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 Gary Player famous for?
[A] As a South African tennis player
[B] As a South African basketball player
[C] As a South African golf player
[D] As a South African cricket player
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Correct Answer: C [As a South African golf player]
Notes:
Gary Player is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers ever. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour. Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam.
32. 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.
33. Which sport’s professional tour is “Symetra Tour”?
[A] Cricket
[B] Polo
[C] Golf
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: C [Golf ]
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The Symetra Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour. Tour membership is open to professional women golfers and to qualified amateurs.
34. Which sports tournament is the “Seve Trophy”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Cricket
[C] Basketball
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
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The Seve Trophy was a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe. The tournament was played in years when there is no Ryder Cup. The competition was held eight times from 2000 to 2013.
35. Who became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion?
[A] Nicola Adams
[B] Mary Kom
[C] Arely Mucino
[D] Ren Cancan
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Correct Answer: A [Nicola Adams]
Notes:
Nicola Adams is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the WBO female flyweight title in 2019. As an amateur, she became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion after winning gold at London 2012, and the first double Olympic champion following a second gold medal at Rio 2016, both in the flyweight division.
36. Which are the participants of the famous “Battle for Greatness” boxing match held in 2015?
[A] James Jeffries Vs. Jack Johnson
[B] Georges Carpentier Vs. Jack Dempsey
[C] Floyd Mayweather Jr Vs. Manny Pacquiao
[D] Muhammad Ali Vs. Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: C [Floyd Mayweather Jr Vs. Manny Pacquiao]
Notes:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao billed as the Fight of the Century or the Battle for Greatness was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. It took place on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather Jr. won the contest by unanimous decision. Although the fight was considered to be one of the most anticipated sporting events in history, it was largely considered a letdown by critics and audiences alike upon its broadcast.
37. Which are the participants of the “Super Fight II” boxing match held in 1974?
[A] James Jeffries and Jack Johnson
[B] Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey
[C] Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
[D] Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier]
Notes:
Super Fight II was a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The second of the three Ali–Frazier bouts, it took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 1974. Ali was a slight favourite to win and did by a unanimous decision albeit a controversial one, in which Ali clinched 133 times.
38. Which Indian boxer won the first-ever Olympic medal in boxing?
[A] Shushil Kumar
[B] Mary Kom
[C] Vijender Singh
[D] Jitender Kumar
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Correct Answer: C [Vijender Singh]
Notes:
Vijender Singh is the first Indian who won the first-ever Olympic medal in boxing. Vijender Singh is an Indian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 World Championships and the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver medals at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, all in the middleweight division.
39. Which is the country of origin of the traditional form of wrestling “Naban”?
[A] Thailand
[B] Cambodia
[C] Myanmar
[D] Vietnam
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Correct Answer: C [Myanmar]
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Naban is the traditional form of wrestling from Myanmar. Originally based on Indian wrestling, it is practised primarily in rural areas. Naban is especially popular among the Himalayan tribes. The Chin and Kachin people are both known for their skilled wrestlers. Techniques include joint locks, strikes to pressure points, and chokeholds. Any part of the opponent’s body is a legal target.
40. Who was the first wrestler from independent India to win an individual medal in wrestling in the Olympics?
[A] K.D. Jadhav
[B] Sushil Kumar
[C] Dara Singh
[D] Vijender Singh
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Correct Answer: A [K.D. Jadhav]
Notes:
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics.