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. How many team members are there in each team of a Roller Hockey game?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 5
[D] 7
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Correct Answer: C [5]
Notes:
Five team members are there in each team of a Roller Hockey game. Roller hockey, rink hockey or quad hockey is a team sport played on roller skates. Two five-man teams (four skaters and one goalkeeper) try to drive the ball with their sticks into the opponents’ goal.
22. Which country was awarded the “fair play award” in the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup?
[A] France
[B] Spain
[C] Croatia
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: B [Spain]
Notes:
Spain was awarded the “fair play award” in 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 country hosted the 2019 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup?
[A] United States of America
[B] Netherlands
[C] France
[D] England
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Correct Answer: C [France]
Notes:
France hosted the 2019 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup. The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, in France. The United States entered the competition as defending champions after winning the 2015 edition in Canada and successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands in the final match.
24. Who was the first captain of India’s national football team?
[A] Chuni Goswami
[B] Sailen Manna
[C] Gostha Pal
[D] Krishanu Dey
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Correct Answer: C [Gostha Pal]
Notes:
Gostha Pal was the first captain of India’s national football team. Gostha Behari Pal was an Indian professional football player. He was the first captain of India national football team, played in the 1920s and 1930s.
25. Which Grand Slam tennis tournament’s home is “Billie Jean King National Tennis Center”?
[A] French Open
[B] Wimbledon Championship
[C] Australian Open
[D] US Open
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Correct Answer: D [US Open]
Notes:
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex in New York City, United States. It has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in August and September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The complex’s three stadiums are among the largest tennis stadiums in the world; Arthur Ashe Stadium tops the global list with a listed capacity of 23,200.
26. Which female tennis player won the most number of gold medals in tennis in the Summer Olympics?
[A] Serena Williams
[B] Venus Williams
[C] Kathleen McKane Godfree
[D] Victoria Azarenka
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Correct Answer: B [Venus Williams]
Notes:
Venus Williams is the female tennis player who won the most number of gold medals in tennis in the Summer Olympics, as of 2016.
27. Which male tennis player won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments?
[A] Rafael Nadal
[B] Roger Federer
[C] Novak Djokovic
[D] Pete Sampras
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Correct Answer: B [Roger Federer]
Notes:
Roger Federer is the male tennis player who won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 4 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—tied for the most in history for a male player with Rafael Nadal—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks and was the year-end No. 1 five times, including four consecutive.
28. Who is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal?
[A] Parupalli Kashyap
[B] P.V.Sindhu
[C] Prakash Padukone
[D] Saina Nehwal
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Correct Answer: D [Saina Nehwal]
Notes:
Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal. 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. Which country is the most successful nation in the Badminton World Federation World Championships winning the most number of medals?
[A] China
[B] Indonesia
[C] Denmark
[D] South Korea
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
China is the most successful nation in the Badminton World Federation World Championships winning the most number of medals.
30. Who won the gold medal in badminton men’s singles in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Lee Chong Wei
[B] Chen Long
[C] Lin Dan
[D] Viktor Axelsen
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Correct Answer: B [Chen Long]
Notes:
Chen Long won the gold medal in badminton men’s singles in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place from 11 to 20 August.