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  • A. England
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Srilanka
  • D. India

Explanation: Pakistan won the inaugural Hockey Champions Trophy in 1978, defeating Australia in the final.

Correct answer: Pakistan
  • A. Canada
  • B. America
  • C. USA
  • D. London

Explanation: Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

Correct answer: USA
  • A. 1930
  • B. 1932
  • C. 1934
  • D. 1936

Explanation: FIBA, the international governing body for basketball, was founded in Geneva in 1932.

Correct answer: 1932
  • A. London
  • B. USA
  • C. Japan
  • D. China

Explanation: The United States won the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Berlin Games. London is a host city, not the winning team.

Correct answer: USA
  • A. 1945
  • B. 1950
  • C. 1958
  • D. 1953

Explanation: The first FIBA Women's Basketball World Championship was held in 1953 in Chile, where the United States won.

Correct answer: 1953
  • A. Moscow
  • B. Spain
  • C. Switzerland
  • D. America

Explanation: FIBA's headquarters are in Mies, near Geneva, Switzerland. It is the administrative centre of the international basketball federation.

Correct answer: Switzerland
  • A. Onlu baskets
  • B. Bowls
  • C. Cans
  • D. Peach baskets

Explanation: The first basketball game used peach baskets fixed to the elevated balcony of a gymnasium as goals.

Correct answer: Peach baskets
  • A. yellow
  • B. Brown
  • C. Black
  • D. Blue

Explanation: The first basketball game used a soccer ball, which was typically made of brown leather at that time.

Correct answer: Brown
  • A. India
  • B. UK
  • C. USA
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United States has won more Olympic basketball titles than any other country, particularly through its dominant men’s and women’s…

Correct answer: USA
  • A. USA
  • B. America
  • C. Tokyo
  • D. Argentina

Explanation: Argentina won the first FIBA Men’s Basketball World Championship in 1950, defeating the United States in the final.

Correct answer: Argentina
  • A. 1950
  • B. 1945
  • C. 1958
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The first men’s FIBA World Championship was held in 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Correct answer: 1950
  • A. 1880
  • B. 1891
  • C. 1893
  • D. 1898

Explanation: James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Correct answer: 1891
  • A. 1952
  • B. 1954
  • C. 1963
  • D. 1983

Explanation: The Pakistan Basketball Federation was established in 1952, helping organize and develop basketball nationally after the country's…

Correct answer: 1952
  • A. Serbia
  • B. Spain
  • C. America
  • D. Scotland

Explanation: Basketball is widely regarded as Serbia's national sport because of the country's strong basketball tradition and international success.

Correct answer: Serbia
  • A. 1880
  • B. 1891
  • C. 1890
  • D. 1895

Explanation: James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Correct answer: 1891
  • A. 1976
  • B. 1977
  • C. 1980
  • D. 19982

Explanation: Women’s basketball made its Olympic debut at the 1976 Montreal Games. Basketball for men had entered earlier, in 1936, so 1976 is the key…

Correct answer: 1976
  • A. 1930
  • B. 1932
  • C. 1934
  • D. 1936

Explanation: Basketball became an official Olympic sport at the 1936 Berlin Games. The earlier dates in the options refer to neither its Olympic debut…

Correct answer: 1936
  • A. William
  • B. James Naismith
  • C. Morgan
  • D. None of these

Explanation: James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 while working as a physical-education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Correct answer: James Naismith
  • A. 1903
  • B. 1904
  • C. 1905
  • D. 1906

Explanation: Race walking first appeared in the Olympic programme at the 1904 St. Louis Games. This makes 1904 the correct historical date.

Correct answer: 1904
  • A. 1901
  • B. 1902
  • C. 1903
  • D. 1904

Explanation: The circular shot-put area was introduced in the early twentieth century, with 1904 commonly cited for its first Olympic use.

Correct answer: 1904