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 male tennis player won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments?
[A] Rafael Nadal
[B] Roger Federer
[C] Novak Djokovic
[D] Pete Sampras
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Correct Answer: B [Roger Federer]
Notes:
Roger Federer is the male tennis player who won the most number of Grand Slam tournaments. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 4 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—tied for the most in history for a male player with Rafael Nadal—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks and was the year-end No. 1 five times, including four consecutive.
32. Who is Rafael Nadal?
[A] An American tennis player
[B] A French tennis player
[C] A Spanish tennis player
[D] A Canadian tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [A Spanish tennis player]
Notes:
Rafael Nadal is a professional tennis player from Spain who is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Nadal has won a record 13 French Open titles, among many other accomplishments in his career. He is known for his dominant play on clay courts, but has also had success on other surfaces, including winning two Wimbledon titles and one US Open title. Nadal has been ranked as the world No. 1 in the ATP rankings for over 200 weeks, and has won a total of 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
33. What is Srikanth Kidambi famous for?
[A] As an Indian badminton player
[B] As an Indian tennis player
[C] As an Indian squash player
[D] As an Indian football player
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Correct Answer: A [As an Indian badminton player]
Notes:
Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player. Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player. He became the best men’s singles badminton player in the world in April 2018.
34. Which country hosted the 2019 Badminton World Federation World Championships?
[A] Japan
[B] Switzerland
[C] China
[D] Netherlands
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Correct Answer: B [Switzerland]
Notes:
Switzerland hosted the 2019 Badminton World Federation World Championships. The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
35. Who became the “most-valued player” of the first FIBA Basketball World Championship held in 1950?
[A] Alvaro Salvadores
[B] Rufino Bernedo
[C] John Stanich
[D] Oscar Furlong
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Correct Answer: D [Oscar Furlong]
Notes:
Oscar Furlong became the “most-valued player” of the first FIBA Basketball World 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.
36. Which country hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Australia
[B] France
[C] China
[D] Argentina
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
China hosted 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.
37. Which country became the runners-up of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Spain
[B] Argentina
[C] France
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [Argentina]
Notes:
Argentina became the runners-up 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.
38. What is “George Mikan” famous for?
[A] As an American basketball player
[B] As an American baseball player
[C] As an American rugby player
[D] As an American football player
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Correct Answer: A [As an American basketball player]
Notes:
“George Mikan” is an American basketball player. George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed “Mr Basketball”, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mikan is seen as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
39. 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.
40. What is Sharath Kamal famous for?
[A] As an Indian tennis player
[B] As an Indian squash player
[C] As an Indian table tennis player
[D] As an Indian badminton player
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from India. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become nine times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight times National Champion Kamlesh Mehta. Recently he received the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.