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 country is the birthplace of the basketball game?
[A] Canada
[B] Ireland
[C] United States of America
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: C [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America is the birthplace of the basketball game. James Naismith invented the game of basketball. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.
32. What is LeBron James famous for?
[A] As an American football player
[B] As an American basketball player
[C] As an American tennis player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: B [As an American basketball player]
Notes:
LeBron James is an American basketball player. LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest NBA players, James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time.
33. What is Michael Jordan famous for?
[A] As an American baseball player
[B] As an American football player
[C] As an American basketball player
[D] As an American rugby player
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Correct Answer: C [As an American basketball player]
Notes:
Michael Jordan is an American basketball player. Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is a former American professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time”. He was integral in helping to popularize the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon in the process.
34. Which country became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball Championship held in 1950?
[A] Argentina
[B] United States of America
[C] Chile
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [Argentina]
Notes:
Argentina became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball Championship held in 1950. The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22 October to 3 November 1950.
35. 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.
36. Who won the gold medal in women’s singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Ding Ning
[B] Chen Meng
[C] Liu Shiwen
[D] Wang Manyu
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Correct Answer: C [Liu Shiwen]
Notes:
Liu Shiwen won the gold medal in women’s singles 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.
37. What is Sanil Shetty famous for?
[A] As an Indian badminton player
[B] As an Indian cricket player
[C] As an Indian tennis player
[D] As an Indian table tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Sanil Shankar Shetty 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 & Harmeet Desai & bronze in Men’s doubles event with Harmeet Desai.
38. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Nojima T. League”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Squash
[D] Table Tennis
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Correct Answer: D [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The T.League or Nojima T.League is the premier table tennis league of Japan which began in 2018. It is the first professional table tennis league in Japan.
39. 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).
40. 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.
