Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams
March 5, 2009 November 13, 2023
1. Rhythm Sangwan, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Cricket
[C] Shooting
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: C [Shooting]
Notes:
India’s Rhythm Sangwan has won the bronze medal in the women’s 10-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 for rifle and pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.
It was Rhythm Sangwan’s first individual senior medal at the shooting World Cup. She has won medals in Shooting World Cups and Shooting Championship at junior as well as at senior level.
2. Which Indian cricketer has become only the third Indian opener to cross 13,000 runs across formats?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Ravindra Jadeja
[D] Shubman Gill
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Correct Answer: B [Rohit Sharma]
Notes:
India captain Rohit Sharma has become the third Indian opener to cross 13,000 runs across formats, after Virender Sehwag (15,758) and Sachin Tendulkar (15,335) to achieve this feat.
He is the third-quickest to the mark among all openers, only behind Matthew Hayden (293 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (295), as he crossed the mark in his 307th innings.
3. Which Tennis player has won the Roland Garros 2023 trophy?
[A] Novak Djokovic
[B] Carlos Alcaraz
[C] Daniil Medvedev
[D] Casper Ruud
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Correct Answer: A [Novak Djokovic]
Notes:
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won the Roland Garros 2023 trophy after a victory against Norwegian Casper Rudd.
With this win, Novak Djokovic has now reached the tally of 23 Grand Slam titles, the most by any male tennis player. The highest number of grand slams by a tennis player is won by Margret Court – 24 Grand slams.
4. Which state has bagged the overall championship in 2023 Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Tripura
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: D [Odisha]
Notes:
The maiden Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav was held recently in Bhubaneswar with Odisha emerging as overall champion.
The Mahotsav is a coordinated effort of the Union Ministry of Culture, Odisha Government, and KIIT University. The event witnessed participation of 5000 tribal athletes, 1000 officials of 2 states.
5. Which country’s football team clinched the Intercontinental Cup in 2023?
[A] India
[B] Malaysia
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
Indian Men’s Senior Football Team recently defeated Lebanon 2-0 to clinch Intercontinental Cup in Bhubaneshwar.
Indian captain Sunil Chhetri and Lallianzuala Chhangte scored goals. This is India’s second title in the tournament, following their win in the inaugural edition in 2018. This is Chhetri’s 87th international goals in 137 appearances. He is only behind Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of Argentina.
6. Harinderpal Singh Sandhu, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Hockey
[C] Squash
[D] Table-Tennis
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Correct Answer: C [Squash]
Notes:
Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu defeated Rachel Arnold and Ivan Yuen of Malaysia in the final to win the Asian mixed doubles squash championship.
India ended their campaign with two medals as the pair of Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh secured a bronze.
7. Lallianzuala Chhangte and Manisha Kalyan, who were in the news recently, play which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Badminton
[D] Squash
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Correct Answer: B [Football]
Notes:
India and Mumbai City FC footballer Lallianzuala Chhangte was named as the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) Men’s Footballer of the Year for 2022-23.
Manisha Kalyan was named as the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2022-23. She recently became the first Indian to play in UEFA Women’s Champions League.
8. Justine Henin, who was seen in the news, was a famous sportsperson playing which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Tennis
[C] Basket Ball
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: B [Tennis]
Notes:
The International Tennis Federation has awarded Justine Henin its highest honour, the Philippe Chatrier Award.
Justine Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, and was part of Belgium’s team that won the Fed Cup (now called the Billie Jean King Cup) in 2001.
9. Which state of Australia announced not to host 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected exceeding expenditures.?
[A] Victoria
[B] Queensland
[C] Tasmania
[D] New South Wales
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Correct Answer: A [Victoria]
Notes:
Australia’s state of Victoria not to host 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected exceeding expenditures.
The state head announced that the prices could blow out to more than A$7 billion ($4.8 billion) from a budgeted A$2.6 billion if they went ahead.
10. Which Indian badminton duo won the Korea Open 2023 title?
[A] Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun
[B] Satwiksairaj and Ashwini Ponnappa
[C] Satwiksairaj and Chirag
[D] Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu
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Correct Answer: C [Satwiksairaj and Chirag]
Notes:
Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world no. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a 3-game men’s doubles final to clinch the Korea Open 2023 title in Yeosu, Korea.
The duo entered the summit clash after a win over the world number two Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang. Satwik and Chirag have won the Indonesia Super 1000 and Swiss Open Super 500 titles this year.
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