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

1 .

Who won bronze medal in the men's high jump final Commonwealth games 2022?

A)

Subramani Siva

B)

Hari Shankar Roy

C)

Amiya Kumar Mallick

D)

Tejaswin Shankar

Correct Answer : Tejaswin Shankar

3rd Aug 2022 : New Zealand's "Hamish Kerr" won the gold medal, while Brandon Starc bagged the silver medal. Both athletes soared and cleared 2.25 metres but Kerr won the gold on count back.

Tejaswin Shankar on Wednesday(3rd Aug 2022) won the bronze medal in the men's high jump final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Shankar became the first India to win a medal in men's high jump medal in the commonwealth games.

The Indian high jumper cleared 2.22 metres to finish third on count back. Notably, Donald Thomas of Bahamas and England's Joel Clarke-Khan also cleared 2.22 metres but they took more than one attempt to clear the distance. Meanwhile, Shahkr did it in one try.

About Tejaswin Shankar : Tejaswin Shankar (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the high jump event. He holds the high jump national record of 2.29 metres set in April 2018. Shankar won the gold medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, setting a Games record of 2.14 metres.

He won silver at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati with a leap of 2.17 metres. Due to a groin injury, he finished sixth at the Asian Junior Championships and missed the 2016 World Junior Championships..

Source : Times Now News

2 .

Who has clinched the bronze medal in squash men's singles by beating James Willstrop of England 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 to take India's Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Ramit Tandon

B)

Ali Farag

C)

Sourav Ghoshal

D)

Mohamed El Shorbagy

Correct Answer : Sourav Ghoshal

Sourav Ghoshal wins squash bronze

Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal bagged the bronze medal and his maiden singles title at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham as he defeated James Willstrop of England in the men's singles category on Wednesday(3rd Aug 2022).

The 35-year-old Ghosal defeated England's Willstrop 3-0 to win India's first-ever singles medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Ghosal played a commanding game against his English opponent for the bronze medal and won the match in a one-sided clash with a scoreline of 11-6, 11-1, 11-4..

Source : First Post

3 .

Who has Won in Indian Women Team 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai on 1st Aug 2022?

A)

Bhakti Kulkarni

B)

Tania Sachdev

C)

Soumya Swaminathan

D)

Harika Dronavalli

Correct Answer : Tania Sachdev

Tania Sachdev battled long and hard to rake in a precious point as India A registered a sensational 2.5-1.5 win against Hungary in the fourth-round match of women section at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Monday(1st Aug 2022).

After Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika and R Vaishali ended with a draw in their respective encounters, Sachdev rose brilliantly to the occasion. She thrashed Zsoka Gaal to earn a decisive point as well as the match for the team..

Source : The Print

4 .

India won a historic gold in which of the following sports for the first time at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Lawn Bowls

B)

Rowing

C)

Fencing

D)

Water Polo

Correct Answer : Lawn Bowls

The Indian "Lawn Bowls" team scripted history by clinching gold in the women's fours final at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 2, 2022.

Lawn bowls fairy tale : Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey struck gold, India’s fourth of the Games, in the women’s fours lawn bowls competition beating South Africa 17-10 in the gold medal match. It was not only the first-ever gold, but also the first ever medal for India in the sport.

The Indian quartet did not have it easy, however, seeing their 8-2 lead disappear in a jiffy with the South Africans making a brilliant comeback to edge ahead 8-10 after the completion of 10 ends.

With five more ends remaining, India staged a golden comeback of their own and pulled-off a nine-point streak without reply to create history..

Source : First Post

5 .

Who is inaugurated 4th ONGC Para Games 2022 in Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi?

A)

Hardeep Singh Puri

B)

Kiren Rijiju

C)

Anurag Thakur

D)

Dharmendra Pradhan

Correct Answer : Hardeep Singh Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister "Hardeep Singh Puri" 2nd august 2022 inaugurated the fourth ONGC Para Games 2022 in Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi. On the occasion Mr. Puri said, the ONGC Para Games is a wonderful platform to bring in inclusiveness and equity in the human resource of the public enterprises under the Ministry.

Beginning from today the fourth ONGC Para Games is being organized by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) by the 4th of this month. Nearly 275 Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are participating in the Games. These all are employees of eight central oil and gas public enterprises..

Source : AIR

6 .

Which country Table Tennis paddlers wins gold in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Japan paddlers

B)

Malaysia paddlers

C)

Singapore paddlers

D)

India's paddlers

Correct Answer : India paddlers

India’s paddlers retained their men’s team championship title with a convincing 3-1 win over Singapore in the Table-Tennis Final of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Tuesday(2nd August 2022). For India, Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan gave India a great start by registering a win in the doubles match. However, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence won the next game to level Singapore at 1-1. But G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai ensured India’s gold by winning their respective matches.

India has won the gold medal for the second time in a row in the team event of men’s table tennis. Indian men’s table tennis also won the yellow medal in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Then the Indian team defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the final match. In the fourth match, Harmeet Desai defeated Chew Zhe Yu Clarence 11-8, 11-5, 11-6..

Source : Thehindu

7 .

Who has won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg weightlifting category in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

B)

C)

Vikas Thakur

D)

Correct Answer : Vikas Thakur

Vikas Thakur lifted total of 346 kg (155 kg+191 kg) to claim the silver medal in the men's 96 kg weightlifting at Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday(2nd August 2022).

Samoa's Don Opeloge 381 kg (171 kg+210 kg) bettered his 2018 silver by clinching gold with a record breaking performance. For the Indian lifter, this was his third medal in three successive Commonwealth Games. Indian lifters have so far won eight medals in Birmingham, including three gold..

Source : Outlookindia

8 .

Which country badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Japan

B)

Indian

C)

USA

D)

France

Correct Answer : Indian

Indian badminton team claimed the silver medal in the mixed group match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday (August 2, 2022). Indian badminton mixed team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Malaysia and had to settle for silver. Only PV Sindhu managed to earn a win in the summit clash against Malaysia in the women’s singles match.

In the first match of the tie, India’s Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were locked in a tough first game against Malaysia’s Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik. In the hard-fought neck-to-neck match Malaysia duo drew first blood and took the first match 21-18, 21-15..

Source : Zeenews

9 .

Who has won a bronze medal in the menâ€™s 109 kg weightlifting final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Vikas Thakur

B)

Lovepreet Singh

C)

Sathish Sivalingam

D)

Deepak Lather

Correct Answer : Lovepreet Singh

India's Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in men's 109 kg to continue the country's medal rush in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Wednesday(3rd August 2022).

The 24-year-old son of a tailor from Ludhiana lifted a personal best of 355 kg, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third on the podium.

A steady Lovepreet improved from 157kg to 163kg in his final attempt of snatch to be joint second with Canadian Pierre-Alexandre Bessette. However, the intense competition got the better of him in the clean and jerk, as he slipped to third position.

Junior Nyabeyeu of Cameroon claimed the gold medal with a total lift of 361 kg, while Jack Opeloge of Samoa bagged the silver by lifting 358 kg in the event..

Source : Times of india

10 .

Who won bronze in women's 71kg weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham?

A)

Harjinder Kaur

B)

Alexis Ashworth

C)

Sarah Davies

D)

Lisa Marie Schweizer

Correct Answer : Harjinder Kaur

India's Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Monday(1st August 2022).

Luck was on Harjinder's side as she was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria's gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk category.

* England's Sarah Davies won the gold medal with a total of 229 kgs,

* Canada's Alexis Ashworth bagged the silver with 214 kgs.

* India's Harjinder Kaur totalled 212 kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk).