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. Which are the participants of the “Super Fight II” boxing match held in 1974?
[A] James Jeffries and Jack Johnson
[B] Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey
[C] Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
[D] Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
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Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier]
Notes:
Super Fight II was a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The second of the three Ali–Frazier bouts, it took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 1974. Ali was a slight favourite to win and did by a unanimous decision albeit a controversial one, in which Ali clinched 133 times.
42. Since which Summer Olympics, Weightlifting has been introduced in the official events program?
[A] 1916 Summer Olympics
[B] 1920 Summer Olympics
[C] 1924 Summer Olympics
[D] 1928 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: B [1920 Summer Olympics]
Notes:
Since the 1920 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting has been introduced in the official events program.
43. In which year did archery become a permanent part of the Olympic Games after a 52-year hiatus?
[A] 1970
[B] 1972
[C] 1968
[D] 1974
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Correct Answer: B [1972]
Notes:
Starting from 1972, Archery has been a permanent feature of the Olympic Games following a 52-year absence. For the first time, it was included in the Paris 1900 games, then subsequently in 1904, 1908, and 1920. Presently, the competition format includes individual, mixed team, and team events. A mixed team event comprises two archers, a man and a woman, who shoot in the same category. Similarly, in the team event, it involves three archers from the same gender competing in the same category.
44. How many team members are present in each team of a volleyball game?
[A] 4
[B] 5
[C] 6
[D] 7
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Correct Answer: C [6]
Notes:
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team’s court under organized rules.
45. Identify the Volleyball serve type. “A serve in which the player strikes the ball below the waist instead of tossing it up and striking it with an overhand throwing motion”?
[A] Underhand
[B] Skyball serve
[C] Topspin
[D] Float
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Correct Answer: A [Underhand]
Notes:
Underhand is a serve in which the player strikes the ball below the waist instead of tossing it up and striking it with an overhand throwing motion. Underhand serves are considered very easy to receive and are rarely employed in high-level competitions.
46. The sport of handball was first played at which Summer Olympics?
[A] 1936 Summer Olympics
[B] 1940 Summer Olympics
[C] 1944 Summer Olympics
[D] 1948 Summer Olympics
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Correct Answer: A [1936 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. Women’s team handball was added at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
47. The “BENE-League” is a multinational handball competition for men’s teams from which two countries?
[A] Spain and Portugal
[B] Denmark and Germany
[C] Netherlands and Belgium
[D] Estonia and Latvia
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Correct Answer: C [Netherlands and Belgium]
Notes:
The BENE-League is a multinational handball competition for men’s teams from Belgium and the Netherlands, which started in January 2008 under the name BENE-LIGA.
48. The “Liga Asobal” is the premier professional handball league of which country?
[A] Portugal
[B] France
[C] Italy
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: D [Spain]
Notes:
Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 16 teams, including famous ones like FC Barcelona, Ademar Leon, Bidasoa and Granollers.
49. Which country holds the record of most number of medals in men’s handball at the Summer Olympics?
[A] Yugoslavia
[B] Croatia
[C] France
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [France]
Notes:
France holds the record of most number of medals in men’s handball at the Summer Olympics with a record of 4 medals.
50. What is the position of India in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Third
[B] Fourth
[C] Fifth
[D] Seventh
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Correct Answer: B [Fourth]
Notes:
India finished 4th on the podium at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a medal tally of 61, including 22 Gold, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze.
India is after Australia 178 (67 Gold), England 176 (57 Gold), Canada 92 (26 Gold). The Birmingham Games is India’s fourth-best performance at the CWG. Wrestlers contributed the most to the medal tally of India with all 12 of them clinching medals. Sharath Kamal, the 40-year-old table tennis star, was the most successful Indian athlete with 4 medals, including 3 Gold.