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. 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.
32. Who won the gold medal in women’s singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Ding Ning
[B] Chen Meng
[C] Liu Shiwen
[D] Wang Manyu
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Correct Answer: C [Liu Shiwen]
Notes:
Liu Shiwen won the gold medal in women’s singles 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.
33. 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.
34. What is Anthony Amalraj famous for?
[A] As an Indian squash player
[B] As an Indian badminton player
[C] As an Indian table tennis player
[D] As an Indian tennis player
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj is a professional table tennis player from India. He won the silver medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in doubles with Sharath Kamal. Amalraj won the National Table Tennis Championship in January 2012, beating the Indian legend, Sharath Kamal in the finals. In 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, he won the gold medal in men’s team event with Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Sanil Shetty.
35. Which sport’s informal version is “Pingpongo”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
“Pingpongo” is an informal version of table tennis. Ping pong with obstacles, or Pingpongo, is a sport that consists of a variation of ping pong or traditional table tennis, by adding material and/or mental obstacles. It was created in Argentina in 2010 but is also officially played since 2013 in Norway and Uruguay.
36. Which players won the gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho
[B] Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu
[C] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra
[D] Sharath Achanta and Mouma Das
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Correct Answer: B [Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu]
Notes:
Gao Ning and Yu Mengyu won the gold medal in table tennis mixed 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.
37. Which country won the gold medal in table tennis men’s team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] England
[B] Nigeria
[C] Singapore
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
India won the gold medal in table tennis men’s team 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.
38. 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.
39. Which sport’s playing format is “Stableford”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Polo
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score.
40. The “President’s Cup” is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing which country and an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe?
[A] Russia
[B] United States of America
[C] Japan
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [United States of America]
Notes:
The “President’s Cup” is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing the United States of America and an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe.