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. Who is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal?
[A] Parupalli Kashyap
[B] P.V.Sindhu
[C] Prakash Padukone
[D] Saina Nehwal
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Correct Answer: D [Saina Nehwal]
Notes:
Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal. Saina Nehwal is an Indian professional badminton singles player. A former world no. 1, she has won over 24 international titles, which includes eleven Superseries titles. She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance.
32. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Yonex All England Open”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Golf
[C] Badminton
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: C [Badminton]
Notes:
“Yonex All England Open” is a badminton competition. The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world’s oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF’s latest grading system, it was given Superseries status in 2007, upgraded to Superseries Premier status in 2011.
33. Which sport’s competition is known as the “BWF Super Series”?
[A] Hockey
[B] Tennis
[C] Golf
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: D [Badminton]
Notes:
“BWF Super Series” is a badminton competition. The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006, and implemented in 2007.
34. Which sport’s Japanese version is “Hanetsuki”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Polo
[C] Fencing
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: A [Badminton]
Notes:
“Hanetsuki” is a Japanese version of badminton. Hanetsuki is a Japanese traditional game, similar to racket games like badminton but without a net, played with a rectangular wooden paddle called a hagoita and a brightly coloured shuttlecock. Often played by girls at the New Year, the game can be played by any gender in two fashions: by one person attempting to keep the shuttlecock aloft as long as possible, or by two people batting it back and forth.
35. FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame is located in which country?
[A] United States of America
[B] Canada
[C] France
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: D [Spain]
Notes:
Spain houses the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame. 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 Ferrándiz Foundation.
36. What is “George Mikan” famous for?
[A] As an American basketball player
[B] As an American baseball player
[C] As an American rugby player
[D] As an American football player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American basketball player]
Notes:
“George Mikan” is an American basketball player. George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed “Mr Basketball”, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mikan is seen as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
37. Who won the gold medal in men’s doubles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Ma Long and Wang Chuqin
[B] Ovidiu Lonescu and Alvaro Robles
[C] Tiago Apolonia and Joao Monteiro
[D] Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan
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Correct Answer: A [Ma Long and Wang Chuqin]
Notes:
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin won the gold medal in men’s doubles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 28 April 2019. It was the 55th edition of the championships and the fourth time that they were held in Budapest.
38. What is Harmeet Desai famous for?
[A] As an Indian cricket player
[B] As an Indian badminton player
[C] As an Indian squash player
[D] As an Indian table tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Harmeet Desai is an Indian table-tennis player. In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, He won gold in men’s team event with Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Sanil Shetty and bronze in Men’s doubles event with Sanil Shetty.
39. Which players won the gold medal in table tennis women’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu
[B] Ho Ying and Karen Lyne
[C] Denise Payet and Kelly Sibley
[D] Manika Balra and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: A [Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu]
Notes:
Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu won the gold medal in table tennis women’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.
40. Which Indian players won the silver medal in table tennis women’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee
[B] Mouma Das and Madhurika Patkar
[C] Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Saharabudhe
[D] Manika Batra and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: D [Manika Batra and Mouma Das]
Notes:
Manika Batra and Mouma Das won the silver medal in table tennis women’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.
