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

1 .

______ has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India?

A)

Raja Rithvik

B)

Arjun Kalyan

C)

Mitrabha Guha

D)

Harshit Raja

Correct Answer : Mitrabha Guha

International Master (IM) Mitrabha Guha from Kolkata, West Bengal has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India after securing his 3rd and final Grandmaster (GM) norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220, Novi Sad, Serbia.

2 .

Who has been appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the T20 series starting from November 17?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

KL Rahul

C)

Hardik Pandia

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the T20 series starting from 17th November 2021. While KL Rahul has been made the vice-captain. Whereas from now onwards India’s coaching is going to be done by Rahul Dravid for the series against New Zealand.

3 .

Who will lead the Indian men's junior hockey team in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar?

A)

Maninder Singh

B)

Abhishek Lakra

C)

Vivek Sagar Prasad

D)

Sudeep Chirmako

Correct Answer : Vivek Sagar Prasad

Olympic Bronze Medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey team for the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021, which is scheduled to begin in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from November 24, 2021.

4 .

Who has become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in T20Is?

A)

Joe Root

B)

Babar Azam

C)

Aaron Finch

D)

Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer : Babar Azam

Pakistan skipper and batter Babar Azam on Thursday(11th November 2021) surpassed Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the fastest player to score 2500 runs in men's T20Is.

Babar Azam achieved this feat during the second semi-final clash of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 11th November 2021.

Pakistan's Australian batting consultant Matthew Hayden has no doubt that Virat Kohli has so far achieved a lot more than the younger Babar Azam but the Pakistan skipper is second to none when it comes to "consistently reacting to the ball".

Babar took 62 innings to reach the landmark while Virat Kohli took 68 innings. They are followed by Australia's Aaron Finch and New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 78 and 83 innings, respectively.

5 .

Who will lead Team India in the first test match against New Zealand on November 25th?

A)

R Ashwin

B)

KL Rahul

C)

Rohit Sharma

D)

Ajinkya Rahane

Correct Answer : Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has been chosen to lead India in first India vs New Zealand test in Kanpur. The BCCI on November 12, 2021 announced the India test squad for the upcoming India vs New Zealand test series, which will start from November 25, 2021.

6 .

Who is won 37th Masters Title at Paris 2021?

A)

Roger Federer

B)

Rafael Nadal

C)

Martina Navratilova

D)

Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer : Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has defeated Danill Medvedev (Russia) in the finals to win his 6th Paris Title & the record 37th Masters Title at Paris, France 2021. In the finals, Djokovic, with an impressive 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeating Daniil Medvedev. With this win, Djokovic will remain at the ATP World Number 1 rank, for the record 7th consecutive year.

7 .

Who is the top-ranked Indian batsman on ICC T20I Batting Rankings?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Virat Kohli

C)

Rohit Sharma

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : KL Rahul

Indian batsman KL Rahul moved up three places to be ranked 5th, while skipper Virat Kohli dropped four places to the 8th rank in the latest ICC men's T20I Batting Rankings released on November 10, 2021.

8 .

West Indies cricket player _________ announced retirement from international cricket

A)

Jason Holder

B)

Kieron Pollard

C)

Dwayne Bravo

D)

Carlos Brathwaite

Correct Answer : Dwayne Bravo

Trinidadian cricketer Dwayne Bravo, the former captain of the West Indies cricket team has confirmed his retirement from international cricket on 5th November 2021. He has played in all seven T20 World Cups and he has been a part of the West Indies team that won the T20 Title in 2012 and 2016. He has scored 1245 runs at an average of 22.23 and a strike rate of 115.38 and he has picked up 78 wickets.

9 .

Who is win ________ WTT Contender Table Tennis Tournament

A)

Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath

B)

Neha Aggarwal and Mouma Das

C)

Ankita Das and Poulomi Ghatak

D)

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal

Correct Answer : Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath

In Table Tennis, Indian duo Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath clinched the women’s doubles title in the WTT Contender tournament in Lasko, Slovenia. The Indian pair defeated the Puerto Rican team of Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 to win the title. Meanwhile, Manika Batra also claimed a bronze medal in the women’s singles title after Wang Yidi of China defeated her by 2-4 (11-7, 7-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5).

10 .

Who became the World's fastest player to take 100 wickets in T20 International Cricket?

A)

Pat Cummins

B)

Rashid Khan

C)

Jasprit Bumrah

D)

Shakib Al Hasan

Correct Answer : Rashid Khan

* Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has became the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is.

* Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

* The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone.

* Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players who have taken 100 T20I wickets.

* Rashid picked his 100th wicket in only his 53rd match as he broke Malinga’s record. The Sri Lanka bowler had picked his 100th wicket in his 76th game.

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