Sports GK MCQs
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
21. In which year, the first Kabaddi World Cup was held?
[A] 2002
[B] 2004
[C] 2006
[D] 2008
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Correct Answer: B [2004]
Notes:
The first Kabaddi World Cup was held in the year 2004. The Kabaddi World Cup is an indoor international Kabaddi competition conducted by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) in a standard style, contested by men’s and women’s national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007 and 2016. All the tournaments have been won by India.
22. Which is the national sport of Latvia?
[A] Basketball
[B] Football
[C] Volleyball
[D] Ice Hockey
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Correct Answer: D [Ice Hockey]
Notes:
Ice Hockey is the national sport of Latvia. Ice hockey is usually considered the most popular sport in Latvia. Latvia has had many famous hockey stars like Helmuts Balderis, Arturs Irbe, Karlis Skrastins and Sandis Ozolins and more recently Zemgus Girgensons, whom the Latvian people have strongly supported in international and NHL play expressed through the dedication of using the NHL’s All-Star Voting to bring Zemgus to number one in voting.
23. In which country, the first organized and recorded game of ice hockey was played?
[A] Finland
[B] Sweden
[C] Canada
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [Canada]
Notes:
In Canada, the first organized and recorded game of ice hockey was played. The first organized and recorded game of ice hockey was played indoors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on March 3, 1875, and featured several McGill University students.
24. Which is the highest governing body of association football?
[A] International Federation of Association Football
[B] International Council of Association Football
[C] International Committee of Association Football
[D] International Organization of Association Football
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Correct Answer: A [International Federation of Association Football]
Notes:
International Federation of Association Football is the highest governing body of association football. FIFA is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer. It is the highest governing body of football. FIFA was founded in 1904. Headquartered in Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland.
25. Which sport’s competition is known as “Indian Wells Masters”?
[A] Football
[B] Volleyball
[C] Tennis
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: C [Tennis]
Notes:
“Indian Wells Masters” is a tennis competition. The Indian Wells Masters, also known as BNP Paribas Open and the WTA Indian Wells Open, is an annual tennis tournament held in early- and mid-March at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States.
26. Who is “Margaret Court”?
[A] An Australian cricket player
[B] An Australian polo player
[C] An Australian football player
[D] An Australian tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [An Australian tennis player]
Notes:
Margaret Court is an Australian retired tennis player and former world No. 1. She won 24 Grand Slam women’s singles titles in her career, 19 Grand Slam doubles titles, and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She won more Grand Slam titles than any other player in history and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
27. In which Summer Olympics, Badminton was introduced for the first time?
[A] 1992 Summer Olympics
[B] 1996 Summer Olympics
[C] 2000 Summer Olympics
[D] 2004 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: A [1992 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
In the 1992 Summer Olympics, Badminton was introduced for the first time. Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles, with mixed doubles, added four years later.
28. What is Parupalli Kashyap famous for?
[A] As an Indian tennis player
[B] As an Indian badminton player
[C] As an Indian football player
[D] As an Indian cricket player
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Correct Answer: B [As an Indian badminton player]
Notes:
Parupalli Kashyap is an Indian badminton player. Parupalli Kashyap is a badminton player from India. He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men’s singles at the 2012 London Olympics, is the first male player from India to do so.
29. In which Summer Olympics, basketball became part of the official games program for the first time?
[A] 1932 Summer Olympics
[B] 1936 Summer Olympics
[C] 1940 Summer Olympics
[D] 1944 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: B [1936 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
In the 1936 Summer Olympics, basketball became part of the official games program for the first time. Men’s basketball was first included at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, although a demonstration tournament was held in 1904. The United States defeated Canada in the first final, played outdoors.
30. How many team members are there in each team of a basketball game?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 9
[D] 11
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Correct Answer: A [5]
Notes:
Five team members are there in each team of a basketball game. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender’s hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.