Sports Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 175 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Sports Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
11. Which is the state bird of Goa, that was recently named as the mascot of the National Games, 2020?
[A] Great hornbill
[B] Flame-throated bulbul
[C] Greater flamingo
[D] Blyth’s tragopan
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Correct Answer: B [Flame-throated bulbul]
Notes:
Rubigula, the Flame-throated Bulbul is the official state bird of Goa. The bird, also known as Ruby-throated yellow bulbul, has been named as the official mascot for the 2020 National Games.
Goa is set to play host to the 36th edition of the National Games from 20th October to 4th November, 2020 in 37 sports disciplines across 24 venues. In a ceremony recently held, Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju unveiled the state bird as the mascot.
12. Harmeet Desai, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Squash
[B] Tennis
[C] Badminton
[D] Table Tennis
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Correct Answer: D [Table Tennis]
Notes:
The 26-year-old Indian Table Tennis player, Harmeet Desai was seen in news as he clinched his maiden title in the National Table Tennis championship held recently.
In the hard-fought finals, he defeated another top-rated player Manav Thakkar and won the men’s singles title. Manav Thakkar has earlier defeated the top seeded player G. Sathiyan in the semi-finals. Harmeet Desai, an Arjuna awardee, had also won the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship title in 2019. Sutirtha Mukherjee won the women’s singles title, for the second time in a row.
13. Navneet Kaur, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Hockey
[C] Wrestling
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: B [Hockey]
Notes:
Top Striker of the Indian Hockey team Navneet Kaur was seen in news recently, as she scored two crucial goals against the host New Zealand and led the country to a 3-0 win in the last game of the five-match tour.
In the tour, India began with a 4-0 win over New Zealand Development squad and two subsequent loses. In the fourth match against Great Britain, the Indian skipper Rani Rampal, who was recently chosen as the ‘World Games Athlete of the year’, scored a goal to lead India to the 1-0 win.
14. Rakhi Halder, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Weight-lifting
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: C [Weight-lifting]
Notes:
Rakhi Halder, the Indian weight-lifter from West Bengal was seen in news recently as she bagged gold medal in 64kg category at the 35th edition of the Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships, being held at Kolkata.
Rakhi Halder, who is an Indian Railways employee, had clinched gold in the Commonwealth Championship in June 2019 and the bronze medal at the Qatar International Cup. Earlier, former World champion Mirabai Chanu from Manipur set a new national record in the 49-kg category and won gold medal.
15. 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.
16. Aditya Mehta, who was seen in news recently, is associated with sports?
[A] Snooker
[B] Weight-lifting
[C] Archery
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: A [Snooker]
Notes:
Indian cueist Aditya Mehta was seen in news recently as he won the National Snooker Championship, held at Pune. He represented the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and defeated the 22-time-world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the title. Pankaj recently won the National Billiards Championship.
Vidya Pillai of Karnataka clinched the women’s snooker title, by beating Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh.
17. Gulmarg, where the National winter games event is set to be held, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Jammu & Kashmir
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Correct Answer: D [Jammu & Kashmir]
Notes:
Gulmarg is a popular skiing destination and a hill-station town located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Pir Panjal Range in the western Himalayas.
The town is set to host the five-day national winter games event under Khelo India, from March 7. As many as 30 events are scheduled to be organised under five major activities namely snowboarding, snow skiing, cross country and snow show.
18. Which Indian player was recently named ‘Player of the Year for 2019’, by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
[A] Manpreet Singh
[B] Mandeep Singh
[C] Sreejesh
[D] Harmanpreet Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Manpreet Singh]
Notes:
The captain of Indian men’s team Manpreet Singh was recently named ‘Player of the Year for 2019’, by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Manpreet became the first Indian to win the prestigious award since its introduction in 1999. Manpreet Singh successfully led India to victories in FIH Series Finals and FIH Olympic Qualifiers in 2019. He has recently completed 250 international matches for India during the FIH Men’s Hockey Series Finals 2019.
19. Which late Basketball player was recently named finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’?
[A] Barbara Stevens
[B] Kim Mulkey
[C] Kobe Bryant
[D] Rudy Tomjanovich
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Correct Answer: C [Kobe Bryant]
Notes:
The global sports icon Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash three weeks ago, was recently named as finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’.
One of the most dominant players in NBA history played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his 20-year career. Many other former Basket ball players and national coaches have also been named finalists of the ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’.
20. Bhawna Jat, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which athletic sports?
[A] Race Walking
[B] Long jump
[C] Hurdling
[D] Javelin Throw
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Correct Answer: A [Race Walking]
Notes:
Bhawana Jat is a top-rated female race walker of India. She was seen in news recently as she was qualified for the Tokyo Olympics Games in 20km Race-Walk event.
The 24-year-old Race walker from Rajasthan was declared as qualified, after she set a new national record at the seventh National Race Walk Championships, held in Ranchi. The Olympic qualification mark was 1:31.00, while she completed the race in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 54 seconds.
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