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

1 .

Who becomes 1st Indian player to score 1,000 T20I runs on 2022?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Rohit Sharma

C)

Virat Kohli

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : Suryakumar Yadav

Star Indian batter "Suryakumar Yadav" on Sunday(6th Nov 2022) became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year(2022). The batter accomplished this feat in his side's final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe at Melbourne.

In the match, Suryakumar put his perfect finishing touches to make sure India finished their innings on a high. He scored 61 not out of just 25 balls, consisting of six fours and four sixes. In 28 innings this year, Suryakumar has scored 1,026 runs at an average of 44.60..

Source : AIR

2 .

Who has won the ICC Player of the Month Award for October 2022?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

Virat Kohli

C)

KL Rahul

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : Virat Kohli

India star "Virat Kohli" won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month Award for October 2022 for his exploits in the T20 World Cup 2022.

Kohli won the honour after having been nominated for the new award for the first time in his career. The former India captain pipped the likes of David Miller of South Africa and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe for the top prize.

Virat Kohli has been rewarded for his sensational start to the T20 World Cup 2022 campaign in Australia. Kohli played 4 knocks in October 2022 and hit 205 runs, including two fifties at a stunning strike rate of 150..

Source : India Today

3 .

Which menâ€™s team has clinched its first-ever gold at the Asian Squash Team Championships, held in Cheongju, South Korea on 4th Nov 2022?

A)

South Korea

B)

India

C)

Kuwait

D)

Japan

Correct Answer : India

The Indian men’s team has clinched its first-ever gold at the Asian Squash Team Championships, held in Cheongju, South Korea on 4th Nov 2022.

The Indian team has defeated Kuwait by 2-0 in final.

Saurav Ghoshal and Ramit Tandon have won their games in the final to dole out a 2-0 defeat to Kuwait.

The first game was won by Ramit against Ali Aramezi and the second game won by Saurav against Ammar Altamimi.

It is the biggest win of Indian Men’s Team since 2014 Asian Games Gold..

Source : News on Air

4 .

Which renowned Footballer has announced retirement from the game on 5th Nov 2022?

A)

Gerard Pique

B)

Jordi Alba

C)

Lionel Messi

D)

Sergio Busquets

Correct Answer : Gerard Pique

Barcelona's veteran defender Gerard Piqué has announced retirement from football. The Spanish footballer on Thursday(3rd Nov 2022) took to social media and informed that he has decided to retire from football at the age of 35, and will play his final match for FC Barcelona at Camp Nou in the La Liga clash against Almería on November 5, 2022.

This season, Pique made only 3 appearances for FC Barcelona in the La Liga and it has been reported he has fallen out favour from manager Xavi and President Laporta.

In his 18-year career, Pique won many trophies with club Barcelona and country Spain. He made 615 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 53 goals and providing 15 assists for the club since his debut in 2008.

Pique won 4 UEFA Champions League trophies, eight La Liga titles, three FIFA Club World Cups with the Spanish club. He also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup with Spain..

Source : Sportstiger

5 .

Which state host "Track Asia Cup 2022 Cycling Tournament" from 25 November 2022 to 28 November 2022?

A)

Gujarat

B)

Tamil Nadu

C)

Kerala

D)

Telangana

Correct Answer : Kerala

One of the major cycling competitions, the Track Asia Cup-2022, will be held in Kerala from 25 November 2022 to 28 November 2022 at the nearby LNCPE outdoor velodrome. The event will include over 200 cyclists from over 25 Asian nations and will be held outside of Delhi for the first time in history.

Track Asia Cup Cycling 2022 will take place at the LNCPE's 333.333-meter concrete Velodrome and is authorised by the Asian Cycling Confederation and Cycling Federation of India.

The Kerala Cycling Association stated in a release that "Due to the extreme heat, efforts are being taken to hold the matches under floodlights." The Track Asia Cup is also used to choose Asian nations for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The highlight of this event will be the participation of cycling behemoths from China, Japan, Korea, and Kazakhstan, among others. In addition to these nations, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia will compete alongside India.

"The Track Asia Cup, a flagship event of the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) has been awarded to India, which will showcase the exhibition of superlative competitive cycling extravaganza across Asia. The star cyclists, including the Olympic medallists will participate in various individual and team events," Cycling Association said..

Source : Sportscafe

6 .

Which Indian cricketer has become the world's No.1 T20I batter 2022?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Virat Kohli

C)

Rohit Sharma

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav has become the number 1 batter in the ICC T20I rankings just days after playing a sublime knock of 68 against South Africa in the ongoing T20I rankings. He had also scored a half-century against the Netherlands in India's second match of the tournament.

Arguably the finest T20 batter in the world at the moment, Suryakumar Yadav has claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20I rankings for batters, released on Wednesday(2nd Nov 2022).

Suryakumar Yadav has overtaken Pakistan opener Mohammed Rizwan to become just the second Indian player to hold the top T20I batter ranking. Yadav is now at 863 points while Mohammed Rizwan is at 842 points. New Zealand’s Devon Conway completes the top three with 792 points..

Source : Indian Express

7 .

Who has been named the Captain of the Indian team for the upcoming T20I series in New Zealand?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

Rishabh Pant

C)

Hardik Pandya

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : Hardik Pandya

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been announced as India’s Captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series in New Zealand.

The T20I Series will begin in Wellington, New Zealand on November 18, 2022, just four days after the conclusion of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia.

8 .

Who won F1 Mexican Grand Prix (GP) 2022?

A)

Lewis Hamilton

B)

Sergio Perez

C)

Max Verstappen

D)

George Russell

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Red Bull's "Max Verstappen" claimed a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by winning the Mexico Grand Prix 2022 on Sunday(30th Oct 2022).

World champion Verstappen finished a comfortable 15.186 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes while Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished third on home soil.

It was the second win inside a week for Dutchman Verstappen, who also triumped at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Verstappen has now beaten the record previously held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for the most wins in a single season..

Source : Times of india

9 .

The Mizoram Football Foundation (MFA) has tied up with___________Foundation to promote football at the grassroot level in the state.

A)

TATA Foundation

B)

Reliance Foundation

C)

Akanksha Foundation

D)

Infosys Foundation

Correct Answer : Reliance Foundation

The Mizoram Football Foundation (MFA) has tied up with Reliance Foundation to promote football at the grassroot level in the state.

RFYC academy will provide training support to the young footballers.

As a part of this partnership, Naupang (Children) League will be introduced in Mizoram.

Aim of League : To develop local ecosystems and enable aspiring and talented footballers as young as 5-year-olds (both boys and girls).

The league will be hosted in four locations in Mizoram. The MFA and district football associations will host the leagues in Lunglei and Kolasib while RFYC will operate two leagues in Aizawl and Champhai.

Source : Outlook India

10 .

Which Under 21 men's hockey team has won the 10th edition of Sultan of Johor Cup title in Malaysia?

A)

India

B)

Japan

C)

Malaysia

D)

Australia

Correct Answer : India

Indian Under 21 men’s hockey team defeated Australia in a nail-biting final to lift the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 in Malaysia 29th Oct 2022.

The two teams were tied at 1-1 in regulation time, following which nine penalty shots were needed to decide the winner.

India edged the shootout 5-4 and won their third Sultan of Johor Cup title. Sudeep Chirmako in the 14th minute scored the goal for India in regulation time.

India’s previous two titles came in 2013 and 2014.

The top-scorer at the 10th Sultan of Johor Cup was India’s Sharda Nand Tiwari with seven goals to his name, and the Player of the Match in the final against Australia was Sudeep Chirmako.

Source : AIR