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, and Asian Badminton Championships.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Akhil Kumar is a renowned Indian boxer known for his "open guarded" style, winning multiple international and national awards, including the Arjuna Award in 2005.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia is an Indian professional golfer.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · Sports and Games
Q5. When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?
Explanation
In the 2008 US Open, Leander Paes won the Mixed Doubles Title partnering Cara Black from Zimbabwe. They defeated Liezel Huber (USA) and Jamie Murray (UK) with a score of 7-6(8-6), 6-4.
Additional insight:
In the 2016 French Open mixed doubles final, Leander Paes (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) defeated Sania Mirza (India) and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) In the 2024 US Open men’s doubles final, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson from Australia defeated Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz. In the 2024 US Open women’s doubles final, Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Jeena Ostapenko of Latvia triumphed over France’s Kristina Mladenovic and China’s Zhang Shuai. In the 2024 US Open mixed doubles final, Italy’s Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Americans Taylor Townsend and Donald Young
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2009
(b) Pamela Jelimo: Weightlifting
2
2009
(d) Nicolas Anelka
3
2009
(d) Monte Carlo
4
2009
(b) 2 and 3 only
5
2009
(b) Cara Black
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Sports and Games?
This page covers 5 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.
