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| Trophy / Cup | Sport |
|---|---|
| Ranji, Duleep, Irani, Deodhar, Vijay Hazare | Cricket |
| Santosh Trophy, Subroto Cup (schools), I-League | Football |
| Beighton Cup, Aga Khan Cup, Dhyan Chand Trophy | Hockey |
| Thomas Cup (men), Uber Cup (women), Sudirman Cup (mixed) | Badminton |
| Davis Cup (men), Billie Jean King Cup (women) | Tennis |
| Ryder Cup, Walker Cup | Golf |
| Stanley Cup | Ice hockey |
| Wightman Cup | Tennis (women, UK–USA, discontinued) |
Players per side
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Volleyball, ice hockey | Kabaddi, netball, water polo, handball | Kho-kho (in field), baseball | Cricket, football, hockey | Rugby union |
Polo = 4 per side.
Terms → sport: Googly, LBW, maiden over → cricket · Bully, penalty corner → hockey · Love, deuce, ace → tennis · Checkmate, castling, en passant → chess · Smash, drop shot → badminton · Birdie, bogey, caddie → golf · Raid, bonus line → kabaddi · Punch, knock-out, uppercut → boxing.
Grand Slam surfaces: Australian Open (hard, Jan) · French Open / Roland Garros (clay) · Wimbledon (grass) · US Open (hard, Flushing Meadows).
Olympics essentials
- Paris 2024 (India: 6 medals — Neeraj Chopra silver; Manu Bhaker two bronzes, the first Indian after independence to win two medals at one Games).
- Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane 2032.
- Abhinav Bindra — India's first individual Olympic gold (Beijing 2008, 10 m air rifle).
- Neeraj Chopra — javelin gold, Tokyo 2020 (India's first in athletics).
- Olympic rings: 5 (blue, yellow, black, green, red) = 5 continents.
Indian stadiums: Eden Gardens (Kolkata) · Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera, Ahmedabad — world's largest cricket stadium) · Wankhede (Mumbai) · Chepauk / M.A. Chidambaram (Chennai) · Salt Lake / Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Kolkata, football) · Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Delhi, hockey).
Detailed notes
Trophy or cup → sport (the classic match-the-column)
| Trophy | Sport | Trophy | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranji, Duleep, Irani, Deodhar, Vijay Hazare | Cricket (India) | The Ashes | Cricket (England v Australia) |
| Santosh Trophy | Football (states) | Durand Cup | Football (oldest in India, 1888) |
| Aga Khan, Beighton Cup | Hockey | Rangaswami Cup | Hockey (national championship) |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | Hockey (Malaysia) | Thomas Cup | Badminton (men) |
| Uber Cup | Badminton (women) | Sudirman Cup | Badminton (mixed) |
| Davis Cup | Tennis (men) | Billie Jean King Cup | Tennis (women) |
| Ryder Cup | Golf | Swaythling Cup | Table tennis (men) |
| Ezra Cup | Polo | Ballon d'Or | Football (best player award) |
Terms → sport
Hockey: bully, penalty corner, dribble, scoop. Cricket: googly, yorker, LBW, gully, cover drive. Golf: birdie, eagle, bogey, caddie, tee. Chess: gambit, stalemate, castling, checkmate. Tennis: deuce, ace, love, smash, volley. Shooting: bull's eye. Volleyball: spike, blocking. 'Love' and 'deuce' belong to both tennis and badminton scoring.
Players per side
Cricket 11 - Football 11 - Hockey 11 - Rugby union 15 - Kabaddi 7 - Kho-kho 9 - Volleyball 6 - Basketball 5 - Water polo 7 - Baseball 9 - Polo 4.
Grand Slams and big tournaments
Four tennis Grand Slams: Australian Open (hard) - French Open / Roland Garros (clay) - Wimbledon (grass, oldest, since 1877) - US Open (hard). Football's FIFA World Cup: first in 1930 (Uruguay), held every four years. Cricket World Cup: first in 1975 (England; West Indies won).
The Olympics
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| First modern Olympics | 1896, Athens (revived by Pierre de Coubertin; IOC founded 1894, Paris) |
| Motto | Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger - 'Communiter'/Together added 2021) |
| Five rings | Unity of the five continents; designed by Coubertin |
| Marathon | 42.195 km |
| India's first Olympic appearance | 1900 Paris - Norman Pritchard won two athletics silvers |
| First hockey gold | 1928 Amsterdam (first of 8) |
| First individual medal | K.D. Jadhav, wrestling, 1952 Helsinki |
| First individual gold | Abhinav Bindra, 10 m air rifle shooting, 2008 Beijing |
| Second individual gold | Neeraj Chopra, javelin (87.58 m), Tokyo 2020 |
| Other milestones: Viswanathan Anand became India's first chess Grandmaster in 1988; the Ranji Trophy began in 1934. |
Quick revision
- Cricket: Ranji-Duleep-Irani; Ashes = England v Australia; first Cricket WC 1975.
- Football: Santosh (states), Durand (1888), FIFA WC 1930 Uruguay.
- Badminton: Thomas men, Uber women, Sudirman mixed; Tennis: Davis men, BJK women.
- Team sizes: kabaddi 7, kho-kho 9, polo 4, basketball 5, volleyball 6, rugby 15.
- Olympics: 1896 Athens, Coubertin, 42.195 km, Pritchard 1900, Jadhav 1952, Bindra 2008, Neeraj 2020.
Types of questions asked
Every way this subtopic shows up in exams — how to recognise it, the formula or logic to use, and a solved example.
Type 1: Trophy / cup ↔ sportvery common4 practice Q
'Santosh/Durand/Thomas/Davis/Ryder trophy is associated with', match-the-column on cups.
- Cricket: Ranji, Duleep, Irani, Deodhar, Vijay Hazare; the Ashes = England v Australia.
- Football: Santosh (states of India), Durand (oldest Indian tournament, 1888), Ballon d'Or (player award). Hockey: Aga Khan, Beighton, Rangaswami, Sultan Azlan Shah.
- Rackets: Thomas (men) / Uber (women) / Sudirman (mixed) in badminton; Davis (men) / Billie Jean King (women) in tennis; Ryder Cup = golf; Swaythling Cup = table tennis; Ezra Cup = polo.
Example: The Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament of India, was first played in —
1888 at Shimla - older than the FIFA World Cup by 42 years; the Santosh Trophy is the national championship for states.
Type 2: Sporting term ↔ sportvery common3 practice Q
'Googly/yorker belong to', 'gambit/checkmate', 'deuce/ace/love', 'bull's eye', term matching.
- Cricket: googly, yorker, LBW, gully, cover drive, silly point.
- Hockey: bully, penalty corner, dribble, scoop. Tennis: deuce, ace, love, smash, volley; badminton shares love and smash.
- Golf: birdie, eagle, bogey, caddie, tee; Chess: gambit, castling, stalemate, checkmate; Shooting: bull's eye.
Example: The terms 'googly' and 'yorker' are associated with which sport?
Cricket. Bully and penalty corner belong to hockey; birdie and bogey to golf.
Type 3: Number of players per sidecommon3 practice Q
'How many players in a kabaddi/water polo/polo team', team-size ordering questions.
- Eleven: cricket, football, hockey. Fifteen: rugby union.
- Smaller sides: kabaddi 7, kho-kho 9, volleyball 6, basketball 5, water polo 7, baseball 9, polo 4.
- Recall the odd ones - polo 4, kabaddi 7, rugby 15 - the rest sit in a narrow band.
Example: How many players does a kabaddi team field on the mat?
Seven. Kho-kho fields nine; basketball five; volleyball six.
Type 4: Grand Slams and major tournaments ↔ surface / venuecommon3 practice Q
'Which Grand Slam is played on grass/clay', 'oldest tennis tournament', 'Wimbledon is played at'.
- Order of the year: Australian Open (hard) - Roland Garros (clay) - Wimbledon (grass) - US Open (hard).
- Wimbledon is the oldest (since 1877) and played at the All England Club, London.
- First FIFA World Cup - 1930, Uruguay; first Cricket World Cup - 1975, England.
Example: The Australian Open and the US Open are played on which type of surface?
Hard courts. The French Open (Roland Garros) is on clay and Wimbledon on grass.
Type 5: Olympics: history, symbols and India's milestonesvery common6 practice Q
'First modern Olympics', 'Olympic motto', 'five rings represent', 'first Indian individual medal/gold', marathon distance.
- First modern Olympics - 1896, Athens; revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin; IOC founded 1894 (Paris).
- Motto - Citius, Altius, Fortius ('Together' added 2021); five rings = five continents; marathon = 42.195 km.
- India: Norman Pritchard 1900 (two silvers); hockey gold from 1928 Amsterdam (8 in all); K.D. Jadhav 1952 first individual medal; Abhinav Bindra 2008 first individual gold; Neeraj Chopra Tokyo 2020 javelin gold (87.58 m).
Example: The five interlocking rings of the Olympic flag represent —
The five continents of the world united by sport; the rings were designed by Coubertin and first flown in 1920.
Shortcut tricks
⚡ Badminton cups — "Thomas the man, Uber the woman"
Thomas Cup = men's team, Uber Cup = women's team, Sudirman = mixed. Tennis: Davis = Dudes (men), Billie Jean King = women.
Example: India won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 2022. The sport is —
Badminton (men's team championship).
⚡ Team size — "Basket 5, Volley 6, Kabaddi 7"
Count up: basketball 5, volleyball 6, kabaddi 7; then cricket/football/hockey 11.
Where students lose marks
Santosh Trophy is football; Ranji Trophy is cricket.
Roland Garros is clay; Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam on grass.
Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual gold; India had team golds in hockey much earlier (from 1928).
Practice sets — 24 questions
Sets of 10, mixed across the question types above. Each answer comes with a step-by-step explanation.
Topic test · 10 questions
Suggested time 3 min · wrong answers go to your mistake notebook automatically.