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

1 .

Who became a India’s 79th Chess Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022?

A)

Arjun Kalyan

B)

Pranesh M

C)

Harika Dronavalli

D)

Koustav Chatterjee

Correct Answer : Pranesh M

Pranesh M clinched the title in the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit, here to become India’s 79th chess Grandmaster.

* The 16-year-old Pranesh crossed the 2500-rating threshold and became a Grandmaster, having completed his three norms before the Rilton Cup.

* To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.

* Seeded 22nd, the Indian made a clean sweep of the field in Stockholm, winning eight games and finishing a full point ahead of IM Kaan Kucuksari (Sweden) and GM Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia) as the tournament concluded late on Thursday (5th Jan 2023).

* He topped the standings with eight points.

* Tamil Nadu player Pranesh M topped the charts in the tournament, which brought together 136 players representing 29 national federations.

* Compatriot R Raja Rithvik, a GM, finished eighth with six points.

* Pranesh is now the early leader of the FIDE Circuit with 6.8 circuit points that he gets for this victory. The one who accumulates the most points by the end of the year qualifies for the 2024 FIDE Candidates.

* He is trained by renowned coach RB Ramesh, who said, “Pranesh is a very practical player. Hard working, raw talent… his openings are not that good but his middle-game and end-game skills are quite good.”..

Source : Indian Express

2 .

Which Australian player broke the record of the highest test centuries owned by Sir Donald Bradman?

A)

David Warner

B)

Steve Smith

C)

Usman Khawaja

D)

Glenn Maxwell

Correct Answer : Steve Smith

Australia’s Steve Smith stormed another ton on Thursday (5th Jan 2023) and moved past legendary Sir Donald Bradman’s record for the most Test hundreds in Australia’s history.

Smith brought up his 30th century in the longest format of the game. Smith became just the fourth Australian after Ricky Ponting (41), Steve Waugh (32) and Matthew Hayden (30) to reach 30.

With a stellar pull shot off South Africa’s Anrich Nortje to throw the ball out of the boundary, Smith reached the milestone in 190 balls.

He achieved the feat during the second day of the third Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.

During his 104-run performance, Usman Khawaja and Smith added more than 200 runs to the Australian total during their partnership, pushing the total well over 350 runs. Khawaja also achieved his thirteenth hundred in Test matches.

33-year-old Smith is now ranked fourth among all Australians and fourteenth overall for most hundreds in Test cricket.

Fast approaching 9,000 Test runs, he today passed the hauls of Hayden (8,635 runs) when he moved into the 80s, and then Michael Clarke (8,643) when he got to triple digits. He is now behind former captain Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh in the list..

Source : Indian Express

3 .

Which player has recently become the fastest bowler in India?

A)

Umran Malik

B)

Navdeep Saini

C)

Mohammed Shami

D)

Jaspreet Bumrah

Correct Answer : Umran Malik

Umran Malik, India's pace phenom, hit 155 kmph on the speed radar in the first T20I against Sri Lanka to become the fastest Indian bowler, surpassing Jasprit Bumrah's record. Bumrah holds the record for 153.6kmph.

4 .

Which Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman has announced that it will introduce a transgender category from 2023?

A)

Indian Boxing Council

B)

China Boxing Council

C)

USA Boxing Council

D)

World Boxing Council

Correct Answer : World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council, one of the four governing bodies for the sport, will introduce a transgender category from 2023, its president Mauricio Sulaiman has said.

The WBC is going to create a league and a tournament but title belts may not be on the line. According to The Telegraph, WBC wants to eliminate a scenario where a ‘man fights a woman’.

A ‘at birth rule’ will be used, which means a transgender boxer who is registered as male at birth will be allowed to fight others who have also been registered as male at birth and those registered as female at birth will be allowed to fight others who have been registered as female at birth.

“The World Boxing Council, through its medical committee and technical committee, reached a determination after studies and an important talk during the WBC annual convention, an absolute and total confirmation was reached to not allow fights between people born men against people born women regardless of their current gender,” Sulaiman told ESPN.

“That is the main determination to not allow fights between men and women for the protection that we have always had of women’s boxing.”.

Source : Indian Express

5 .

Who became a India’s 78th Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022?

A)

Pranav Anand

B)

Rahul Srivatshav P

C)

Bharath Subramaniyam

D)

Koustav Chatterjee

Correct Answer : Koustav Chatterjee

Nineteen-year-old Kolkata-based chess player Koustav Chatterjee became India’s 78th Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022.

Koustav Chatterjee is also the tenth GM from West Bengal.

“Koustav secured his final GM norm by drawing with GM Mitrabha Guha in the 10th round of the MPL National chess championship on the last day of 2022”.

Koustav earned his first GM norm in October 2021 at a Grandmasters’ chess tournament in Bangladesh. He got his second GM norm at the Asian championship in the first week of November 2022. He crossed FIDE rating 2500 in August.

Koustav is in the joint-lead with GM Abhijeet Gupta at the National Senior Chess Championship with a score of 8/10 after 10 rounds..

Source : The Hindu

6 .

Which Men's U-18 Hockey team wins Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

A)

Haryana

B)

Odisha

C)

Madhya Pradesh

D)

Jharkhand

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

In Hockey, Madhya Pradesh defeated Odisha 6-5 to clinch Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men's Under-18 Qualifiers title in Bhubaneswar, 30 December 2023.

In a thrilling final, Zameer Mohammad was the star of the final, scoring a hat-trick while Ali Ahmad, Mohammad Zaid Khan and Captain Ankit Pal netted one goal each for Madhya Pradesh.

On the other hand, Anmol Ekka, Paulus Lakra, Deepak Minz, Akash Soreng and Anmol Ekka scored one goal each for Odisha.

Haryana claimed third place in the competition with a win against Jharkhand 2-0 in the 3rd and 4th place clash. Amandeep and Roshan scored goals for Haryana.

With this, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana and Jharkhand have qualified for the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh 2023..

Source : AIR

7 .

Which Women's U-18 Hockey team wins Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

A)

Odisha

B)

Haryana

C)

Jharkhand

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Haryana

Hockey Haryana's women's team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in the final at Bhubaneswar, 30 December 2022.

* In the final match, Pooja and Gurmail Kaur scored a goal each for Haryana to end the contest in their favour.

* Odisha stepped up to claim third place after beating Hockey Jharkhand 2-1 in the 3rd and 4th place encounter.

* Sanjna Horo scored for Jharkhand but Odisha came back with goals from Puja Sahoo and Sunelita Toppo to complete a thrilling comeback.

* Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand have qualified for the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh 2023..

Source : AIR

8 .

Who won India's first-ever silver medal in FIDE World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan?

A)

Koneru Humpy

B)

Hou Yifan

C)

Tania Sachdev

D)

Harika Dronavalli

Correct Answer : Koneru Humpy

Former world rapid champion Koneru Humpy has won India’s first-ever Silver medal in the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Humpy defeated China’s Zhongyi Tan to win Silver in the 17th and final round. Fourth seeded Humpy scored an impressive 12.5 points, just half a point behind the gold medal winner Bibisara Balabayeva of Kazakhastan.

Humpy is the second Indian to win a medal at World Blitz, after Viswanathan Anand.

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has congratulated Humpy for winning the Silver medal at the World Blitz Chess Championships. In a tweet, Mr. Thakur called this yet another feather in the grandmaster’s illustrious cap..

Source : AIR

9 .

Portugal Football team captain _____ has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a contract until 2025 with worth over USD 75 million per year.

A)

Lionel Messi

B)

Karim Benzema

C)

Marcus Rashford

D)

Cristiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer : Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal Football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a contract until 2025 with worth over USD 75 million per year.

* Al Nassr have won the Saudi top-flight titles 9 times, last in 2019.

* This move inspires their league, nation, and future generations, boys, and girls to be the best version of themselves.

* Portugal captain was free after leaving Manchester United following a controversial interview in which he had criticized the club..

Source : India Today

10 .

Which cricketer has been shortlisted for the ICC Mains T20I cricketer of the year 2022?

A)

Hardik Pandya

B)

Suryakumar Yadav

C)

Ishaan Kishan

D)

Arshdeep Singh

Correct Answer : Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav of India has been nominated for Men's T20I Cricketer of 2022. Batters from three continents have been named to 2022 shortlist.

* Suryakumar Yadav had a fantastic 2022 in the shortest version of the game, becoming the second batter in the format to hit more than 1000 runs in a year.

* He finished the year as the leading run-scorer, with 1164 runs scored at a crazy strike rate of 187.43.

* Among women, Smriti Mandhana was shortlisted for two awards - ICC women's cricketer of the year and ICC T20I cricketer of the year 2022.

* Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (PAK), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Tim Southee (NZ), Ben Stokes (ENG)

* Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Amelia Kerr (NZ), Smriti Mandhana (IND), Beth Mooney (AUS), Nat Sciver (ENG)

* ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year: Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Usman Khawaja (AUS), Kagiso Rabada (SA), Ben Stokes (ENG)

* ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (PAK), Shai Hope (WI), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Adam Zampa (AUS)

* ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Alyssa Healy (AUS), Shabnim Ismail (SA), Amelia Kerr (NZ), Nat Sciver (ENG)

* ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Mohammad Rizwan (PAK), Suryakumar Yadav (IND)

* ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Nida Dar (PAK), Sophie Devine (NZ), Smriti Mandhana (IND), Tahlia McGrath (AUS)

* ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Finn Allen (NZ), Marco Jansen (SA), Arshdeep Singh (IND), Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)

* ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Yastika Bhatia (IND), Darcie Brown (AUS), Alice Capsey (ENG), Renuka Singh (IND)

Source : Hindustan Times

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