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. International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in which country?
[A] Canada
[B] England
[C] United States of America
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America houses the “International Tennis Hall of Fame”. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honours both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis.
32. Which sport’s tournament is known as the “Hopman Cup”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Polo
[C] Badminton
[D] Baseball
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Correct Answer: A [Tennis]
Notes:
The Hopman Cup was an international eight-team indoor hardcourt tennis tournament which featured mixed-gender teams on a country-by-country basis. It was held in Perth, Western Australia, in early January each year from 1989 to 2019.
33. In which Summer Olympics Games, tennis was introduced for the first time?
[A] 1896 Summer Olympics
[B] 1900 Summer Olympics
[C] 1904 Summer Olympics
[D] 1908 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: A [1896 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
In 1896 Summer Olympics Games, tennis was introduced for the first time.
34. Who is the first Indian badminton player to achieve the world number.1 ranking in badminton?
[A] Prakash Padukone
[B] Chetan Anand
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Parupalli Kashyap
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Correct Answer: A [Prakash Padukone]
Notes:
Prakash Padukone is the first Indian badminton player to achieve the world number.1 ranking in badminton. Prakash Padukone is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.
35. 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.
36. What is Zhao Yunlei famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese basketball player
[D] As a Chinese golf player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese badminton player]
Notes:
Zhao Yunlei is a Chinese badminton player. Zhao Yunlei is a mixed and women’s doubles badminton athlete from China. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two Gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the Mixed and Women’s Doubles categories in 2012. Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic Gold Medals, the highest number of Gold Medals won by any badminton athlete. Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two consecutive gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships.
37. Which sport’s competition is known as the “FIBA Americas League”?
[A] Baseball
[B] Basketball
[C] Rugby
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: B [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA Americas League” is a basketball tournament. The FIBA Americas League was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Americas.
38. Which countries will jointly host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Argentina, Chile, Brazil
[B] France, Spain, Portugal
[C] Indonesia, Japan, Philippines
[D] United States of America, Canada, Mexico
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Correct Answer: C [Indonesia, Japan, Philippines]
Notes:
Indonesia, Japan, Philippines will jointly host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for national men’s basketball teams. This will be the second tournament under the new cycle which started in 2019.
39. 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.
40. What is Sun Yingsha famous for?
[A] As a Chinese polo player
[B] As a Chinese badminton player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Sun Yingsha is a Chinese table tennis player.
