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 professional tour is “OneAsia”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Golf
[C] Polo
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
OneAsia is a men’s professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA.
32. 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.
33. Which sport’s competition is the “Fight of the Century” match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling in 1938?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Boxing
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Boxing]
Notes:
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling refers to two separate fights between the two which are among boxing’s most talked about bouts. Schmeling took the first match by a knockout in round 12 but in the second match, Louis won with a knockout in the first round. Although these champions met to create a pugilistic spectacle remarkable on its own terms, the two fights came to embody the broader political and social conflict of the time. As the most significant African American athlete of his age and the most successful black fighter since Jack Johnson, Louis was a focal point for African American pride in the 1930s. Moreover, as a contest between representatives of the United States and Nazi Germany during the 1930s, the fights came to symbolize the struggle between democracy and nazism. Louis’ performance in the bouts made him one of the first true African-American national heroes in the United States.
34. Which sport’s competition is the “Fight of the Century” match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier in 1921?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Boxing
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Boxing]
Notes:
Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of the fights named the “Fight of the Century”. The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle’s Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.
35. Since which Summer Olympics, wrestling has been introduced in the official events program?
[A] 1904 Summer Olympics
[B] 1908 Summer Olympics
[C] 1912 Summer Olympics
[D] 1916 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: A [1904 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
Wrestling has been an event at every modern Olympic Games since the 1904 games in St. Louis, Missouri (a demonstration had been performed at the first modern Olympics).
36. International Wrestling Hall of Fame is located in which country?
[A] Canada
[B] France
[C] United States of America
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: C [United States of America]
Notes:
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame for amateur wrestling, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the United States of America.
37. Which sport’s traditional form is “Khuresh”?
[A] Boxing
[B] Weightlifting
[C] Hockey
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: D [Wrestling]
Notes:
Kurash (also kuresh, koresh, kulesh) refers to a number of folk wrestling styles practised in Central Asia. The English name comes from the term for “wrestling” in some Turkic language. Kurash wrestlers use towels to hold their opponents, and their goal is to throw their opponents off the feet. The wrestling is the main competition at the folk festival Sabantuy.
38. Which is the country of origin of the “Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling”?
[A] England
[B] Canada
[C] Netherlands
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: A [England]
Notes:
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, more commonly known just as Cumberland Wrestling, is an ancient and well-practised tradition in the traditional English counties of Cumberland and Westmorland of England.
39. Which sport’s regional form is “Sambo”?
[A] Football
[B] Tennis
[C] Badminton
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: D [Wrestling]
Notes:
Sambo is a Soviet martial art, an internationally-practised combat sport, and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.
40. Who became the only Indian wrestler since independence to win two individual Olympic medals in wrestling?
[A] Dara Singh
[B] Sushil Kumar
[C] Sheik Ali
[D] Vijender Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Sushil Kumar]
Notes:
Sushil Kumar is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He was competing in the 66 kg weight division when he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the only Indian (since independence) to win two individual Olympic medals. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling and the first since K D Jadhav’s bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.