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Daily GK Challenge
Tuesday, 18 August
Which Indian athlete is popularly known as the 'Flying Sikh'?
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More practice: Sports & Games GK
5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.
- Q1easy
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.
- Q2easy
How many squares are there on a standard chessboard?
- A36
- B49
- C64
- D81
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Correct answer: (C) 64
A chessboard is an 8 × 8 grid. 8 × 8 = 64 squares, 32 light and 32 dark. Each player starts with 16 pieces. Answer: 64.
- Q3medium
The Durand Cup, one of the oldest tournaments of its kind in Asia, is associated with which sport?
- AFootball
- BHockey
- CCricket
- DPolo
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Correct answer: (A) Football
The Durand Cup was first held in 1888 and is named after Sir Mortimer Durand, then Foreign Secretary of British India. It is a football tournament and among the oldest football competitions in the world. Other Indian football trophies include the Santosh Trophy and the Subroto Cup. Answer: Football.
- Q4medium
The terms 'snatch' and 'clean and jerk' are associated with which sport?
- AWrestling
- BBoxing
- CWeightlifting
- DGymnastics
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Correct answer: (C) Weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting has two lifts. In the snatch, the bar is raised overhead in one continuous movement. In the clean and jerk, it is first lifted to the shoulders and then jerked overhead. A lifter's total is the best snatch plus the best clean and jerk. Answer: Weightlifting.
- Q5medium
What is the length of a cricket pitch between the two sets of stumps?
- A20 yards
- B22 yards
- C22 metres
- D25 yards
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Correct answer: (B) 22 yards
Under the Laws of Cricket, the pitch is 22 yards (about 20.12 m) long between the two sets of stumps and 10 feet wide. '22 metres' is a trap – the unit is yards, not metres. Answer: 22 yards.