Sports Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 145 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Sports Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till May 30, 2020.
1. What are ‘the camel’, ‘the mongoose’, ‘kaboom’ and ‘aluminum’ that have been in news recently?
[A] Cricket bats
[B] Military codes
[C] Squadrons
[D] Chess moves
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Correct Answer: A [Cricket bats]
Notes:
These terms were mentioned in the news recently to indicate the different the cricket bats used. “The Camel” bat was recently used by Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. Mangoose, Kaboom and Aluminium are some of the other names used to describe different cricket bats.
2. The National Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 is held in which city?
[A] Manali
[B] Shimla
[C] Leh
[D] Kullu
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Correct Answer: C [Leh]
Notes:
The 5th edition of the National Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 is being in Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh. The event is organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) today. ‘Under-20 category’ of Boys matches and Girls matches are being conducted. The Ice Hockey tournament is held in Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink in Leh. Various Ice hockey teams including Army,Delhi and Ladakh are participating in the tournament.
3. Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous personality of which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: C [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The 19-year-old Table Tennis player of India, Manav Thakkar is in news as he reached the top position in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in Under-21 men’s single category. This coveted rank could be achieved after he won the Under-21 men’s singles title at the ITTF Challenge Plus North American Open last year. Manav is only the fourth Indian to become World No.1 in the ITTF rankings.
4. Who won the men’s gold medal in 10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National shooting Championship?
[A] Saurabh Chaudhary
[B] Sarabjot Singh
[C] Abhishek Verma
[D] Shiva Narwal
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Correct Answer: A [Saurabh Chaudhary]
Notes:
The 17-year-old ace shooter of India, Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the men’s gold medal in 10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National shooting Championship, being held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Saurabh had earlier won the gold medal in Youth Olympics and Asian Games. Sarabjot Singh won the silver medal while Shiva Narwal bagged the bronze medal. Saurabh is also qualified to represent India in the Tokyo Olympics in Shooting (Air pistol category).
5. For how many times, India has emerged as winner in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament since it began in 2009?
[A] One
[B] Two
[C] Three
[D] Four
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Correct Answer: C [ Three ]
Notes:
India has emerged winner in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament for three times since it began in 2009. P.V. Sindhu won it in 2013 and 2016, and Saina Nehwal in 2017. This year, B. Sai Praneeth has been already knocked out.
6. 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.
7. Which badminton player recently won the Malaysian Masters 2020 title?
[A] Viktor Axelsen
[B] Kento Momota
[C] Sai Praneeth
[D] Kidambi Srikanth
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Correct Answer: B [Kento Momota]
Notes:
World No 1 Badminton player of Japan, Kento Momota defeated former world champion Viktor Axelsen in the final match of Malaysia Masters 2020 tournament and clinched the title.
Kento Momota had won 11 major titles in the year 2019 and that is the highest number of titles held in a year by any badminton player. He won the 2019 BWF World Tour finals and also was awarded the BWF Best Male Player of the Year award. He is expected to represent Japan in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Chinese badminton player Chen Yu Fei won the women’s singles title of the tournament.
8. Which cricketer won the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for ‘Player of the Year’, presented by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ben Stokes
[C] Kane Williamson
[D] Rohit Sharma
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Correct Answer: B [Ben Stokes]
Notes:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently presented the ICC Annual awards. The biggest award named ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for Player of the Year was bagged by the England All-rounder Ben Stokes.
Indian opener, Rohit Sharma was named the ‘ODI Player of the year’, while the Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins was presented the ‘Test Player of the year award’. The ‘Spirit of Cricket Award’ was presented to Virat Kohli. Another Indian cricketer, Deepak Chahar was given the ‘T20I Performance of the Year’ award.
9. Which country is to play host to the ICC Under -19 World Cup 2020 tournament?
[A] England
[B] New Zealand
[C] South Africa
[D] Zimbabwe
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Correct Answer: C [South Africa]
Notes:
The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2020 tournament will be hosted by South Africa. Indian U-19 Cricket Team is led by Priyam Garg. India is the defending champion of the U-19 World cup and winner of the championship for four times.
Many IPL 2020-fame players are to play for India, including Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravi Bishnoi. India’s first match is against Sri Lanka on January 19. India is placed in Group A with Sri Lanka, Japan and New Zealand. Recently the India U-19 team has won the U-19 Asia Cup and a Tri-Nations Tournament with Bangladesh and England.
10. Which Indian athlete won the GV Raja Sports award of Kerala Government, in the male category?
[A] Arokia Rajiv
[B] Jinson Johnson
[C] Govindan Lakshmanan
[D] Muhammad Anas
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Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Anas]
Notes:
Indian sprinter and national record holder in 400 metres sprint, Muhammad Anas was presented with the GV Raja award (Male) for athletics, instituted by Kerala State Sports Council.
Anas was presented the award for winning the silver medal for India in the 400-metre race at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He had also won Gold in the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. In the female category, PC Thulasi was selected as the recipient of GV Raja award. Thulasi is an Indian badminton player from Palakkad district, who was the national champion in 2016.
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