Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams
11. Harshada Sharad Garud, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Boxing
[B] Weight-lifting
[C] Squash
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: B [Weight-lifting]
Notes:
Harshada Sharad Garud made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in Weightlifting, at the IWF Junior World Championships at Heraklion in Greece.
She lifted 153-kilogram in the 45-kilogram weight category, to finish on top of the podium. Before the 18-year old sportsperson, there are only two Indians to win a medal in IWF Junior World Championships. Mirabai Chanu had won a bronze in 2013 and Achinta Sheuli won a silver medal last year.
12. Ronnie O’Sullivan, who recently became the oldest World Champion, plays which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Snooker
[C] Squash
[D] Golf
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Correct Answer: B [Snooker]
Notes:
English snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, the current world number one, claimed his seventh World Championship title with a win over Judd Trump to equal Stephen Hendry’s record.
The 46-year old snooker player becomes the oldest world champion in Crucible history. He won his first professional ranking event at 17 years. He is also the youngest player to win the Masters at 19. O’Sullivan has been awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2016, for services to snooker.
13. What is the mascot of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
[A] Appu
[B] Dhakad
[C] Veer
[D] Ghambhir
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Correct Answer: B [Dhakad]
Notes:
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games.
Haryana is hosting the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games from June 4 to June 13 at Panchkula and other cities. Five traditional games like gatka, thang-ta, kalarippayattu, mallakhamb and yogasana have been introduced for the first time in Khelo India Youth Games.
14. Which racing driver won the ‘Monaco Grand Prix’ Title?
[A] Max Verstappen
[B] Sergio Perez
[C] Charles Leclerc
[D] Lewis Hamilton
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Correct Answer: B [Sergio Perez]
Notes:
32-year-old Mexican Racing Driver Sergio Perez recently clinched the Monaco Grand Prix title. The ace driver arrived 1.1 seconds clear of his Spanish rival Carlos Sainz Jr.
Series leader and world champion Max Verstappen finished the event third. Another ace driver Charles Leclerc finished fourth. It was Perez’s first win of the season and the third of his career, making him the most successful Mexican F1 driver.
15. Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita, seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Shooting
[C] Fencing
[D] Sailing
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Correct Answer: B [Shooting]
Notes:
Indian women’s shooting team of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita have bagged a gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle women’s team event at the ISSF World Cup 2022.
This was India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup being held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
16. Who is the first woman cricketer to appear in six World Cups?
[A] Jhulan Goswami
[B] Mithali Raj
[C] Charlotte Edwards
[D] Clare Taylor
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Correct Answer: B [Mithali Raj]
Notes:
Ace woman cricketer Mithali Raj recently announced her retirement from all forms of Cricket. The 39-year-old player is the first and only woman cricketer in the world to appear in six World Cups so far.
She joined the list of Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan’s Javed Miandad recently, for this feat. Her tally of 7,805 runs from 232 ODIs is the highest in the women’s ODI game. She is also the long-serving India captain with a total of 10,868 runs, a women’s cricket record.
17. Matt Fitzpatrick, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Table Tennis
[C] Golf
[D] Snooker
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Correct Answer: C [Golf]
Notes:
World number-18 Golfer England’s Matt Fitzpatrick captured his first major title by winning the US Open in a thrilling fight.
The 27-year-old player, who has won the 2013 US Amateur, has bagged his first professional US victory. Americans Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris were the other ace players who participated in the event.
18. Which racing driver won the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix?
[A] Max Verstappen
[B] Sebastien Vettel
[C] Lewis Hamilton
[D] Charles Leclerc
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Correct Answer: A [Max Verstappen]
Notes:
Red Bull racing driver Max Verstappen claimed his fifth win at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took his second podium of the season finishing the race in the third position.
Verstappen claimed his sixth victory of the season, and his 26th overall title. Spanish driver Carlos Sainz of Ferrari clinched the second position. Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion completed the podium, since the Bahrain season opener.
19. Which tennis player became the first player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams?
[A] Rafael Nadal
[B] Novak Djokovic
[C] Roger Federer
[D] Andy Murray
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Correct Answer: B [Novak Djokovic]
Notes:
Novak Djokovic recently became the first player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams.
He achieved this feat when he defeated Korean player Kwon Soon-woo for his 80th win in Wimbledon. Djokovic was playing for the first time after losing to Rafael Nadal last month in the French Open quarterfinals.
20. Which Indian wrestler won a bronze medal at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022?
[A] Deepak Punia
[B] Ravi Kumar Dahiya
[C] Bajrang Punia
[D] Anshu Malik
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Correct Answer: A [Deepak Punia]
Notes:
Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The 23-year-old wrestler after losing to Azizbek Fayzullaev of Uzbekistan and Nurtilek Karypbaev of Kyrgyzstan, settled for the bronze. India won 25 medals in all in the U23 meet in the event, including 10 gold medals.
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