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 continent’s governing body of association football is known as “CONCACAF”?
[A] South America
[B] Africa
[C] Europe
[D] North America
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Correct Answer: D [North America]
Notes:
North America’s governing body of association football is known as “CONCACAF”. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is one of FIFA’s six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean, Central America, and Northern America.
32. Which country ranks first in the all-time medal table of the Summer Olympics in tennis?
[A] China
[B] Great Britain
[C] France
[D] United States of America
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Correct Answer: D [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America ranks first in the all-time medal table of the Summer Olympics in tennis.
33. Who is the first Indian badminton player to achieve the world number.1 ranking in badminton?
[A] Prakash Padukone
[B] Chetan Anand
[C] Pullela Gopichand
[D] Parupalli Kashyap
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Correct Answer: A [Prakash Padukone]
Notes:
Prakash Padukone is the first Indian badminton player to achieve the world number.1 ranking in badminton. Prakash Padukone is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships.
34. What is Chen Yufei famous for?
[A] A Chinese badminton player
[B] A Chinese golf player
[C] A Chinese basketball player
[D] A Chinese polo player
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Correct Answer: A [A Chinese badminton player]
Notes:
Chen Yufei is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls’ singles junior titles at 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. At the same year, Chen clinched her first senior title at the 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold. She reaches a career-high as world number 1 in BWF World ranking on 17 December 2019.
35. Which country ranks first in the FIBA Basketball Men’s World Ranking?
[A] United States of America
[B] Spain
[C] Australia
[D] Argentina
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Correct Answer: A [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America ranks first in the FIBA Basketball Men’s World Ranking.
36. 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.
37. In which Summer Olympics, table tennis got introduced for the first time?
[A] 1976 Summer Olympics
[B] 1980 Summer Olympics
[C] 1984 Summer Olympics
[D] 1988 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: D [1988 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
In the 1988 Summer Olympics, table tennis got introduced for the first time. Table tennis 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.
38. 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.
39. What is Annika Sorenstam famous for?
[A] As a Swedish golf player
[B] As a Swedish polo player
[C] As a Swedish tennis player
[D] As a Swedish table tennis player
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Correct Answer: A [As a Swedish golf player]
Notes:
Annika Sorenstam is a retired Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name.
40. What is the “Pebble Beach Club” famous for?
[A] As a tennis club
[B] As a cricket club
[C] As a golf club
[D] As a football club
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Correct Answer: C [As a golf club]
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Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public golf course on the west coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California. Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, it hugs the rugged coastline and has wide-open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula. In 2001, it became the first public course to be selected as the No. 1 Golf Course in America by Golf Digest. Greens fees are among the highest in the world.