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
31. Who became the second Indian badminton player to have won the All England Open Badminton Championships?
[A] Prakash Padukone
[B] Parupalli Kashyap
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Chetan Anand
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Correct Answer: C [Pullela Gopichand]
Notes:
Pullela Gopichand became the second Indian badminton player to have won the All England Open Badminton Championships. Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. Presently, he is the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.
32. Who won the gold medal in men’s singles in the 2019 BWF World Championships?
[A] Anders Antonsen
[B] Kento Momota
[C] B.Sai Praneeth
[D] Kantaphon Wangcharoen
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Correct Answer: B [Kento Momota]
Notes:
Kento Momota won the gold medal in men’s singles 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.
33. Who won the gold medal in women’s singles in the 2019 BWF World Championships?
[A] Chen Yufei
[B] Ratchanok Intanon
[C] Nozomi Okuhara
[D] P.V.Sindhu
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Correct Answer: D [P.V.Sindhu]
Notes:
P.V.Sindhu won the gold medal in women’s singles 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.
34. Who won the gold medal in table tennis women’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Kim Song-i
[B] Li Xiaoxia
[C] Mima Ito
[D] Ding Ning
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Correct Answer: D [Ding Ning]
Notes:
Ding Ning won the gold medal in table tennis women’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 17 August 2016. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on seven previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In addition to men’s and women’s singles, the team events were staged for the third time since replacing doubles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
35. Which of the following is known as the “Home of Golf”?
[A] Canada
[B] Norway
[C] Scotland
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: C [Scotland]
Notes:
Scotland is known as the “Home of Golf”. Golf in Scotland has first recorded in the Scottish late Middle Ages, and the modern game of golf was first developed and established in the country. The game plays a key role in the national sporting consciousness.
36. What is Ben Hogan famous for?
[A] As an American tennis player
[B] As an American golf player
[C] As an American basketball player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: B [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability. Hogan’s nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Walter Hagen. He is one of only five players to have won all four majors: the Master’s Tournament, The Open (despite only playing once), the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship. The other four are Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and Gene Sarazen.
37. Which golf player is nicknamed as “The Golden Bear”?
[A] Bobby Jones
[B] Tiger Woods
[C] Gary Player
[D] Jack Nicklaus
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Correct Answer: D [Jack Nicklaus]
Notes:
Jack Nicklaus is nicknamed as “The Golden Bear”. Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships, three more than second-placed Tiger Woods.
38. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Masters Tournament”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Tennis
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Masters’ Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first major of the year, and unlike the others, it is always held at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, in the city of Augusta, Georgia.
39. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Solheim Cup”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Cricket
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.
40. Which sport’s professional tour is “OneAsia”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Golf
[C] Polo
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
OneAsia is a men’s professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA.