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 sport’s competition international tour is known as the “FIBA 3×3 World Tour”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Baseball
[C] Rugby
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA 3×3 World Tour” is a basketball competition. The FIBA 3×3 World Tour is an international tour of men’s 3×3 basketball teams representing cities. The tournament is organized by FIBA.
32. In which year, the FIBA Basketball World Cup started for the first time?
[A] 1949
[B] 1950
[C] 1951
[D] 1952
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Correct Answer: B [1950]
Notes:
In the year 1950, the FIBA Basketball World Cup started for the first time. The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22 October to 3 November 1950.
33. Which country hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Australia
[B] France
[C] China
[D] Argentina
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
China hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men’s national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
34. Who became the top-scorer of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup?
[A] Liz Cambage
[B] Diana Taurasi
[C] Sue Bird
[D] Breanna Stewart
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Correct Answer: A [Liz Cambage]
Notes:
Liz Cambage became the top-scorer of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA’s premier international tournament for women’s national basketball teams, was held in Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
35. What is Sathiyan Gnanasekaran famous for?
[A] As an Indian badminton player
[B] As an Indian squash player
[C] As an Indian table tennis player
[D] As an Indian tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is an Indian table tennis player, currently ranked at 32 in the world as of April 2020. He was a member of the Indian team that took the bronze in the 2011 Junior World Championships. In May 2019, Sathiyan attained his career-best World ranking of 24 and became the first Indian paddler ever to break into the World Top-25 ITTF rankings.
36. What is Deng Yaping famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese badminton squash player
[C] As a Chinese badminton table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese badminton football player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese badminton table tennis player]
Notes:
Deng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
37. In which Commonwealth Games, table tennis was introduced for the first time?
[A] 1998 Commonwealth Games
[B] 2002 Commonwealth Games
[C] 2006 Commonwealth Games
[D] 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Correct Answer: B [2002 Commonwealth Games]
Notes:
In the 2002 Commonwealth Games, table tennis was introduced for the first time. Table tennis competition has been in the Commonwealth Games as an optional sport since 2002, with singles and doubles events for both men and women.
38. Which Indian players won the silver medal in table tennis men’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty
[B] Anthony Amalraj and Harmeet Desai
[C] Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
[D] Sharath Achanta and Sanil Shetty
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Correct Answer: C [Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran]
Notes:
Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the silver medal in table tennis men’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.
39. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Solheim Cup”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Cricket
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.
40. What is Dara Singh famous for?
[A] As an Indian cricketer
[B] As an Indian boxer
[C] As an Indian wrestler
[D] As an Indian footballer
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian wrestler]
Notes:
Dara Singh Randhawa was an Indian professional wrestler. He was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling. Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
