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 Chetan Anand famous for?
[A] As an Indian cricket player
[B] As an Indian tennis player
[C] As an Indian football player
[D] As an Indian badminton player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian badminton player]
Notes:
Chetan Anand is an Indian badminton player. Chetan Anand is a badminton player from India. Anand was a four-time national champion in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010, also three times South Asian Games men’s singles champion in 2004, 2006 and 2010. He has a career-best world ranking of world no 10.
32. Who is the only female badminton player from India attained the world no.1 ranking in women’s singles, according to Badminton World Federation?
[A] P.V.Sindhu
[B] Saina Nehwal
[C] Ashwini Ponnappa
[D] Jwala Gutta
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Correct Answer: B [Saina Nehwal]
Notes:
Saina Nehwal is the only female badminton player from India attained the world no.1 ranking in women’s singles, according to Badminton World Federation. 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.
33. What is Nozomi Okuhara famous for?
[A] A Japanese basketball player
[B] A Japanese golf player
[C] A Japanese tennis player
[D] A Japanese badminton player
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Correct Answer: D [A Japanese badminton player]
Notes:
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player. Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player and the former World’s No. 1 in BWF rankings for the women’s singles, well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships.
34. Which country ranks first in the medal table of table tennis at the Summer Olympics?
[A] China
[B] South Korea
[C] Sweden
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
China ranks first in the medal table of table tennis at the Summer Olympics.
35. What is Deng Yaping famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese badminton squash player
[C] As a Chinese badminton table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese badminton football player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese badminton table tennis player]
Notes:
Deng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
36. What is Karrie Webb famous for?
[A] As an Australian golf player
[B] As an Australian polo player
[C] As an Australian tennis player
[D] As an Australian badminton player
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Correct Answer: A [As an Australian golf player]
Notes:
Karrie Webb is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
37. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Japan Challenge Tour”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Tennis
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly 15 million yen.
38. Which sport’s playing format is “Stableford”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Polo
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score.
39. Which is the birthplace of boxing?
[A] Belgium
[B] Greece
[C] Sweden
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: B [Greece]
Notes:
Greece is the birthplace of boxing. The earliest evidence of boxing rules dates back to Ancient Greece, where boxing was established as an Olympic game in 688 BC. Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
40. Which are the participants of the “Super Fight II” boxing match held in 1974?
[A] James Jeffries and Jack Johnson
[B] Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey
[C] Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
[D] Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier]
Notes:
Super Fight II was a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The second of the three Ali–Frazier bouts, it took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 1974. Ali was a slight favourite to win and did by a unanimous decision albeit a controversial one, in which Ali clinched 133 times.