11. Who has been awarded the ICC’s Player of the Tournament award?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Shaheen Afridi
[C] Sam Curran
[D] Moeen Ali
Answer: C [Sam Curran]
Notes:
England cricketer Sam Curran has been presented with the ICC’s Player of the Tournament award, after England wins the title defeating Pakistan in the final.
Curran emerged as a key bowler and a useful wicket-taker for Jos Buttler’s team, as he finished the World Cup with 13 wickets. The Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament has been announced with four England players. Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav represent India.
12. Shiva Narwal, Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh, who were seen in the news, play which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Table-Tennis
[C] Shooting
[D] Hockey
Answer: C [Shooting]
Notes:
In the Asian Airgun Championship 2022 being held in Daegu, South Korea, India’s Shiva Narwal won gold in the Men’s 10-meter air pistol.
In the women’s 10m air pistol youth competition, Kanishka Dagar, Yashsavi Joshi, and Harnavdeep Kaur clinhed gold. Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh win gold in 10m air rifle mixed team.
13. Who is the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF)?
[A] Sharath Kamal
[B] Manika Batra
[C] Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
[D] Sutirtha Mukherjee
Answer: A [Sharath Kamal]
Notes:
Achanta Sharath Kamal, ace Indian paddler, is the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF).
Eight athletes, including four men and four women, were chosen for the Athletes’ Commission from Asia, Africa, America, Europe, and Oceania. They will serve for four years, from 2022 to 2026. Sharath has already been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
14. Which state hosted the 2nd edition of North East Olympic Games in 2022?
[A] Assam
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Manipur
[D] Sikkim
Answer: B [Meghalaya]
Notes:
The 2nd edition of North East Olympic Games was hosted by Shilllong, Meghalaya in 2022. Manipur emerged as the overall team champion with a total of 240 medals
Assam took the second spot with a total of 203 medals followed by Arunachal Pradesh. In the week long event, about 3000 participants from all around the North East states competed in 18 disciplines. Nagaland will host the next edition of the Northeast Olympic Games.
15. Who has been elected as the first female president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] P T Usha
[C] Karnam Malleswari
[D] Anju George
Answer: B [P T Usha]
Notes:
Former athlete P T Usha has been elected to become the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
P T Usha won 23 medals, including 14 gold, in the Asian Championships from 1983 to 1998. She also finished fourth in the 400-metre hurdles final at the 1984 Olympics. She is also known as the ‘Payyoli Express’.
16. Which state is the host of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?
[A] Odisha
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Karnataka
Answer: A [Odisha]
Notes:
The FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 will be hosted by Odisha at Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from 13 January, 2023.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the trophy tour of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023. The trophy will travel across 13 states and one Union territory and then across all districts of the state.
17. Aditya Mittal, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Chess
[C] Badminton
[D] Hockey
Answer: B [Chess]
Notes:
Sixteen-year-old Aditya Mittal has recently become India’s 77th chess Grandmaster. The Mumbai-based player crossed 2,500 ELO points mark during the sixth round of the ongoing Ellobregat Open tournament in Spain.
Mittal is also the fifth Indian to achieve the GM title in 2022 after Bharath Subramaniyam, Rahul Srivatshav, V Pranav and Pranav Anand.
18. Which Indian won silver medal at the weightlifting World Championships?
[A] Mirabai Chanu
[B] Sathish Sivalingam
[C] Jeremy Lalrinnunga
[D] hilli Dalabehera
Answer: A [Mirabai Chanu]
Notes:
Mirabai Chanu has clinched silver medal at the weightlifting World Championships in Bogota, Colombia.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist won the silver, despite a wrist injury. The 2017 World Champion leads a four-member Indian squad at the competition. The 28-year-old from Imphal earned a silver medal in two individual categories and for her total score.
19. Anish Thoppani, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Badminton
[D] Squash
Answer: C [Badminton]
Notes:
Indian shuttler Anish Thoppani clinches silver medal in U-15 category at Badminton Asia Junior Championships, in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Anish lost the men’s singles final against Chinese Taipei’s Chung-Hsiang Yih to settle for silver. India’s under-17 men’s duo Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Sraswat secured a silver medal.
20. Which Indian cricketer broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest to 200 in an ODI innings?
[A] Rohit Sharma
[B] Ravindra Jadeja
[C] Ishan Kishan
[D] K L Rahul
Answer: C [Ishan Kishan]
Notes:
Young Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan created many records in the third and final ODI match of the series against Bangladesh.
He became the seventh batter in the world to score a double century in ODIs and fourth from India after Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag. He scored a double century off just 126 balls. He became the seventh batter in the world to achieve the feat. Ishan also broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest to 200 in an ODI innings.