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 team is “New York Knicks”?
[A] Rugby
[B] Baseball
[C] Golf
[D] Basketball
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Correct Answer: D [Basketball]
Notes:
The New York Knickerbockers, more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
32. Who won the gold medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
[A] Zhang Jike
[B] Ma Long
[C] Jun Mizutani
[D] Timo Boll
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Correct Answer: B [Ma Long]
Notes:
Ma Long won the gold medal in table tennis men’s singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 17 August 2016. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on seven previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In addition to men’s and women’s singles, the team events were staged for the third time since replacing doubles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
33. What is Li Xiaoxia famous for?
[A] As a Chinese tennis player
[B] As a Chinese badminton player
[C] As a Chinese table tennis player
[D] As a Chinese squash player
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Correct Answer: C [As a Chinese table tennis player]
Notes:
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.
34. Which players won the gold medal in table tennis men’s doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford
[B] Sharath Achanta and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
[C] Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty
[D] Anthony Amalraj and Harmeet Desai
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Correct Answer: A [Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford]
Notes:
Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford won the gold medal in table tennis men’s 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.
35. Which sport’s competition is known as the “PGA Championship”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Golf
[C] Badminton
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf.
36. Which sport’s association is known as the “PGA of America”?
[A] Polo
[B] Tennis
[C] Golf
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: C [Golf]
Notes:
The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. The PGA of America’s undertaking is to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interested and participating in the game of golf.
37. Which sport’s competition is known as the “Walker Cup”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Golf
[C] Badminton
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading amateur golfers in two teams: the United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match. It is organised by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA).
38. Which sport’s playing format is “Foursomes/ alternate shot”?
[A] Badminton
[B] Golf
[C] Tennis
[D] Basketball
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Correct Answer: B [Golf]
Notes:
Foursomes, also known as alternate shot, is a pair playing format in the sport of golf. Golfers compete in teams of two, using only one ball per team, and taking alternate shots until the hole is completed. Team members take turns in teeing off on each hole, i.e. one player will take the tee shot on odd-numbered holes, and the other on even-numbered holes.
39. Which sport’s playing format is “Bingo Bango Bongo”?
[A] Tennis
[B] Football
[C] Golf
[D] Polo
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Correct Answer: C [Golf ]
Notes:
“Bingo Bango Bongo” is the playing format of golf. Bingo Bango Bongo is a points-based game that can be played by two or more players or teams. In Bingo Bango Bongo, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point: the first player to get their ball on the green (bingo), closest to the hole once all balls are on the green (bango), first to hole out (bongo).
40. Which sport’s code of rules is known as the “Marquess of Queensberry Rules”?
[A] Boxing
[B] Wrestling
[C] Fencing
[D] Basketball
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Correct Answer: A [Boxing]
Notes:
The Marquess of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, they were named so as the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were written by a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers. The code of rules on which modern boxing is based, the Queensberry rules were the first to mandate the use of gloves in boxing.