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

1 .

Which state won 11th Hockey India junior national championship?

A)

Maharashtra

B)

Karnataka

C)

Tamil Nadu

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh was crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men’s Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.

Tournament top-scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh in the 15th minute with a trademark penalty corner, before Arun Sahani in 16th and 34th minutes, stretched the lead further with a brace. Raman pulled one goal back for Chandigarh in the 51st minute, but Uttar Pradesh held on to the lead to be crowned champions of the tournament.

2 .

Who won National Billiards Title 2021?

A)

Pankaj Advani

B)

Aditya Mehta

C)

Babar Masih

D)

Sourav Kothari

Correct Answer : Pankaj Advani

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final here.

Advani responded with breaks of 56 and 46 to restore parity at 1-1 after Sitwala's breaks of 64 and 42 late on Monday evening.

Sitwala, displaying excellent in-offs, pots and cannons, surged ahead by pocketing the third game with a sizeable break of 84.

3 .

Who is Indian off-spinner announced his retirement from cricket in December 2021?

A)

Yuvraj Singh

B)

Anil Kumble

C)

Harbhajan Singh

D)

Zaheer Khan

Correct Answer : Harbhajan Singh

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement(24-12-2021) from cricket at the age of 41.

Harbhajan played 103 Tests, 236 one-day internationals and 28 T20 internationals for his country between 1998 and 2016, picking up 711 wickets in total.

He took 417 Test wickets - placing him 14th on the all-time list and fourth among India bowlers, behind only Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin - with a further 269 scalps in ODI cricket and 25 in T20Is.

4 .

Who won bronze medal at FIS Alpine Skiing Competition 2021?

A)

Michelle Gisin

B)

Aanchal Thakur

C)

Andrea Filser

D)

Mikaela Shiffrin

Correct Answer : Aanchal Thakur

Ace Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged Bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing Competition in Montenegro. She finished 3rd with an overall timing of 1:54:30. Georgia Epiphaniou, who won Silver medal was just 2 seconds ahead of Anchal.

With this, Aanchal has become the first Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at international level. She has previously won a bronze medal in the 2018 FIS Alpine 3200 Cup held in Turkey.

5 .

Who becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US?

A)

Parnithi

B)

Anahat Singh

C)

Advika

D)

Dheepthi Kumari

Correct Answer : Anahat Singh

13-year-old Delhi girl Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win the prestigious US Junior Squash Open at the Arlen Spectre Centre in Philadelphia.

According to information received here, Anahat won the title in the Under-15 category, beating Jayda Marei from Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Earlier, in the semifinals, she had beaten US national champion Dixon Hill 11-8, 11-9, 11-5.

More than 850 squash junior players, representing 41 countries, participated in the World's largest junior individuals squash tournament.

6 .

Who has won the SAFF U 19 Women's Championship by defeating India in the finals?

A)

Bhutan

B)

Japan

C)

Afghanistan

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Bangladesh women team has won the SAFF U 19 Women’s Championship by defeating India in the finals. Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the maximum number of goals in the tournament. She received the ‘most valuable player’ award. The 2021 SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship.

The tournament was organized from 11 to 22 December 2021 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka. Five countries have participated in the 2021 SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship. Pakistan Football Federation was suspended by FIFA in April 2021 so it didn’t participate in this competition.

7 .

Who was the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick in Test cricket?

A)

Harbhajan Singh

B)

Anil Kumble

C)

Ravindra Jadeja

D)

Ravichandran Ashwin

Correct Answer : Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh was the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick in Test cricket. In his almost two-decade career that began in 1998, the spinner has taken 417 wickets in 103 Tests, 269 wickets in 236 ODIs and 25 wickets in 28 T20Is. He was also a part of the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning team. He was conferred with India's fourth-highest civilian honour- the Padma Shri in 2009.

8 .

Who is the highest ranked Indian in the ICC all-rounders rankings?

A)

Mayan Agarwal

B)

Hardik Pandya

C)

R Ashwin

D)

Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer : R Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the highest ranked Indian in the latest ICC all-rounders rankings 2021. Ashwin is ranked at the second place with 360 points and is followed by Ravindra Jadeja at the third spot with 346 points.

9 .

Who won the men's singles at the 2021 BWF World Championships?

A)

Terry Hee

B)

Loh Kean Yew

C)

Srikanth Kidambi

D)

B. Sai Praneeth

Correct Answer : Loh Kean Yew

The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World championship (officially known as the Total Energies BWF World Championships 2021), an annual tournament was held between 12th December 2021 and 19th December 2021 in Huelva, Spain. Loh Kean Yew of Singapore won the Men’s Singles title and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won the Women’s Singles title of BWF World Championship 2021.

10 .

Who was selected as the Indian Chef de Mission for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?

A)

Mandeep Singh

B)

Harvinder Singh

C)

Harjinder Singh

D)

Sant Niranjan Singh

Correct Answer : Harjinder Singh

The Indian Olympic Association of India (IOA) has appointed the Ice Hockey Association of India’s general secretary, Harjinder Singh, as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Singh was the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games too, which was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.