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. Which sport is also known as “ping-pong”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Table Tennis
[C] Ludo
[D] Karate
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Correct Answer: B [Table Tennis]
Notes:
Table Tennis sport is also known as “ping-pong”. Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.
32. What is Sun Yingsha famous for?
[A] As a Chinese polo player
[B] As a Chinese badminton player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Sun Yingsha is a Chinese table tennis player.
33. What is Liu Shiwen famous for?
[A] As a Chinese table tennis player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese polo player
[D] As a Chinese badminton player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player who is a 5-time World Cup champion, one-time World Champion, 3-time ITTF World Tour Grand Finals champion and 4-time Asian Cup champion. She is known to be one of the fastest players in the world.
34. Which sport is related to the “Ping-pong diplomacy” between the United States of America and China?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
Table Tennis sport is related to the “Ping-pong diplomacy” between the United States of America and China. Ping-pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the United States (US) and People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s, that began during the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan as a result of an encounter between players Glenn Cowan (of the US) and Zhuang Zedong (of the PRC). The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon in 1972. The event has been seen as a key turning point in relations, and the policy approach has since been carried out elsewhere.
35. Which country topped the medal table in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Sweden
[B] Japan
[C] Romania
[D] China
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Correct Answer: D [China]
Notes:
China topped the medal table in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 28 April 2019. It was the 55th edition of the championships and the fourth time that they were held in Budapest.
36. Which country won the gold medal in table tennis women’s team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] England
[B] Singapore
[C] India
[D] Nigeria
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India won the gold medal in table tennis women’s team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15.
37. Which Indian player won the bronze medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Sharath Achanta
[B] Harmeet Desai
[C] Sanil Shetty
[D] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
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Correct Answer: A [Sharath Achanta]
Notes:
Sharath Achanta won the bronze medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15.
38. Which Indian players won the silver medal in table tennis men’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty
[B] Anthony Amalraj and Harmeet Desai
[C] Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
[D] Sharath Achanta and Sanil Shetty
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Correct Answer: C [Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]
Notes:
Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the silver medal in table tennis men’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15.
39.
Which sport’s competition is known as the “Curtis Cup”?
[A] Golf
[B] Squash
[C] Cricket
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Curtis Cup is the best-known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and “Great Britain and Ireland”.
40. What is Dustin Johnson famous for?
[A] As an American golf player
[B] As an American tennis player
[C] As an American badminton player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Dustin Johnson is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has six World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods has won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015. By virtue of his 2020 Travelers Championship win, Johnson became only the third player in Tour history to win a Tour title in each of his first 13 seasons, joining Jack Nicklaus (17) and Tiger Woods (14). In February 2017 Johnson became the world number 1-ranked golfer.