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. The FIFA Football World Cup is normally held every how many years?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
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Correct Answer: C [4]
Notes:
The FIFA Football World Cup is normally held every four years.
22.
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.
23. Which is the only nation to have won both the FIFA Football World Cup and the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup?
[A] Brazil
[B] Italy
[C] Argentina
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: D [Germany]
Notes:
Germany is the only nation to have won both the FIFA Football World Cup and the FIFA Women’s Football World Cup.
24. Which sport’s competition was known as the “AFC Challenge Cup”?
[A] Cricket
[B] Volleyball
[C] Football
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: C [Football]
Notes:
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation member countries that were categorized as “emerging countries” in the “Vision Asia” programme. “Vision Asia”, created by former AFC president, Mohammed Bin Hammam, is the AFC’s plan for a continent-wide programme to raise the standards of Asian football at all levels.
25. Which country is the place of origin of tennis sport?
[A] Canada
[B] England
[C] France
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: B [England]
Notes:
England is the place of origin of tennis sport. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.
26. Who was “Arthur Ashe”?
[A] An American tennis player
[B] An American football player
[C] An American polo player
[D] An American golf player
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Correct Answer: A [An American tennis player ]
Notes:
Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
27. Which country ranks first in the all-time medal table of the Summer Olympics in tennis?
[A] China
[B] Great Britain
[C] France
[D] United States of America
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Correct Answer: D [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America ranks first in the all-time medal table of the Summer Olympics in tennis.
28. Who is the only female badminton player from India attained the world no.1 ranking in women’s singles, according to Badminton World Federation?
[A] P.V.Sindhu
[B] Saina Nehwal
[C] Ashwini Ponnappa
[D] Jwala Gutta
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Correct Answer: B [Saina Nehwal]
Notes:
Saina Nehwal is the only female badminton player from India attained the world no.1 ranking in women’s singles, according to Badminton World Federation. Saina Nehwal is an Indian professional badminton singles player. A former world no. 1, she has won over 24 international titles, which includes eleven Superseries titles. She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance.
29. Who became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final in a Summer Olympic Games?
[A] Kidambi Srikanth
[B] Saina Nehwal
[C] P.V.Sindhu
[D] Parupalli Kashyap
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Correct Answer: C [P.V.Sindhu]
Notes:
P.V.Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final in a Summer Olympic Games. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. Having made her international debut in 2009, she rose to a career-high ranking of no. 2 in April 2017. Over the course of her career, P. V. Sindhu has won medals at multiple tournaments including Olympics and on the BWF circuit including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion and the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic Silver medal.
30. What is Chou Tien-Chen famous for?
[A] A Chinese badminton player
[B] A Chinese tennis player
[C] A Chinese basketball player
[D] A Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: A [A Chinese badminton player]
Notes:
Chou Tien-Chen is a Chinese badminton player. Chou Tien-Chen is a badminton player from Taiwan, representing Chinese Taipei. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men’s singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999. He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 Yonex French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China. He is the record holder of three consecutive Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold titles from 2012 till 2014.