Latest Sports and Games General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which country won the Uber Cup 2022?

A)

Japan

B)

China

C)

Russia

D)

South Korea

Correct Answer : South Korea

After a thrilling final at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, South Korea stunned defending champions China to capture their second Uber Cup title 2022. Korea fought back from behind twice to deny China a record-extending 16th title in the famous team tournament in a tie that lasted close to 90 minutes apiece.

* In the deciding singles match, Korea’s 46th-ranked Sim Yu-jin faced China’s 15th-ranked Wang Zhiyi, with the final knotted at 2-2. Sim, who turned 23, beat Wang 28-26, 18-21, 21-8 in an hour and 28-minute match.

* After a surprising run in Bangkok, Korea won the Uber Cup for the first time in 12 years. The Asian giants beat India 5-0 to win their group, then defeated Denmark and Japan 3-0 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively.

* World No. 3 In the first game, Chen was defeated by fourth-ranked An by 21-17. The Korean had a five-point lead early in the second game, but Chen came back to win that game 21-15 and the decider 22-20, despite an ankle injury concern.

* In the second doubles match of the final, Korea’s Km Hye Jeong and Kong Heeyong defeated Ping Huang and Li Wen Mei in straight games, forcing the final to a decider.

2 .

Which country has won the Thomas Cup most number of times?

A)

Japan

B)

Indonesia

C)

China

D)

Thailand

Correct Answer : Indonesia

Indonesia has won the Thomas Uber Cup a total of 14 times and are the most successful team, followed by China that has won the cup 9 times. The only other nations that have lifted the cup besides Indonesia and China include Malaysia, Japan, Denmark and now India.

3 .

Which country lifted the Thomas Cup 2022 in men's event?

A)

China

B)

Denmark

C)

India

D)

United States

Correct Answer : India

The Indian men’s badminton team lifted the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever with a resounding 3-0 win over Indonesia in the final in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday(15th May 2022).

The high-flying Indian team beat the defending champions Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup 2022 trophy in their maiden final appearance. India have been bronze medallists in 1952, 1955 and 1979.

Wins from Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy guided India to the historic triumph..

Source : Olympics

4 .

How many medals did India win in Archery Asia Cup 2022 Stage 2?

A)

9 Medals

B)

14 Medals

C)

17 Medals

D)

21 Medals

Correct Answer : 14 Medals

Indian archers wrapped up a highly successful Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq with a total of 14 medals – eight golds, four silvers and two bronze.

The Indian team of women archers Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami, and Sakshi Chaudhary has won India’s first gold medal of the continental meet after defeating Kazakhstan in Iraq.

The men’s team of Prathamesh Fuge, Rishabh Yadav, and Jawkar Samadhan has won the second gold for India. The compound mixed duo of Prathmesh Fuge & Parneet Kaur won the third Gold Medal at Asia Archery Cup.

India medal winners :

* Women’s team compound : gold (Sakshi Chaudhary, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Gopichand Swami)

* Men’s team compound : gold (Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Fuge, and Prathamesh Jawkar)

* Mixed team compound : gold (Prathamesh Fuge and Parneet Kaur)

* Men’s individual compound : Prathmesh Fuge (gold); Rishabh Yadav (silver); Jawkar Samadhan (bronze)

* Women’s individual compound : Sakshi Chaudhary (gold); Parneet Kaur (silver)

* Women’s team recurve : gold (Avani, Bhajan Kaur and Laxmi Hembrom)

* Men’s team recurve : gold (Mrinal Chauhan, Parth Salunkhe and Juyel Sarkar)

* Mixed team recurve : silver (Parth Salunkhe and Bhajan Kaur)

* Men’s individual recurve : Mrinal Chauhan (gold); Parth Salunke (bronze)

* Women’s individual recurve : Bhajan Kaur (silver)

source : Olympics

5 .

Which country won gold in the Mixed Team Pistol event in "ISSF Junior World Cup 2022"?

A)

India

B)

China

C)

Japan

D)

United States

Correct Answer : India

Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary won the mixed team pistol gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany yesterday(12th May 2022).

India's Palak and Sarabjot Singh settled for the silver medal after losing to Esha and Saurabh 16-12 in the gold medal match. Ramita and Paarth Makhija also won silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team competition, going down 13-17 to the Polish pair of Julia Piotrowska and Wiktor Sajdak but not before making it three medals on the day.

Esha and Saurabh came through after topping a 38-field qualification round of 60 shots with scores of 578 and 575 respectively.

In all, India has so far won 10 medals, including four gold..

Source : News On Air

6 .

Who among the following Indian has shattered the national record to clinch a gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles in Cyprus International Athletics Meeting 2022 .

A)

Lili Das

B)

Anuradha Biswa

C)

Amlan Borgohain

D)

Jyothi Yarraji

Correct Answer : Jyothi Yarraji

• India's Jyothi Yarraji (Andhra Pradesh) has smashed the national record to clinch a gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles at Limassol in Cyprus International Athletics Meeting 2022 with a timing of 13.23 seconds.

• She break the 20-year-old national record (13.38 seconds) in the name of Anuradha Biswal in 2002.

• Another Indian athlete Lili Das has also won gold in the women's 1500 meter race.

• Amlan Borgohain won the bronze medal in the men's 200m.

7 .

Lebron James has been placed second in the Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 after footballer Lionel Messi. Lebron James is associated with which sports?

A)

Tennis

B)

Boxing

C)

Basketball

D)

Baseball

Correct Answer : Basketball

* Lionel Messi has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of $130 million, followed by Basketball player, Lebron James with $121.2 million while Cristiano Ronaldo was third with $115m.

* Messi had moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021 and Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United from Juventus in the same month.

8 .

Which nation will host the 2027 SEA Games?

A)

Malaysia

B)

Australia

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

Indonesia

Correct Answer : Malaysia

"Malaysia" will host the 2027 SEA Games and Singapore the 2029 edition, the two countries said on Thursday(12th May 2022), hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Covid-delayed 2021 showpiece in Vietnam.

Olympic Council of Malaysia president "Norza Zakaria" said in a statement that a meeting at a Hanoi hotel saw the SEA Games Federation "unanimously" award his country the event for the seventh time.

Source : Economic Times

9 .

In which country did the 12th IBA Women's World Boxing Championships begin?

A)

Israel

B)

Turkey

C)

Spain

D)

Germany

Correct Answer : Turkey

The 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships was kick-started in Istanbul, Turkey. In this event, more than 400 boxers from a record 93 countries are set to take part in this year’s event, which also marks the 20th anniversary of the prestigious event.

Olympian Lovlina Borgohain will represent the Indian country. The other representatives of this game are Pooja Rani (81 kg), Nandini (+81 kg) and Nikhat Zareen (52 kg), Nitu (48kg), Anamika (50kg), Shiksha (54kg), Manisha (57kg), Parveen (63kg) and Sweety (75kg).

10 .

When did the world's oldest chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh dies?

A)

7th May 2022

B)

8th May 2022

C)

9th May 2022

D)

10th May 2022

Correct Answer : 8th May 2022

He was born on Feb 8, 1922, in Kaluga, Moscow, and learned to play chess at the age of seven.

Yuri Averbakh, a Russian chess grandmaster who was among the world’s best players for a decade, trained world champions and was the last surviving participant in one of the greatest competitions in history, died Saturday(8th May 2022) in Moscow. He was 100 — the first grandmaster to reach that age.

He also chaired the Chess Federation of the USSR from 1972 to 1977.

His death was announced on the site of the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body. No cause was given.

He won the Moscow Championship in 1949 and earned the Grandmaster title in 1952. In 1954, he became the champion of the USSR.

The historic contest in which Averbakh took part was the Candidates Tournament in Zurich in 1953, the final step in the cycle to select a challenger for the world championship. The field held many great players of the 20th century, including future world champions Vasily Smyslov and Tigran Petrosian and former world champion Max Euwe..

Source : Indian Express

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