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

1 .

Who signed up NFT partner for Women's T20 Challenge in 23rd May 2022?

A)

BCCI

B)

EWCB

C)

NZNC

D)

SANC

Correct Answer : BCCI

The Indian cricket board, usually a slow-starter when it comes to picking up trends, has finally gone ahead and embraced the idea of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT). On Monday(23rd May 2022), the cricket board unveiled cricket metaverse company FanCraze as its official associate partner for the Women's T20 Challenge.

For the longest time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had stayed away from bringing NFT companies on board as sponsors and had also asked the franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to 'keep the distance'. This happened at a time when the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its other member boards had already started bringing NFT companies on board through official tie-ups..

Source : Times Of India

2 .

Which State win Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship 2022 in Imphal?

A)

Kerala

B)

Odisha

C)

Karnataka

D)

Haryana

Correct Answer : Haryana

Hockey Haryana emerged winners of the Hockey India sub-junior women's national championship 2022 after defeating Hockey Jharkhand 2-0 in the final in Imphal yesterday(22nd May 2022). Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey 3-0 to secure third place in the tournament.

Pushpanjali Sonkar, Manisha Patel, and Purnima Yadav scored a goal each to help Uttar Pradesh Hockey seal third place in the competition for the second consecutive time..

Source : News On Air

3 .

Which City crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions?

A)

Liverpool

B)

Manchester

C)

Birmingham

D)

Edinburgh

Correct Answer : Manchester

* In Football, Manchester City have been crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions their fourth title success in the last five seasons.

* Manchester City’s dramatic 3-2 win over Aston Villa in the final game of the season sealed the title and saw them finish one point ahead of second-place Liverpool at the end of a grueling battle for supremacy.

* In Manchester City’s 38 league matches this season, they have won 29, drawn six, and lost three, scoring 99 goals in the process.

Source : News On Air

4 .

Who is wins Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull 2022?

A)

Lewis Hamilton

B)

Max Verstappen

C)

Carlos Sainz Jr.

D)

Daniel Ricciardo

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday(22nd May 2022) to take over at the top from Ferrari's luckless Charles Leclerc, who retired with an engine failure while leading.

Mexican Sergio Perez finished a dutiful second, 13 seconds behind but with the consolation of a bonus point for fastest lap, after being told to let his team mate pass for a third victory in a row after Imola and Miami.

The 24-year-old Dutch driver is now six points clear of Leclerc after winning four of six races -- all those he has finished..

Source : Sport Star

5 .

Which Indian youngster defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022 in a chess tournament?

A)

Arjun Erigaisi

B)

Sagar Shah

C)

R Praggnanandhaa

D)

Pentala Harikrishna

Correct Answer : R Praggnanandhaa

Teen chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa has defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, for the second time this year. The young chess icon outsmarted Carlsen in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.

According to reports, the fifth round was progressing towards a draw. However, a one-move blunder by Norway’s Carlsen led to Praggnanandhaa’s victory at the match. The win took the teenager's score tally to 12 points and Carlsen was pushed to the second spot on the leader board.

Praggnanandhaa’s victory over Carlsen comes exactly three months after his win at the Airthings Masters event. The young Indian Grandmaster beat World No 1 Carlsen in the eighth round of the online rapid chess tournament. Following his victory, Indian chess icon Vishwanathan Anand, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, and several others congratulated him..

Source : Economic Times

6 .

Which state won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship title?

A)

Odisha

B)

Jharkhand

C)

West Bengal

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Odisha

Odisha women’s team has won its first-ever gold in Senior Nationals as they defeat Karnataka 2-0 in the final of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship Here on 17th May 2022. Earlier, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Haryana 3-2 in the third-fourth place match.

The 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

However solid defensive performances from both sides ensured that the match went into the Halftime with the scoreline reading 0-0. Punam Barla (34′) opened the scoring in the match in the third quarter as Odisha picked up the lead.

Ashim Kanchan Barla (59′) sealed the game with a late goal as Odisha beat Karnataka 2-0 to claim the championship..

Source : Times Of India

7 .

Who won the UEFA European Football League title 2022?

A)

Mainz

B)

Dortmund

C)

Viktoria Koln

D)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Correct Answer : 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

8 .

Which Indian boxer won gold in the 52 kg category at the Women's World Boxing Championship 2022?

A)

Jamuna Boro

B)

Pwilao Basumatary

C)

Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Nikhat Zareen

Correct Answer : 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

9 .

Which cricketer-turned-politician has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to one-year imprisonment?

A)

Vinod Kambli

B)

Navjot Singh Sidhu

C)

Gautam Gambhir

D)

Chetan Chauhan

Correct Answer : 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.

10 .

Which country hosted Deaflympics 2021?

A)

Spain

B)

France

C)

Brazil

D)

Canada

Correct Answer : 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.