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

1 .

Who won the gold medal in the 800m "Danish Open 2022 swimming competition"?

A)

Vedaant Madhavan

B)

Michael Phelps

C)

Ryan Murphy

D)

Alexander L Bjorn

Correct Answer : Vedaant Madhavan

Upcoming Indian swimmer "Vedaant Madhavan", son of Indian film star "R Madhavan", won the gold medal in the men's 800m freestyle event at the ongoing Danish Open 2022 swimming competition in Copenhagen on Sunday(17th Apr 2022).

Vedaant Madhavan clocked a personal best of 8:17.28 - 11.48 seconds better than his previous best and 0.10 seconds faster than silver medallist Alexander L Bjorn. The Indian national swimming record in the 800m freestyle is 8:00.76.

This is the second medal for the 16-year-old Vedaant Madhavan at the ongoing event and his third personal best in as many races.

Earlier on Friday(15th Apr 2022), Vedaant Madhavan had won silver in the men's 1500m freestyle event with a personal best time of 15.57.86. However, his personal best of 1:54.50 in 200m freestyle wasn’t enough to fetch him a medal as he finished 12th overall.

Source : Olympics

2 .

Which indian swimmer wins silver medal Danish Open 1500m freestyle?

A)

Virdhawal Khade

B)

Hakimuddin Habibulla

C)

Vedaant Madhavan

D)

Adaveeshaiah P. Gagan Ullalmath

Correct Answer : Vedaant Madhavan

In the men's 1500m freestyle event, 16-year-old "Vedaant Madhavan", son of Indian actor "R Madhavan", achieved his personal best time of 15.57.86 to clinch the silver medal in the 10-swimmer final.

3 .

Which Indian swimmer won the men's 200m butterfly gold at the Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark?

A)

Sajan Prakash

B)

Srihari Nataraj

C)

Kushagra Rawat

D)

Sandeep Sejwal

Correct Answer : Sajan Prakash

Ace Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly event at the Danish Open 2022 in Copenhagen on Friday(15th Apr 2022).

Competing for the first time in an international meet this year, Sajan Prakash clocked 1.59.27 seconds to finish on top podium. Denmark’s Heorhij Lukashev followed with the timing of 1:59.89 and Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, 2:02.81, came third.

Last year, Sajan Prakash clocked the national record timing of 1:56:38 in the 200m butterfly to become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics directly by breaching 'A' standard time. He also became the first and only Indian swimmer to make it to two Olympic Games.

Source : Olympics

4 .

Which team won the 71st Women's Senior National Basketball Championship?

A)

Punjab

B)

Haryana

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Indian Railways

Correct Answer : Indian Railways

The women’s title was won by the Indian Railways team after defeating Telangana 131-82.

5 .

Which team has won the 71st Men's Senior National Basketball Championship?

A)

Punjab

B)

Tamil Nadu

C)

Gujarat

D)

Indian Railways

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

In Basketball, Tamil Nadu beat Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men’s title in the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship.

6 .

Which state unveils logo of 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup?

A)

Assam

B)

Bihar

C)

Kerala

D)

Odisha

Correct Answer : Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister "Naveen Patnaik" on Thursday(14th apr 2022) unveiled the official logo of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.

The quadrennial tournament is scheduled to be held from January 13 to 29, 2023.

Hockey India and its official partner Odisha will host the marquee event for the second consecutive time in the country after successfully conducting the event in 2018.

"It's an honour and delight for me to unveil the logo of the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup for the second consecutive time," expressed Naveen Patnaik after unveiling the official logo.

The 15th edition of the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup will be staged in two cities Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, where the country's largest hockey stadium is being constructed. The new world-class stadium will have a seating capacity of 20,000..

Source : Business Standard

7 .

Name the Indian badminton player who lost to Toma Junior Popov of France to win silver medal in men's singles final of Orleans Masters 2022?

A)

Ansal Yadav

B)

B. Sai Praneeth

C)

Mithun Manjunath

D)

Rahul Yadav Chittaboina

Correct Answer : Mithun Manjunath

In Badminton, India’s Mithun Manjunath lost to Toma Junior Popov of France, 21-11, 21-19, in the finals of the Orleans Masters 2022 to settle for a silver medal.This was the first-ever BWF Super 100 final match played by Mithun Manjunath.

8 .

Who will host Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023?

A)

India

B)

England

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

South Africa

Correct Answer : India

India will host Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 ((SCCWC 2023) to champion the rights of street children worldwide. Organised by Save the Children India (Bal Raksha Bharat) and Street Child United, the 10-day event, which will be held in September, will have 22 teams from 16 countries participating in it.

The event will have street-connected children and young people take part in a mixed-gender cricket tournament, a festival of arts and a congress to champion the rights of street children worldwide.

SCCWC 2023 is the second edition of the tournament. The inaugural event was held in London/Cambridge in 2019, where eight teams competed, and Team India South emerged victorious after beating hosts England in a highly competitive final.

The winners will return in 2023 to defend their title alongside seven other teams from India who will represent organisations from across different regions of the country. They will be joined by teams from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, England, Hungary, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Source : Times of India

9 .

Who has become the second Indian to score 10000 runs in T20 cricket?

A)

KL Rahul

B)

Rohit Sharma

C)

Virat Kohli

D)

Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma became the second Indian after Virat Kohli to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket during the Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings IPL Match on April 13, 2022. He has become the seventh batsman overall to reach the major milestone after Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli and David Warner.

10 .

Which country will host FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup this year?

A)

India

B)

Pakistan

C)

Bangladesh

D)

Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : India

The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be hosted by India this year for the very first time. This will be the seventh edition of the tournament and it is scheduled to start from October 11 and conclude on October 30, 2022.