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. Who is the first Indian badminton woman player to earn an Olympic silver medal?
[A] Saina Nehwal
[B] P.V.Sindhu
[C] Ashwini Ponnappa
[D] Jwala Gutta
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Correct Answer: B [P.V.Sindhu]
Notes:
P.V.Sindhu is the first Indian badminton woman player to earn an Olympic silver medal. 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.
32. 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.
33. Which country hosted the 2019 Badminton World Federation World Championships?
[A] Japan
[B] Switzerland
[C] China
[D] Netherlands
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Correct Answer: B [Switzerland]
Notes:
Switzerland hosted the 2019 Badminton World Federation World Championships. The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
34. What is Tai Tzu-Ying famous for?
[A] A Taiwanese golf player
[B] A Taiwanese polo player
[C] A Taiwanese badminton player
[D] A Taiwanese tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [A Taiwanese badminton player]
Notes:
Tai Tzu-Ying is a Taiwanese badminton player. Tai Tzu-Ying is a Taiwanese professional badminton player. At the age of 22, she became world No. 1 in the women’s singles on December 2016 and holds the record for most weeks ranked at the top in BWF history with 148 weeks (as of 17 March 2020).
35. Which of the following won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei
[B] Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir
[C] Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying
[D] Xu Chen and Ma Jin
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Correct Answer: B [Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir]
Notes:
Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place from 11 to 20 August.
36. The “Naismith Trophy” is a trophy awarded to the men’s champion of which sport’s world cup?
[A] Football
[B] Cricket
[C] Basketball
[D] Baseball
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Correct Answer: C [Basketball]
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The “Naismith Trophy” is a trophy awarded to the men’s champion of the basketball world cup. The Naismith Trophy is a trophy awarded to the men’s champion of the FIBA Basketball World Cup and is named in honour of basketball’s inventor, James Naismith. The trophy was first awarded to the winner of the 1967 FIBA World Championship.
37. Which sport’s competition is the “China Vs World Challenge”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The “China Vs World Challenge” is a table tennis competition. The China vs. World Challenge was an international table tennis competition organised by the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Volkswagen. Each “China vs. World Challenge” consist of a two-day team competition in Shanghai between a China and a World all-star teams.
38. 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.
39. What is Li Xiaoxia famous for?
[A] As a Chinese tennis player
[B] As a Chinese badminton player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese squash player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.
40. Which country won the most number of medals in table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] England
[B] Singapore
[C] Australia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
India won the most number of medals in table tennis 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.