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 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.
32. 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.
33. Which sport’s competition is known as the “U.S. Senior Open”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
The U.S. Senior Open is one of the five major championships in senior golf, introduced in 1980. It is administered by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and is recognized as a major championship by both the PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour. The lower age limit was 55 in 1980, but it was lowered to 50 for the second edition in 1981, which is the standard limit for men’s senior professional golf tournaments.
34. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Sunshine Tour”?
[A] Baseball
[B] Tennis
[C] Polo
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
The Sunshine Tour is a men’s professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its early history, it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vodacom Tour and the FNB Tour.
35. What is “Muirfield” famous for?
[A] As a golf club
[B] As a tennis club
[C] As a football club
[D] As a table tennis club
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Correct Answer: A [As a golf club]
Notes:
Muirfield is a privately owned links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship.
36. Who codified the boxing code of rules “Marquess of Queensberry Rules”?
[A] Jack Broughton
[B] John L. Sullivan
[C] Daniel Mendoza
[D] John Graham Chambers
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Correct Answer: D [John Graham Chambers]
Notes:
John Graham Chambers codified the boxing code of rules. “Marquess of Queensberry Rules”The Marquess of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, they were named so as the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were written by a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers. The code of rules on which modern boxing is based, the Queensberry rules were the first to mandate the use of gloves in boxing.
37. Who is the first world boxing heavyweight champion under the Queensbury Rules?
[A] John L. Sullivan
[B] Jake Kilrain
[C] Charley Mitchell
[D] James J. Corbett
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Correct Answer: D [James J. Corbett]
Notes:
James J. Corbett is the first world boxing heavyweight champion under the Queensbury 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.
38. Who is the only female boxer in the world to become World Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] Esther Phiri
[C] Lucia Rijker
[D] Adriana Salles
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Correct Answer: A [Mary Kom]
Notes:
Mary Kom is an Indian amateur boxer. She is the only female to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals. Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, she is the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning a bronze medal. She had also been ranked as the world’s No. 1 female light-flyweight by AIBA. She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times.
39. Which boxing defense technique in which a boxer uses his/her shoulder, hands, or arms as defensive tools to protect against incoming attacks?
[A] Slipping
[B] Bobbing
[C] Blocking
[D] Cover-Up
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Correct Answer: C [Blocking]
Notes:
Parrying or blocking uses the boxer’s shoulder, hands or arms as defensive tools to protect against incoming attacks. A block generally receives a punch while a parry tends to deflect it. A “palm”, “catch”, or “cuff” is a defence which intentionally takes the incoming punch on the palm portion of the defender’s glove.
40. Which professional wrestler’s nickname is “King Kong”?
[A] Dara Singh
[B] Emile Czaja
[C] Sheik Ali
[D] Aslam Pahalwan
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Correct Answer: B [Emile Czaja]
Notes:
Emile Czaja, better known by his ring name King Kong, was an Australian-Indian professional wrestler. He was active from 1929 until 1970. He wrestled mostly in Japan, Singapore, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. In professional wrestling, his arch-rivals were Aslam Pahalwan, Hamida Pahalwan, Sheik Ali and Dara Singh.