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A)
Andrey Rublev
B)
Carlos Alcaraz
C)
Alexander Zverev
D)
Stefanos Tsitsipas

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Carlos Alcaraz

Teenager Carlos Alcaraz became the first tennis player to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at same clay-court event after he registered 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Novak Djokovic to book his place in the Madrid Open final on May 7th. He beat Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals to pave way for the biggest win of his career against world no. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals. He went on to win the men's singles event after beating Alexander Zverev in the finals.

A)
Tata Group
B)
Reliance Group
C)
Aditya Birla Group
D)
Adani Group

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Adani Group

Adani Sportsline, a part of Adani Group, has acquired the rights to own and operate a franchise in UAE's flagship T20 league. With this, the Indian conglomerate has made its entry into franchise cricket. The UAE T20 league is an annual event that will feature six franchise teams competing in a 34-match event.

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

Correct Answer : Option (C) - China

Asian Games 2022, which were due to take place in September 2022 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed until an unspecified date. Though no reason has been given for the indefinite postponement of the event, the resurgence of the COVID-19 cases in China is expected to be the key cause.

A)
1st May 2022
B)
2nd May 2022
C)
3rd May 2022
D)
4th May 2022

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 4th May 2022

Formula 1 announced the sad demise of Tony Brooks on Wednesday(4th May 2022). The Brit was the last surviving F1 race winner from the 1950s, who passed away on May 4, 2022, at the age of 90. Brooks, who was born Charles Anthony Standish Brooks on February 25, 1932, was known as the 'Racing Dentist,' having famously dovetailed his studies in dentistry at the University of Manchester during the beginnings of his racing career. He qualified as a dentist in 1956.
 
Who was Tony Brooks?
Tony Brooks was an extremely fast driver, who won sixes Grand Prix despite having just made 38 starts. He narrowly missed out on the world championship in 1959 and was regarded as one of the Best British racers alongside Stirling Moss to never win the title. Brooks was the most successful driver of his era after Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, and Moss. His most famous victory was perhaps at the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, a home win he shared with his compatriot Moss.
 
Brooks made his debut for BRM at the 1956 British Grand Prix before going on to drive for Vanwall in 1957 and 1958. The year after he was picked by Enzo Ferrari, the season he also came agonizingly close to winning the world title, only to lose it by four points to Jack Brabham..

Source : Republic World

A)
Wriddhiman Saha
B)
Alzarri Joseph
C)
Srikar Bharat
D)
David Miller

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Wriddhiman Saha

The BCCI has banned journalist Boria Majumdar for two years for “threatening and intimidating” India wicketkeeper "Wriddhiman Saha". The ban, which includes not getting press accreditation for any matches in India, an embargo on interviewing centrally contracted players and no access to any of the cricket board’s and state units’ facilities, has been made effective after the Apex Council rubber-stamped the three-member fact-finding committee’s recommendations.
 
The Indian Express exclusively reported on April 23 that the BCCI was set to ban Majumdar after its three-member committee comprising the cricket board’s vice-president Rajiv Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal and the BCCI Apex Council member Prabhtej Singh Bhatia found him guilty of “bullying” Saha. As reported by this paper, a communication would be sent to the ICC also, that they ban the journalist for global events.
 
On Wednesday, the BCCI’s interim CEO Hemang Amin wrote to all the member units, The Indian Express has accessed the letter, informing them about the punishment meted out to the journalist and requesting for compliance..

Sourcce : Indian Express

A)
Manu Bhaker
B)
Vedika Sharma
C)
Antoaneta Boneva
D)
Anudari Tsolmonbaatar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Vedika Sharma

* Vedika Sharma won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol at the ongoing Deaflympics 2021 in Caxias do Sol, Brazil.

* Sharma’s bronze medal takes India in the medal tally to four at the quadrennial event.

* Pranjali Dhumal has finished at fourth position in the same event.

* currently, India stands at the eighth spot with two gold and two bronze medals.

* Earlier in the event, the rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth and the badminton team had won gold medals for India.

Source : The Print

A)
Kamalpreet Kaur
B)
Seema Punia
C)
Dutee Chand
D)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kamalpreet Kaur

May 5th, 2022 : Indian Olympic athlete Kamalpreet Kaur, who finished sixth in the discus throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 last year, has been provisionally banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after she tested positive for banned drugs. As per The Associated Press, the 26-year-old discus thrower has been put under a provisional ban, while the doping case is being investigated. She tested positive for an anabolic steroid called stanozolol, which is most famously known for being used by sprinter Ben Johnson during the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
 
The AIU, took to their official Twitter handle on Wednesday night to put out a statement about the same. “The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the@WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules,” AIU wrote in a tweet. As per the official website of AIU, Kamalpreet’s doping case has been dated 29 March 2022.

A)
Shrabani Das
B)
V Rithika
C)
Harshada Sharad Garud
D)
Gyaneshwari Yadav

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Harshada Sharad Garud

Harshada Sharad Garud on Monday(2nd May 2022) became India's first weightlifter to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece.
 
The 18-year-old Harshada claimed the yellow metal with a total effort of 153kg (70kg+83kg) in the women's 45kg category, opening India's account on day one of the competition. 
 
The 70kg effort in snatch earned Harshada a top-of-the-podium finish while she was second-best in the clean and jerk section, behind Turkey's Bektas Cansu (85kg), who took home silver medal with an overall effort of 150kg (65kg+85 kg)..

Source : Republic World

A)
Jitu Rai
B)
Anjali Bhagwat
C)
Abhinav Bindra
D)
Dhanush Srikanth

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Dhanush Srikanth

* Shooter "Dhanush Srikanth" has won gold and Shourya Saini has also won the bronze in the men's 10m air rifle competition in the 24th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

* Later, the Indian badminton team also won gold after beating Japan by 3-1 in the final to make it a double celebration for the country.

* Ukraine is leading the chart with 19 gold, six silver and 13 bronze medals.

* With two gold and one bronze medal, India has placed eighth on the medals table.

Source : Republic World

A)
Mark Selby
B)
John Higgins
C)
Mark Williams
D)
Ronnie O'Sullivan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ronnie O'Sullivan

* Ronnie O'Sullivan (English snooker player) has won his seventh World Snooker Championship crown after beating Judd Trump (English snooker player) by 18-13.

* With this win, he has been equalled Stephen Hendry's modern-day record of seven world titles.

* O'Sullivan has won his first world title in 2001.

* He has also claimed snooker’s biggest prize in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020 before his triumph over the Bristolian.

Source : News Sky