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 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.
32. What is Parupalli Kashyap famous for?
[A] As an Indian tennis player
[B] As an Indian badminton player
[C] As an Indian football player
[D] As an Indian cricket player
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Correct Answer: B [As an Indian badminton player]
Notes:
Parupalli Kashyap is an Indian badminton player. Parupalli Kashyap is a badminton player from India. He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men’s singles at the 2012 London Olympics, is the first male player from India to do so.
33. Which of the following won the gold medal in badminton men’s doubles in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Zhang Nan and Fu Haifeng
[B] Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong
[C] Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis
[D] Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen
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Correct Answer: A [Zhang Nan and Fu Haifeng]
Notes:
Zhang Nan and Fu Haifeng won the gold medal in badminton men’s doubles in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place from 11 to 20 August.
34. 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.
35. Which country became the champion of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Argentina
[B] France
[C] Australia
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: D [Spain]
Notes:
Spain became the champion of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men’s national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
36. Which is the highest governing body of table tennis sport?
[A] International Table Tennis Federation
[B] International Table Tennis Association
[C] International Table Tennis Committee
[D] International Table Tennis Organization
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Correct Answer: A [International Table Tennis Federation]
Notes:
International Table Tennis Federation is the highest governing body of table tennis sport. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The headquarters of the ITTF is located in Switzerland.
37. What is Ma Long famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player. Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player. The current Olympic and World Champion, he is ranked number 3 in the world (as of March 2020) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
38. Which players won the gold medal in table tennis women’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu
[B] Ho Ying and Karen Lyne
[C] Denise Payet and Kelly Sibley
[D] Manika Balra and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: A [Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu]
Notes:
Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu won the gold medal in table tennis women’s 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.
39. What is Bobby Jones famous for?
[A] As an American golf player
[B] As an American tennis player
[C] As an American basketball player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Bobby Jones was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Master’s Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional golf tournament in the world. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete at a national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated the top-level amateur competition and competed very successfully against the world’s best professional golfers.
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).