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 country hosted the 1st FIFA Football World Cup held in 1930?
[A] Uruguay
[B] Argentina
[C] United States of America
[D] Yugoslavia
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Correct Answer: A [Uruguay]
Notes:
Uruguay hosted the 1st FIFA Football World Cup held in 1930. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 to become the first nation to win the World Cup.
22. Who was awarded the “top scorer” in the first FIFA Football World Cup held in 1930?
[A] Lucien Laurent
[B] Jimmy Douglas
[C] Henri Christophe
[D] Guillermo Stabile
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Correct Answer: D [Guillermo Stabile]
Notes:
Guillermo Stabile was awarded the “top scorer” in the first FIFA Football World Cup held in 1930. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 to become the first nation to win the World Cup.
23. In which the Summer Olympic Games, football became an official competition?
[A] 1908 Summer Olympic Games
[B] 1912 Summer Olympic Games
[C] 1916 Summer Olympic Games
[D] 1920 Summer Olympic Games
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Correct Answer: A [1908 Summer Olympic Games]
Notes:
In the 1908 Summer Olympic Games, football became an official competition. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, football became an official competition. Planned by The Football Association, England’s football governing body, the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the England national amateur football team) won the gold medals. They repeated the feat at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
24. In which Summer Olympic Games, the world’s first intercontinental football competition was held?
[A] 1912 Summer Olympics
[B] 1916 Summer Olympics
[C] 1920 Summer Olympics
[D] 1924 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: C [1920 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a “world football championship for amateurs”, and took responsibility for managing the event. This paved the way for the world’s first intercontinental football competition, at the 1920 Summer Olympics, contested by Egypt and 13 European teams, and won by Belgium.
25. 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.
26. Who became the first male badminton player from India to reach the quarter-finals of men’s singles at a Summer Olympic Games?
[A] Kidambi Srikanth
[B] Parupalli Kashyap
[C] B.Sai Praneeth
[D] Chetan Anand
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Correct Answer: B [Parupalli Kashyap]
Notes:
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.
27. Which of the following won the gold medal in women’s doubles in the 2019 BWF World Championships?
[A] Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota
[B] Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu
[C] Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara
[D] Du Yue and Li Yinhui
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Correct Answer: C [Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara]
Notes:
Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara won the gold medal in women’s doubles in the 2019 BWF World Championships. The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
28. Who won the gold medal in badminton women’s singles in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Nozomi Okuhara
[B] Wang Yihan
[C] P.V. Sindhu
[D] Carolina Marin
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Correct Answer: D [Carolina Marin]
Notes:
Carolina Marin won the gold medal in badminton women’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.
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. Which country is the birthplace of the basketball game?
[A] Canada
[B] Ireland
[C] United States of America
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: C [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America is the birthplace of the basketball game. James Naismith invented the game of basketball. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.