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 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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42. Who was defeated by James J. Corbett in 1892 to clinch the title of “first world boxing heavyweight champion under the Queensberry Rules”?
[A] Jake Kilrain
[B] Charley Mitchell
[C] John L. Sullivan
[D] Paddy Ryan

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43. Who became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion?
[A] Nicola Adams
[B] Mary Kom
[C] Arely Mucino
[D] Ren Cancan

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44. Which professional boxer holds the record for the longest cumulative boxing heavyweight title region of all time?
[A] Joe Louis
[B] Muhammad Ali
[C] Wladimir Klitschko
[D] Lennox Lewis

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45. Since which Summer Olympics, wrestling has been introduced in the official events program?
[A] 1904 Summer Olympics
[B] 1908 Summer Olympics
[C] 1912 Summer Olympics
[D] 1916 Summer Olympics

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46. Which sport’s traditional form is “Malla-yuddha”?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Boxing
[C] Kabaddi
[D] Hockey

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47. 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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48. Identify the Volleyball player’s strategy. “They carry the defensive workload for a volleyball team in the front row. Their primary responsibilities are to put up a well-formed block against the opponents’ Outside Hitters and serve as a backup setter.”?
[A] Setters
[B] Liberos
[C] Middle blockers
[D] Opposite hitters

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49. Identify the handball throw. “This throw is awarded when a clear chance of scoring is illegally prevented anywhere on the court by an opposing team player, official, or spectator. It is awarded also when the referees have interrupted a legitimate scoring chance for any reason.”?
[A] Throw-off
[B] Throw-in
[C] Free throw
[D] Seven-meter throw

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50. Who has been selected as the Team India Flagbearer at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Neeraj Chopra
[D] Mirabhai Chanu

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