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 sport’s competition is known as the “FIBA AmeriCup”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Football
[C] Baseball
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA AmeriCup” is a basketball competition. The FIBA AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship) is the American Basketball Championship that takes place every two years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.
32. Which sport’s professional league is known as the “Liga Nationala”?
[A] Rugby
[B] Basketball
[C] Baseball
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: B [Basketball]
Notes:
The “Liga Nationala” is a basketball professional league. The Liga Na?ionala is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Founded in 1950, the winner of the league is crowned the Romanian national champion.
33. Which country became the runner-up 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: B [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America became the runner-up 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.
34. Which sport’s professional team is “Harlem Globetrotters”?
[A] Rugby
[B] Baseball
[C] Golf
[D] Basketball
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Correct Answer: D [Basketball]
Notes:
“Harlem Globetrotters” is a basketball professional team. The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theatre, and comedy in their style of play.
35. 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.
36. What is Mouma Das famous for?
[A] As an Indian table tennis player
[B] As an Indian tennis player
[C] As an Indian badminton player
[D] As an Indian squash player
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Correct Answer: A [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Mouma Das is an Indian table tennis player. She has won multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games including a gold in the Women’s Team Competition in 2018. She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting honour in 2013 for her contributions to the sport. Das participated in the 2004 Olympic Games where she competed in the singles table tennis competition. Das reached the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles event at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships partnering Manika Batra; the duo became the first Indian pair (and the first Indians in over 61 years) to do so. The pair also won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
37. Which country won the most number of medals in table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] England
[B] Singapore
[C] Australia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
India won the most number of medals in table tennis 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.
38. Which country has the most number of golf courses in the world?
[A] Japan
[B] United States of America
[C] Canada
[D] England
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Correct Answer: B [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America has the most number of golf courses in the world.
39. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Korn Ferry Tour”?
[A] Golf
[B] Baseball
[C] Tennis
[D] Rugby
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level.
40. Which sport’s professional competition is “ANA Inspiration”?
[A] Golf
[B] Basketball
[C] Tennis
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Golf]
Notes:
The ANA Inspiration (formerly known most recently as the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and still sometimes referred to as the Dinah Shore) is one of the five major championships of professional women’s golf. It is an event of the LPGA Tour. Currently, in the United States, it is the only one of the five women’s major golf tournaments not to have broadcast network exposure on the weekend; all four rounds are currently televised by the Golf Channel cable television network.