31. Bundesliga, the first tournament to resume after the Covid-19 pandemic, is associated with which sports?
[A] Basketball
[B] Football
[C] Hockey
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: B [Football]
Notes:
Bundesliga, the professional football league in Germany is the first tournament to resume after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The German Football Association (DFL) has planned to complete the season by June 30. The German government approved the league to conduct the matches. On March 13, the Bundesliga was suspended owing to the pandemic. Now, all games will be held behind closed doors as there is a ban in Germany for mass gatherings. Bundesliga is known for the world’s highest average audience in the stadium.
32. Aritz Aduriz, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Basket Ball
[C] F1 Racing
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: A [Football]
Notes:
Aritz Aduriz, the famous striker of the Athletic Bilbao club, has recently announced his retirement from football after a two-decade long career.
He has taken this decision to retire as he needed a hip replacement to perform as an athlete in the future. Athletic Club, also commonly known as Athletic Bilbao, is a Spanish professional football club. At present, he is the sixth-highest scorer of the club with 172 goals. He was a member of Spain team at the 2016 European Championship.
33. Who has been nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
[A] Shikhar Dhawan
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Jasprit Bumrah
[D] Ravindra Jadeja
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Correct Answer: B [Rohit Sharma]
Notes:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has nominated Indian cricket star Rohit Sharma for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Other stars including Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Yadav have been shortlisted by the BCCI for the Arjuna Award. The period of consideration for the awards is between January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019. Rohit Sharma has been named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019.
34. Sreedhar Shenoy, who passed away recently, is associated with which sport?
[A] Cricket
[B] Hockey
[C] Football
[D] Kabaddi
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Correct Answer: B [Hockey]
Notes:
Veteran Hockey coach Sreedhar Shenoy from the state of Kerala has recently passed away. He has produced more than 5000 players including Olympian Dinesh Naik.
He played a crucial role in nurturing hockey at the school level in the state. He served as a great coach and tournament organiser of hockey matches. He has trained various national players including P.R. Sreejesh. He was also the coach for the State senior and junior hockey teams.
35. Which Indian chess player bagged the second place in the Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament?
[A] P. Harikrishna
[B] Adhiban
[C] Koneru Humpy
[D] Harika Dronavalli
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Correct Answer: A [P. Harikrishna ]
Notes:
Ace Indian chess player P. Harikrishna bagged joint second place in the Sharjah World Stars online chess tournament.
Top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the online tournament by scoring 7.5 out of 10 points. The second-seeded Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna finished second while Polish Grandmaster Radoslaw Wojtaszek finished third.
36. Which Indian Badminton star is to launch the series of Fit India’s interactive sessions called ‘Fit India Talks’?
[A] Saina Nehwal
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Sai Praneeth
[D] Srikanth Kidambi
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Correct Answer: B [P V Sindhu]
Notes:
India’s flagship fitness awareness movement, Fit India is launching a new series of interactive sessions with ace sportspersons of the country.
This series of interactive sessions has been launched with an objective of inspiring young children of the country and to encourage them to actively take part in sports. Badminton star P V Sindhu and Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri will launch the inaugural session, in the presence of HRD Minister and Sports Minister.
37. G. Akash, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Table Tennis
[B] Chess
[C] Weight Lifting
[D] Javelin Throw
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Correct Answer: B [Chess]
Notes:
A 23-year old chess player from Tamil Nadu, G. Akash has recently become the 66th Grandmaster of India.
Akash’s Grand Master title was confirmed at the second council meet of International Chess Federation (FIDE) of the year 2020. The Chennai-based player won the National title in the year 2012. His present FIDE rating is 2495.
38. Who is the head of the Sports Ministry’s committee to select this year’s National Sports Awards winners?
[A] Mukundakam Sharma
[B] S B Sinha
[C] Markandey Katju
[D] Jagannadha Rao
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Correct Answer: A [Mukundakam Sharma]
Notes:
The Sports Ministry has constituted a 12-member committee to select this year’s National Sports Awards winners.
The committee is to be headed by retired Supreme Court Justice, Mukundakam Sharma. It will select the award winners among both athletes and coaches. The members include Former India Cricketer Virender Sehwag, Hockey star Sardar Singh and Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik.
39. Which South African Cricketer has been recently inducted into the ICC hall of fame?
[A] Shaun Pollock
[B] Dale Steyn
[C] AB de Villiers
[D] Jacques Kallis
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Correct Answer: D [Jacques Kallis]
Notes:
South Africa’s cricket all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been recently inducted into the ICC hall fame.
In addition, Australian women all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar and former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas were also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Jacques Kallis is the 4th South African player to be inducted.
40. Poulomi Ghatak who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sport?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Hockey
[D] Table Tennis
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Correct Answer: D [Table Tennis]
Notes:
One of the most successful women Table Tennis players of India, Poulomi Ghatak has announced her retirement.
She is a seven-time National title winner in Table Tennis, just short of the record of 8 titles currently held by Indu Puri. She is to concentrate on Table-Tennis coaching. Poulomi’s had inaugurated her academy in June last year, along with her husband Soumyadip Roy, who is also a former National TT Champion.
