Sports - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Haryana Men's and Kerala Women's
B)
Karnataka Men's and Tamilnadu Women's
C)
Uttar Pradesh Men's and Assam Women's
D)
Punjab Men's and Kerala Women's

Correct Answer :   Haryana Men's and Himachal Pradesh Women's

Haryana team defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win the Men’s title in Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22. Similarly, in the women’s category, the Kerala team defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the trophy. The 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22 was held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar.
 
Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) & KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences) attended the event and handed over the trophies to the winners.

A)
Mumbai Indians
B)
Gujarat Titans
C)
Rajasthan Royals
D)
Punjab Kings

Correct Answer :   Punjab Kings

Shikhar Dhawan, who was a part of Delhi Capitals previously, was bought by Punjab Kings for a deal worth Rs 8.25 crore at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Dhawan was released by Delhi Capitals despite having three productive seasons. He scored a total of 1726 runs for the franchise. 

A)
Harleen Deol
B)
Mithali Raj
C)
Smriti Mandhana
D)
Harmanpreet Kaur

Correct Answer :   Mithali Raj

Indian skipper Mithali Raj is the highest-ranked Indian in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings. She retained her world no. 2 spot in the rankings list with 744 points, just behind Australia's Alyssa Healy who tops the list with 749 points

A)
India
B)
Malaysia
C)
Japan
D)
Indonesia

Correct Answer :   Malaysia

The Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 is an ongoing tournament, being hosted at Shah Alam in Malaysia. The event began on February 15, 2022 and will continue till February 20th.

A)
Shreyas Iyer
B)
Deepak Chahar
C)
Ishan Kishan
D)
Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer :   Ishan Kishan

A total of 10 players were bought for Rs 10 crore or more in IPL Mega Auction 2022 with Ishan Kishan being the most expensive player with a solid Rs 15.25 crore deal from Mumbai Indians, followed by Deepak Chahar who received Rs 14 crore deal from his former team Chennai Super Kings.

A)
Rishabh Pant
B)
Virat Kohli
C)
Shreyas Iyer
D)
Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer :   Rishabh Pant

In the 15th Edition of ESPNcricinfo Awards, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant wins the ‘Test Batting’ award by scoring 89 not out, helped India to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2021 by (2-1) and shattered Australia’s unbeaten record at Gabba after 32 years. Rishabh Pant was the top scorer of the series for the Indian team, scoring (274 runs).

A)
KL Rahul
B)
Rohit Sharma
C)
Shikhar Dhawan
D)
Virat Kohli

Correct Answer :   Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is the top-ranked Indian in the ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings 2022. He has retained his second spot with 828 points, followed by Rohit Sharma with 807 points.

A)
Ahmedabad Giants
B)
Gujarat Lions
C)
Gujarat Titans
D)
Ahmedabad Titans

Correct Answer :   Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans is the new name of the Ahmedabad IPL franchise. The name was formally announced on February 9, 2022. Hardik Pandya was named as the captain of the new Ahmedabad IPL team 2022. Pandya was picked along with Rasheed Khan and Shubman Gill ahead of the mega IPL 2022 auction event.

A)
India
B)
Sri Lanka
C)
Bangladesh
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer :   Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal, who recently shocked the cricketing world with the announcement of retirement from international cricket after the India tour, has now signed a two-year deal to play County cricket. The 34-year-old will be joining Derbyshire country to reunite with his former national coach Mickey Arthur, who was appointed as the director of the county last year.
 
Lakmal has been the leader of the bowling attack for a long time now especially in Tests for Sri Lanka, and the right arm seamer has taken 168 wickets in 68 Tests with four five-wicket hauls. His ability to bowl those outswingers up front has been helping the Sri Lankan side immensely over the years and he has been more effective in the overseas conditions where most of the current generation Sri Lankan bowlers have found it difficult.

Source : Cric Tracker

A)
Ghana
B)
Senegal
C)
Nigeria
D)
Morocco

Correct Answer :   Senegal

Senegal has defeated Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations championship winning the continental championship for the first time on penalty kicks at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Sadio Mane scored the winning spot-kick as Senegal claimed a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over seven-time winners Egypt. The final had ended 0-0 after extra time.