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 of the following are the only tennis players in history with four Olympic gold medals, as well as the only ones to win Olympic gold in the same event on three separate occasions?
[A] Kathleen Mckane Godfree and Venus Williams
[B] Kathleen Mckane Godfree and Serena Williams
[C] Venus Williams and Serena Williams
[D] Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez
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Correct Answer: C [Venus Williams and Serena Williams]
Notes:
Venus Williams and Serena Williams are the only tennis players in history with four Olympic gold medals, as well as the only ones to win Olympic gold in the same event on three separate occasions.
32. In which year, the Badminton World Federation World Championships was held for the first time?
[A] 1976
[B] 1977
[C] 1978
[D] 1979
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Correct Answer: B [1977]
Notes:
In the year 1977, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships was held for the first time. The BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament offers the most ranking points, together with Summer Olympics badminton tournaments. The winners will be crowned as the “World Champions” and awarded gold medals. However, it does not offer any prize money.
33. 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.
34. Who is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton?
[A] Lin Dan
[B] Fu Haifeng
[C] Gao Ling
[D] Zhao Yunlei
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Correct Answer: C [Gao Ling]
Notes:
Gao Ling is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton. Gao Ling is a Chinese former badminton player. Gao Ling is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton, with two gold, one silver, and one bronze.
35. Which sport’s professional team is “New York Knicks”?
[A] Rugby
[B] Baseball
[C] Golf
[D] Basketball
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Correct Answer: D [Basketball]
Notes:
The New York Knickerbockers, more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
36. Which country became the runners-up of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup?
[A] Australia
[B] United States of America
[C] Spain
[D] Belgium
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Correct Answer: A [Australia]
Notes:
Australia became the runners-up of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA’s premier international tournament for women’s national basketball teams, was held in Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
37. Which sport is also known as “ping-pong”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Table Tennis
[C] Ludo
[D] Karate
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Correct Answer: B [Table Tennis]
Notes:
Table Tennis sport is also known as “ping-pong”. Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.
38. What is “Fan Zhendong” famous for?
[A] As a Chinese table tennis player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese badminton player
[D] As a Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
“Fan Zhendong” is a Chinese table tennis player. Fan Zhendong is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 for men’s singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion.
39. Which country hosted the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Hungary
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: A [Hungary]
Notes:
Hungary hosted 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.
40. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Walker Cup”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Golf
[C] Badminton
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading amateur golfers in two teams: the United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match. It is organised by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA).