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. Which Indian cricketer is selected for the ‘C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award’ of BCCI?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] K Srikkanth
[C] Sunil Gavaskar
[D] Dilip Vengsarkar
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Correct Answer: B [K Srikkanth]
Notes:
Former Indian Cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth is selected for the prestigious ‘C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award’, presented by the National Cricket Board of India, BCCI. The famous cricketer from Tamil Nadu represented India from 1981 to 1992.
The other cricketer who is also to be presented with the award is Anjum Chopra, former Captain of Indian women’s cricket team. The awards will be presented at the BCCI Annual awards function, to be held in Mumbai, on January 12, 2020.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Anshu Malik, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Tennis
[C] Wrestling
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: C [Wrestling]
Notes:
In the recently held Rome Ranking Series wrestling event 2020, Indian teenage wrestler Anshu Malik won the silver medal by technical superiority. She lost the final match for gold against the Nigerian wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye in the 57 kg category.
The 18-year-old wrestler Anshu maintained her form throughout the tournament and she won the bouts against several top-rated wrestlers of the world. Another Indian wrestler Divya Kakran missed her bronze medal, after losing to Danielle Suzanne Lappage of Canada. 2019 World Championship bronze winner Vinesh Phogat is yet to compete in the tournament.
9. Which Indian wrestler won the Gold medal at the Rome Ranking Series 2020 event, held recently?
[A] Geeta Phogat
[B] Babita Phogat
[C] Vinesh Phogat
[D] Sakshi Malik
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Correct Answer: C [Vinesh Phogat]
Notes:
Top Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the Gold medal in the 53 kg category, at the Rome Ranking Series 2020 event, held recently. In the final bout for gold, she defeated the Ecuadorian wrester Luisa Elizabeth Valverde 4-0. In the journey towards the final match, Vinesh overpowered two top-rated and tough Chinese wrestlers. This is her first Gold medal in the year 2020.
Earlier, in the tournament, another Indian wrestler Anshu Malik won the silver medal in the 57 kg category.
10. The ninth Nation’s Cup Boxing Tournament, at which India won six medals, was held in which country?
[A] Russia
[B] Serbia
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Serbia]
Notes:
The ninth Nation’s Cup Boxing Tournament was held in the city of Sombor, Serbia. India finished the tournament with an impressive haul of six medals, including four silver and two bronze.
Monika, Ritu Grewal, M Meena Kumari and Bhagyabati won silver medals for India, under the categories of 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg and 75 kg respectively. Though all the four Indians were qualified for and contested the final bout for gold, they settled for silver medals. Other Indian boxers, Pavitra and Basumatary Pwilao won a bronze medal each.
