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

1 .

Who has been named the ICC Player of the Month for July in men’s category?

A)

Virat Kohli

B)

Shakib Al Hasan

C)

Mitchell Marsh

D)

Hayden Walsh Jr

Correct Answer : Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor were on Wednesday(11-08-2021) named the ICC Player of the Month for July in men’s and women’s categories respectively.

Shakib’s contributions in all three formats of the game helped Bangladesh win their series against Zimbabwe last month.

He had scored an unbeaten 96 in Bangladesh’s three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club.

In the T20Is, Hasan took three wickets at an economy rate of seven, leading his country to a series win against Zimbabwe. He is also the top all-rounder in the latest ICC men’s T20 Rankings.

2 .

Durand Cup is associated with which sports?

A)

Cricket

B)

Hockey

C)

Football

D)

Badminton

Correct Answer : Football

Durand is a domestic football competition in India, organised by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and the Indian Army.

3 .

Which city will host the Durand Cup 2021?

A)

Kolkata

B)

Mumbai

C)

Dehradun

D)

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Kolkata

Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest and world’s third oldest football tournament, is all set to make a comeback, after a year’s gap. The 130th edition of Durand Cup is scheduled to be held in and around Kolkata between September 05 to October 03, 2021.

4 .

Former cricket legend Chris Cairns in on life support. He was a part of which nation’s national cricket team?

A)

England

B)

Australia

C)

South Africa

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : New Zealand

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support in an intensive care unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney after he suffered an aortic dissection in the heart last week.

5 .

How many athletes represented India at Tokyo Olympics 2020?

A)

120 athletes

B)

130 athletes

C)

140 athletes

D)

150 athletes

Correct Answer : 120 athletes

India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

6 .

Who recently completed Golden hat-trick at Archery World Cup?

A)

Atanu Das

B)

Deepika Kumari

C)

Pravin Jadhav

D)

Tarundeep Rai

Correct Answer : Deepika Kumari

In Archery, Deepika Kumari on June 27, 2021, completed her hat-trick of Gold at the Archery World Cup Stage III in Paris as she won the Recurve individual event by 6-0.

India’s ace archer defeated Elena Osipova of Russia by 6-0 in a thumping manner. The latest win is also Deepika’s second individual World Cup Gold Medal of 2021 and the third Gold of the day as she had earlier won the Gold in the mixed team and women’s team event as well.

The Sports Authority of India shared the news via Twitter and stated that Tokyo Olympic 2020 bound Deepika Kumari won at the women’s individual recurve at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.

7 .

Recently, Who won the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games?

A)

Masashi Abe

B)

Jagger Eaton

C)

Yuto Horigome

D)

Kelvin Hoefler

Correct Answer : Yuto Horigome

Japan’s Yuto Horigome has won the first ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic Games, taking gold in men’s street event at the Ariake Urban Sport in Tokyo.Yuto overcame a shaky start to pocket the gold with 37.18 points.

8 .

Who officially opened 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo?

A)

Tomoko Abe

B)

Emperor Naruhito

C)

Yoshihide Suga

D)

Norihiko Akagi

Correct Answer : Emperor Naruhito

The biggest sporting event in the world 32nd Summer Olympic Games were officially declared open by IOC president Thomas Bach and the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito with a glittering opening ceremony in Tokyo on Friday. The mega quadrennial event was held at the newly-built National Stadium in the Japanese capital.

9 .

Indian Olympic Association will give what amount to the Gold Winners at Tokyo?

A)

Rs 25 lakh

B)

Rs 50 lakh

C)

Rs 60 lakh

D)

Rs 75 lakh

Correct Answer : Rs 75 lakh

The gold medal winners at the Tokyo Olympics will be rewarded with a cash amount of Rs 75 lakh apart from offering each of the partaking National Sports Federations (NSFs) a compensation sum of Rs 25 lakh, declared the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 22-07-2021.

10 .

How many players are there in Kabbadi team?

A)

7 Players

B)

8 Players

C)

9 Players

D)

10 Players

Correct Answer : 7 Players

Match Rules. Each team must have a minimum of 10 (ten) Players and a maximum of 12 (twelve) Players in its match-day playing squad. 7 (seven) Players shall take the ground at a time and the remaining 3 (three) to 5 (five) Players shall be substitutes.

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