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 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.
32. 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.
33. Which sport’s informal version is “Pingpongo”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
“Pingpongo” is an informal version of table tennis. Ping pong with obstacles, or Pingpongo, is a sport that consists of a variation of ping pong or traditional table tennis, by adding material and/or mental obstacles. It was created in Argentina in 2010 but is also officially played since 2013 in Norway and Uruguay.
34. Which players won the gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho
[B] Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu
[C] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra
[D] Sharath Achanta and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: B [Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu]
Notes:
Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu won the gold medal in table tennis mixed 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.
35. Which Indian player won the bronze medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Sharath Achanta
[B] Harmeet Desai
[C] Sanil Shetty
[D] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
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Correct Answer: A [Sharath Achanta]
Notes:
Sharath Achanta won the bronze medal in table tennis men’s singles 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.
36. What is the “Pebble Beach Club” famous for?
[A] As a tennis club
[B] As a cricket club
[C] As a golf club
[D] As a football club
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Correct Answer: C [As a golf club]
Notes:
Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public golf course on the west coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California. Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, it hugs the rugged coastline and has wide-open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula. In 2001, it became the first public course to be selected as the No. 1 Golf Course in America by Golf Digest. Greens fees are among the highest in the world.
37. 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.
38. Who was defeated by James J. Corbett in 1892 to clinch the title of “first world boxing heavyweight champion under the Queensberry Rules”?
[A] Jake Kilrain
[B] Charley Mitchell
[C] John L. Sullivan
[D] Paddy Ryan
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Correct Answer: C [John L. Sullivan]
Notes:
John L. Sullivan was defeated by James J. Corbett in 1892 to clinch the title of “first world boxing heavyweight champion under the Queensberry Rules”. The first world heavyweight champion under the Queensberry Rules was “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, who defeated John L. Sullivan in 1892 at the Pelican Athletic Club in New Orleans.
39. Which boxing style is in which a boxer often relies on their opponent’s mistakes in order to gain the advantage, whether it be on the scorecards or more preferably a knockout?
[A] Boxer/out fighter
[B] Boxer-puncher
[C] Counter puncher
[D] Brawler/slugger
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Correct Answer: C [Counter puncher]
Notes:
Counter punchers are slippery, defensive style fighters who often rely on their opponent’s mistakes in order to gain the advantage, whether it be on the scorecards or more preferably a knockout.
40. Who is the only boxer in boxing history to become an “Octuple Champion”?
[A] Floyd Mayweather
[B] Joe Frazier
[C] Muhammad Ali
[D] Manny Pacquiao
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Correct Answer: D [Manny Pacquiao]
Notes:
In boxing, an Octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao is the only one in boxing history to achieve this feat.