National Sports of Pakistan MCQs with Answer
Which is the national sport of Pakistan?
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Polo
In which year was field hockey designated as the national sport of Pakistan?
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1960
D) 1970
Who is known as the “King of Hockey” in Pakistan?
A) Wasim Akram
B) Imran Khan
C) Shahid Afridi
D) Hassan Sardar
Which country has Pakistan’s field hockey team defeated most in international competitions?
A) India
B) Australia
C) Germany
D) Netherlands
Which Pakistani player is known as the greatest field hockey player in history?
A) Jahangir Khan
B) Shahbaz Ahmed
C) Mohammad Bashir
D) Samiullah Khan
Which event led to Pakistan’s first Olympic gold medal in hockey?
A) 1948 London Olympics
B) 1952 Helsinki Olympics
C) 1960 Rome Olympics
D) 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Which sport became the national sport of Pakistan after the country’s independence in 1947?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Hockey
D) Wrestling
How many gold medals has Pakistan won in Olympic hockey events?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Which city hosted the 1960 Olympics, where Pakistan won a hockey gold medal?
A) London
B) Rome
C) Tokyo
D) Moscow
Which Pakistani player won the prestigious “World Player of the Year” award in hockey in 1983?
A) Imran Khan
B) Mohammad Shahid
C) Shahbaz Ahmed
D) Samiullah Khan
In which sport has Pakistan won the most international medals?
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Boxing
Who was Pakistan’s captain during the 1992 Cricket World Cup?
A) Shoaib Malik
B) Imran Khan
C) Javed Miandad
D) Wasim Akram
Which sport is considered Pakistan’s second most popular after cricket?
A) Football
B) Field Hockey
C) Volleyball
D) Squash
Which famous squash player from Pakistan is known for winning the World Open six times?
A) Jansher Khan
B) Jahangir Khan
C) Qamar Zaman
D) Aamir Atlas
What year did Jahangir Khan win his first World Squash Championship?
A) 1980
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1988
Which city is home to the famous National Hockey Stadium in Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Multan
Which sport did Pakistan dominate in the 1970s and early 1980s?
A) Boxing
B) Hockey
C) Cricket
D) Wrestling
Which event did Pakistan host in 2004, marking the revival of international cricket?
A) ICC Cricket World Cup
B) ICC Champions Trophy
C) ICC T20 World Cup
D) South Asian Games
Who is regarded as one of Pakistan’s greatest boxers, winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A) Muhammad Waseem
B) Amir Khan
C) Hussain Shah
D) Inam Butt
Which Pakistani wrestler won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
A) Zafar Iqbal
B) Muhammad Inam
C) Ahmed Ali
D) Karamat Ali
Which Pakistani athlete competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics and is famous for the 100-meter race?
A) Shahbaz Ahmed
B) Shujaat Khan
C) Syed Mehmood Ali
D) Mohammad Akram
What year did Pakistan win the most gold medals in the Asian Games?
A) 1982
B) 1970
C) 1958
D) 2002
Who was Pakistan’s most successful Olympian in terms of medals?
A) Jahangir Khan
B) Muhammad Waseem
C) Abdul Rashid
D) Muhammad Bashir
Which Pakistani player won the first-ever Olympic medal in boxing for the country?
A) Hussain Shah
B) Muhammad Waseem
C) Inam Butt
D) Arshad Khan
Which Pakistani cricketer has scored the most runs in ODI matches?
A) Javed Miandad
B) Shahid Afridi
C) Imran Khan
D) Wasim Akram
In which sport does Pakistan hold the most victories in South Asian Games?
A) Wrestling
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Badminton
Which popular Pakistani footballer played for the national team and received recognition for his goal-scoring ability?
A) Muhammad Tariq
B) Kaleemullah Khan
C) Wasim Akram
D) Shahid Afridi
Which is the most popular traditional sport in the rural areas of Pakistan?
A) Kabaddi
B) Volleyball
C) Hockey
D) Squash
Which Pakistani athlete became the first to win the prestigious Asian Games gold in 2006 in wrestling?
A) Muhammad Inam
B) Muhammad Rizwan
C) Inamul Haq
D) Jameel Ahmed
Which event is Pakistan’s premier national cricket competition?
A) Pakistan Super League
B) Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
C) National One-Day Cup
D) Pakistan Cup
What year did Pakistan first participate in the Asian Games?
A) 1958
B) 1962
C) 1966
D) 1970