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 Chetan Anand famous for?
[A] As an Indian cricket player
[B] As an Indian tennis player
[C] As an Indian football player
[D] As an Indian badminton player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian badminton player]
Notes:
Chetan Anand is an Indian badminton player. Chetan Anand is a badminton player from India. Anand was a four-time national champion in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010, also three times South Asian Games men’s singles champion in 2004, 2006 and 2010. He has a career-best world ranking of world no 10.
32. 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.
33. How many team members are there in each team of a basketball game?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 9
[D] 11
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Correct Answer: A [5]
Notes:
Five team members are there in each team of a basketball game. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender’s hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.
34. What is LeBron James famous for?
[A] As an American football player
[B] As an American basketball player
[C] As an American tennis player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: B [As an American basketball player]
Notes:
LeBron James is an American basketball player. LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest NBA players, James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time.
35. Which sport’s team is “Brooklyn Nets”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Baseball
[C] Rugby
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
“Brooklyn Nets” is a basketball team. The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
36. In which year, the FIBA Basketball World Cup started for the first time?
[A] 1949
[B] 1950
[C] 1951
[D] 1952
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Correct Answer: B [1950]
Notes:
In the year 1950, the FIBA Basketball World Cup started for the first time. 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.
37. 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.
38. Which sport is also known as “Whiff-Whaff”?
[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 “Whiff-Whaff”. 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.
39. What is Deng Yaping famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese badminton squash player
[C] As a Chinese badminton table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese badminton football player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese badminton table tennis player]
Notes:
Deng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
40. What is Tiger Woods famous for?
[A] Tennis
[B] Basketball
[C] Baseball
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men’s major championships and also holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers, and one of the most famous athletes of all time. He will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.
