Sports GK Questions - MCQs on Sports General Knowledge
Sports GK (General Knowledge) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on different sports and games for competitive examinations.
31. Who is the first Indian Woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?
[A] Anju Bobby George
[B] Krishna Punia
[C] Sini Jose
[D] Mandeep Kaur
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Correct Answer: B [Krishna Punia ]
Notes:
India does not have a good record of athletics on international scale. Krishna Punia created history by winning the Women’s discus throw gold medal for India after 52 years and as the first woman to win gold in athletics in Commonwealth Games.
32. Who was the first Indian to win a Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Vijender Singh
[B] Mohammad Ali Qamar
[C] Akhil Kumar
[D] Jitender Kumar
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Correct Answer: B [Mohammad Ali Qamar ]
Notes:
Mohammad Ali Qamar is the first Indian to win a Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which were held at Manchester, UK.
33. Which of the following does not stand for a round-robin tournament?
[A] girone all’italiana
[B] Berger system
[C] Quad
[D] Knock-out system
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Correct Answer: D [Knock-out system ]
Notes:
Round-robin tournament in Italian is known as girone all’italiana (literally “Italian-style circuit”). In Serbian it is called the Berger system after chess player Johann Berger. A round-robin tournament with four players is sometimes called “quad” or “foursome”.
34. Who was the first President of UEFA?
[A] Henri Delaunay
[B] Ebbe Schwartz
[C] Alexander Ceferin
[D] Karl-Erik Nilsson
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Correct Answer: B [Ebbe Schwartz ]
Notes:
UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe. It was founded in 1954 and its first President was Ebbe Schwartz.
35. When was the first global torch relay undertaken?
[A] 1996
[B] 1978
[C] 2000
[D] 2004
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Correct Answer: D [2004]
Notes:
The first global torch relay was undertaken in 2004, a journey that lasted 78 days. The Olympic flame had covered a distance of more than 78,000 km in the hands of some 11,300 torchbearers, travelling to Africa and South America for the first time, visiting all previous Olympic cities and finally coming back to Athens for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
36. Commonwealth Games When were the Commonwealth Games first held?
[A] 1930
[B] 1936
[C] 1945
[D] 1929
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Correct Answer: A [1930]
Notes:
The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930.
37. When were the World Indoor Games renamed to World Indoor Championships?
[A] 1986
[B] 1987
[C] 1990
[D] 1992
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Correct Answer: B [1987]
Notes:
The World Indoor Games were inaugurated in Paris in 1985 and were later renamed to IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1987. They are held every two years.
38. How many goals were scored in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
[A] 200
[B] 150
[C] 169
[D] 118
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Correct Answer: C [169]
Notes:
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July. 64 matches were played in all. Total number of goals scored were 169 which makes it nearly 2.64 goals per match.
39. Who has composed the Olympic Anthem?
[A] Carl Diem
[B] Pierre de Coubertin
[C] Carl Jung
[D] Spyridon Samaras
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Correct Answer: D [Spyridon Samaras ]
Notes:
The Olympic Hymn or the Olympic Anthem is played when the Olympic Flag is raise
40. Which of the following is the UN Observer of Olympic Truce?
[A] International Olympic Committee
[B] National Olympic Committees
[C] International Federations
[D] Olympic Charter
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Correct Answer: A [International Olympic Committee ]
Notes:
The IOC is the controlling body for the National Olympic Committees which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement. IOC is an United Nations Observer of Olympic Truce.
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