31. Which country is the host of the SAFF Championship in 2023?
[A] Nepal
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
Answer: B [India]
Notes:
In the SAFF championship India is set to face Lebanon in the semi-final at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
India earlier recorded a 2-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championship. In 2022, India retained the SAFF U20 title by beating Bangladesh 5-2 in the final.
32. Which country hosted the Asian Surfing Championship 2023?
[A] India
[B] Maldives
[C] Mauritius
[D] Bangladesh
Answer: B [Maldives]
Notes:
The India surf team, participating for the first time, in the Asian championship has bagged the bronze medal.
Two Tamil Nadu youths also broke into the top 10 Asian rankings. As a team, India scored 2,708 points securing the third position, thereby winning the bronze medal. Japan won the gold with 4,450 points.
33. Which Indian becomes fifth highest run-scorer in international cricket, after surpassing South Africa’s Jacques Kallis?
[A] Ravindra Jadeja
[B] Rohit Sharma
[C] Virat Kohli
[D] Shubman Gill
Answer: C [Virat Kohli]
Notes:
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli surpassed South Africa’s Jacques Kallis to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history.
Kohli achieved this feat in the batting charts during India’s second Test against West Indies at Port of Spain.
34. Which position was bagged by the Indian shooters as a team in the Junior World Championship?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fifth
Answer: B [Second]
Notes:
The Indian shooters failed to get among the individual medals in rapid fire pistol, but combined to bag the team silver behind China in the Junior World Championship in Changwon, Korea,
Sameer Ghulia, Mahesh Pasupathy, and Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu, won the team silver in rapid fire pistol in the Junior World Championships.
35. Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Tennis
[C] Badminton
[D] Chess
Answer: B [Tennis]
Notes:
Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney are to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame. 21-time Grand Slam singles champion and seven-time Paralympic gold medallist, Esther Vergeer began her career in an era when wheelchair tennis was not included in the top events.
Rick Draney, who won 12 singles titles and six in doubles before the Grand Slam era of wheelchair tennis. Draney has been credited with bringing quad tennis — a classification that accounts for impairment in the arms as well — to the Paralympics and other top tournaments.
36. Sarita and Rakesh Kumar, who won medals for India recently, play which sports?
[A] Chess
[B] Archery
[C] Shooting
[D] Table tennis
Answer: B [Archery]
Notes:
Indian compound archers Sarita and Rakesh Kumar claimed the country’s first-ever gold medal in the World Archery Para Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
The duo claimed the mixed team world title, while 16-year-old armless archer Sheetal Devi bagged the compound women’s individual silver. Sarita bagged a second medal when she took the women’s team bronze with Jyoti.
37. Leon Marchand, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Swimming
[C] Cricket
[D] Shooting
Answer: B [Swimming]
Notes:
During the first day of the world swimming championships in Japan, France’s Leon Marchand broke American swimmer Michael Phelps’ final individual world record by winning the 400m individual medley.
Phelps, the most celebrated athlete in the history of the Summer Olympics, was present at the event, having earned 28 medals across five Olympics, including 23 gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals.
38. Which country is the host of Asian Games 2023?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Japan
Answer: B [China]
Notes:
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confirmed that India men’s and women’s football teams will participate in the upcoming Asian Games 2023 in China.
India football teams did not get the nod to participate in the Asian Games 2018 edition. Sports Ministry of India relaxed a rule which stated that only top 8 teams in Asia will get the nod to participate.
39. Which badminton player has clinched the Japan Open 2023 singles men’s title?
[A] Kidambi Srikanth
[B] Viktor Axelsen
[C] Lakshya Sen
[D] Chen Long
Answer: B [Viktor Axelsen]
Notes:
The Danish World No.1 Viktor Axelsen clinched victory in the Japan Open final after defeating Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.
In women’s singles, world number two An Se-Young of South Korea beat He Bing Jiao of China to clinch the title. She also replaced replacing Japan’s reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi to bag the World No. 1 spot.
40. Where is the ‘World Police and Fire Games 2023’ held?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Japan
[D] Canada
Answer: D [Canada]
Notes:
The 2023 World Police and Fire Games is a community-wide sports event that is held from July 28 – August 6, 2023 at Winnipeg, Canada.
India is represented by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the athletes of CRPF bagged five gold and one silver medal for India on the first day of the event.