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

1 .

Who has been wins' Tata Steel Chess Tournament in 2022?

A)

Magnus Carlsen

B)

Levon Aronian

C)

Fabiano Caruana

D)

Viswanathan Anand

Correct Answer : Magnus Carlsen

GM "Magnus Carlsen" secured his eighth victory in Wijk aan Zee with a round to spare. The world champion defeated GM Fabiano Caruana on Saturday and now leads the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament by a full point. He will earn a forfeit win tomorrow vs. GM Daniil Dubov, who cannot get back into the tournament despite a negative PCR test today. GM Arjun Erigaisi is also certain of victory in the Challengers as the Indian GM is going into the final round with a 1.5-point lead.

Source : Chess

2 .

Which IPL team becomes a India’s First Unicorn Sports Enterprise?

A)

Chennai Super Kings

B)

Mumbai Indians

C)

Delhi Capitals

D)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Correct Answer : Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores and its share in the grey market trading in the Rs 210-225 price band.

The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK, which won its fourth IPL title in Dubai last year, now has a market cap more than its parent entity, India Cements. India Cements’ market cap stood at Rs 6,869 crores.

Two key reasons which have led CSK’s market cap to go past its parent entity are the team winning its fourth IPL title in Dubai, and two new franchises being added to the upcoming season at record prices.

3 .

India's Unnati Hooda recently represented the country in which game to win gold?

A)

Hockey

B)

Badminton

C)

Tennis

D)

Football

Correct Answer : Badminton

Indian teenager Unnati Hooda beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal, 21-18, 21-11, to claim the women’s singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament. The 14-year old Unnati is the youngest Indian to win the US$75,000 tournament. In men’s singles, India’s 21-year-old Kiran George beat Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 to emerge as the winner.

4 .

Which team has won the 2022 Women's Pan American Cup Field Hockey Tournament?

A)

Peru

B)

Brazil

C)

Mexico

D)

Argentina

Correct Answer : Argentina

Argentina defeated Chile, 4-2 to win its 6th women’s field hockey championship title at the 2022 "Women’s Pan American Cup". The Women’s Pan American Cup is the quadrennial international championship of the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation.

The 2022 Women’s Pan Am Cup was the sixth edition of the championship. It was held from January 19 to 29, 2022 in Santiago, Chile. With this win both Argentina and Chile have sealed automatic qualification spots at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, Spain and Netherlands 2022.

5 .

Which player has won the Men's Single title at Australian Open 2022?

A)

Roger Federer

B)

Andy Murray

C)

Rafael Nadal

D)

Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer : Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal broke a three-way tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by claiming his 21st Grand Slam title Sunday(30th Jan 2022), coming back to beat Daniil Medvedev, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, in the 2022 Australian Open men's singles final. Nadal rallied from two sets down -- just the third comeback from 0-2 at a major for Nadal in his career and first since 2007 -- to win the marathon five-setter.

Source : CBS Sports

6 .

Which player has won the Australian Open 2022 women's singles title?

A)

Simona Halep

B)

Serena Williams

C)

Maria Sharapova

D)

Ashleigh Barty

Correct Answer : Ashleigh Barty

World No.1 Australian Ashleigh Barty is the Australian Open women’s singles champion. She beats Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6(2). The 44-year wait is over! Ash Barty is the first Australian women’s singles player to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years.

To win women’s singles final title at the Australian Open 2022 on January 29, 2022.

7 .

Which team won the bronze medal by defeating China 2-0 in the 2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup Tournament?

A)

India

B)

Russia

C)

France

D)

Germany

Correct Answer : India

India defeated China, 2-0 to win the bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament. The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup was the 10th edition of the quadrennial Women’s Hockey Asia Cup.

The tournament was held from January 21 to 28, 2022 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win their third title at the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament.

8 .

Which team has won the 2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Muscat?

A)

China

B)

Japan

C)

Germany

D)

Malaysia

Correct Answer : Japan

Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win their third title at Women’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament.

9 .

India is ranked second in which among the following ICC Rankings List?

A)

ICC U19 Rankings 2022

B)

ICC T20I Rankings 2022

C)

ICC ODI Rankings 2022

D)

ICC Test Rankings 2022

Correct Answer : ICC T20I Rankings 2022

India is ranked fourth in the ICC ODI Team Rankings 2022, third in the ICC Test Team Rankings 2022 and second in the ICC T20 Rankings 2022. Virat Kohli is the highest-ranked Indian in ICC ODI Player Rankings 2022.

10 .

Who is the highest-ranked Indian bowler in ICC Bowler Rankings?

A)

Jasprit Bumrah

B)

Kuldeep Yadav

C)

R Ashwin

D)

Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : R Ashwin

R Ashwin is the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings 2022, followed by Jasprit Bumrah who is ranked at 10th place. Bumrah is ranked at the 7th rank in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings 2022.

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