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. 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.
32. Which Indian players won the silver medal in table tennis women’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee
[B] Mouma Das and Madhurika Patkar
[C] Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Saharabudhe
[D] Manika Batra and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: D [Manika Batra and Mouma Das]
Notes:
Manika Batra and Mouma Das won the silver medal in table tennis women’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.
33. What is Tiger Woods famous for?
[A] Tennis
[B] Basketball
[C] Baseball
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men’s major championships and also holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers, and one of the most famous athletes of all time. He will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.
34. What is Annika Sorenstam famous for?
[A] As a Swedish golf player
[B] As a Swedish polo player
[C] As a Swedish tennis player
[D] As a Swedish table tennis player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Swedish golf player]
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Annika Sorenstam is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name.
35. What is Brooks Koepka famous for?
[A] As an American golf player
[B] As an American tennis player
[C] As an American badminton player
[D] As an American table tennis player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American golf player]
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Brooks Koepka is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. In October 2018, he became World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, and the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019, becoming the first golfer in history to hold back-to-back titles in two majors simultaneously.
36. World Golf Hall of Fame is located in which country?
[A] Canada
[B] United States of America
[C] France
[D] United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: B [United States of America]
Notes:
The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near Florida, in the United States of America, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honours both men and women.
37. What is “Lorena Ochoa” famous for?
[A] As a tennis player
[B] As a golf player
[C] As a table tennis player
[D] As a polo player
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Correct Answer: B [As a golf player]
Notes:
Lorena Ochoa is a former Mexican professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA Tour records). As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer and the best Latin American female golfer of all time. Ochoa was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.
38. Which boxing style is in which a boxer is able to fight at close range with a combination of technique and power, often with the ability to knock opponents out with a combination and in some instances a single shot?
[A] Boxer/out fighter
[B] Boxer-puncher
[C] Counter puncher
[D] Brawler/slugger
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Correct Answer: B [Boxer-puncher]
Notes:
A boxer-puncher is a well-rounded boxer who is able to fight at close range with a combination of technique and power, often with the ability to knock opponents out with a combination and in some instances a single shot.
39. Which boxing style is in which a boxer attempt to stay close to an opponent, throwing intense flurries and combinations of hooks and uppercuts?
[A] Swarmer/in-fighter
[B] Brawler/slugger
[C] Counter puncher
[D] Boxer/out-fighter
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Correct Answer: A [Swarmer/in-fighter]
Notes:
In-fighters/swarmers (sometimes called “pressure fighters”) attempt to stay close to an opponent, throwing intense flurries and combinations of hooks and uppercuts. Mainly Mexican, Irish, Irish-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American boxers popularized this style.
40. What is Kim Duk-koo famous for?
[A] As a South Korean film director
[B] As a South Korean wrestler
[C] As a South Korean boxer
[D] As a South Korean actor
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Correct Answer: C [As a South Korean boxer]
Notes:
Kim Duk-koo was a South Korean boxer who died after fighting in a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini. His death sparked reforms aimed at better protecting the health of fighters, including reducing the number of rounds in championship bouts from 15 to 12.