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A)
India
B)
Russia
C)
France
D)
Germany

Correct Answer :   India

India defeated China, 2-0 to win the bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament. The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup was the 10th edition of the quadrennial Women’s Hockey Asia Cup.

The tournament was held from January 21 to 28, 2022 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win their third title at the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament.

A)
China
B)
Japan
C)
Germany
D)
Malaysia

Correct Answer :   Japan

Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win their third title at Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament.

A)
ICC U19 Rankings 2022
B)
ICC T20I Rankings 2022
C)
ICC ODI Rankings 2022
D)
ICC Test Rankings 2022

Correct Answer :   ICC T20I Rankings 2022

India is ranked fourth in the ICC ODI Team Rankings 2022, third in the ICC Test Team Rankings 2022 and second in the ICC T20 Rankings 2022. Virat Kohli is the highest-ranked Indian in ICC ODI Player Rankings 2022.

A)
Jasprit Bumrah
B)
Kuldeep Yadav
C)
R Ashwin
D)
Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer :   R Ashwin

R Ashwin is the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings 2022, followed by Jasprit Bumrah who is ranked at 10th place. Bumrah is ranked at the 7th rank in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings 2022

A)
Lucknow Kings
B)
Lucknow Chargers
C)
Lucknow Legends
D)
Lucknow Super Giants

Correct Answer :   Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow IPL team, owned by RPSG Group, will be called Lucknow Super Giants. Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Lucknow IPL Team owner and RPSG Group Chairman unveiled the new name of the Lucknow IPL team in a video message on January 24, 2022.

A)
Shafali Verma
B)
Mithali Raj
C)
Deepti Sharma
D)
Smriti Mandhana

Correct Answer :   Shafali Verma

Indian opener Shafali Verma has climbed to the top spot on the ICC Women's T20 Batting Rankings 2022. Australia's Beth Mooney is ranked second, followed by Australian captain Meg Lanning at third place. India's Smriti Mandhana has been pushed to the fourth position.

A)
Hasan Ali
B)
Babar Azam
C)
Shaheen Afridi
D)
Mohammad Rizwan

Correct Answer :   Shaheen Afridi

As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Pakistani pacer Shaheen Afridi as the recipient of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2021.
 
Afridi has had a fabulous 2021 across all three formats of the game. He took 78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20. His contribution in the Test and T20I formats of the game was phenomenal. At the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Afridi took seven wickets in six matches aiding Pakistan formidably to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Source : ICC Cricket

A)
Delhi
B)
Ladakh
C)
Chandigarh
D)
Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Ladakh

The Ladakh women's team has won the 9th national women's ice hockey championship organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India in Himachal Pradesh, an official spokesman said on Friday(21st Jan 2022).
 
The championship was held in Kaza area of Himachal Pradesh from January 15 – January 21, 2022.
 
Six teams from Delhi, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Telangana and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police participated in the championship.

A)
Iran
B)
India
C)
China
D)
Vietnam

Correct Answer :   India

The Indian women's football team has withdrawn from the ongoing AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 after several players tested positive for COVID-19. Hosts India were considered to be withdrawn from the tournament after they were unable to field 13 players in their match against Chinese Taipei. All of India's matches stand cancelled and will be considered as null and void.

A)
Carolina Marin
B)
Tai Tzu-ying
C)
Saina Nehwal
D)
PV Sindhu

Correct Answer :   PV Sindhu

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament in Lucknow on Sunday(23rd Jan 2022).
 
Playing in a depleted field due to multiple COVID-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13 21-16 in a lop-sided title clash.