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 Liu Shiwen famous for?
[A] As a Chinese table tennis player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese polo player
[D] As a Chinese badminton player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player who is a 5-time World Cup champion, one-time World Champion, 3-time ITTF World Tour Grand Finals champion and 4-time Asian Cup champion. She is known to be one of the fastest players in the world.
32. Who is the first male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam?
[A] Liu Guoliang
[B] Jan-Ove Waldner
[C] Kong Linghui
[D] Zhang Jike
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Correct Answer: B [Jan-Ove Waldner]
Notes:
Jan-Ove Waldner is the first male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam. Jan-Ove Waldner is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as “the Mozart of table tennis,” and is widely regarded as one of the greatest table tennis players of all time. He is also one of only five male players in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam (World Champion and World Cup winner in singles, Olympic gold medal in singles) (in 1992). The others are Liu Guoliang, China (in 1999), Kong Linghui, China (in 2000), Zhang Jike, China (in 2012), and Ma Long, China (in 2016).
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Masters Tournament”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Tennis
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Masters’ Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first major of the year, and unlike the others, it is always held at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, in the city of Augusta, Georgia.
36. Which sport’s professional tournament is “The Evian Championship”?
[A] Polo
[B] Golf
[C] Tennis
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
The Evian Championship is a women’s professional golf tournament in France, played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-Les-Bains. Founded 26 years ago in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour (LET) as the Evian Masters, it is one of two major championships on the LET.
37. The “President’s Cup” is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing which country and an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe?
[A] Russia
[B] United States of America
[C] Japan
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [United States of America]
Notes:
The “President’s Cup” is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing the United States of America and an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe.
38. Which professional boxer is nicknamed the “Big George”?
[A] George Foreman
[B] George Carpentier
[C] George Jackson
[D] George David
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Correct Answer: A [George Foreman]
Notes:
George Edward Foreman is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1997. Nicknamed “Big George”, he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
39. Which boxing defense technique in which a boxer uses his/her shoulder, hands, or arms as defensive tools to protect against incoming attacks?
[A] Slipping
[B] Bobbing
[C] Blocking
[D] Cover-Up
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Correct Answer: C [Blocking]
Notes:
Parrying or blocking uses the boxer’s shoulder, hands or arms as defensive tools to protect against incoming attacks. A block generally receives a punch while a parry tends to deflect it. A “palm”, “catch”, or “cuff” is a defence which intentionally takes the incoming punch on the palm portion of the defender’s glove.
40. 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.