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A)
Mainz
B)
Dortmund
C)
Viktoria Koln
D)
Eintracht Frankfurt

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to win the Europa League final and claim their first European trophy in 42 years.
 
Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey's spot kick -- Rangers' fourth -- while Eintracht were flawless in their execution, scoring all five. The game had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes.
 
Joe Aribo had struck against the run of play in the 57th minute to give Rangers the lead, charging clear after a string of defensive errors and sliding the ball past Trapp.
 
The Germans, unbeaten in the competition going into the final and eyeing their first European title since 1980, bounced back as Rafael Borre snuck in between two defenders to turn in a Filip Kostic cross in the 70th..

Source : Times Of India

A)
Jamuna Boro
B)
Pwilao Basumatary
C)
Lovlina Borgohain
D)
Nikhat Zareen

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nikhat Zareen

Indian boxer "Nikhat Zareen" won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women's World Boxing Championship 2022. She beat Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the fly-weight final in Istanbul, Turkey on May 19, 2022.

Nikhat has become the only fifth Indian women's boxer after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC to win a gold at the World Championships. 

Source : Sports Star

A)
Vinod Kambli
B)
Navjot Singh Sidhu
C)
Gautam Gambhir
D)
Chetan Chauhan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Navjot Singh Sidhu

The Supreme Court on May 19,2022 sentenced Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year jail term in a three-decade-old road rage case in which a person had died. The Supreme Court had allowed the review application on the issue of sentence against Sidhu. However, the SC bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul rejected the plea for imposing culpable homicide not amounting to murder charge under Section 304A of IPC on Sidhu.

A)
Spain
B)
France
C)
Brazil
D)
Canada

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Brazil

Deaflympics 2021 was held from 1st May 2022 - 15th May 2022 at the Festa da Uva Main Pavilion in Caxias do Sul city in southern Brazil. The quadrennial event saw participation from around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries across the globe. The first-ever edition of the event, then known as the International Silent Games, was held in Paris in 1924. 

A)
8
B)
7
C)
6
D)
5

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 8

India has won 16 medals (including eight golds, one silver and seven bronze) at the Deaflympics 2021in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

India has finished in the ninth position in the medal tally.

India won three gold in shooting, three in Badminton, and each in Golf and Tennis.

Shooting : Dhanush Srikanth, Abhinav Deshwal, Dhanush Srikanth/Priyesha Deshmukh, Shourya Saini, Vedika Sharma

Badminton :
Jerlin Jayaratchagan, Abhinav Sharma

Tennis :
Prithvi Sekhar/Dhananjay Dubey..

Source : Scroll

A)
Sift Kaur Samra
B)
Aditi Ashok
C)
Rajeswar Tiwari
D)
Sumit Mukherjee

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sift Kaur Samra

India’s "Sift Kaur Samra" won the individual women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) like Prone, the Standing and the Kneeling positions, event to take India’s gold medal tally to 10 at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 in Suhl, Germany yesterday(16th May 2022). Sift Kaur Samra beat Norway’s Julie Johannessen 17-9 in the final.
 
India’s Ashi Chouksey also won bronze in the event. India now has a total of 25 medals - 10 gold, 12 silver and three bronze - and sit atop the medals table. Italy, the next best team, has four gold and three bronze medals. The ISSF Junior World Cup will conclude on Thursday(19th May 2022)..

Source : News On Air

A)
Japan
B)
China
C)
Russia
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (D) - South Korea

After a thrilling final at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, South Korea stunned defending champions China to capture their second Uber Cup title 2022. Korea fought back from behind twice to deny China a record-extending 16th title in the famous team tournament in a tie that lasted close to 90 minutes apiece.
 
* In the deciding singles match, Korea’s 46th-ranked Sim Yu-jin faced China’s 15th-ranked Wang Zhiyi, with the final knotted at 2-2. Sim, who turned 23, beat Wang 28-26, 18-21, 21-8 in an hour and 28-minute match.

* After a surprising run in Bangkok, Korea won the Uber Cup for the first time in 12 years. The Asian giants beat India 5-0 to win their group, then defeated Denmark and Japan 3-0 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively.

* World No. 3 In the first game, Chen was defeated by fourth-ranked An by 21-17. The Korean had a five-point lead early in the second game, but Chen came back to win that game 21-15 and the decider 22-20, despite an ankle injury concern.

* In the second doubles match of the final, Korea’s Km Hye Jeong and Kong Heeyong defeated Ping Huang and Li Wen Mei in straight games, forcing the final to a decider.

A)
Japan
B)
Indonesia
C)
China
D)
Thailand

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Indonesia

Indonesia has won the Thomas Uber Cup a total of 14 times and are the most successful team, followed by China that has won the cup 9 times. The only other nations that have lifted the cup besides Indonesia and China include Malaysia, Japan, Denmark and now India.

A)
China
B)
Denmark
C)
India
D)
United States

Correct Answer : Option (C) - India

The Indian men’s badminton team lifted the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever with a resounding 3-0 win over Indonesia in the final in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday(15th May 2022).
 
The high-flying Indian team beat the defending champions Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup 2022 trophy in their maiden final appearance. India have been bronze medallists in 1952, 1955 and 1979.
 
Wins from Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy guided India to the historic triumph..

Source : Olympics

A)
9 Medals
B)
14 Medals
C)
17 Medals
D)
21 Medals

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 14 Medals

Indian archers wrapped up a highly successful Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq with a total of 14 medalseight golds, four silvers and two bronze.

The Indian team of women archers Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami, and Sakshi Chaudhary has won India’s first gold medal of the continental meet after defeating Kazakhstan in Iraq.
 
The men’s team of Prathamesh Fuge, Rishabh Yadav, and Jawkar Samadhan has won the second gold for India. The compound mixed duo of Prathmesh Fuge & Parneet Kaur won the third Gold Medal at Asia Archery Cup.
 
India medal winners :
 
* Women’s team compound : gold (Sakshi Chaudhary, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Gopichand Swami)

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Men’s team compound : gold (Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Fuge, and Prathamesh Jawkar)

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Mixed team compound : gold (Prathamesh Fuge and Parneet Kaur)

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Men’s individual compound : Prathmesh Fuge (gold); Rishabh Yadav (silver); Jawkar Samadhan (bronze)

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Women’s individual compound : Sakshi Chaudhary (gold); Parneet Kaur (silver)

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Women’s team recurve : gold (Avani, Bhajan Kaur and Laxmi Hembrom)

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Men’s team recurve : gold (Mrinal Chauhan, Parth Salunkhe and Juyel Sarkar)

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Mixed team recurve : silver (Parth Salunkhe and Bhajan Kaur)

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Men’s individual recurve : Mrinal Chauhan (gold); Parth Salunke (bronze)

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Women’s individual recurve : Bhajan Kaur (silver)

source : Olympics