11. Divya Kakran, Pinki and Sarita Mor, who were seen in news recently, are associated with which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Chess
[C] Archery
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: D [Wrestling]
Notes:
Divya Kakran recently won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, recently being held in New Delhi. Divya won all four bouts in the five-wrestler 68kg category. Other Indian wrestlers Pinki and Sarita Mor also secured the gold medal in the women’s 55kg and 59kg categories respectively.
Earlier, Ashu, Aditya Kundu and Hardeep won bronze medals for India in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Championships.
12. Which team bagged the 9th National Ice Hockey Championship, 2020 title?
[A] Indian Army Red
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Indian Army Blue
[D] Indo Tibetan Border Police
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Army Red]
Notes:
At the 9th National Ice Hockey Championship recently held, the Indian Army Red team lifted the National Championship title. They defeated the Indo Tibetan Border Police team in the hard-fought final to bag the title.
The Army Red team had players from the Ladakh Scouts Regiment. 12 teams including Maharashtra, Haryana, Ladakh, Chandigarh, ITBP and the Army participated in the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI)-organised championship.
13. Who is the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Ross Taylor
[C] Lasith Malinga
[D] Ben Stokes
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Correct Answer: B [Ross Taylor]
Notes:
Veteran Cricketer of the New Zealand Team, Ross Taylor recently created history by becoming the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game- Test, ODI, T20 I.
He achieved this feat during the first test match against India in Wellington. The 35-year-old batsman played his 100th T20 International against India last month. Taylor is also the leading run-scorer of New Zealand, in Test and ODI formats.
14. Which state plays host to the first-ever Khelo India University Games?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Odisha
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack in Odisha, via video conferencing.
More than 3000 athletes from nearly 150 universities across the country will participate in 17 disciplines. The games are to be held in various venues of the state including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from February 22 to March 1.
15. Which cricketer is to be conferred with honorary citizenship by the Pakistan government?
[A] Chris Gayle
[B] Brian Lara
[C] Darren Sammy
[D] Viv Richards
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Correct Answer: C [Darren Sammy]
Notes:
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that the government would confer honorary citizenship on former West Indian captain Darren Sammy. He will also be presented with Pakistan’s highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Haider.
Darren Sammy has been associated with the Pakistan Super League-PSL since its inception and he is presently leading Peshawar Zalmi. In 2017 he agreed to come to Lahore for the PSL final after several foreign players declined to arrive in, due to security concerns.
16. Which Indian Grand Master recently won the Cannes Open Chess Tournament?
[A] Praggnanandhaa
[B] D. Gukesh
[C] Harshavardhan
[D] Sasi Kiran
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Correct Answer: B [D. Gukesh]
Notes:
The world’s second youngest Grandmaster, India’s 13-year-old D. Gukesh has recently won the Cannes Open Chess Tournament, held in Cannes, France.
He defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of France in the final round and scored 7.5 points. The Tamil Nadu player remained unbeaten in the tournament and had defeated the top-seeded Chongsheng Zeng of China. Gukesh had earlier won the Hillerod 110th Anniversary Open event in Denmark.
17. Tennis star Maria Sharapova, who recently retired from the sport, belongs to which country?
[A] France
[B] Switzerland
[C] Russia
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: C [Russia]
Notes:
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former WTA World No.1 has recently announced her retirement from professional Tennis.
The 32-year-old Tennis icon from Russia has won 36 WTA titles and held WTA World No.1 rank for continuous 21 weeks. She won her first Grand Slam at the age of 17, when she won the Wimbledon title in 2004. She had also won her Career Grand Slam.
18. Which Indian University was the winner of the Khelo India University Games 2020?
[A] Savitribai Phule Pune University
[B] Panjab University
[C] Madras University
[D] Andhra University
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Correct Answer: B [Panjab University]
Notes:
The inaugural edition of the Khelo India University Games concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on March 1. The Panjab University was crowned as Champions with 17 Gold medals among a total of 46 medals.
The second position was bagged by the Savitribai Phule University, Pune with 37 overall medals. Punjabi University was placed in the third place. Famous athlete Dutee Chand set a new National University record in 100 m race and won the gold medal in both the 100m and the 200m races.
19. Heather Watson of the United Kingdom recently won the women’s singles title of which Tennis tournament?
[A] Australian Open
[B] Mexican Open
[C] Tata Open Maharashtra
[D] French Open
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Correct Answer: B [Mexican Open]
Notes:
Heather Watson of the United Kingdom won the singles title of the Mexican Open tournament thereby winning her first WTA title in three years.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal bagged his 85th ATP Tour title and first title of 2020 by defeating Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the final of the ATP Mexico Open. This is his third Mexico Open title after 2005 and 2013.
20. Shafali Verma, who was making news recently, is a famous personality in which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Cricket
[C] Boxing
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The 16-year-old Indian cricketer Shafali Verma was seen in news recently, as she was placed in the top spot in the ICC women’s T20 International rankings.
She achieved the feat following her outstanding performance (161 runs in four innings) at the ongoing World Cup. She has become only the second Indian batter after Mithali Raj to top the women’s T20 International rankings
