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Sports - General Knowledge Questions
1 .
Which player has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2021?
A)
Lewis Hamilton
B)
Charles Leclerc
C)
Max Verstappen
D)
George Russell

Correct Answer :   Max Verstappen

Bottas and Verstappen won the Belgian F1 Grand Prix August 28, 2021 Dutch driver Max Verstappen was the fastest on the training day before the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, but crashed at the end of the afternoon races. The Red Bull driver surpassed Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes by 41 thousandths, who won the first races for a change.

2 .
Which state launched the Talent Search Campaign in the area of Sports?
A)
Madhya Pradesh
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Karnataka
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

The Government of Madhya Pradesh launched a comprehensive Talent Search Campaign in the area of Sports.
 
The aim of the campaign is to search for new talent in sports from the state. The state government also aims to give training to these new talents in a total of 18 sports academies of the state.
 
Therefore the CM of state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has made an appeal to the youth having an interest in sports to register for the Talent Search Campaign.
 
The registered youth will be shortlisted as per their physical strength and proficiency in sports and will be trained in the state’s sports academies equipped with world-class sports facilities.

3 .
When will ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 begin?
A)
October 16th
B)
October 17th
C)
October 18th
D)
October 19th

Correct Answer :   October 17th

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from October 17th, with the final to be played in Dubai on November 14th.
 
The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17th, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the evening match.

4 .
West Indies skipper ___________ named the ICC Player of the Month for July in women’s category.
A)
Fatima Sana
B)
Radha Yadav
C)
Shafali Verma
D)
Stafanie Taylor

Correct Answer :   Stafanie Taylor

West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor were on Wednesday(11-08-2021) named the ICC Player of the Month for July in women's category.
 
West Indies all-rounder Taylor, who led her team in the ODI and T20I series win against Pakistan in July, was nominated for the award alongside teammate Hayley Matthews and Pakistan's Fatima Sana but her all-round performance in the series helped her claim the most votes.

5 .
Who has been named the ICC Player of the Month for July in men’s category?
A)
Virat Kohli
B)
Shakib Al Hasan
C)
Mitchell Marsh
D)
Hayden Walsh Jr

Correct Answer :   Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor were on Wednesday(11-08-2021) named the ICC Player of the Month for July in men’s and women’s categories respectively.
 
Shakib’s contributions in all three formats of the game helped Bangladesh win their series against Zimbabwe last month.
 
He had scored an unbeaten 96 in Bangladesh’s three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club.
 
In the T20Is, Hasan took three wickets at an economy rate of seven, leading his country to a series win against Zimbabwe. He is also the top all-rounder in the latest ICC men’s T20 Rankings.

6 .
Durand Cup is associated with which sports?
A)
Cricket
B)
Hockey
C)
Football
D)
Badminton

Correct Answer :   Football

Durand is a domestic football competition in India, organised by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and the Indian Army.

7 .
Which city will host the Durand Cup 2021?
A)
Kolkata
B)
Mumbai
C)
Dehradun
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer :   Kolkata

Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest and world’s third oldest football tournament, is all set to make a comeback, after a year’s gap. The 130th edition of Durand Cup is scheduled to be held in and around Kolkata between September 05 to October 03, 2021.

8 .
Former cricket legend Chris Cairns in on life support. He was a part of which nation’s national cricket team?
A)
England
B)
Australia
C)
South Africa
D)
New Zealand

Correct Answer :   New Zealand

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support in an intensive care unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney after he suffered an aortic dissection in the heart last week.

9 .
How many athletes represented India at Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A)
120 athletes
B)
130 athletes
C)
140 athletes
D)
150 athletes

Correct Answer :   120 athletes

India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

10 .
Who recently completed Golden hat-trick at Archery World Cup?
A)
Atanu Das
B)
Deepika Kumari
C)
Pravin Jadhav
D)
Tarundeep Rai

Correct Answer :   Deepika Kumari

In Archery, Deepika Kumari on June 27, 2021, completed her hat-trick of Gold at the Archery World Cup Stage III in Paris as she won the Recurve individual event by 6-0.
 
India’s ace archer defeated Elena Osipova of Russia by 6-0 in a thumping manner. The latest win is also Deepika’s second individual World Cup Gold Medal of 2021 and the third Gold of the day as she had earlier won the Gold in the mixed team and women’s team event as well.
 
The Sports Authority of India shared the news via Twitter and stated that Tokyo Olympic 2020 bound Deepika Kumari won at the women’s individual recurve at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.