Sports - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Goa
B)
Assam
C)
Telangana
D)
Nagaland

Correct Answer :   Nagaland

The 2022 South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships is scheduled to be held in Kohima, Nagaland on January 15, 2022. Besides this, the 56th National Cross Country Championships will also be clubbed with the South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships. This will be the first-ever national athletics event hosted by Nagaland.

A)
Chen Yufei
B)
Akane Yamaguchi
C)
PV Sindhu
D)
Nozomi Okuhara

Correct Answer :   Akane Yamaguchi

Women’s single – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) beat An Se-young (South Korea)

A)
Cricket
B)
Hockey
C)
Football
D)
Wrestling

Correct Answer :   Hockey

Former hockey international Saranjeet Singh has passed away(22-10-2021). The former State Bank of India hockey player, who played for Coronation Club in the local league, represented Hyderabad juniors and seniors for many years in the late 70s and 80s and also played for India, which toured Germany in 1983.

A)
Sri Lanka
B)
Zimbabwe
C)
Bangladesh
D)
West Indies

Correct Answer :   Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan cricket player, coach and administrator, Bandula Warnapura has passed away at the age of 68.

A)
J.P. Singh
B)
Dilip Kumar Gupta
C)
PK Garg
D)
Dinkar Prakash Srivastava

Correct Answer :   PK Garg

* The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) effective from October 25, 2021.
 
* Commodore Garg is an Arjuna Award recipient (1990) in Sailing and has also won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 1993-94.

A)
Italy
B)
China
C)
Malaysia
D)
Indonesia

Correct Answer :   Indonesia

THOMAS Cup : Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup final played at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark on October 17, 2021.

A)
Malaysia
B)
Thailand
C)
Denmark
D)
Japan

Correct Answer :   Japan

In Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy. South Korea and Thailand shared bronze.

A)
England
B)
Australia
C)
New Zealand
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer :   Australia

Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has announced his retirement from international cricket, just weeks before the Ashes series. Pattinson was one of the most feared bowlers in cricket. He has played 21 Tests, 15 ODIs and 4 T20s for Australia and taken 81 wickets in Tests and 16 in ODIs.

A)
Fencing
B)
Archery
C)
Gymnastics
D)
Weightlifting

Correct Answer :   Fencing

Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event.

A)
New Zealand
B)
Scotland
C)
Ireland
D)
Netherlands

Correct Answer :   Ireland

Ireland pacer Curtis Campher on October 18, 2021 became the third bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan had achieved the feat earlier.