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 Kento Momota famous for?
[A] A Japanese tennis player
[B] A Japanese basketball player
[C] A Japanese badminton player
[D] A Japanese baseball player
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Correct Answer: C [A Japanese badminton player]
Notes:
Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skilful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title.
32. Which sport’s competition international tour is known as the “FIBA 3×3 World Tour”?
[A] Basketball
[B] Baseball
[C] Rugby
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: A [Basketball]
Notes:
The “FIBA 3×3 World Tour” is a basketball competition. The FIBA 3×3 World Tour is an international tour of men’s 3×3 basketball teams representing cities. The tournament is organized by FIBA.
33. Who became the “top scorer” 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: A [Alvaro Salvadores]
Notes:
Alvaro Salvadores became the “top scorer” 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.
34. 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.
35. Who became the “most-valued player” of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup?
[A] Ricky Rubio
[B] Luis Scola
[C] Marc Gasol
[D] Evan Fournier
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Correct Answer: A [Ricky Rubio]
Notes:
Ricky Rubio became the “most-valued player” 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. What is Xu Xin 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:
Xu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player. Xu Xin is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is ranked world No. 2 for men’s singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), as of April 2020. He first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 1 in January 2013.
37. Which country topped the medal table in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Sweden
[B] Japan
[C] Romania
[D] China
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Correct Answer: D [China]
Notes:
China topped the medal table in 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.
38. 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.
39. What is Juli Inkster famous for?
[A] As an American tennis player
[B] As an American golf player
[C] As an American table tennis player
[D] As an American baseball player
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Correct Answer: B [As an American golf player]
Notes:
Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster’s 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s.
40. Who won the gold medal in golf women’s individual at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Inbee Park
[B] Lydia Ko
[C] Shanshan Feng
[D] Lorena Ochoa
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Correct Answer: A [Inbee Park]
Notes:
Inbee Park won the gold medal in golf women’s individual at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was held in August at the new Olympic Golf Course. The 2016 Summer Olympics was the first time golf had been played at the Olympics since the 1904 Summer Olympics and featured two events: the men’s and women’s individual events.
