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 country won the most number of medals in badminton in the Summer Olympics since the introduction of badminton in the official games program in 1992?
[A] China
[B] Indonesia
[C] South Korea
[D] Denmark
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
China won the most number of medals in badminton in the Summer Olympics since the introduction of badminton in the official games program in 1992.
32. Which sport’s competition is known as the “FIBA AmeriCup”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Football
[C] Baseball
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA AmeriCup” is a basketball competition. The FIBA AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship) is the American Basketball Championship that takes place every two years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.
33. Which sport’s team is “Brooklyn Nets”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Baseball
[C] Rugby
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
“Brooklyn Nets” is a basketball team. The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
34. Headquarters of the International Table Tennis Federation is located in which country?
[A] Spain
[B] Belgium
[C] Switzerland
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: C [Switzerland]
Notes:
Switzerland houses the headquarters of the International Table Tennis Federation. International Table Tennis Federation is the highest governing body of table tennis sport. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The headquarters of the ITTF is located in Switzerland.
35. 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.
36. What is Sharath Kamal famous for?
[A] As an Indian tennis player
[B] As an Indian squash player
[C] As an Indian table tennis player
[D] As an Indian badminton player
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from India. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become nine times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta. Recently he received the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.
37. What is Sanil Shetty famous for?
[A] As an Indian badminton player
[B] As an Indian cricket player
[C] As an Indian tennis player
[D] As an Indian table tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Sanil Shankar Shetty is an Indian table-tennis player. In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, He won gold in men’s team event with Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Harmeet Desai & bronze in Men’s doubles event with Harmeet Desai.
38. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Europe Top-16”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The Europe Top 16, also known as the Europe Top 16 Cup and previously known as the Europe Top 12, is a table tennis tournament organised annually by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), featuring the highest-ranked players in Europe.
39. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Nojima T. League”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Squash
[D] Table Tennis
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Correct Answer: D [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The T.League or Nojima T.League is the premier table tennis league of Japan which began in 2018. It is the first professional table tennis league in Japan.
40. What is Bobby Jones famous for?
[A] As an American golf player
[B] As an American tennis player
[C] As an American basketball player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Bobby Jones was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Master’s Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional golf tournament in the world. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete at a national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated the top-level amateur competition and competed very successfully against the world’s best professional golfers.
