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1 .

Ross Taylor announced retirement from international cricket on December 30, 2021. He has been a leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket for which nation?

A)

Australia

B)

South Africa

C)

West Indies

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : New Zealand

New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor announced his retirement from international cricket on December 30, 2021. The cricketer announced that his last series would be New Zealand's two-match home Test series against Bangladesh and six ODIs against Australia and Netherlands. Ross Taylor is the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test and ODI cricket.

2 .

Who is the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats- Test, ODI and T20?

A)

Ross Taylor

B)

MS Dhoni

C)

Steve Smith

D)

Virat Kohli

Correct Answer : Ross Taylor

New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor is the first-ever cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats- Test, ODI and T20. The cricketer announced that he will retire from international cricket after New Zealand's two-match test series at home against Bangladesh and six ODIs against Australia and the Netherlands.

3 .

Who has become the fastest Indian to reach 100 Test dismissals?

A)

Rishabh Pant

B)

KL Rahul

C)

Virat Kohli

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant on Tuesday(28th Dec 2021) became the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to record 100 dismissals in the longest format of the game during the first Test against South Africa, here.

The 24-year old Pant broke the joint-record held by former India captain MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha by affecting his 100th dismissal in his 26th Test which came at the SuperSport Park.

4 .

Who won double gold in 4th Para-Badminton National Championship in Odisha 2021?

A)

Palak Kohli

B)

Tarun Dhillon

C)

Nitesh Kumar

D)

Krishna Nagar

Correct Answer : Nitesh Kumar

World No. 7 Nitesh Kumar doubled his gold tally at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship, which concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha (27th Dec 2021). Haryana’s Nitesh along with his partner Tarun defeated World No. 1 Paralympic Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar in straight sets 21-19, 21-11 in the Men’s doubles finals to win the gold.

Earlier, Nitesh also won the gold medal in the Men’s singles category. World No 1 SL3 Para-Badminton player Parul Parmar from Gujarat also secured gold while Mandeep Kaur from Uttarakhand won Silver and Mansi won bronze.

5 .

Which nation is currently ranked at the top of ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-2023?

A)

England

B)

Australia

C)

India

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : Australia

"Australia" is ranked at the top of the ICC World Test Championship Points Table after thrashing England by an innings in the third Ashes test, claiming the Ashes series 3-0. Australia tops the ICC World Test Championship Points Table with 36 points after winning all tests played so far. Sri Lanka is ranked second with 24 points, while Pakistan is ranked third with 36 points.

6 .

What is India's current rank in ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021-2023?

A)

1st

B)

2nd

C)

3rd

D)

4th

Correct Answer : 4th

India is ranked 4th on the ICC World Test Championship Points Table with 42 points after winning 3 tests, losing 1 and drawing 2 others. Team India is ranked below Pakistan, which has 36 points but its percentage of points is better than India.

7 .

Which state won 11th Hockey India junior national championship?

A)

Maharashtra

B)

Karnataka

C)

Tamil Nadu

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh was crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men’s Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.

Tournament top-scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh in the 15th minute with a trademark penalty corner, before Arun Sahani in 16th and 34th minutes, stretched the lead further with a brace. Raman pulled one goal back for Chandigarh in the 51st minute, but Uttar Pradesh held on to the lead to be crowned champions of the tournament.

8 .

Who won National Billiards Title 2021?

A)

Pankaj Advani

B)

Aditya Mehta

C)

Babar Masih

D)

Sourav Kothari

Correct Answer : Pankaj Advani

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final here.

Advani responded with breaks of 56 and 46 to restore parity at 1-1 after Sitwala's breaks of 64 and 42 late on Monday evening.

Sitwala, displaying excellent in-offs, pots and cannons, surged ahead by pocketing the third game with a sizeable break of 84.

9 .

Who is Indian off-spinner announced his retirement from cricket in December 2021?

A)

Yuvraj Singh

B)

Anil Kumble

C)

Harbhajan Singh

D)

Zaheer Khan

Correct Answer : Harbhajan Singh

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement(24-12-2021) from cricket at the age of 41.

Harbhajan played 103 Tests, 236 one-day internationals and 28 T20 internationals for his country between 1998 and 2016, picking up 711 wickets in total.

He took 417 Test wickets - placing him 14th on the all-time list and fourth among India bowlers, behind only Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin - with a further 269 scalps in ODI cricket and 25 in T20Is.

10 .

Who won bronze medal at FIS Alpine Skiing Competition 2021?

A)

Michelle Gisin

B)

Aanchal Thakur

C)

Andrea Filser

D)

Mikaela Shiffrin

Correct Answer : Aanchal Thakur

Ace Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged Bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing Competition in Montenegro. She finished 3rd with an overall timing of 1:54:30. Georgia Epiphaniou, who won Silver medal was just 2 seconds ahead of Anchal.

With this, Aanchal has become the first Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at international level. She has previously won a bronze medal in the 2018 FIS Alpine 3200 Cup held in Turkey.

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