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

1 .

A)

PT Usha

B)

PV Sindhu

C)

Dutee Chand

D)

Neeraj Chopra

Correct Answer : PT Usha

Popularly known as the Payyoli Express or the Queen of Indian track and field, "PT Usha" is one of India's most iconic sportspersons. She had narrowly missed winning India's first medal in track and field after finishing fourth in women's 400M at the 1984 Olympics. She is from Kozhikode, Kerala.

2 .

What is India's current position in the World Test Championship Points Table 2022?

A)

3rd Position

B)

4th Position

C)

5th Position

D)

6th Position

Correct Answer : 4th Position

India slipped to fourth position on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table after being docked two points by the ICC (International Cricket Council) for slow over-rate during its seven-wicket defeat against England in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

The ICC announced that India has also been fined 40 percent of its match fee for the offence. After the penalty, India is on 75 points (point percentage of 52.08), a rung below Pakistan (52.38%).

Pos	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points	Penalty	PCT
1	Australia	9	6	0	3	84		77.78
2	South Africa	7	5	2	0	60		71.43
3	Pakistan	7	3	2	2	44		52.38
4	India	12	6	4	2	75	-5	52.08
5	West Indies	9	4	3	1	54	-2	50.00
6	Sri Lanka	7	3	3	1	40		47.62
7	England	16	5	7	4	64	-12	33.33
8	New Zealand	9	2	6	1	28		25.93
9	Bangladesh	10	1	8	1	16		13.33

Source : The Hindu

3 .

Which Boxers are clinch gold medals at the prestigious Elorda Cup 2022?

A)

Mary Kom and Manju Rani

B)

Pinki Jangra and Lovlina Borgohain

C)

Nikhat Zareen and Jamuna Boro

D)

Alfiya Pathan and Gitika

Correct Answer : Alfiya Pathan and Gitika

The reigning Youth World champions Alfiya Pathan and Gitika produced sensational performances to win gold medals while India's other two female boxers Kalaivani Srinivasan and Jamuna Boro signed off with silver medals in the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan on Monday(4th July 2022).

Nagpur girl Alfiya thrashed the 2016 world champion and a strong contender for the title, Lazzat Kungeibayeva, by a 5-0 margin without breaking a sweat in the women's +81kg final while Gitika clinched a thrilling 4-1 win over compatriot Kalaivani in an intense all-Indian women's 48kg final.

Source : Times now news

4 .

Who will coach India in the first T20I against England in July 2022?

A)

Anil Kumble

B)

Yuvraj Singh

C)

Virender Sehwag

D)

VVS Laxman

Correct Answer : VVS Laxman

Former India National Cricket Team batter and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief, VVS Laxman, is likely to be the coach of the India National Cricket Team in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series against the England National Cricket Team, which will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on July 7th, 2022.

India National Cricket Team and England National Cricket Team are currently playing the 5th and final Test match of the series, which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 reasons, at the Edgbaston, Birmingham..

Source : Cricket Addictor

5 .

Who has become the 6th Indian to take 100 wickets in SENA countries?

A)

Hardik Pandya

B)

Jasprit Bumrah

C)

Kuldeep Yadav

D)

Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah becomes 6th Indian bowler to scalp 100 wickets in SENA Countries : Team India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah has got another feather in his decorated cap as he becomes the sixth Indian bowler to pick 100 wickets in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.

Jasprit Bumrah, who is captaining the Indian side in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the postponed fifth test match, achieved this feat on day four of the ongoing test match against England as he bowled the English opener, Zak Crawley, breaching his defence after a solid 100+ runs opening partnership.

The division of Bumrah’s total wickets in SENA countries is as follows – England (37), Australia (32), South Africa (26) and New Zealand (6). Notably, Jasprit Bumrah reached the landmark on his 24th test match in SENA countries.

The other notable names that have scalped over 100 wickets in the SENA countries are – Anil Kumble (141), Ishant Sharma (130), Zaheer Khan (119), Mohammed Shami (119), and Kapil Dev (117)..

Source : ICC Cricket Schedule

6 .

Who will be the winner of 2022 Malaysia Open?

A)

Lee Zii Jia

B)

Chen Long

C)

Viktor Axelsen

D)

Kento Momota

Correct Answer : Viktor Axelsen

World number one, Viktor Axelsen (Danish badminton player) has clinched 2022 Malaysia Open title after defeating Japan's Kento Momota .

The badminton tournament was held at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Women's singles : Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)

Men's doubles : Takuro Hoki (Japan), Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)

Women's doubles : Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia); Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia)

Mixed doubles : Zheng Siwei (China), Huang Yaqiong (China)

Source : The Hindu

7 .

Who is wins maiden F1 British Grand Prix 2022?

A)

Carlos Sainz

B)

Lewis Hamilton

C)

Charles Leclerc

D)

Sergio Perez

Correct Answer : Carlos Sainz

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took his maiden victory in Formula 1 as he held off the chasing pack during an enthralling 2022 British Grand Prix.

In a race that was red flagged on lap one due to a huge accident involving Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu heading into the first corner, the Spaniard held his nerve to fight off attacks from teammate Charles Leclerc and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton throughout to take his first race win.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez astonishingly fought his way back from an early pit stop to secure P2 whilst home favourite Hamilton completed the podium and took the fastest lap of the race.

World Championship leader Max Verstappen struggled with his car after suffering a puncture early on, which saw him finish the race in P7, whilst Leclerc couldn't hold on towards the end of the race on his older set of hard tyres and slipped to finish P4 from leading the race on lap 43.

Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen rounded out the top 10, while six drivers failed to finish the race at Silverstone.

2022 British Grand Prix results :

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	25
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	20
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	16
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	12
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	8
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	6
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	4
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams
13	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
DNF	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
DNF	George Russell	Mercedes
DNF	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
DNF	Alex Albon	Williams

Source : Sportingnews

8 .

Who is break Brian Lara's world record smashed Broad for 29 runs off a single over in Test cricket?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

Jasprit Bumrah

C)

Jos Buttler

D)

AB de Villiers

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

India captain Jasprit Bumrah bludgeoned a hapless Stuart Broad for 29 runs to create a world record for maximum runs off a single over in Test cricket, beating the legendary Brian Lara's feat by one run.

The world record stayed with Lara for 18 years — he had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included four fours and two sixes off six legal deliveries.

Former Australia player George Bailey had also scored 28 in an over but he was behind Lara in terms of boundary count.

Broad, who had also been hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, gave away 35 in the 84th over of the Indian first innings in the fifth rescheduled Test here. There were six extra runs -- five wides and a no-ball.

The Indian skipper was not out on 31 off 16 balls with four boundaries and two sixes..

Source : The Hindu

9 .

Who clinched silver medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm on 30th June 2022?

A)

Johannes Vetter

B)

Abhinav Bindra

C)

Jan Å½eleznÃ½

D)

Neeraj Chopra

Correct Answer : Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion javelin thrower "Neeraj Chopra" clinched his first-ever medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm 30th June 2022 as he broke his own national record for the second time in a month.

Chopra finished 2nd at the Stockholm Diamond League with a massive throw of 89.94 meter. Reigning world champion Anderson Peters won the event with a best throw of 90.31 meter.

Chopra broke his own national record of 89.30m that he set at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku earlier this month.

The prestigious one-day meet at the Swedish capital is Chopra's biggest event ahead of the World Championships in Eugene, USA, next month. Chopra is the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics..

Source : News On Air

10 .

Who became the first player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams when he defeated Kwon Soon-woo?

A)

Andy Murray

B)

Rafael Nadal

C)

Novak Djokovic

D)

Stan Wawrinka

Correct Answer : Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams as he made a successful start to his Wimbledon title 2022 defence on Monday(27th June 2022) while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over five sets to make the second round.

* Six-time champion and top seed Djokovic saw off South Korea's Kwon Soo-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

* But 20-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic was made to work after falling a break down in the opening two sets against his 81st-ranked opponent.

* "Now we have got to 80 wins, let's get to 100," said Djokovic.

* Djokovic, 35, is attempting to win a fourth successive Wimbledon title and join a select group.

* In the Open era, only Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have managed such a streak at the All England Club.

* Next up for Djokovic is Thanasi Kokkanikis. "Novak is kind of a brick wall," said the Australian.

* Alcaraz, a potential quarter-final opponent for Djokovic, came back from two sets to one down to defeat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

* The 19-year-old fired 30 aces and 73 winners in a dazzling display of shot-making to win 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.

* "Last year, I played five sets in the first round here as well so this shows how much I like grass," joked Alcaraz..

Source : First Post