Sports Current Affairs MCQs
31. Which country’s women’s football team won the FIFA World Cup title in 2023?
[A] Japan
[B] Spain
[C] Germany
[D] England
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Correct Answer: B [Spain]
Notes:
The Spanish women’s football team put up a dominant performance against England to win their maiden FIFA World Cup title.
Spain’s Aitana Bonmati was the player of the tournament. Spain also joined Germany as one of only two nations to have secured both the men’s and women’s titles.
32. Which state is set to play host to the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: A [Jharkhand]
Notes:
The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023 for women would be held in Jharkhand from 27th October to 5th November 2023.
This is the 7th edition of the tournament in which Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Thailand, and hosts India are expected to participate. Indian Women’s Team won the prestigious title in 2016 and in the following edition in 2018, they finished runners-up.
33. Which Indian player won a bronze medal in men’s singles at BWF World Badminton Championships 2023?
[A] Lakshya Sen
[B] HS Prannoy
[C] K Srikanth
[D] Chirag Shetty
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Correct Answer: B [HS Prannoy]
Notes:
Indian badminton player HS Prannoy finished with a bronze medal in the men’s singles at the BWF World Badminton Championships 2023 after losing his semi-final match in Copenhagen, Denmark.
World No. 9 HS Prannoy lost 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 to Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, third in the badminton ranking.
34. Magnus Carlsen, who won the Chess World Cup Title, is from which country?
[A] Norway
[B] France
[C] Spain
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: A [Norway]
Notes:
Top-ranked Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the Chess World Cup by defeating India’s RPraggnanandhaa.
The 32-year-old Norwegian, who has been ranked the world’s top player for more than 12 years, defeated the 18-year-old Indian in a final played over three days in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2022, Praggnanandhaa was the youngest player ever to defeat Carlsen until October when another Indian teenager, D Gukesh, broke the record.
35. Parul Chaudhary, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Steeplechase
[B] Javelin Throw
[C] Archery
[D] Shooting
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Correct Answer: A [Steeplechase]
Notes:
India’s Parul Chaudhary finished 11th in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
She set a new National Record and also went past the entry standard for Paris Olympics. Parul clocked 9:15.31s and broke the record set during Rio Olympics in 2016 while also finishing under 9:23.00s, the qualification mark for Paris Olympics.
36. Muhammed Anas and Amoj Jacob, who were in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Javelin Throw
[B] Weight lifting
[C] Relay
[D] Shotput
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Correct Answer: C [Relay]
Notes:
Indian men’s 4x400m relay team consisting of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh broke the Asian record.
The team qualified for the final round of the World Championships, for the first time. The earlier Asian record of 2:59.51 was in the name of Japanese team. The earlier national record was 3:00.25 set in 2021.
37. Which was the first major sports event to offer equal prize money to men and women?
[A] BWF world championship
[B] US Open
[C] Australia Open
[D] NBA world championship
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Correct Answer: B [US Open]
Notes:
The 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to men and women was recently held.
The ceremony was attended by former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former tennis player Billie Jean King, amateur player Gabby Bell, singer Sara Bareilles, and president of the United States Tennis Association Brian Hainline.
38. Which country’s cricket board announced to equalise women’s match fees with men’s team?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] England
[C] West Indies
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [England]
Notes:
The England Cricket Board (ECB) announced that it will increase the match fees for the England Women’s cricket team to bring them in line with the Men’s cricket team.
England joins the likes of New Zealand, India and South Africa in announcing equal match fees for both men’s and women’s teams.
39. Which cities are the host of India’s first two FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers?
[A] Kolkata and Durgapur
[B] Bhubaneswar and Guwahati
[C] Mysuru and Bengaluru
[D] Chennai and Puducherry
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Correct Answer: B [Bhubaneswar and Guwahati]
Notes:
Bhubaneswar and Guwahati will host India’s opening two home matches in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2, the All India Football Federation announced.
India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and Mongolia.
40. Avinash Sable, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Shooting
[B] Archery
[C] Steeplechase
[D] Tennis
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Correct Answer: C [Steeplechase]
Notes:
In Athletics, India’s Avinash Sable qualified for his maiden Diamond League Final after finishing fifth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase race at the Xiamen Diamond League 2023 in China.
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali, the reigning Olympic and world champion, won the Xiamen track and field event with a meet record. India’s Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin throw) and Murali Sreeshankar (men’s long jump) have already entered the Diamond League Final.
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