Which players are selected for the ICC Player of the Month August 2022 award?

Today General Knowledge(GK)

Shreyas Iyer and Amelia Kerr

Sikandar Raza and Tahlia McGrath

Keshav Maharaj and Alyssa Healy

Angelo Mathews and Tuba Hassan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sikandar Raza and Tahlia McGrath

Zimbabwe’s all-rounder "Sikandar Raza" and Australian all-rounder "Tahlia McGrath" have been declared the winners of the ICC Player of the month award for August 2022 in their respective categories. Raza has become the first Zimbabwe International to receive the honours and has been key for Zimbabwe during the month. Meanwhile, McGrath has also been a pivotal cog in the Australian team’s journey during August.

ICC Player of the month award for August Sikandar Raza : Raza has had a tremendous time at the 22-yards. He scored centuries against Bangladesh and India in the home ODI series and has also scalped a few wickets. His two tons against Bangladesh in a three-match series helped Zimbabwe defeat the Bangla Tigers by 2-1. Raza also notched up a ton against India in three ODIs. He has also picked seven wickets.

ICC Player of the month award for August Tahlia McGrath : Meanwhile, Tahlia McGrath has also had a memorable month as she helped her team to win the Gold medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. McGrath has scored 128 runs in her team’s journey towards the yellow metal and has eight five batters packing during the tournament.

ICC Men’s Player of the Previous Month :

* January 2022: Keegan Petersen (South Africa)

* February 2022: Shreyas Iyer (India)

* March 2022: Babar Azam (Pakistan)

* April 2022: Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)

* May 2022: Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)

* June 2022: Jonny Bairstow (England)

* July 2022: Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

ICC Women’s Player of the Previous Month :

* January 2022: Heather Knight (England)

* February 2022: Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)

* March 2022: Rachael Haynes (Australia)

* April 2022: Alyssa Healy (Australia)

* May 2022: Tuba Hassan (Pakistan)

* June 2022: Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)

* July 2022: Emma Lamb (England)

Published On : September 16, 2022

Category : Sports

Recent General Knowledge Questions

Q .

Who was recently awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation?

Nihal Sarin

Koneru Humpy

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Vaishali Ramesh Babu

Correct Answer : Vaishali Ramesh Babu

Indian Chess Prodigy, Vaishali Ramesh Babu who has been awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE, the International Chess Federation said India is booming as far as the Chess landscape is concerned.

She also expressed confidence that India will perform well at the upcoming World Championship. Talking exclusively to Akashvani News, she lauded the contribution of Chess legend, Viswanathan Anand in taking Indian Chess to new heights.

While sharing her journey, Vaishali, said that it was due to her father’s decision to keep her away from television that she got enrolled into a Chess academy. She added that her parents have been her big support system.

Vaishali is the third Indian female Grandmaster, joining Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli. Vaishali completed the requisite 2500 ELO points at the Llobregat Open tournament in Spain, last year. However, the title was officially given to her only recently following the FIDE Council meeting during the Candidates Tournament in Toronto last month..

Source : AIR

Published On : May 2, 2024

Category : Sports

Q .

India test fired smart anti-submarine missile developed by whom?

HAL

ISRO

DRDO

None of these

Correct Answer : DRDO

India has successfully test fired Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) anti-submarine missile system off the Balasore coast of Odisha.

SMART is a next generation missile-based light weight torpedo delivery system. It has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Published On : May 2, 2024

Category : Defence

Q .

Which Country to Launch Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Carrying Pakistan's ICUBE-Q Mission?

China

Russia

Japan

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST) said on April 30 that the lunar mission iCube-Q will be launched on 3 May 2024 aboard China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe, according to a report by Dawn.

The satellite was developed by IST in partnership with China’s Shanghai University SJTU and Suparco, which is the national space agency of Pakistan. It carries two optical cameras and will capture images of the Moon’s surface.

The Chinese embassy in Pakistan also confirmed the development and said the Chang’e 6 lunar probe will carry payloads from France, European Space Agency and Pakistan on a round trip.

“Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, #SUPARCO’s logo is seen on China’s most powerful rocket #LongMarch5! Together with China’s #ChangE6 lunar probe and payloads from France and #ESA, Pakistan’s CubeSat is ready to go to the moon in just a few days!” the embassy said in a post on X.