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 sport’s professional league is known as the “Liga Nationala”?
[A] Rugby
[B] Basketball
[C] Baseball
[D] Football
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Correct Answer: B [Basketball]
Notes:
The “Liga Nationala” is a basketball professional league. The Liga Na?ionala is the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. Founded in 1950, the winner of the league is crowned the Romanian national champion.
32. Which country became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball Championship held in 1950?
[A] Argentina
[B] United States of America
[C] Chile
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [Argentina]
Notes:
Argentina became the champion of the first FIBA World Basketball 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.
33. What is Ma Long famous for?
[A] As a Chinese badminton player
[B] As a Chinese tennis player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player. Ma Long is a Chinese table tennis player. The current Olympic and World Champion, he is ranked number 3 in the world (as of March 2020) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
34. Who won the gold medal in men’s singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships?
[A] Mattias Falck
[B] Ma Long
[C] Liang Jingkun
[D] An Jae-hyun
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Correct Answer: B [Ma Long]
Notes:
Ma Long won the gold medal in men’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.
35. What is Kamlesh Mehta famous for?
[A] As an Indian badminton player
[B] As an Indian cricket player
[C] As an Indian squash player
[D] As an Indian table tennis player
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Correct Answer: D [As an Indian table tennis player]
Notes:
Kamlesh Mehta is an Indian table tennis player. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for table tennis.
36. What is “Headis” sport?
[A] A mix of table tennis and association football
[B] A mix of tennis and association football
[C] A mix of badminton and association football
[D] A mix of squash and association football
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Correct Answer: A [A mix of table tennis and association football]
Notes:
Headis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. Two players play at a regular table tennis table and the ball must only make contact with the head. The table, however, can be touched by any part of your body. Playing a volley is allowed as well. After every ball played you have to touch the ground before heading the next ball.
37. What is Karrie Webb famous for?
[A] As an Australian golf player
[B] As an Australian polo player
[C] As an Australian tennis player
[D] As an Australian badminton player
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Correct Answer: A [As an Australian golf player]
Notes:
Karrie Webb is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
38. Which boxing style is in which a boxer attempt to stay close to an opponent, throwing intense flurries and combinations of hooks and uppercuts?
[A] Swarmer/in-fighter
[B] Brawler/slugger
[C] Counter puncher
[D] Boxer/out-fighter
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Correct Answer: A [Swarmer/in-fighter]
Notes:
In-fighters/swarmers (sometimes called “pressure fighters”) attempt to stay close to an opponent, throwing intense flurries and combinations of hooks and uppercuts. Mainly Mexican, Irish, Irish-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American boxers popularized this style.
39. Which sport’s competition is the “Fight of the Century” match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling in 1938?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Boxing
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Boxing]
Notes:
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling refers to two separate fights between the two which are among boxing’s most talked about bouts. Schmeling took the first match by a knockout in round 12 but in the second match, Louis won with a knockout in the first round. Although these champions met to create a pugilistic spectacle remarkable on its own terms, the two fights came to embody the broader political and social conflict of the time. As the most significant African American athlete of his age and the most successful black fighter since Jack Johnson, Louis was a focal point for African American pride in the 1930s. Moreover, as a contest between representatives of the United States and Nazi Germany during the 1930s, the fights came to symbolize the struggle between democracy and nazism. Louis’ performance in the bouts made him one of the first true African-American national heroes in the United States.
40. Which professional boxer is nicknamed “The Greatest”, “The People’s Champion”, “The Louisville Lip”?
[A] Mike Tyson
[B] Muhammad Ali
[C] Jack Dempsey
[D] Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: B [Muhammad Ali]
Notes:
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer. Nicknamed “the Greatest”, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.