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1 .

Who win second gold medal for India in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage in South Korea 2022?

A)

Anish Bhanwala and Mehuli Ghosh

B)

Heena Sidhu and Manu Bhaker

C)

Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane

D)

Shahu Tushar Mane and Anish Bhanwala

Correct Answer : Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane

In the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting World Cup 2022, India topped the medal tally at Changwon in South Korea. India finished the tournament with eight medals including three golds, four silvers and one bronze and was way ahead of hosts Korea and Serbia in the medal tally.

The day began on a brilliant note for India when the troika of Arjun Babuta, Shahu Tushar Mane and Paarth Makhija helped the country bag its third gold medal beating Korea 17-15 in the 10-metre air rifle team event.

Earlier, Arjun Babuta had won the gold medal in the men’s air rifle category, while the duo of Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged gold in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team category 13th July 2022. Arjun, Makhija and Mane fought neck to neck and staged a comeback, leading through the final to claim the top prize ahead of the Korean team of Seungho Bang, Sangdo Kim and Hajun Park.

The second medal of the day came in the form of silver when the trio of Elavenil Valaviran, Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita settled for silver after going down to the home team of Jihyeon Keum, Eunseo Lee and Dayeong Gwon 10-16. In the men's 10m air Pistol team event final, the Indian team put up a spirited fight against the experienced Italian trio of Paolo Monna, Alessio Torracchi and Luca Tesconi before going down 15-17, ensuring another silver for the country..

Source : News on Air

2 .

Who will lead India in the upcoming 5-match T20 series against West Indies in July 2022?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

KL Rahul

C)

Rishabh Pant

D)

Hardik Pandya

Correct Answer : Rohit Sharma

The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Borad of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday(14th July 2022) named the squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies. Rohit Sharma will be leading the side while Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are not in the squad. KL Rahul is back in the fold after being sidelined due to injury last month. However, his inclusion is subject to fitness. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also earned a recall, while leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not named in the squad. News agency PTI reported that Kohli and Bumrah have both been rested for the series

Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Ishan Kishan are all part of the T20I squad for the upcoming series against West Indies. The five-match T20I series against West Indies will begin on 29th July 2022. There will be a three-match ODI series that will be played before the T20Is, beginning 22 July 2022.

Source : NDTV

3 .

Which position in india the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings 2022?

A)

2nd

B)

3rd

C)

4th

D)

5th

Correct Answer : 3rd

New Zealand continues to reign supreme at the top of the table with 126 points while England are second with 122 points. India moved to third place in the point table with 108 points leaving Pakistan behind at fourth place with 106 points.

Pos	Team (T)	Matches (M)	Points (P)	Rating (R)
1	New Zealand NZ	14	1,776	127
2	England ENG	23	2,811	122
3	India IND	23	2,479	108
4	Pakistan PAK	19	2,005	106
5	Australia AUS	23	2,325	101
6	South Africa SA	19	1,872	99
7	Bangladesh BAN	25	2,397	96
8	Sri Lanka SL	29	2,658	92
9	West Indies WI	33	2,351	71
10	Afghanistan AFG	18	1,238	69
11	Ireland IRE	22	1,171	53
12	Scotland SCO	19	886	47
13	UAE UAE	19	724	38
14	Netherlands NED	18	603	34
15	Zimbabwe ZIM	17	539	32

Source : Icc-cricket

4 .

Who became the fastest Indian bowler in total of 80 matches to reach his 150 wickets?

A)

Jasprit Bumrah

B)

Yuzvendra Chahal

C)

Mohammed Shami

D)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Correct Answer : Mohammed Shami

Pacer "Mohammed Shami" on Tuesday(12th July 2022) became the fastest Indian to scalp 150 wickets in ODIs.

Shami achieved this feat during the first ODI of the three-match series against England here at the Kennington Oval on Tuesday. The pacer took three wickets, which included the likes of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, and Craig Overton.

He took a total of 80 matches to reach his 150 wickets and surpassed the record of former Indian pacer Ajit Agarkar, who took 97 matches.

Shami also became the joint-third fastest ever to take 150 ODI wickets along with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. Australia’s Mitchell Stars (77 matches) and Pakistan’s Saqlain Mushtaq (78 matches) hold the top-two positions for fastest bowlers to reach 150 ODI wickets..

Source : The Print

5 .

Which Indian batsman has reached his career-best ranking of 5th position on ICC T20 Batting Rankings 2022?

A)

Shikhar Dhawan

B)

Hardik Pandya

C)

Rishabh Pant

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav has jumped to his career-best 5th rank on ICC T20 Batting Rankings. He is the only Indian in the top 10 of ICC T20 Batting Rankings 2022. The only other player in the top 10 of ICC T20 Rankings is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is ranked at the 8th spot in the ICC T20 Bowler Rankings 2022.

6 .

Which Indian bowler has been ranked at the top in the ICC ODI Bowler Rankings 2022?

A)

R Ashwin

B)

Jasprit Bumrah

C)

Yuzvendra Chahal

D)

Mohammad Shami

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has regained number one ranking in ICC ODI Bowler Rankings 2022, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retained their 3rd and 4th ranking respectively in ICC ODI Batting Rankings 2022.

The next ranked bowler in ICC ODI Bowling Rankings 2022 is Yuzvendra Chahal, who has slipped two places to the 20th position, followed by Mohammad Shami, who has jumped four places to the 23rd position.

7 .

Who is women's cricket team led in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Shafali Verma

B)

Deepti Sharma

C)

Smriti Mandhana

D)

Harmanpreet Kaur

Correct Answer : Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur is all set to lead Team India in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting on July 28.

The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met on Monday(11th July 2022) to pick the squad for the forth coming 2022 Commonwealth Games.

This will be the first time that Women’s T20 International will be featured in the prestigious multi-sport event.

India is in Group A with Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand, and South Africa are placed in Group B. The top two teams from the respective pools will progress to the semi-finals. India is scheduled to play three games in the league stage of the tournament starting July 29, 2022.

Team India squad : Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, S Meghana, Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia (Wk), Yastika Bhatia (Wk), Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana..

Source : The Print

8 .

Who won the Gijon Chess Masters on 8th July 2022?

A)

D. Gukesh

B)

Nihal Sarin

C)

Arjun Erigaisi

D)

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu

Correct Answer : D. Gukesh

India’s D. Gukesh won the Gijon Chess Masters here on Friday(8th July 2022), with eight points out nine rounds. GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil finished second with 6.5 points while International Master Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain came third scoring six points. In the ninth and last round, Gukesh drew with Cuba’s GM Martinez Duany.

With the win, Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the sixth Indian to do so after Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran, P. Harikrishna, Vidit Gujarati and B. Adhiban..

Source : The Hindu

9 .

Who won first gold medal in shooting at the Changwon, South Korea, International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage?

A)

Gagan Narang

B)

Abhinav Bindra

C)

Arjun Babuta

D)

Vijay Kumar

Correct Answer : Arjun Babuta

In Shooting, India’s Arjun Babuta have won his first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage at Changwon in South Korea. He defeated Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky of the USA 17-9 in the final 11th july 2022.

Arjun Babuta had also topped the eight-men ranking round with a score of 261.1 ahead of Lucas Kozeniesky’s 260.4. Israel’s Sergey Richter settled for bronze with a score of 259.9 while India’s Paarth Makhija managed 258.1 for a fourth-place finish.

Arjun Babuta had qualified second to make it to the eight-man ranking round behind Sergey Richter on Sunday. Paarth Makhija had qualified in fifth place from the 53-strong field. The third Indian shooter in the mix, Shahu Tushar Mane finished 30th. This was India’s first medal under new national foreign rifle coach Thomas Farnik.

Source : News on Air

10 .

What is the name of the 94-year-old woman who won gold in 100m at the World Masters Athletics Championships 2022?

A)

Bhawani Mehta

B)

Bhagwani Devi

C)

Bhagwani Ram

D)

Gurpreet Sandhu

Correct Answer : Bhagwani Devi

The 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won a gold and 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Tampere, Finland on July 10, 2022.

By this, the athlete proved age is just a number you can achieve anything in your life at any point. The 94-year-old from Haryana ran 100 meters in 24.74 seconds to clinch the gold. She won a bronze medal in shot put as well..

Source : Sportstiger

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