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 male tennis player won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments?
[A] Rafael Nadal
[B] Roger Federer
[C] Novak Djokovic
[D] Pete Sampras
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Correct Answer: B [Roger Federer]
Notes:
Roger Federer is the male tennis player who won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 4 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—tied for the most in history for a male player with Rafael Nadal—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks and was the year-end No. 1 five times, including four consecutive.
32. What is the national identity of the professional tennis player Novak Djokovic?
[A] He is a Finnish tennis player
[B] He is a Russian tennis player
[C] He is a Polish tennis player
[D] He is a Serbian tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [He is a Serbian tennis player]
Notes:
Novak Djokovic, born on May 22, 1987, is a professional tennis player from Serbia. He is recognized as one of the greatest tennis players in history. Djokovic has won 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings multiple times.
33. Who became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final in a Summer Olympic Games?
[A] Kidambi Srikanth
[B] Saina Nehwal
[C] P.V.Sindhu
[D] Parupalli Kashyap
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Correct Answer: C [P.V.Sindhu]
Notes:
P.V.Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final in a Summer Olympic Games. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. Having made her international debut in 2009, she rose to a career-high ranking of no. 2 in April 2017. Over the course of her career, P. V. Sindhu has won medals at multiple tournaments including Olympics and on the BWF circuit including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion and the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic Silver medal.
34. What is Kento Momota famous for?
[A] A Japanese tennis player
[B] A Japanese basketball player
[C] A Japanese badminton player
[D] A Japanese baseball player
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Correct Answer: C [A Japanese badminton player]
Notes:
Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skilful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title.
35. Which country’s professional basketball league is “National Basketball Association”?
[A] Canada
[B] Ireland
[C] France
[D] United States of America
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Correct Answer: D [United States of America]
Notes:
United States of America’s professional basketball league is “National Basketball Association”. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is an American men’s professional basketball league. It is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.
36. 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.
37. What is Zhang Jike famous for?
[A] As a Chinese table tennis player
[B] As a Chinese badminton player
[C] As a Chinese tennis player
[D] As a Chinese squash player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player. Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam when he won gold in men’s singles at the Olympic Games in London 2012. The first three are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999), and Kong Linghui (in 2000). Zhang won the Grand Slam in only 445 days. He won, consecutively, first WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, which made him the fastest player ever to win a Grand Slam. After the first Grand Slam, he won WTTC 2013 and World Cup 2014, which makes him the player who is closest to achieve a second career Grand Slam. He is one of the three male players who hold the most major titles in the table tennis history, at five. He is the only one who won 5 major titles in a row in the table tennis history.
38. Who won the gold medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Quadri Aruna
[B] Gao Ning
[C] Sharath Achanta
[D] Harmeet Desai
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Correct Answer: B [Gao Ning]
Notes:
Gao Ning won the gold 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.
39. Which country won the gold medal in table tennis men’s team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] England
[B] Nigeria
[C] Singapore
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
India won the gold medal in table tennis men’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.
40. Which country won the most number of medals in golf at the Asian Games?
[A] Japan
[B] South Korea
[C] Philippines
[D] India
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Correct Answer: B [South Korea]
Notes:
South Korea won the most number of medals in golf at the Asian Games.