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

1 .

Who wins 2022 Adelaide International 1 tennis tournament?

A)

Gael Monfils

B)

Andy Murray

C)

Roger Federer

D)

Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer : Gael Monfils

French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the men’s singles event of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim the 11th ATP title of his career. In the women’s category, World number one Australian star Ashleigh Barty beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan to win her second Adelaide International title. 2022 Adelaide International 1 was a combined ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500 tournament.

2 .

Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021?

A)

Magnus Carlsen

B)

Hikaru Nakamura

C)

Alireza Firouzja

D)

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Correct Answer : Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) in a tiebreaker and dethroning Magnus Carlsen, the current World Number 1. 2020 FIDE Championship was won by Magnus Carlsen.

Nodirbek won the title along with a prize of $60,000, where he lost only one match against the Ukrainian Anton Korobov, and tied in five others. The Uzbeki Grand Master (GM), received the Mard Uglon (“Brave Son”) Presidential medal.

3 .

Winter Olympics-bound ________ Included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme.

A)

Nathan Chen

B)

Vincent Zhou

C)

Md Arif Khan

D)

Yuzuru Hanyu

Correct Answer : Md Arif Khan

The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved the inclusion of Alpine Skiing athlete Md Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group, until the Winter Olympics, scheduled this February in Beijing, China.

Khan will take part in the Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. He has also been approved an amount of Rs 17.46 Lakh under TOPS towards training in Europe and procurement of equipment, ahead of the grand event in China. Khan’s current training base is in Austria, where he is accompanied by his coach and physio...

Source : News18

4 .

Which country is ranked at the top of ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-23?

A)

India

B)

South Africa

C)

Australia

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : Australia

Australia have grabbed the top spot in ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 points table after winning the ongoing Ashes 2021-22 series. Australia, led by their new Test skipper Pat Cummins, have already won the opening three Tests of the series against England and captured the series win 3-0. With 3 wins in 3 games, they have a PCT of 100.0 %.

Sri Lanka follows Australia on the second spot in ICC World Test Championship 2021-22 points table. Sri Lanka have played 2 Tests so far and won both of them. Sri Lanka defeated West Indies in both games of a two-match Test series back in November 2021. With 2 victories in 2 games, Sri Lanka also have a PCT of 100% like that of Aussies.

On the 3rd and 4th spots in ICC WTC 2021-23 points table respectively, Pakistan and India have taken grip. Pakistan have played 4 matches across 2 Test series against West Indies and Bangladesh. Pakistan won 3 games and lost 1 out of it.

Australia (100), Sri Lanka (100), Pakistan (75.00), India (55.21), South Africa (50.00), Bangladesh (33.33) West Indies (25.00), New Zealand (11.11), England (07.14).

5 .

ICC has decided to impose an in-match penalty for slow over-rate in which cricket format?

A)

T10

B)

T20

C)

ODI

D)

Test

Correct Answer : T20

International Cricket Council (ICC) announced new playing conditions for T20I on January 7, 2022. Under the new playing conditions, the fielding team will have to suffer the in-match penalty for slow over rates.

6 .

Who will lead India in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022?

A)

Mithali Raj

B)

Deepti Sharma

C)

Smriti Mandhana

D)

Harmanpreet Kaur

Correct Answer : Mithali Raj

Veteran cricketer Mithali Raj will lead India in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022, while all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will be the deputy skipper. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will open for India with Yastika Bhatiya as the third opener option. Jhulan Goswami will be leading India's pace attack along with Meghna Singh and Pooja Vastrakar.

7 .

What is Virat Kohli's rank in the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022?

A)

3rd

B)

5th

C)

7th

D)

9th

Correct Answer : 9th

Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has slipped to the 9th spot in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, while Rohit Sharma remains static at the 5th rank as of January 6, 2022. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne continues to hold the top rank after displacing England's Joe Root last month.

8 .

Which Indian bowler has jumped three spots to break into the top ten of ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings?

A)

Jasprit Bumrah

B)

Ishant Sharma

C)

Yuzvendra Chahal

D)

Mohammed Shami

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

R Ashwin has retained his second rank in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings, right behind Australian skipper Pat Cummins. The second Indian in the top ten of the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings is Jasprit Bumrah, who is ranked at the 9th spot. Bumrah moved up three spots to break into the top ten in ICC Men's Test Bowling rankings after taking five wickets in India's first test win against South Africa.

9 .

India's first match will be against which nation in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022?

A)

England

B)

Bangladesh

C)

West Indies

D)

Pakistan

Correct Answer : Pakistan

India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th at the Bay Oval Tauranga.

10 .

When will ICC Women's 2022 World Cup begin?

A)

March 1st, 2022

B)

March 4th, 2022

C)

March 18th, 2022

D)

March 25th, 2022

Correct Answer : March 4th, 2022

ICC Women's World Cup 2022 will begin on March 4, 2022 with the clash of New Zealand vs West Indies at Bay Oval Tauranga. India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th. The ICC Women's World Cup final will be played on April 3rd.

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