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 became the first Asian to win a World Professional Wrestling Championship in the United States?
[A] Ambika Charan Guha
[B] Jatindra Charan Guha
[C] Dara Singh
[D] Sushil Kumar
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Correct Answer: B [Jatindra Charan Guha]
Notes:
Jatindra Charan Guha, popularly known by his ring name Gobar Guha, was a world-famous Indian wrestler and practitioner of Pehlwani. He was the first Asian to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship in the United States in 1921. When he disposed of the then World Light Heavyweight Champion and catch wrestler Ad Santel on 30 August 1921 at the Coliseum in San Francisco, he became the first Asian to win a World Professional Wrestling Championship in the United States.
42. Headquarters of the International Weightlifting Federation is located in which country?
[A] Netherlands
[B] Belgium
[C] Germany
[D] Hungary
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Correct Answer: D [Hungary]
Notes:
Hungary houses the headquarters of the International Weightlifting Federation. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.
43. Who is the first and only Indian woman weightlifter to win an Olympic medal?
[A] Deepa Malik
[B] Lalita Babar
[C] Karnam Malleswari
[D] Shiny Abraham
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Correct Answer: C [Karnam Malleswari]
Notes:
Karnam Malleswari is the first and only Indian woman weightlifter to win an Olympic medal. Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Malleswari lifted 110 kg in the “snatch” and 130 kg in the “clean and jerk” categories for a total of 240 kg. She won the bronze medal and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She is also the first and only Indian woman weightlifter to win an Olympic medal.
44. Who is a “toxophilite”?
[A] A person fond of or expert at archery
[B] A person fond of or expert at tennis
[C] A person fond of or expert at polo
[D] A person fond of or expert at chess
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Correct Answer: A [A person fond of or expert at archery]
Notes:
The word “toxophilite” comes from the Greek words “toxon”, meaning bow or arch, and “philos”, meaning loving or fond of. So a toxophilite is someone who loves or is fond of archery, bows, and arrows. They enjoy practicing archery as a hobby or sport, and some toxophilites also bow hunt animals. Overall, it refers to an archery aficionado or devotee.
45. Identify the Volleyball serve type. “An overhand serve where the player tosses the ball high and hits it with a wrist snap, giving it topspin which causes it to drop faster than it would otherwise and helps maintain a straight flight path.”?
[A] Underhand serve
[B] Skyball serve
[C] Topspin serve
[D] Float serve
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Correct Answer: C [Topspin serve]
Notes:
Topspin serve is an overhand serve where the player tosses the ball high and hits it with a wrist snap, giving it topspin which causes it to drop faster than it would otherwise and helps maintain a straight flight path. Topspin serves are generally hit hard and aimed at a specific returner or part of the court.
46. Identify the Volleyball attack technique. “The player does not try to make a hard spike, but hits the ball so that it touches the opponent’s block and then bounces off-court.”?
[A] Backcourt
[B] Line and Cross-court shot
[C] Block-abuse
[D] Off-speed limit
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Correct Answer: C [Block-abuse]
Notes:
Tool/Wipe/Block-abuse is a volleyball attack technique in which the player does not try to make a hard spike, but hits the ball so that it touches the opponent’s block and then bounces off-court.
47. Which country won the most number of gold medals in beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics?
[A] United States of America
[B] Brazil
[C] Germany
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: A [United States of America]
Notes:
The United States of America won the most number of gold medals in beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics with a record of 6 gold medals.
48. Since which Summer Olympics, the sport of handball has become part of the official events programme after it was included in the 1936 Summer Olympics?
[A] 1952 Summer Olympics
[B] 1962 Summer Olympics
[C] 1972 Summer Olympics
[D] 1982 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: C [1972 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
Men’s handball was first played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin as outdoors, and the next time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as indoors, and has been an Olympic sport since.
49. 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.
50. Which country holds the record of most numbers of gold medals won in women’s handball at the Summer Olympics?
[A] Russia
[B] Norway
[C] South Korea
[D] Denmark
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Correct Answer: D [Denmark]
Notes:
Denmark holds the record of most numbers of gold medals won in women’s handball at the Summer Olympics with a record of 3 gold medals.