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. Which was the first country to win the final in the Cricket World Cup on home soil?
[A] Australia
[B] India
[C] England
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India was the first country to win the final in the Cricket World Cup on home soil. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh together hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup. India won their second World Cup title by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai and became the first country to win the final on home soil.
22. Who holds the current record for most dismissals (wicket-keeper) in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments?
[A] Ricky Ponting
[B] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[C] Kumar Sangakkara
[D] Mitchell Starc
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Correct Answer: C [Kumar Sangakkara]
Notes:
Kumar Sangakkara holds the current record for most dismissals (wicket-keeper) in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments. He took a total of 54 wickets between the cricket world cups of 2003 and 2015.
23. Who was the administrator/organizer of the “World Series Cricket” competition?
[A] Dennis Liller
[B] Greg Chappell
[C] Shane Warne
[D] Kerry Packer
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Correct Answer: D [Kerry Packer]
Notes:
Kerry Packer was the administrator/organizer of the “World Series Cricket” competition. World Series Cricket (WSC) was professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organized by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. A breakaway competition, the matches ran in opposition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.
24. In which Winter Olympic Games, Men’s Ice Hockey has been introduced for the first time?
[A] 1920 Winter Olympics
[B] 1924 Winter Olympics
[C] 1928 Winter Olympics
[D] 1932 Winter Olympics
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Correct Answer: B [1924 Winter Olympics]
Notes:
In the 1924 Winter Olympic Games, Men’s Ice Hockey has been introduced for the first time. Men’s ice hockey has been played at the Winter Olympics since 1924 and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women’s ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998.
25. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Ligue Magnus”?
[A] Ice Hockey
[B] Roller Hockey
[C] Field Hockey
[D] Bandy
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Correct Answer: A [Ice Hockey]
Notes:
An Ice Hockey competition is known as the “Ligue Magnus”.
26. In which year, “Para Ice Hockey”/ “Sledge Hockey” was introduced for the first time in Winter Paralympics?
[A] 1992
[B] 1993
[C] 1994
[D] 1995
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Correct Answer: C [1994]
Notes:
In the year 1994, “Para Ice Hockey”/ “Sledge Hockey” was introduced for the first time in Winter Paralympics
27. How many team members are there in each team of a Roller in-line hockey game?
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Correct Answer: A [5]
Notes:
Five team members are there in each team of a Roller in-line hockey game. Roller inline hockey or inline hockey is a variant of hockey played on a hard, smooth surface, with players using inline skates to move and hockey sticks to shoot a hard, plastic puck into their opponent’s goal to score points. There are five players including the goalkeeper from each team on the rink at a time.
28. Who was the “top soccer” of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup?
[A] Harry Kane
[B] Luka Modric
[C] Kylian Mbappe
[D] Thibaut Courtois
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Correct Answer: A [Harry Kane]
Notes:
Harry Kane was the “top soccer” of the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men’s national teams and took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia. It was the 21st FIFA World Cup.
29. Who scored the first-ever FIFA Football World Cup goal?
[A] Jimmy Douglas
[B] Lucien Laurent
[C] Guillermo Stabile
[D] Henri Christophe
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Correct Answer: B [Lucien Laurent]
Notes:
Lucien Laurent scored the first-ever FIFA Football World Cup goal. Lucien Laurent was a French association football player who played as a forward. Playing for France, he scored the first-ever FIFA World Cup goal in the first FIFA Football World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.
30. Who was “Harry Hopman”?
[A] An Australian cricket player
[B] An Australian golf player
[C] An Australian polo player
[D] An Australian tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [An Australian tennis player]
Notes:
Henry Christian “Harry” Hopman was a world-acclaimed Australian tennis player and coach.
