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Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in:
Correct answer: B. 1992
Under Imran Khan's captaincy, Pakistan beat England in the 1992 final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Sports MCQs
Solved sports MCQs on Pakistan's cricket, hockey, squash and Olympic achievements, team sizes, sports terms and world events, with explanations.
24 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
This set covers sports facts that Pakistani candidates should know: Pakistan's cricket and hockey World Cup wins, squash legends such as Jahangir Khan, the Shandur Polo Festival, team sizes, and the terms used in different games.
Sports questions often ask for team sizes, scoring terms or the countries that host famous tournaments. Revise Pakistan's major sporting achievements with their years, as they appear regularly.
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Who captained Pakistan to victory in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009?
Correct answer: B. Younis Khan
Younis Khan led Pakistan to victory over Sri Lanka in the 2009 final at Lord's.
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Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 under the captaincy of:
Correct answer: C. Sarfaraz Ahmed
Sarfaraz Ahmed's team beat India by 180 runs in the final at The Oval, London.
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How many times has Pakistan won the Hockey World Cup?
Correct answer: C. 4
Pakistan won the Hockey World Cup four times (1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994), still a record.
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In which year did Pakistan win its first Olympic gold medal in hockey?
Correct answer: C. 1960
Pakistan beat India in the final at the 1960 Rome Olympics. It won hockey gold again in 1968 and 1984.
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Arshad Nadeem won Pakistan's Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 in which event?
Correct answer: A. Javelin throw
Arshad Nadeem won the javelin with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 m. It was Pakistan's first individual Olympic gold medal.
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Jahangir Khan is a legendary Pakistani player of which sport?
Correct answer: B. Squash
Jahangir Khan went unbeaten in competitive squash for over five years in the 1980s and won the British Open ten times in a row.
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The first Hockey World Cup was held in 1971 in:
Correct answer: B. Barcelona
The first Hockey World Cup was held in Barcelona, Spain, and Pakistan won the title.
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Which team won the first season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2016?
Correct answer: B. Islamabad United
Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators in the first PSL final in Dubai in February 2016.
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The Shandur Polo Festival is famous for being played on one of the world's highest polo grounds. Shandur lies between:
Correct answer: A. Chitral and Gilgit
The Shandur Pass, at about 3,700 m, lies between Chitral and Gilgit. Teams from both sides compete there every summer.
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How many players does a volleyball team have on the court?
Correct answer: B. 6
Each volleyball team has six players on court. Basketball has five, while cricket, hockey and football have eleven.
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How many players does a basketball team have on the court at one time?
Correct answer: A. 5
Each basketball team plays with five players on the court.
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How many players are there in a polo team?
Correct answer: A. 4
A polo team has four mounted players.
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The term "checkmate" is used in which game?
Correct answer: C. Chess
Checkmate ends a chess game: the king is under attack and has no legal way to escape.
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The term "LBW" (leg before wicket) is associated with:
Correct answer: C. Cricket
LBW is a way of being out in cricket when the ball would have hit the stumps but strikes the batter's body first.
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In tennis, a score of zero is called:
Correct answer: A. Love
Zero is called "love" in tennis. "Deuce" means 40–40, and a "duck" is a batter's score of zero in cricket.
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The Olympic symbol consists of how many interlocking rings?
Correct answer: B. 5
The five rings represent the union of the five inhabited continents taking part in the Olympic Games.
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Wimbledon tennis championships are played on which surface?
Correct answer: D. Grass
Wimbledon in London is the oldest tennis tournament and the only Grand Slam still played on grass.
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Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar?
Correct answer: C. Argentina
Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi, beat France on penalties after a 3–3 draw in the final.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being co-hosted by:
Correct answer: A. USA, Canada and Mexico
The 2026 tournament is the first with 48 teams and the first hosted by three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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