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

1 .

Ajaz Patel becomes 3rd Bowler to take 10 Wickets in an Innings, he hails from which country?

A)

New Zealand

B)

India

C)

England

D)

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : New Zealand

New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel has become the 3rd cricketer who has taken all 10 wickets in an innings. Ajaz Patel created this history against the Indian Team on the second day of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

2 .

Which country won the International Hockey Federation(FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup 2021?

A)

Spain

B)

France

C)

Germany

D)

Argentina

Correct Answer : Argentina

Argentina defeated six-time winners Germany 4-2 in the International Hockey Federation(FIH) Men's junior hockey world cup 2021 final at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha on December 5, 2021. Argentina has become the only third team after Germany (six wins) and India (2001, 2016) to win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles.

3 .

India finished at which place in the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021?

A)

Second

B)

Third

C)

Fourth

D)

Fifth

Correct Answer : Fourth

Defending champions India finished fourth in the junior hockey world cup 2021 after losing 1-3 to France in the third-place match. This was India's second clash with France in the tournament after their opening game on November 24th, which they narrowly lost by 4-5.

4 .

Who has been appointed as the Vice-Captain of the Australian test team?

A)

Alex Carey

B)

Steve Smith

C)

David Warner

D)

Cameron Green

Correct Answer : Steve Smith

Pat Cummins has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test captain and former skipper Steve Smith has been appointed as the Vice-captain of the test team. Steve Smith has made comeback to a leadership role almost 3 years after he had to step down as captain of the Australian team following the ball-tampering row in South Africa in 2018. Smith had been banned from any leadership roles for two years post the incident.

5 .

Women's Tennis Association has suspended all its tournaments in which nation?

A)

Indonesia

B)

China

C)

South Africa

D)

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

The Women's Tennis Association(WTA) has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese tennis player "Peng Shuai".

* Peng, 35, disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual assault.

* WTA chief Steve Simon said he had "serious doubts" that Peng was "free, safe and not subject to intimidation".

* "In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there," he said.

* In response, China said it "opposes the politicisation of sports"....

6 .

Who has become India's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests?

A)

R Ashwin

B)

Ishant Sharma

C)

Jasprit Bumrah

D)

Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : R Ashwin

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became India's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket during the first test between India and New Zealand at Kanpur on November 29, 2021. He surpassed Harbhajan Singh's tally of 417 wickets.

7 .

Which player has won the men's single title at 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships?

A)

Mahesh Mangaonkar

B)

Harinder Pal Sandhu

C)

Ramit Tandon

D)

Saurav Ghosal

Correct Answer : Saurav Ghosal

Indian Squash star Saurav Ghosal has scripted history as he has become the first Indian squash player to win the Malaysian Open Championships.

8 .

Aifa Azman is the winner of the women's single final title of 2021 Malaysian Open squash championship. She represented which country?

A)

India

B)

Nepal

C)

Malaysia

D)

Switzerland

Correct Answer : Malaysia

Malaysia’s "Aifa Azman" has defied the odds by winning the women’s final of the Malaysian Open squash championships.

The 20-year-old wildcard shocked world No. 8 and top seed Salma Hany 12-10, 11-8, 11-4 at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil.

9 .

Only one among which two teams will qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022?

A)

France & Brazil

B)

Spain & Portugal

C)

Italy & Portugal

D)

Argentina & Germany

Correct Answer : Italy & Portugal

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw for Europe is placed in a way that only one team between Portugal and Italy will make it into the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar This means that either current European champions Italy or one of football's biggest stars, Cristiano Ronaldo will be sitting out of the next year's football world cup.

10 .

Who has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test Captain?

A)

Mitchell Starc

B)

Pat Cummins

C)

James Pattinson

D)

Josh Hazlewood

Correct Answer : Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test captain and former skipper Steve Smith has made a comeback to the leadership role as the Vice-captain. Pat Cummins succeeds Tim Paine who stepped down from the role last week.