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

1 .

Which city will host FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 Finals?

A)

Pune

B)

New Delhi

C)

Navi Mumbai

D)

Bengaluru

Correct Answer : Navi Mumbai

India is scheduled to play all its group stage matches of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals will be hosted by Navi Mumbai in the DY Patil Stadium on October 30, 2022. The semifinals will be played in Goa..

Source : Olympics

2 .

Who is Sets New National Record With 89.30 Metre Javelin Throw?

A)

Johannes Vetter

B)

Uwe Hohn

C)

Jan Å½eleznÃ½

D)

Neeraj Chopra

Correct Answer : Neeraj Chopra

* Indian javelin thrower "Neeraj Chopra" on Tuesday(14th June 2022) set a new national record with a throw of 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. This was his first competitive event since winning the historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

* He shattered his previous record of 88.07 m which he had set in Patiala in March last year.

* Neeraj began the contest with an impressive 86.92m before sending the spear to 89.30m. However, his next three attempts were fouls. He came up with 85.85m in his sixth and final throw.

* Despite setting a new record, Neeraj couldn’t take the gold as he ended up second in the contest. Finland’s Oliver Helander went ahead with a throw of 89.83 metres.

* 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago was fourth with a best throw of 84.02m, followed by Germany’s Julian Weber (84.02m) and Czech Republic’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (83.91m), who had won silver in Doha with a throw of 90.88m..

Source : News18

3 .

Which state became champion at Khelo India Youth Games 2021?

A)

Karnataka

B)

Haryana

C)

Maharashtra

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Haryana

Hosts Haryana won the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title with 52 gold medals, of which, 10 came in boxing on the final day on Monday(13th June 2022). The late surge helped Haryana leapfrog the 2020 champions Maharashtra on the KIYG medals table.

Haryana also won 39 silver and 46 bronze medals, taking their overall medal tally to 137 medals - the highest cumulative haul by any state.

Maharashtra, meanwhile, managed 45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze medals to come second with 125 medals.

Karnataka, with 22 gold, 17 silver and 28 bronze, finished third with 67 medals.

The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 started on June 4 across multiple venues with Haryana’s Panchkula hosting the bulk of the events. The Games, which are a part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, concluded on June 13, 2022.

Earlier, Haryana won 16 gold medals in wrestling which proved vital in the title race. Haryana’s swimmers and weightlifters also contributed with four gold medals each..

Source : Olympics

4 .

Who is won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022?

A)

Max Verstappen

B)

Charles Leclerc

C)

Lando Norris

D)

Daniel Ricciardo

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after retirements for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, giving Mercedes’ George Russell P3 at Baku.

Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc lost the lead at the start but regained it when the leading Red Bull of Max Verstappen pitted on Lap 19. One lap later, Leclerc’s race went up in a puff of smoke and he crawled back to the pits to retire. This would be Ferrari’s second retirement of the race as Carlos Sainz stopped with a hydraulic failure on Lap 9.

Leclerc’s DNF left Verstappen ahead of Sergio Perez (who took fastest lap) in a one-two for Red Bull, with Mercedes driver Russell promoted into the final podium place, having started fifth.

Team mate and Driver of the Day Lewis Hamilton started seventh and finished fourth having pitted during the VSC on Lap 10 and the following one on Lap 34, passing Pierre Gasly 10 laps later with the benefit of newer tyres. The AlphaTauri driver finished fifth having started sixth.

Sebastian Vettel took P6 for Aston Martin having begun the race on medium tyres, pitting during the first VSC and finishing the race on hards.

Alpine's Fernando Alonso started 10th but made it up to seventh having begun on medium tyres, going long on his first stint and pitting after 18 laps to finish the race on hard tyres and beat both McLarens to P7..

Source : Formula1

5 .

Which country create history by qualifying for FIFAe Nations Cup 2022?

A)

India

B)

Pakistan

C)

Indonesia

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : India

In Football, India created history by securing a spot at the highly coveted FIFAe Nations Cup (FeNC) 2022. Representatives from the country will join esports athletes from 23 other nations to compete at the highest level of FIFA 22 Esports from July 26 to 30 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Organized and conducted by EA Sports, the FeNC is one of three major esports events that are held on a worldwide scale to crown the global champions of the game. This tournament will feature teams representing their nations and competing in a 2v2 format against opponents from all over the world.

The tournament's Playoffs 2022 commenced in June 2022. In this double elimination bracket, India will take on several top-tier nations from Asia and Oceania to secure a slot at the prestigious Nations Cup 2022.Charanjot Singh, Siddh Chandarana and Saransh Jain are the three athletes who will be representing India at the biggest stage of FIFA Esports at Copenhagen for the Nations Cup 2022. Apart from representing the nation on the global stage, these individuals are also some of the highest ranked players from the country..

Source : News On Air

6 .

Who became the 74th Teenage Grandmaster of India?

A)

Raja Rithvik R

B)

Vidit Gujrathi

C)

Rahul Srivatshav P

D)

Nihal Sarin

Correct Answer : Rahul Srivatshav P

Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.

The 19-year old player reached the 2500 Elo live rating mark after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia in the Cattolica event. His current Elo rating is 2468. Srivatshav had already secured five GM norms and achieved the title when he crossed the rating threshold of 2500..

Source : The Hindu

7 .

Who is clinches gold medal at IWF Youth World Championship?

A)

Achinta Sheuli

B)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

C)

Jeremy Lalrinnunga

D)

Saanapathi Gurunaidu

Correct Answer : Saanapathi Gurunaidu

Indian weightlifter "Saanapathi Gurunaidu" clinched Gold medal in men's 55 kilogram event at the IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico on Sunday(13th June 2022).

Two other Indian weightlifters "Vijay Prajapati" and "Akansha Kishor Vyavhare" clinched silver medals on the opening day of the event.

Saanapathi won Gold medal in men's 55 kilogram event with total lift of 230 kilogram.

He lifted 104 kilogram in Snatch winning Silver while 126 kilogram lifting in Clean and Jerk to finish on the top to grab the Gold medal.

Vijay finished second in the Men's 49 kilogram event with a total lift of 175 kilogram.

Vijay lifted 78 kilogram in Snatch and 97 kilogram in the Clean and Jerk category.

Akanksha won the medal in the Women's 40 kilogram category. She finished first in the Snatch portion of the event, lifting 59 kilogram , and third in the Clean and Jerk section, lifting 68 kilogram, earning her the silver medal with a total of 127 kilogram..

Source : News on Air

8 .

Indian Shot putter______breaks National record.

A)

Annpurna Devi

B)

Manpreet Kaur

C)

Sage Watson

D)

Mithali Raj

Correct Answer : Manpreet Kaur

Shot put athlete Manpreet Kaur broke the 18m barrier on her fourth attempt, setting a new National Record of 18.06m in the Inter-State Athletics Meet in Chennai.

She held the previous record of 17.96m.

Manpreet has previously threw the iron ball 18.86m at the Asian GP in 2017.

Manpreet Kaur, who has recently returned after a 4-year doping ban..

Source : Times of India

9 .

Who is Indian Grandmaster won title in Norway chess open 2022?

A)

Arjun Erigaisi

B)

Vidit Gujrathi

C)

Viswanathan Anand

D)

R Praggnanandhaa

Correct Answer : R Praggnanandhaa

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds.

The 16-year old GM, the top-seed, was in fine form and remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. He finished the tournament with a win over fellow Indian V Praneeth, an International Master, late on Friday(10th June 2022).

Praggnanandhaa (Elo 2642) finished a full point ahead of second-placed IM Marsel Efroimski (Israel) and IM Jung Min Seo (Sweden). Praneeth with six points was joint third but was placed sixth due to an inferior tie-break score.

Apart from beating Praneeth, Praggnanandhaa posted wins over Victor Mikhalevski (in round 8), Vitaly Kunin (round 6), Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (round 4), Semen Mutusov (round 2) and Mathias Unneland (round 1). He drew his other three games.

The Indian teenaged star has been putting in impressive performances in recent times and had beaten world number one Magnus Carlsen for a second time in the Chessable Master online event and lost a close final to China's Ding Liren.

The GM will be part of the India B team in the open event of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai next month. Praggnanandhaa's coach R B Ramesh congratulated him after the win and said it will help boost his confidence..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

10 .

Which Indian player wins Gold at Chateauroux 2022 World Cup?

A)

Avani Lekhara

B)

Lovlina Borgohain

C)

Deepa Malik

D)

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Correct Answer : Avani Lekhara

Avani Lekhara has won the gold medal at the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup today(11th June 2022).

The Tokyo Paralympian has won in the R8 event- women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 with a score of 458.3.

She beat Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia to won this title and gold for India.

She scripted history last year as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo..

Source : Mint