1. Who is the first Indian to win four medals at World Wrestling Championships?
[A] Vinesh Phogat
[B] Bajrang Punia
[C] Babita kumari
[D] Gita Phogat
Answer: B [Bajrang Punia]
Notes:
India’s Bajrang Punia recently won bronze in men’s 65 kg category at World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade.
With this medal, Bajrang Punia becomes first Indian to win four medals at world wrestling championships. He won bronze in 2013, silver in 2018 and bronze in 2019. Another Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat captured a bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category.
2. Duleep Trophy, which was held recently, is associated with which sports?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Tennis
[D] Badminton
Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
The Duleep Trophy final between the West Zone and South Zone was recently held in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
It is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. In this year’s edition, West Zone defeated South Zone by 294 runs, and won the title. Ajinkya Rahane was the skipper of the West Zone cricket team.
3. PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Cricket
[C] Football
[D] Hockey
Answer: D [Hockey]
Notes:
PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for the second year in a row.
Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia, the captain of the Indian women’s hockey team both received the FIH goalkeeper of the year title in the men’s and women’s categories. Savita is only the third athlete to win Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) for three years in a row.
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4. Which Indian player has been named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category in 2022?
[A] Harmanpreet Singh
[B] Sreejesh
[C] Mandeep Singh
[D] Birendra Lakra
Answer: A [Harmanpreet Singh]
Notes:
India ace Hockey Player Harmanpreet Singh was named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category for the second successive time.
He became only the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men’s category) in consecutive years. Albers of Netherlands has been named the FIH Player of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s category. Harmanpreet scored 18 goals from 16 games, with two hat-tricks, in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-’22
5. Which racing driver won the Formula One world championship title in 2022?
[A] Charles Leclerc
[B] Max Verstappen
[C] Lewis Hamilton
[D] Sebastien Vettel
Answer: B [Max Verstappen]
Notes:
Max Verstappen was declared Formula One world champion after winning the Japanese Grand Prix title.
The 25-year old Belgian-Dutch racing driver was awarded the title when second-place finisher Charles Leclerc was given five-second penalty. He was the winner of the 2021 Formula One World title as well.
6. Rashmi Kumari and Sandeep Dive, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Chess
[B] Tennis
[C] Carrom
[D] Table-Tennis
Answer: C [Carrom]
Notes:
India won both the men’s and women’s team titles in the 8th World Carrom Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia.
38-year-old Rashmi Kumari emerged the most victorious as she won three titles including the singles, doubles and team titles. The men’s title was bagged by Sandeep Dive while the team title was won by the two along with Nilam Ghodake, Kajal Kumari and Debajani Tamuly.
7. Saurav Ghoshal and Ramit Tandon, who were in the news, play which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Squash
[C] Basket Ball
[D] Hockey
Answer: B [Squash]
Notes:
Indian men’s team clinched their first-ever gold at the Asian Squash Team Championships. They defeated Kuwait in the final in straight sets in Cheongju, South Korea.
Indian squash players Saurav Ghoshal and Ramit Tandon won their games in the final. Previously, the Indian team had won 2014 Asian Games Gold. Hong Kong defeated Malaysia to win the women’s Asian Team Championship title for the fourth time this millennium.
8. Which racing driver won the ‘Abu Dhabi Grand Prix’ Title in 2022?
[A] Max Verstappen
[B] Charles Leclerc
[C] Sergio Perez
[D] Lewis Hamilton
Answer: A [Max Verstappen]
Notes:
Red Bull driver and World Champion Max Verstappen clinched his 15th Grand Prix win of 2022 in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is the final race of the Formula 1 2022 season.
Charles Leclerc finished second in the race, followed by Sergio Perez. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to finish the race because of a mechanical failure. Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from F1, making the Abu Dhabi GP the final race of his career.
9. Who is the first football player to score goals in 5 different World Cups?
[A] Lionel Messi
[B] Cristiano Ronaldo
[C] Neymar
[D] Kylian Mbappé
Answer: B [Cristiano Ronaldo]
Notes:
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to score goals in 5 different World Cup tournaments.
The former Manchester United player reached this milestone after he converted a penalty in the 65th minute against Ghana in their Group H match.
10. Unnati Hooda, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Squash
[C] Badminton
[D] Hockey
Answer: C [Badminton]
Notes:
Unnati Hooda becomes first Indian to enter U-17 women’s singles final in Asia Junior Badminton Championships.
She clinched the silver medal in the Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Men’s doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat and U-15 men’s singles shuttler Anish Thoppani also won silver medals.
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