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Friday, 13 February

SSC CGL · Sports & Games GK

The Santosh Trophy is contested in which sport in India?

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5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

  1. Q1hard

    The Wimbledon championship, one of tennis's Grand Slams, is played on which surface?

    • AGrass
    • BClay
    • CHard court
    • DSynthetic
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    Correct answer: (A) Grass

    Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts.

  2. Q2medium

    The Dronacharya Award in India is given for excellence in which field?

    • ABest player
    • BSports journalism
    • CLifetime administration
    • DCoaching
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    Correct answer: (D) Coaching

    The Dronacharya Award is conferred on outstanding coaches in sports and games.

  3. Q3hard

    In which sport is the 'Duckworth-Lewis method' used?

    • AHockey
    • BCricket
    • CBaseball
    • DTennis
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    Correct answer: (B) Cricket

    The Duckworth-Lewis (now DLS) method is used to reset targets in rain-affected limited-overs cricket matches.

  4. Q4medium

    A 'love' score of zero is a term used in which sport?

    • ACricket
    • BFootball
    • CTennis
    • DHockey
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    Correct answer: (C) Tennis

    In tennis, 'love' denotes a score of zero within a game.

  5. Q5easy

    How many players from each team are on the court at a time in a game of volleyball?

    • A5
    • B6
    • C7
    • D9
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    Correct answer: (B) 6

    A volleyball team has 6 players on court – three in the front row and three in the back row. Basketball has 5, kabaddi has 7 and kho-kho has 9 on the field, which are the common mix-ups. Answer: 6.