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. What is Precious McKenzie famous for?
[A] As a boxer
[B] As a weightlifter
[C] As a wrestler
[D] As a archer
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Correct Answer: B [As a weightlifter]
Notes:
Precious Patrick McKenzie is a South African-born former weightlifter who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and has won several World powerlifting and Masters World powerlifting titles.
42. What is John Kuc famous for?
[A] As a powerlifter
[B] As a boxer
[C] As a wrestler
[D] As a archer
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Correct Answer: A [As a powerlifter]
Notes:
John Kuc is a former world champion powerlifter from the United States. During the 1970s and 80s, he set numerous powerlifting national and world records, won three International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) world championships and numerous national championships.
43. What is Dola Banerjee famous for?
[A] As an Indian boxer
[B] As an Indian wrestler
[C] As an Indian archer
[D] As an Indian golfer
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Correct Answer: C [As an Indian archer]
Notes:
Dola Banerjee is famous as an Indian archer. She gained prominence by winning a bronze medal in the women’s individual archery event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, making her one of the first Indian women to achieve this feat. Additionally, she has won multiple medals at the World Archery Championships and is known for her contributions to promoting archery in India.
44. Who holds the record for the longest continuous period as the world number-one-ranked men’s recurve archer?
[A] Jake Kaminski
[B] Brady Ellison
[C] Mauro Nespoli
[D] Marco Galiazzo
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Correct Answer: B [Brady Ellison]
Notes:
The correct answer is Brady Ellison. He holds the record for the longest continuous period as the world number-one-ranked men’s recurve archer, achieving this status for over 250 weeks. Ellison is a three-time World Champion and has represented the USA in multiple Olympic Games, winning a team bronze in 2008 and individual silver in 2012. His consistency and skill have made him a prominent figure in archery.
45. 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.
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. 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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Correct Answer: D [Opposite hitters]
Notes:
Opposite hitters or Right-side hitters 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.
48. How many team members are present in each team of a handball game?
[A] 4
[B] 5
[C] 6
[D] 7
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Correct Answer: D [7]
Notes:
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.
49. The “Nemzeti Bajnoksag I” is the premier men’s professional handball league of which country?
[A] Hungary
[B] Poland
[C] Austria
[D] Czech Republic
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Correct Answer: A [Hungary]
Notes:
The Nemzeti Bajnoksag I is the premier men’s professional handball league in Hungary, administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
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.
