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
41. Who is the only boxer in boxing history to become an “Octuple Champion”?
[A] Floyd Mayweather
[B] Joe Frazier
[C] Muhammad Ali
[D] Manny Pacquiao
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Correct Answer: D [Manny Pacquiao]
Notes:
In boxing, an Octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao is the only one in boxing history to achieve this feat.
42. Which sport’s regional form is “Alysh”?
[A] Boxing
[B] Football
[C] Wrestling
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: C [Wrestling]
Notes:
Alysh is a Turkic term for Central Asian folk wrestling or “belt wrestling” regulated by United World Wrestling. Alysh is an upright wrestling style. Competitors wear trousers, jackets and belts, and must hold on to their opponents’ belts at all times. Their objective is to throw their opponents onto the mat.
43. Who became the only Indian wrestler since independence to win two individual Olympic medals in wrestling?
[A] Dara Singh
[B] Sushil Kumar
[C] Sheik Ali
[D] Vijender Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Sushil Kumar]
Notes:
Sushil Kumar is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He was competing in the 66 kg weight division when he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the only Indian (since independence) to win two individual Olympic medals. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling and the first since K D Jadhav’s bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
44. Which sport’s competition techniques are “snatch”, “clean and jerk”?
[A] Hockey
[B] Boxing
[C] Weightlifting
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Weightlifting]
Notes:
Olympic weightlifting, often simply referred to as weightlifting, is a sport in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. The two competition lifts in order are the snatch and the clean and jerk. The snatch is a wide-grip, one-move lift. The clean and jerk is a close-grip, two-move lift.
45. Who became the first woman to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship completely covered her body parts after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified its rules to accommodate her request to do so?
[A] Kulsoom Abdullah
[B] Dinara Safina
[C] Dalilah Muhammad
[D] Rasanara Parwin
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Correct Answer: A [Kulsoom Abdullah]
Notes:
Kulsoom Abdullah became the first woman to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship completely covered her body parts after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified its rules to accommodate her request to do so.
46. What is Saikhom Mirabai Chanu famous for?
[A] As an Indian boxer
[B] As an Indian wrestler
[C] As an Indian weightlifter
[D] As an Indian archer
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian weightlifter]
Notes:
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter. Chanu has won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. Chanu had won the silver medal in the women’s 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; she went on to break the games record en route to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event held in Gold Coast. Her biggest achievement came in 2017 when she won the gold medal at World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.
47. Which city houses the headquarters of the Indian Powerlifting Federation?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Gurgaon
[C] Lucknow
[D] Jamshedpur
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Correct Answer: D [Jamshedpur]
Notes:
The Indian Powerlifting Federation, headquartered in Jamshedpur, is a national governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as well as The Indian Olympic Association.
48. Identify the Volleyball serve type. “An overhand serve where the ball is tossed high enough that the player may jump before hitting it similarly to a standing float serve. The ball is tossed lower than a topspin jump serves, but contact is still made while in the air.”?
[A] Skyball serve
[B] Jump float serve
[C] Underhand serve
[D] Blackcourt serve
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Correct Answer: B [Jump float serve]
Notes:
Jump float is an overhand serve where the ball is tossed high enough that the player may jump before hitting it similarly to a standing float serve. The ball is tossed lower than a topspin jump serves, but contact is still made while in the air.
49. Headquarters of the International Handball Federation is located in which country?
[A] France
[B] Belgium
[C] Switzerland
[D] Canada
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Correct Answer: C [Switzerland]
Notes:
The International Handball Federation (IHF), headquartered in Switzerland, is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball’s major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men’s Handball Championship and the IHF World Women’s Handball Championship.
50. The “Liga Nationala” is the men’s top professional handball league of which country?
[A] Romania
[B] Serbia
[C] Bulgaria
[D] Croatia
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Correct Answer: A [Romania]
Notes:
The Romanian Handball League, commonly known as Liga Na?ionala, is the men’s top Romanian professional handball league.