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 famous golf player is nicknamed as “The King”?
[A] Alan Shepard
[B] Jack Nicklaus
[C] Arnold Palmer
[D] Tiger Woods

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32. Who codified the boxing code of rules “Marquess of Queensberry Rules”?
[A] Jack Broughton
[B] John L. Sullivan
[C] Daniel Mendoza
[D] John Graham Chambers

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33. Which professional boxer is nicknamed “The Greatest”, “The People’s Champion”, “The Louisville Lip”?
[A] Mike Tyson
[B] Muhammad Ali
[C] Jack Dempsey
[D] Joe Frazier

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34. Which boxing defense technique in which a boxer keeps his/her hands held high to protect the head and chin and the forearms are tucked against the torso to impede body shots?
[A] Slipping
[B] Bobbing
[C] Blocking
[D] Cover-Up

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35. Which boxing punch is in which an arm punch which owes it the power to the shortening of a circular are rather than to transference of body weight; it tends to have more of an effect due to the surprise of the odd angle it lands at rather than the actual power of punch?
[A] Bolo punch
[B] Overhand Punch
[C] Check hook punch
[D] Jab punch

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36. Identify the boxing defense style. “A variation of the cross-arm defense in which the lead arm (left for an orthodox fighter and right for a southpaw) is placed across the torso usually somewhere in between the belly button and chest and the lead hand rests on the opposite side of the fighter’s torso. The backhand is placed on the side of the face (right side for orthodox fighters and left side for southpaws). The lead shoulder is brought in tight against the side of the face (left side for orthodox fighters and right side for southpaws).”?
[A] Peek-a-Boo
[B] Philly Shell
[C] Bob and Weave
[D] Check Hook

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37. In which Summer Olympics, boxing was introduced for the first time?
[A] 1904 Summer Olympics
[B] 1908 Summer Olympics
[C] 1912 Summer Olympics
[D] 1920 Summer Olympics

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38. Which is the country of origin of the Schwingen wrestling?
[A] Sweden
[B] Spain
[C] Switzerland
[D] Scotland

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39. Which is the country of origin of “Collegiate Wrestling”?
[A] United States of America
[B] Canada
[C] Norway
[D] United Kingdom

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40. Which professional wrestler’s nickname is “King Kong”?
[A] Dara Singh
[B] Emile Czaja
[C] Sheik Ali
[D] Aslam Pahalwan

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