1. David Stern who passed away recently was the Commissioner of which famous Sports league?
[A] Formula 1, F1
[B] National Basketball Association, NBA
[C] Major League Baseball, MLB
[D] National Hockey League, NHL
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Correct Answer: B [National Basketball Association, NBA]
Notes:
A famous figure among the basketball Community David Stern passed away recently. He served as the Commissioner of National Basketball Association, NBA from 1984 to 2014. He also made a record of being the longest serving Commissioner of a major league. He played a crucial role in broadening the scope of NBA in the international arena and making it popular and successful. The Women’s National Basketball Association was founded under his leadership.
2. Fouaad Mirza, who was recently seen in news, is a famous sportsperson of which event?
[A] Boxing
[B] Equestrian
[C] Javelin Throw
[D] Shot put
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Correct Answer: B [Equestrian ]
Notes:
Fouaad Mirza was recently qualified to represent India in the Tokyo Olympics, in the equestrian event. The 27-year-old sportsman is the first Indian rider to qualify for the Olympics in equestrian sports. The only other rider was Imtiaz Anees, who was given a wildcard in Sydney Olympics
He is also the first Indian to win an individual medal in Asian Games since 1982, when he won the silver medal in the Team event in Asian Games 2018. The International Federation for Equestrian Sports recently confirmed his participation in the Olympics.
3. Which Indian cricketer won the best male International cricketer award of BCCI, named Polly Umrigar award?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[C] Jasprit Bumrah
[D] Cheteshwar Pujara
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Correct Answer: C [Jasprit Bumrah]
Notes:
During the recent Annual BCCI awards Ceremony, Indian ace cricketer Jasprit Bumrah was selected as the best male International cricketer and he was presented with the renowned ‘Polly Umrigar’ award. He also bagged the Dilip Sardesai award for highest wicket taker. In the 2018-19 season, Bumrah clinched 34 wickets in 6 matches.
Another Indian cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara was presented with the Dilip Sardesai award for highest run getter while the awards for the best international debut were given to Mayank Agarwal and Shafali Verma in men’s and women’s category respectively.
4. Wade Ormsby, who won the Hong Kong Open title for the second time , is associated with which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis
[C] Racing
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: D [Golf]
Notes:
Top professional golfer of Australia, Wade Ormsby recently clinched the Hong Kong Open title for the second time in last three years. Another ace golfer and British Open champion Shane Lowry finished the tour in the second place. The tournament was held in Hanling, Hong Kong.
Ormsby is a 39-year-old golfer, who had earlier won the Hong Kong Open title in 2017, which was his maiden European Tour victory. By this victory, Ormsby is only the second wire-to-wire winner of this tour.
5. Which cricketer was named as the Captain of ICC’s ODI and Test teams of the year?
[A] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Kane Williamson
[D] Eoin Morgan
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Correct Answer: B [Virat Kohli]
Notes:
The International Cricket Council recently announced its team of the year and also presented the annual awards. Indian Cricket team skipper Virat Kohli was named as the Captain of both ICC’s ODI and Test Teams of the year. Apart from Virat, only Mayank Agarwal found place in the ICC Teat team, while the other Indians in the ODI Team were Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.
Virat has also won the Spirit of Cricket award, presented by the ICC. Along with Virat, who captains both the teams, Ben Stokes of England and Mitchell Starc of Australia were placed in both the ODI and Test teams of ICC.
6. The ban on which Indian sports federation has been lifted recently by its International Regulator, ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020?
[A] Athletic Federation of India
[B] Archery Association of India
[C] All India Tennis Association
[D] All India Football Federation
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Correct Answer: B [Archery Association of India]
Notes:
Recently the World Archery has conditionally lifted the suspension of the Archery Association of India, ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Archery Association of India had been suspended since August 5th, 2019, following elections in New Delhi on 18th January.
The Indian archery athletes were only allowed to compete under a neutral flag at events that directly affected their qualification chances for the Olympics. After the ban is lifted, Indian archers are allowed to participate in World Archery events. India currently has three men’s and one women’s quota place at Tokyo 2020.
7. Which Indian cueist won the title at the Senior National Billiards Championship, which was his career’s 33rd National title?
[A] Saurav Kothari
[B] Pankaj Advani
[C] Dhvaj Haria
[D] Geet Sethi
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Correct Answer: B [Pankaj Advani]
Notes:
World-class Indian cueist and 23-time world champion Pankaj Advani has recently clinched his 33rd National title by winning the title at the Senior National Billiards Championship.
In the tournament held at Pune, Pankaj defeated his fellow cueist Sourav Kothari 5-2 in the finals. In the semi-final held earlier, Pankaj dominated with a 5-0 victory over Dhvaj Haria of Gujarat. This is not only the 33rd national title of Pankaj Advani, but this is also his 10th senior title. He will also participate in the national snooker championship, which is scheduled in the same venue from February 3.
8. Sports Authority of India (SAI) and which sports federation recently announced to establish High Performance Centres in seven places across the country?
[A] Athletic Federation of India
[B] Hockey India
[C] Boxing Federation of India
[D] Swimming Federation of India
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Correct Answer: B [Hockey India]
Notes:
Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Hockey India jointly announced that High Performance Centres would be established in seven places across the country. The Centres are expected to provide world-class facilities to Junior and Sub-Junior hockey players.
The Centres, which would provide international exposure to players, will be monitored by Hockey India. Four Centres including the National Hockey Academy at Dhyan Chand National Stadium will be functional within three months. This step is taken to promote the game and groom young players for the upcoming Olympic Games.
9. Teenage cricketer Naseem Shah recently became the youngest person to get a hat trick in test cricket. He belongs to which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] West Indies
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah recently became the youngest person to get a hat trick in test cricket. Naseem, aged 16 years and 359 days took three wickets against Bangladesh on February 9, 2020 to set this record.
10. The cricket team of which country was recently presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy?
[A] England
[B] South Africa
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: C [Australia]
Notes:
The Australian team was presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy. The team has retained the trophy by topping in eight-team ODI competition played from 2017 to 2020.
Australia has scored 34 points from 18 matches with one more series to play. The ICC Women’s Championship qualified hosts New Zealand and four other top teams including Australia, England and South Africa, directly to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021.
