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

1 .

Who becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US?

A)

Parnithi

B)

Anahat Singh

C)

Advika

D)

Dheepthi Kumari

Correct Answer : Anahat Singh

13-year-old Delhi girl Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win the prestigious US Junior Squash Open at the Arlen Spectre Centre in Philadelphia.

According to information received here, Anahat won the title in the Under-15 category, beating Jayda Marei from Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Earlier, in the semifinals, she had beaten US national champion Dixon Hill 11-8, 11-9, 11-5.

More than 850 squash junior players, representing 41 countries, participated in the World's largest junior individuals squash tournament.

2 .

Who has won the SAFF U 19 Women's Championship by defeating India in the finals?

A)

Bhutan

B)

Japan

C)

Afghanistan

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Bangladesh women team has won the SAFF U 19 Women’s Championship by defeating India in the finals. Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the maximum number of goals in the tournament. She received the ‘most valuable player’ award. The 2021 SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship.

The tournament was organized from 11 to 22 December 2021 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka. Five countries have participated in the 2021 SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship. Pakistan Football Federation was suspended by FIFA in April 2021 so it didn’t participate in this competition.

3 .

Who was the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick in Test cricket?

A)

Harbhajan Singh

B)

Anil Kumble

C)

Ravindra Jadeja

D)

Ravichandran Ashwin

Correct Answer : Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh was the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick in Test cricket. In his almost two-decade career that began in 1998, the spinner has taken 417 wickets in 103 Tests, 269 wickets in 236 ODIs and 25 wickets in 28 T20Is. He was also a part of the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning team. He was conferred with India's fourth-highest civilian honour- the Padma Shri in 2009.

4 .

Who is the highest ranked Indian in the ICC all-rounders rankings?

A)

Mayan Agarwal

B)

Hardik Pandya

C)

R Ashwin

D)

Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer : R Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the highest ranked Indian in the latest ICC all-rounders rankings 2021. Ashwin is ranked at the second place with 360 points and is followed by Ravindra Jadeja at the third spot with 346 points.

5 .

Who won the men's singles at the 2021 BWF World Championships?

A)

Terry Hee

B)

Loh Kean Yew

C)

Srikanth Kidambi

D)

B. Sai Praneeth

Correct Answer : Loh Kean Yew

The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World championship (officially known as the Total Energies BWF World Championships 2021), an annual tournament was held between 12th December 2021 and 19th December 2021 in Huelva, Spain. Loh Kean Yew of Singapore won the Men’s Singles title and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won the Women’s Singles title of BWF World Championship 2021.

6 .

Who was selected as the Indian Chef de Mission for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?

A)

Mandeep Singh

B)

Harvinder Singh

C)

Harjinder Singh

D)

Sant Niranjan Singh

Correct Answer : Harjinder Singh

The Indian Olympic Association of India (IOA) has appointed the Ice Hockey Association of India’s general secretary, Harjinder Singh, as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Singh was the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games too, which was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.

7 .

Who is the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings?

A)

Shaheen Afridi

B)

Josh Hazlewood

C)

Ravichandran Ashwin

D)

Pat Cummins

Correct Answer : Pat Cummins

Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins leads the ICC Test Men's Bowling Rankings. Ravichandran Ashwin is the only Indian bowler to feature in the top ten of ICC Test Bowler Rankings 2021. He has consistently maintained his second rank.

8 .

Who has been ranked world no. 1 in the latest ICC Men's Test Batsmen Rankings 2021?

A)

Marnus Labuschagne

B)

Travis Head

C)

Babar Azam

D)

Kane Williamson

Correct Answer : Marnus Labuschagne

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne has become the new world no.1 batsman in ICC Men's Test Batsmen Rankings 2021, pushing England's Joe Root to the second spot. This is the first time that Labuschagne has taken up the top rank. He was earlier ranked at second place.

9 .

Which team won the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy 2021?

A)

India

B)

Japan

C)

Australia

D)

South Korea

Correct Answer : India

Indian men's hockey team beat Pakistan to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy on December 22, 2021. The neck-to-neck contest ended with Manpreet Singh-led India beating arch-rivals 4-3 to secure third place in the tournament.

South Korea emerged as the champions after beating Japan 4-2 in shootout following a 3-3 stalemate at the end of the regulation 60 minutes of the title clash.

10 .

Who is the top-ranked Indian in the latest ICC Test Batsman Rankings 2021?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Rohit Sharma

C)

Virat Kohli

D)

Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

India's highest-ranked test batsman in the ICC Test Player Rankings 2021 is Rohit Sharma, who is ranked 5th in the ICC Men's Test Batsmen Rankings 2021. Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has slipped to the seventh spot from earlier sixth position.

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