Uttar Pradesh Sports GK Questions and Answers for UPSC, SSC, UPPSC

Cricket Players & Teams

Q1:  In which year was the United Provinces cricket team, the predecessor of the present Uttar Pradesh cricket team, founded?
Answer: 1903

Q2:  Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, popularly known as 'Mr. IPL', was born in which town of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Muradnagar

Q3:  Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif, known for his outstanding fielding, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Allahabad (Prayagraj)

Q4:  Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who has represented Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, was born in which city of the state?
Answer: Aligarh

Q5:  Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was born in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Amroha

Q6:  Indian pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, nicknamed 'Bhuvi', was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Meerut

Q7:  Former Indian pacer Praveen Kumar, known for his swing bowling, hails from which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Meerut

Q8:  In 1998, which Uttar Pradesh cricketer became the first from the state to win the Castrol Young Cricketer of the Year award?
Answer: Jyoti Yadav

Q9:  Despite being born in Uttar Pradesh, fast bowler Mohammed Shami represents which team in India's domestic first-class cricket?
Answer: Bengal

Q10:  Before his first-class debut, teenage leg-spinner Piyush Chawla drew attention for bowling which legendary Indian batsman with a googly in a Challenger Series match?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Q11:  The Uttar Pradesh cricket team won its only Ranji Trophy title so far in which season?
Answer: 2005-06

Q12:  In the 2005-06 Ranji Trophy final, Uttar Pradesh won the title by defeating which team on first-innings lead?
Answer: Bengal

Q13:  Uttar Pradesh's only Ranji Trophy title in 2005-06 came under the captaincy of which cricketer?
Answer: Mohammad Kaif

Q14:  In which year did the Uttar Pradesh (then United Provinces) cricket team make its first-class debut, against Delhi?
Answer: 1934

Hockey & Other Team Sports

Q15:  Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player known as the 'Hockey Wizard', was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Allahabad (Prayagraj)

Q16:  How many Olympic gold medals did Major Dhyan Chand win in field hockey?
Answer: 3

Q17:  Legendary hockey dribbler Mohammad Shahid, a member of India's 1980 Olympic gold-winning hockey team, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Varanasi

Q18:  Mohammad Shahid captained the Indian hockey team during which period?
Answer: 1985-1986

Q19:  Roop Singh, a member of India's gold medal-winning hockey teams at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, was the brother of which legendary player?
Answer: Major Dhyan Chand

Q20:  In which year was Major Dhyan Chand awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour?
Answer: 1956

Q21:  Major Dhyan Chand's autobiography, in which he describes his career total of 570 goals, is titled what?
Answer: "Goal"

Q22:  Hockey Olympian K.D. Singh 'Babu' was born in which town of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Barabanki

Q23:  K.D. Singh 'Babu' served as vice-captain of India's gold medal hockey team at the 1948 Olympics, and later captained the team to gold at which edition?
Answer: 1952 Helsinki Olympics

Q24:  K.D. Singh, celebrated for his exceptional dribbling and passing in hockey, earned which nickname?
Answer: 'Houdini of Hockey'

Q25:  In field hockey, K.D. Singh 'Babu' primarily played in which position?
Answer: Inside Right

Q26:  Kabaddi raider Nitin Tomar, who has played for UP Yoddhas in the Pro Kabaddi League, hails from which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Baghpat

Q27:  Hockey Olympian Mohammad Shahid was conferred the Arjuna Award in which year?
Answer: 1981

Q28:  Varanasi-born hockey legend Mohammad Shahid was conferred the Padma Shri in which year?
Answer: 1986

Q29:  K.D. Singh 'Babu' passed away in 1978 in which Uttar Pradesh city?
Answer: Lucknow

Individual Sports Stars & Para Athletes

Q30:  Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary, known for his 10m air pistol event, was born in Kalina village of which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Meerut

Q31:  At the 2018 Asian Games, Saurabh Chaudhary became the youngest Indian shooter to win a gold medal, at what age?
Answer: 16

Q32:  In which year was shooter Saurabh Chaudhary honoured with the Arjuna Award?
Answer: 2020

Q33:  Shooter Varun Tomar, who competes in the 10m air pistol event, hails from which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Baghpat

Q34:  Shooter Varun Tomar is the cousin of, and was inspired to take up shooting by, which fellow Uttar Pradesh Olympian?
Answer: Saurabh Chaudhary

Q35:  Freestyle wrestler Anuj Chaudhary, who represented India at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was born in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Muzaffarnagar

Q36:  Wrestler Anuj Chaudhary won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester in which weight category of freestyle wrestling?
Answer: 84 kg

Q37:  Besides wrestling, Anuj Chaudhary has served in which department, rising to the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh Police

Q38:  Trap shooter Aryavansh Tyagi, who won a team gold at the 2022 ISSF World Shotgun Championship, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Meerut

Q39:  Aryavansh Tyagi's team gold medal at the 2022 ISSF World Shotgun Championship was won in which city?
Answer: Osijek, Croatia

Q40:  Sport shooter Ravi Kumar, who competes in the 10m air rifle event, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Meerut

Q41:  At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Meerut-born shooter Ravi Kumar won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle team event alongside Abhinav Bindra and which other shooter?
Answer: Sanjeev Rajput

Q42:  At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, shooter Ravi Kumar won a bronze medal in which individual event?
Answer: 10m air rifle

Q43:  Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has frequently partnered with which fellow Indian shooter in mixed 10m air pistol team events?
Answer: Manu Bhaker

Q44:  Wrestler Anuj Chaudhary represented India in the 84 kg freestyle category at which Olympic Games?
Answer: 2004 Athens

Q45:  Shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Varun Tomar, both from Uttar Pradesh, began their initial training at Binoli village in Baghpat under the same coach. Who is that coach?
Answer: Amit Sheoran

Q46:  Freestyle wrestler Divya Kakran, an Arjuna Award recipient, was born in Purbaliyan village of which district in Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Muzaffarnagar

Q47:  In which year was wrestler Divya Kakran conferred the Arjuna Award?
Answer: 2020

Q48:  Wrestler Divya Kakran primarily competes in which weight category of freestyle wrestling?
Answer: 68 kg

Q49:  For her higher education, wrestler Divya Kakran attended which university located in Meerut?
Answer: Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Q50:  Wrestler Divya Kakran is currently employed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in which position?
Answer: Naib Tehsildar

Q51:  Indian archer Divya Dhayal, who became national champion at a young age, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Bareilly

Q52:  Archer Divya Dhayal became the national archery champion at what age?
Answer: 15

Q53:  Steeplechase runner Sudha Singh, a two-time Olympian and Asian Games gold medallist, was born in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Raebareli

Q54:  Sudha Singh is a national record holder in which athletics event?
Answer: 3000m steeplechase

Q55:  At which edition of the Asian Games did Sudha Singh win her first gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase?
Answer: 2010 Guangzhou

Q56:  At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Sudha Singh won which medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase?
Answer: Silver

Q57:  Besides the Arjuna Award, Sudha Singh has also been honoured with which civilian award?
Answer: Padma Shri

Q58:  Athlete Sudha Singh represents which department/organisation in Indian sports, reflecting her employment?
Answer: Indian Railways

Q59:  Sudha Singh moved to which Uttar Pradesh city for better training facilities, where her talent was first nurtured in a girls' hostel?
Answer: Lucknow

Q60:  Paralympic high jumper Praveen Kumar hails from Govindgarh village in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Gautam Buddh Nagar

Q61:  At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Praveen Kumar won which medal in the men's high jump T64 event?
Answer: Silver

Q62:  At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Uttar Pradesh's Praveen Kumar won which medal in the high jump, setting an Asian record?
Answer: Gold

Q63:  Praveen Kumar won a gold medal in high jump at the 2022 Asian Para Games, held in which city?
Answer: Hangzhou

Q64:  Para-athlete Praveen Kumar was honoured with which civilian award for his achievements in high jump?
Answer: Padma Shri

Q65:  Praveen Kumar's high jump success has been guided by which coach?
Answer: Dr Satyapal Singh

Q66:  In Paralympic classification, Praveen Kumar competes in which disability category for high jump?
Answer: T64

Q67:  Praveen Kumar's silver-medal-winning jump at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, an Asian record at the time, measured how high?
Answer: 2.07m

Stadiums, Venues & Sports Institutions

Q68:  In which year was the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, established?
Answer: 1945

Q69:  K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, a well-known multi-purpose sports stadium, is located in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Lucknow

Q70:  The Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, home ground of the Hockey India League team UP Rudras, is situated within the campus of which sports college in Lucknow?
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh Sports College

Q71:  The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow was officially renamed in honour of which former Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q72:  In which year did the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow open for spectators?
Answer: 2017

Q73:  In which year was the K.D. Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow built?
Answer: 1957

Q74:  What is the seating capacity of the K.D. Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow?
Answer: 25,000

Q75:  The K.D. Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow is named after a legendary Indian player of which sport?
Answer: Hockey

Q76:  Green Park Stadium in Kanpur hosted its first-ever Test match in January of which year?
Answer: 1952

Q77:  What is the approximate seating capacity of the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow?
Answer: 50,000

Q78:  In terms of seating capacity, the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow ranks as the how-many-th largest international cricket stadium in India?
Answer: 5th

Q79:  The Eklavya Sports Stadium, a cricket venue, is located in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Agra

Q80:  K.D. Singh Babu Stadium is located in which area of Lucknow?
Answer: Hazratganj

Q81:  Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, home to both a kabaddi and a badminton franchise, is located in which city?
Answer: Lucknow

Q82:  The Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium, a venue for the Uttar Pradesh cricket team, is located adjacent to which historic park in Prayagraj?
Answer: Chandra Shekhar Azad Park

Q83:  The Saifai International Cricket Stadium, a secondary home ground of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team, is located in which district?
Answer: Etawah

Q84:  The Saifai International Cricket Stadium is situated within the campus of which sports institution?
Answer: Major Dhyanchand Sports College

Q85:  The Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium in Saifai, which has hockey and wrestling facilities, is named after which legendary wrestler?
Answer: Chandgi Ram

Q86:  The Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium, part of a sports complex project by the Uttar Pradesh government, is located in which district?
Answer: Ayodhya

Leagues, Awards & Sports Initiatives

Q87:  Meerut, a major hub of India's sports goods manufacturing industry, is popularly known by which title?
Answer: Sports City of India

Q88:  In terms of sports goods production, Meerut is the second largest producer in India after which city?
Answer: Jalandhar

Q89:  The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow serves as the home ground for which IPL franchise?
Answer: Lucknow Super Giants

Q90:  UP Warriorz, a franchise in the Women's Premier League (WPL), has which stadium as its home ground?
Answer: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Q91:  India's National Sports Day, observed to honour Major Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary, falls on which date?
Answer: August 29

Q92:  India's highest sporting honour, previously called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, was renamed the 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna' in which year?
Answer: 2021

Q93:  UP Yoddhas, Uttar Pradesh's franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League, is owned by which business group?
Answer: GMR Group

Q94:  In which season of the Pro Kabaddi League did UP Yoddhas make their debut?
Answer: Season 5

Q95:  Awadhe Warriors, a franchise based at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, competed in the league of which sport?
Answer: Badminton