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 Pullela Gopichand famous for?
[A] As the chief national coach for the Indian tennis team
[B] As the chief national coach for the Indian badminton team
[C] As the chief national coach for the Indian football team
[D] As the chief national coach for the Indian hockey team
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Correct Answer: B [As the chief national coach for the Indian badminton team]
Notes:
Prakash Padukone is the chief national coach for the Indian tennis team. Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. Presently, he is the Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.
32. The “FIBA Hall of Fame” honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators of which sport?
[A] Baseball
[B] Rugby
[C] Basketball
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: C [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA Hall of Fame” honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators of basketball sport. The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honours players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. The FIBA Hall of Fame building is a basketball museum built-in Community of Madrid, Spain, by the Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation.
33. Who won the gold medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Quadri Aruna
[B] Gao Ning
[C] Sharath Achanta
[D] Harmeet Desai
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Correct Answer: B [Gao Ning]
Notes:
Gao Ning won the gold medal in table tennis men’s singles 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.
34. 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.
35. What is Ben Hogan famous for?
[A] As an American tennis player
[B] As an American golf player
[C] As an American basketball player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: B [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability. Hogan’s nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Walter Hagen. He is one of only five players to have won all four majors: the Master’s Tournament, The Open (despite only playing once), the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship. The other four are Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and Gene Sarazen.
36. What is Annika Sorenstam famous for?
[A] As a Swedish golf player
[B] As a Swedish polo player
[C] As a Swedish tennis player
[D] As a Swedish table tennis player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Swedish golf player]
Notes:
Annika Sorenstam is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name.
37. Which sport’s association is known as the “PGA of America”?
[A] Polo
[B] Tennis
[C] Golf
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: C [Golf]
Notes:
The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. The PGA of America’s undertaking is to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interested and participating in the game of golf.
38. 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]
Notes:
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.
39. Which professional boxer is nicknamed “The Greatest”, “The People’s Champion”, “The Louisville Lip”?
[A] Mike Tyson
[B] Muhammad Ali
[C] Jack Dempsey
[D] Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: B [Muhammad Ali]
Notes:
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer. Nicknamed “the Greatest”, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
40. Which boxing punch is in which a punch is thrown from the rear hand has a looping circular are as it is thrown over the shoulder with the palm facing away from the boxer?
[A] Bolo punch
[B] Overhand punch
[C] Check hook punch
[D] Jab punch
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Correct Answer: B [Overhand punch]
Notes:
The overhand is a punch, thrown from the rear hand, not found in every boxer’s arsenal. Unlike the cross, which has a trajectory parallel to the ground, the overhand has a looping circular arc as it is thrown over the shoulder with the palm facing away from the boxer. It is especially popular with smaller stature boxers trying to reach taller opponents.