Olympic Movement and International Sports Organizations MCQs 2026

Uber Cup in badminton is

1. A men's doubles only ✓
2. B shuttle manufacturing standard ✓
3. C women's team world championship ✓
4. D swimming relay trophy ✓

The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius means

1. A Faster, Higher, Stronger ✓
2. B Together for peace only ✓
3. C One world one dream ✓
4. D Play fair always ✓

The five Olympic rings represent

1. A five gold medals only ✓
2. B five host cities always ✓
3. C five swimming strokes ✓
4. D the union of the five inhabited continents and Olympic universality ✓

The Olympic rings colours include

1. A only red and white ✓
2. B purple, orange and pink ✓
3. C black rings only ✓
4. D blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field ✓

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is headquartered in

1. A Paris, France ✓
2. B Athens, Greece ✓
3. C Lausanne, Switzerland ✓
4. D London, United Kingdom ✓

The modern Olympic Games were revived in

1. A 1900 in Paris only as first Games ✓
2. B 1896 in Athens ✓
3. C 1886 in Rome ✓
4. D 1912 in Stockholm as first Games ✓

Founder of the modern Olympic Movement is

1. A Juan Antonio Samaranch only ✓
2. B Pierre de Coubertin ✓
3. C Thomas Bach only ✓
4. D Avery Brundage only ✓

The Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year until

1. A 1980 with no change since ✓
2. B 2000 with annual Games ✓
3. C 1964 with every two years same year ✓
4. D 1992; thereafter staggered on four-year cycle offset by two years ✓

FIFA is the international governing body for

1. A swimming and diving ✓
2. B association football (soccer) ✓
3. C athletics track events ✓
4. D field hockey only ✓

FIFA is headquartered in

1. A Zurich, Switzerland ✓
2. B Lausanne, Switzerland ✓
3. C Paris, France ✓
4. D London, United Kingdom ✓

World Athletics (formerly IAAF) governs

1. A international track and field, road running and race walking ✓
2. B swimming pool dimensions ✓
3. C football offside rules ✓
4. D badminton shuttle specifications ✓

The IAAF was founded in

1. A 1896 in Athens ✓
2. B 1924 in Paris ✓
3. C 1930 in Berlin ✓
4. D 1912 in Stockholm ✓

FIH governs

1. A international field hockey ✓
2. B international figure skating ✓
3. C fencing rules worldwide ✓
4. D fishing sport competitions ✓

BWF is the world governing body for

1. A boxing ✓
2. B basketball ✓
3. C badminton ✓
4. D baseball ✓

BWF headquarters is located in

1. A Copenhagen, Denmark ✓
2. B Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ✓
3. C Birmingham, United Kingdom ✓
4. D Tokyo, Japan ✓

The Paralympic Games are for

1. A athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments ✓
2. B only Olympic medalists over age 40 ✓
3. C professional coaches only ✓
4. D demonstration sports without competition ✓

The IPC governs

1. A FIFA World Cup ✓
2. B Olympic bidding only ✓
3. C the Paralympic Movement ✓
4. D professional tennis tours ✓

Paralympic symbol Agitos consists of

1. A five interlocking rings ✓
2. B three asymmetrical crescents in red, blue and green ✓
3. C a single flame only ✓
4. D a laurel wreath alone ✓

Olympic Truce (Ekecheiria) historically promoted

1. A permanent world government ✓
2. B cessation of conflict during the Games period ✓
3. C banning all professional sport ✓
4. D mandatory military service for athletes ✓

IOC Session is

1. A a daily sports training session ✓
2. B a television broadcast unit ✓
3. C a national Olympic trial meet ✓
4. D the general meeting of IOC members and supreme organ of the IOC ✓

NOC stands for

1. A National Organizing Congress ✓
2. B Neutral Olympic Council ✓
3. C National Olympic Committee ✓
4. D National Outdoor Championship ✓

Only NOCs recognized by the IOC may

1. A send athletes to the Olympic Games ✓
2. B host FIFA World Cup automatically ✓
3. C govern World Athletics rules ✓
4. D organize BWF events without approval ✓

The Olympic flame tradition symbolizes

1. A commercial sponsorship only ✓
2. B purity, continuity and the spirit of the Games ✓
3. C victory in FIFA World Cup ✓
4. D badminton shuttle speed ✓

First Winter Olympic Games were held in

1. A 1896 Athens ✓
2. B 1936 Berlin Summer only ✓
3. C 1952 Helsinki ✓
4. D 1924 at Chamonix, France ✓

Olympic Oath is taken by

1. A only the host city mayor ✓
2. B only IOC president alone ✓
3. C an athlete, a judge and a coach (modern format) on behalf of all participants ✓
4. D only sponsors ✓

WADA was established to

1. A design Olympic stadiums ✓
2. B promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sport ✓
3. C sell broadcast rights ✓
4. D select Olympic mascots only ✓

FIFA World Cup is held

1. A every four years ✓
2. B every two years ✓
3. C every year ✓
4. D every eight years ✓

UEFA governs

1. A football in Europe ✓
2. B athletics in Africa only ✓
3. C swimming in Asia only ✓
4. D rugby worldwide ✓

Commonwealth Games involve

1. A only European Union states ✓
2. B only G7 countries ✓
3. C members of the Commonwealth of Nations ✓
4. D only Olympic host nations ✓

Asian Games are organized under

1. A FIFA exclusively ✓
2. B BWF only ✓
3. C OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) ✓
4. D IPC only ✓

Pan American Games are for

1. A only South America ✓
2. B countries of the Americas ✓
3. C only Caribbean islands ✓
4. D only North American professional leagues ✓

Universiade (FISU World University Games) is for

1. A primary school children only ✓
2. B university student athletes ✓
3. C retired professional athletes ✓
4. D coaches without athletes ✓

International Olympic Committee President is elected by

1. A the IOC Session ✓
2. B FIFA Congress only ✓
3. C public worldwide vote ✓
4. D UN General Assembly ✓

Olympic Charter is

1. A the codification of fundamental principles and rules of the Olympic Movement ✓
2. B a swimming pool construction manual ✓
3. C FIFA disciplinary code only ✓
4. D badminton racket specification sheet ✓

Olympism seeks to place sport at the service of

1. A commercial profit only ✓
2. B political exclusion ✓
3. C humanity and harmonious development with a spirit of friendship and fair play ✓
4. D doping tolerance ✓

IOC revenue sources include primarily

1. A ticket sales only ✓
2. B athlete entry fees only ✓
3. C national tax levies ✓
4. D broadcast rights and sponsorship (TOP programme) ✓

Host city for Olympics is selected by

1. A IOC members vote following bid evaluation ✓
2. B FIFA Council ✓
3. C public referendum only ✓
4. D UN rotation system ✓

Refugee Olympic Team was introduced to

1. A allow displaced athletes to compete without a home NOC ✓
2. B replace all NOCs permanently ✓
3. C host Winter Games only ✓
4. D exclude stateless persons ✓

International Federation (IF) in Olympic context

1. A runs local school PE classes only ✓
2. B governs a sport at world level and ensures Olympic rules compliance ✓
3. C replaces national governments ✓
4. D owns Olympic broadcast rights ✓

FIFA Women's World Cup first edition was in

1. A 1896 in Athens ✓
2. B 1980 in Moscow ✓
3. C 1991 in China ✓
4. D 2000 only exhibition ✓

World Athletics headquarters is in

1. A Zurich ✓
2. B Kuala Lumpur ✓
3. C Monaco ✓
4. D Lausanne IOC building ✓

FIH field hockey World Cup is for

1. A club teams only ✓
2. B national men's and women's teams ✓
3. C junior school teams only ✓
4. D Olympic torch bearers only ✓

Thomas Cup in badminton is

1. A women's singles only ✓
2. B men's team world championship organized by BWF ✓
3. C mixed doubles club event ✓
4. D Olympic qualification race only ✓

Special Olympics International is separate from the Paralympics because it focuses on

1. A only elite amputee track athletes ✓
2. B only Olympic medalists ✓
3. C only professional footballers ✓
4. D year-round sport for people with intellectual disabilities ✓

Deaflympics are for

1. A only Paralympic swimmers ✓
2. B only IOC members ✓
3. C only FIFA referees ✓
4. D athletes with hearing impairments meeting eligibility criteria ✓

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handles

1. A disputes in sport including doping and eligibility appeals ✓
2. B Olympic stadium construction bids only ✓
3. C swimming pool chlorine levels ✓
4. D school PE attendance ✓

Olympic programme sports are determined by

1. A FIFA alone for all sports ✓
2. B random public lottery ✓
3. C single host city mayor ✓
4. D IOC with recommendations from international federations and host agreements ✓

Youth Olympic Games target

1. A retired Olympians only ✓
2. B professional leagues over age 40 ✓
3. C young elite athletes with education and culture components ✓
4. D non-competitive hobbyists only ✓

World Anti-Doping Code is monitored by

1. A FIFA only for football ✓
2. B local swim clubs only ✓
3. C without IOC involvement ✓
4. D WADA with signatories including IFs and NOCs ✓

International Olympic Committee recognition of a sport federation requires

1. A only one country playing the sport ✓
2. B profit to IOC only ✓
3. C absence of any rules ✓
4. D global governance, anti-doping compliance and Olympic values alignment ✓