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

1 .

India will tour which nation for ODI, T20I series after the T20 World Cup 2022?

A)

Ireland

B)

West Indies

C)

South Africa

D)

New Zealand

Correct Answer : New Zealand

India is scheduled to tour New Zealand for a white-ball series comprising three T20Is and three ODIs after T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. This was announced by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on June 28, 2022. The series will be held between November 18 to 30 and New Zealand will return to India for a white-ball series in January 2023.

2 .

Who becomes third fastest Indian woman in 200m, win gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet 2022?

A)

Saraswati Saha

B)

Dhanalakshmi

C)

Seema Punia

D)

Dutee Chand

Correct Answer : Dhanalakshmi

Ace sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi ran her personal best time to win 200m gold at the Qosanov Memorial Athletics Meet while the likes of shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav returned to India without competing in the event here on Sunday(27th June 2022).

Dhanalakshmi ran a creditable sub-23 second, clocking 22.89s to better her earlier personal best of 23.14s she had come up last year.

She had won a 200m gold in the national Inter-Sate Championships in Chennai earlier this month with a time of 23.27s.

She missed the automatic qualification mark of 22.80s for World Championships (July 15 to 24) in Oregon, USA, but will have to see if she can make it to the showpiece through world ranking quota.

The World Championships qualification deadline ends on Sunday midnight.

Dhanalakshmi is only the third Indian woman to run sub-23s after national record holder Saraswati Saha (22.82s) and Hima Das (22.88s).

Another Indian Dutee Chand was third with a time of 23.60s...

Source : New Indian Express

3 .

Who is wins gold medal in discus throw at Qosanov Memorial 2022?

A)

Navjeet Dhillon

B)

Seema punia

C)

Dani Stevens

D)

Kamalpreet Kaur

Correct Answer : Navjeet Dhillon

Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon clinched the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet, on Saturday(25th June 2022).

Navjeet, who is looking to seal her place in the Indian team for Commonwealth Games, won the women’s discus throw with a 56.24m effort. Local athlete Karina Vasilyeva (44.61m) and Uzbekistan’s Yulianna Shchukina (40.48m) followed Navjeet Dhillon on the podium.

A Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Navjeet has been provisionally named in India’s athletics squad for the Birmingham 2022 Games. However, she will have to produce good results in competitions ahead of the quadrennial event to confirm her CWG spot, according to the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Overall, India won 14 medals on the day, including seven golds, an olympics.com report said.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor, a national record holder in men’s shot put, will have to produce good results in his event on Sunday to seal his place in the Commonwealth Games. Tokyo Olympian Dhanalakshmi Sekar will also be among the top Indian athletes competing on Sunday at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics, which is a World Athletics bronze-level event..

Source : News18

4 .

Which state clinches first ever Ranji Trophy title against Mumbai in June 2022?

A)

Madhya Pradesh

B)

Punjab

C)

Karnataka

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

In Ranji Trophy Final, Madhya Pradesh defeated Mumbai by six wickets to win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru 26th June 2022.

Needing 108 runs to win in the second innings, the Aditya Shrivastava-led Madhya Pradesh took just 29.5 overs to achieve the target riding on Shubham Sharma's 30 and Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 30.

Sharma and Patidar had also scored centuries in the first innings along with Yash Dubey. With the ball, Kumar Kartikeya picked up four wickets as Madhya Pradesh bowled Mumbai out for 269 in the first session of Day 5.

Mumbai's Suved Parkar scored 51 off 58 while Sarfaraz Khan added 45 but Mumbai kept losing wickets at regular intervals to be bundled out for 269..

Source : News On Air

5 .

Which country women's recurve team bag silver medal in World Cup Stage 3 in Paris?

A)

France Women's

B)

China Women's

C)

Indian Women's

D)

Australia Women's

Correct Answer : Indian Women's

In Archery, the Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur settled for a silver medal after the trio's fairytale run was halted by Chinese Taipei in a one-sided final at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris today(26th June 2022).

India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals -- two of them coming in the compound section. The women's recurve team failed to make much of an impact in the final and lost to Chinese Taipei 5-1 in straight sets.

Nevertheless, it was a memorable return for world no. 3 Deepika, who returned with a team silver after being sidelined following her Tokyo Olympics debacle..

Source : News On Air

6 .

Who is first Indian cyclist to win silver at Asian Championship in June 2022?

A)

Abhishek Banerjee

B)

Naveen John

C)

Arvind Panwar

D)

Ronaldo Singh

Correct Answer : Ronaldo Singh

Ronaldo Singh on Wednesday(22nd June 2022) scripted history as he became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver in a continental tournament in the senior category by finishing second in the sprint event on the concluding day of the Asian Track Championship here.

Ronaldo’s feat was the best performance by any Indian cyclist in a continental championship. He gave a tough fight to Japan’s experienced rider Kento Yamasaki but finished with a silver.

Yamasaki defeated Ronaldo in back-to-back races to finish at the top of the podium. Kazakhstan’s Andrey Chugay won the bronze in the event.

“This (Ronaldo’s silver) was the first silver won by an Indian in Asian Championships. No Indian has won a gold in our history, so his silver winning feat is the best ever performance by an Indian in continental championships,” Cycling Federation of India chairman Onkar Singh told PTI.

Singh is also the secretary general of Asian Cycling Confederation..

Source : Theprint

7 .

Who was the first female president of the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA)?

A)

Isa Guha

B)

Lisa Sthalekar

C)

Karen Rolton

D)

Kate Blackwell

Correct Answer : Lisa Sthalekar

Legendary Australian cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has become the first woman president of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA). The 42-year-old former Australia captain was confirmed in the role at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland. (More Cricket News)

She will take up a position that has previously been held by former South Africa batter Barry Richards, former West Indies all-rounder Jimmy Adams, and most recently by former England batter Vikram Solanki.

“Lisa Sthalekar has been confirmed as FICA’s President at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland this week,” the FICA said in a statement.

The Executive Committee meeting was held ahead of the FICA and World Players' Association Player Development Conferences and was the first in-person meeting of the group since the COVID-19 pandemic..

Source : Outlook India

8 .

Who is the India seam-bowling allrounder, has announced her retirement from international cricket, at the age of 38?

A)

Jhulan Goswami

B)

Rumeli Dhar

C)

Deepti Sharma

D)

Mamatha Maben

Correct Answer : Rumeli Dhar

India seam-bowling allrounder Rumeli Dhar on Wednesday(22nd June 2022) announced her retirement from international cricket, at the age of 38.

Dhar played her last international match in the tri-nation women’s T20I series between India, Australia and England, at Brabourne in 2018.

“23 years of my cricket career that started from Shyamnagar in West Bengal, has finally come to an end as I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket. The journey has been a prolonged one with highs and lows. The high was representing the Indian Women’s cricket team, playing the World Cup final in 2005 as well as leading the Women in Blue. A string of injuries plagued my career but I always come back stronger to make it count,” wrote Dhar on her Instagram..

Source : Theprint

9 .

Who will lead India in the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022?

A)

Savita

B)

Grace Ekka

C)

Navneet Kaur

D)

Rani Rampal

Correct Answer : Savita

Hockey India on June 21, 2022 named an 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup to be held in Netherlands and Spain starting from July 1-17, 2022. Goalkeeper Savita has been named as the captain of the Indian team and Deep Grace Ekka as the deputy captain. The former skipper Rani Rampal has been left out of the squad as she is still undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury.

10 .

Which country's women's wrestling team won the Under-17 Asian Championship?

A)

US women's

B)

China women's

C)

Indian women's

D)

Russia women's

Correct Answer : Indian women's

Indian women's Wrestling team has won five medals to claim Under-17 Asian Championship title with a total of eight gold at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

India lifted the title with a total of 235 points from eight golds, one silver and one bronze. Japan had to be content with the runners-up trophy with 143 points and Mongolia finished third with 138 points.

Bouts in 5 weight categories of women wrestling were held. Indian women including Ritika won gold in 43 kilogram, Ahilaya Shinde got gold in 49 kilogram, Siksha lifted gold medal in 57 kilogram, Priya received gold in 73 kilogram while Pulkit secured a Silver medal in 65 kilogram.

In addition, the competitions in three weight categories of Free Style were also held and Parwinder Singh won Gold in 80 kilogram while Narender secured Silver in 71 kilogram. The competition in the remaining seven weight categories of Free Style will be held today(22nd June 2022)..

Source : Newsonair