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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Sports-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Sports with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-6 section-7

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Sports .
51
"Ryder Cup" is given to players of which sport?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated trophy.
52
"Layup Shot" is associated with which of the following sports?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A Layup shot in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket.
53
"Free Throw" is associated with
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
In basketball free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court and are generally awarded after foul.
54
"Burdhvan Trophy" is associated with-
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Burdhvan Trophy is associated with weight lifting.
55
Who won the Silver medal in women 400m race in Asian athletics championship 2015?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
M.R. Poovamma won the Silver medal in women 400m race in Asian Athletics Championship 2015.
56
Who won the highest number of medals in Asian athletics games held in Wuhan, China?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
China won the highest number of medals in Asian Athletics Games held in Wuhan, China.
57
Who won the gold medal consecutively two times in two Olympic Games for 400m race event?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Michael Johnson won two gold medals in 400m race event in 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2000 Sydney Olympics.
58
Who was the first Indian bowler to take a hatrick in test matches?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Harbhajan Singh took the first hat-trick on 11 March 2001 at Eden Garden Kolkata. He got wickets of Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne. It was the 29th hattrick in test cricket. Irfan Pathan is the second Indian bowler who took hat-trick in test matches.
59
Who is the youngest number 1 tennis player of the world?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Martina Hingis became the youngest tennis player to reach 1st rank in the world lawn tennis 1999.
60
Who got the "Purple Cap" for getting highest wickets in IPL - 9?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad got the purple cap for taking 23 wickets in 17 matches in IPL 2016. In IPL 2017, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got purple cap for taking 26 wickets in 14 matches.