Sports - General Knowledge Questions

A)
February 12 and 13
B)
February 16 and 17
C)
February 19 and 20
D)
February 23 and 24

Correct Answer :   February 12 and 13

The Tata IPL Auction 2022 will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. All ten IPL teams will be decided at the auction. The IPL Auction 2022 will begin at 11 am on February 12th. The event will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports network across the two days.

A)
2021
B)
2022
C)
2023
D)
2024

Correct Answer :   2023

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to launch a full-fledged women's Indian Premier League (IPL) as early as 2023. This was informed by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

A)
KL Rahul
B)
Shreyas Iyer
C)
Rasheed Khan
D)
Hardik Pandya

Correct Answer :   Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya has been named 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)
Asif Khan
B)
Jagdish Singh
C)
Shiva Keshavan
D)
Arif Khan

Correct Answer :   Arif Khan

Arif Khan is the sole Indian sportsperson to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. The Indian skier led a small Indian contingent during the Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony in Beijing, China on February 4, 2022.

A)
Neha Ahuja
B)
Shailaja Kumar
C)
Prabha Barot
D)
Mithali Kumar

Correct Answer :   Shailaja Kumar

Shailaja Kumar became the first Indian woman to compete at the Winter Olympics by taking part in the women's slalom event in the 1988 edition in Calgary, Canada. She had finished 28th, which is the best result by any Indian. India had returned to the Winter Olympics in the 1988 edition after a long gap with a contingent of three, Shailaja Kumar, Gul Dev and Kishor Rahtna Rai.

A)
Japan
B)
China PR
C)
India
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer :   China PR

China PR defeated the South Korea (Korea Republic), 3-2, to win the AFC Women`s Asian Cup India 2022 final title at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 06, 2022.

A)
Sri Lanka
B)
Zimbabwe
C)
West Indies
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer :   Sri Lanka

Veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced to retire from international cricket, after Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of India, scheduled in February and March 2022 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

A)
50,000
B)
60,000
C)
75,000
D)
1,00,000

Correct Answer :   75,000

The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President "Sourav Ganguly" laid the foundation stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur on February 05, 2022. The stadium will have seating capacity of 75,000 spectators.

A)
England
B)
Barbados
C)
West Indies
D)
Antigua and Barbuda

Correct Answer :   Antigua and Barbuda

The tournament was held in West Indies. The Final match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

A)
England
B)
Australia
C)
West Indies
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer :   South Africa

Yash Dhull is the winning captain from the Indian side.
Player of the tournament : Dewald Brevis (South Africa)
Player of the Match in the Finals : Raj Bawa (India)