Free History of Sports and the Olympics MCQs with Answers

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  • A. Poland Olympic association
  • B. Pakistan Olympic association
  • C. Philippines Olympic association
  • D. Panama Olympic association

Explanation: In Pakistan’s Olympic administration, POA is the abbreviation for Pakistan Olympic Association.

Correct answer: Pakistan Olympic association
  • A. Asian Games
  • B. Olympic Games
  • C. All of these
  • D. Common wealth Games

Explanation: Athletics is a core sport in the Asian Games, Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, so it is commonly described as the base of all three.

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. 1990
  • B. 1991
  • C. 1992
  • D. 1996

Explanation: The women's 10-kilometre walk became an Olympic athletics event at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Correct answer: 1992
  • A. Nov-99
  • B. Nov-88
  • C. 10-Nov-99
  • D. none

Explanation: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established on 10 November 1999 after the World Conference on Doping in Sport.

Correct answer: 10-Nov-99
  • A. Shah jhan
  • B. Nasirudin
  • C. Qutub-ud-din aibak
  • D. Ghyasudin

Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, died in 1210 after an accident while playing polo.

Correct answer: Qutub-ud-din aibak
  • A. Austrila
  • B. Argentina
  • C. Persia
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Pakistan is the expected answer because its Shandur and Gilgit polo grounds are widely highlighted in general-knowledge references for…

Correct answer: Pakistan
  • A. 1900
  • B. 1908
  • C. 1912
  • D. 1916

Explanation: Polo first appeared as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games. It was later included intermittently rather than continuously in every…

Correct answer: 1900
  • A. 1936
  • B. 1940
  • C. 1948
  • D. 1960

Explanation: The 1936 Berlin Games were the last Olympics to include polo. The sport was removed from the Olympic programme after that event.

Correct answer: 1936
  • A. 3 years
  • B. 4years
  • C. 5 years
  • D. 6 years

Explanation: The FIP World Polo Championship is normally staged every three years. This differs from many major international sporting championships…

Correct answer: 3 years
  • A. hassan ali
  • B. Haider Abbas
  • C. Ahsaan mehdi
  • D. Hissam ali

Explanation: Hissam Ali Hyder is a prominent Pakistani polo player and has represented Pakistan internationally.

Correct answer: Hissam ali
  • A. its not popular
  • B. Financial difficulties
  • C. lack of training
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Polo was last played at the 1936 Olympics and was later dropped largely because the sport was expensive to organise and maintain…

Correct answer: Financial difficulties
  • A. after 3 years
  • B. after two years
  • C. after a year
  • D. after 4 years

Explanation: The Shandur Polo Festival is held annually in Pakistan, so it takes place after one year.

Correct answer: after a year
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1948
  • C. 1950
  • D. 1951

Explanation: Polo is generally dated to 1947 in Pakistan-oriented sports references, following the country’s independence and the organization of its…

Correct answer: 1947
  • A. India
  • B. Singapur
  • C. America
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Although polo originated in ancient Persia, the modern organized form was developed and popularized in India during the British period.

Correct answer: India
  • A. 3 times
  • B. 4 times
  • C. 5 times
  • D. 6times

Explanation: Polo appeared in the Olympic Games in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936, making five editions in total.

Correct answer: 5 times
  • A. Dubai
  • B. America
  • C. England
  • D. Argentina

Explanation: Argentina is widely regarded as the leading polo country because it has a strong professional tradition, elite players, and major…

Correct answer: Argentina
  • A. The game of king
  • B. Modern polo
  • C. Spectators Sports
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Polo is traditionally nicknamed the “game of kings” because it was historically associated with royalty and aristocratic military…

Correct answer: The game of king
  • A. France
  • B. Persia
  • C. India
  • D. England

Explanation: Polo is generally traced to ancient Persia, where it was played as a training exercise for cavalry and later became a royal sport.

Correct answer: Persia
  • A. 11th
  • B. 10th
  • C. 6th
  • D. 5th

Explanation: The earliest recognised ancestor of modern chess, chaturanga, developed in India around the sixth century.

Correct answer: 6th
  • A. Gupta Empire
  • B. Mallen
  • C. Narinder Singh
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Chess developed from the ancient Indian game chaturanga, generally associated with the Gupta period, around the 6th century CE.

Correct answer: Gupta Empire