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Sports Terminology: Static GK knowledge is necessary to crack government exams like SSC CGL
2024, SSC MTS 2023, SSC GD Constable 2023, RRB NTPC, Group D etc. Sports has always been an
important topic & as per previous years' exam trend, 2-3 questions are generally asked from this
topic.
As SSC CGL 2023 and other Government Exams are approaching, to help you update your
knowledge, we have compiled a list of sports terminologies, important trophies, and Sports
questions asked over the years. These notes will be essential for the upcoming SSC & Railway
Exams 2023.

Table of Content

1. Sports Static GK

2. Sports Terminology

3. List of Sports Terminology

4. Sports Terminology PDF

5. Sports Terminology MCQs

6. List of Sports Trophies

7. Games & Sports for RRB NTPC & SSC Exams

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Sports Static GK

Static GK is an integral part of all the Government exams as it has a high weightage in the upcoming
SSC & Railways Exams 2023. Static GK consists of several important topics, including a List of
Airports, State Folk & Classical Dance, International Cricket Stadiums, a List of Sports &
Trophies, Sports Terminology, Important Dates (National+International), Capitals & Currencies,
International Organizations & Headquarters, Important Cities in River Bank, etc.
In this article, we will be discussing the important Sports Terminologies for the upcoming Railways
& SSC exams 2023.

Sports Terminology

Sports terminology refers to the words that are exclusively used in a particular sport or athletics,
they can be words related to special equipment, postures, methods, or rules, every sport has its
unique vocabulary used in the field.

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List of Sports Terminology

Important Terms Associated with the Sports List for SSC are tabulated below in the table,
candidates are advised to go through the table and get acquainted with all the important
terminologies of different sports.

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Sports Sports Terminology

Badminton Service, Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.

Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home Run, Put Out.

Alley-oop, Dunk, Box-Out, Carry the Ball, Cherry Picking, Lay-up, Fast
Basketball
Break, Traveling
 Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, Pot Scratch, In Off.

Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Uppercut, Kidney Punch.

Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.

Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.

LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, follow on,
Googly, Gulley, Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, no ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner,
Cricket
Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-
Walling.

Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick,
Football
Stopper

Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.

Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner,

Hockey
Undercutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.

Horse
Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Racing

Lawn
Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive, Let, Advantage, Deuce
Tennis

Shooting Bag, Plug, Skeet, Bull's eye

Swimming Stroke.

Table
Smash, Drop, Deuce, Spin, Let, Service
Tennis

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Sports Terminology PDF

Having the study material in a concise and legible format would be very helpful in preparing for any
Government exam therefore, we are going to provide you all with the Sports Terminology PDF here.
Candidates can download the Sports Terms PDF and keep it for future reference.

> Sports Terminologies PDF Download

Sports Terminology MCQs

To give a better understanding of the type of questions asked over the years, we have listed down
questions on Sports Terminology for your reference.

Q1. In which sports participants are called Pugilist.

Wrestling
Hockey
Golf
Boxing

Answer: Boxing

Q2. Which Country won the maximum FIFA World Cup?

France
Brazil
Germany
Argentina

Answer: Brazil

Q3. Hook Pass Term belongs to which of the following

Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
Football

Answer: Basketball

List of Sports Trophies

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There are different Sports played throughout, and in the table below, wePreparation?
have provided you all with
important sports and trophies/Cups associated with them:

Sports Sports Trophies

Cricket Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani
Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton
 Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup,
Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga Khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,
Hockey Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup,
Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup

Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy,
Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World
Football Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup,
Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal
Trophy, UEFA Champions League

Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim
Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian
Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women), Yonex Cup

Asian Cup, Marcel Corbillon Cup, Pithapuram Cup (men), Swaythling Cup
Table (men), Travancore Cup (women), U Thant Cup, Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion
Tennis Cup (women), Electra Gold Cup, Gasper-Guest Prize, Grand Prix, Jayalaxmi Cup
(women), Kamala Ramanunjan Cup, World Cup.

Lawn
Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Tennis

Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Muthiah Gold Cup,

Nomura Trophy, Paralamdi Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup,
Golf
Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, Waterford Crystal
Trophy, World Cup.

Horse
Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby, Grand National Cup
Racing

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American Cup (Yacht racing), Wellington Trophy (India).
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Games & Sports for RRB NTPC & SSC Exams

Games and Sports have always been an integral part of the Government exams, and nearly 4-5
questions are asked in this section therefore, it's our responsibility to provide you all with the
important Games & Sports for SSC Exams 2023 so that you can score better in the upcoming exam.
 Other Popular
Country National Game
Games

Field Hockey (Undeclared)

Note: According to a recent RTI, the Sports Ministry has
said that no sport has been designated as a national Cricket,
India game, despite the fact that the online site of the badminton,
Government National Portal of India has uploaded an kabaddi
article praising field hockey under the heading 'National
Game.'

Cricket, football,
Afghanistan Buzkashi (Also called Kopar, Kupari and Ulak Tartysh) boxing &
basketball

Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Volleyball,

Note: China has not formally declared a national sport, Martial Arts,
China
but table tennis is a national game based on its Shooting,
popularity. Badminton

Bangladesh Kabaddi Cricket, Football

Nepal Dandi Biyo Cricket, football

Cricket,
Sri Lanka Volleyball badminton,
Watersports

Cricket, Kabaddi,
Pakistan Field Hockey
Squash, Snooker

Basketball,
Bhutan Archery
football, futsal
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Myanmar Football
national sport of Myanmar.

Maldives Football (Undeclared) -

That's all you need to know about the Sports Terminology. Learning all these Sports Terms are
enough to score the maximum marks in this topic.

Hope this was useful to you.

Happy Learning

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