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23 questions with worked solutions.
Answer: Mastercard
Mastercard became the title sponsor for BCCI matches. Such questions test current sports sponsorship and association updates.
Q2. Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?
Answer: Glamorgan
Ravi Shastri played county cricket for Glamorgan. The other options are also county teams, but they were not associated with him.
Q3. Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
Answer: Wilson Jones
Wilson Jones was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title. He is a well-known pioneer in Indian cue sports.
Answer: Brazil
The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup was awarded to Brazil. It will be the first Women's World Cup hosted in South America.
Answer: Sharath Kamal
At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Sharath Kamal won the gold medal in men's singles table tennis. He was one of India's standout performers in the event. Therefore, the correct answer is Sharath Kamal.
Answer: Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch captained the Australian cricket team in limited-overs formats during the relevant period. Steve Smith and Pat Cummins were associated with other captaincy roles, while David Warner was not the limited-overs captain. Hence, the correct answer is Aaron Finch.
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open 2020 Men's Singles, defeating Dominic Thiem in a 5-set final. It was Djokovic's 8th Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam title overall.
Q8. Who unveiled the trophies of the T20 World Cups in Melbourne?
Answer: Kareena Kapoor
The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 was hosted in Australia. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan unveiled the Men's T20 World Cup trophies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as part of the pre-tournament ceremony.
Answer: Football
Tulsidas Balaram was a renowned Indian footballer. He was part of India’s famous football team in the 1950s and 1960s. Hence, the correct answer is football.
Q10. _____ is the nickname for the Italian national team.
Answer: Azzurri
The Italian national football team is popularly known as the Azzurri, referring to the blue color of their jerseys. The other options are nicknames of different national teams.
Q11. Nirmala Sheoran, who was banned for 4 years for doping, was associated with which sport?
Answer: Athletics
Nirmala Sheoran was an Indian track-and-field athlete. The doping ban was reported in connection with athletics, not with racket or combat sports.
Q12. Who holds the women's world record in the 400-metre race?
Answer: Marita Koch
Marita Koch holds the women's 400-metre world record, set in 1985. It remains one of the oldest standing world records in athletics.
Q13. Rumeli Dhar, who retired in June 2022, is related to which sport?
Answer: Cricket
Rumeli Dhar is an Indian cricketer, and she announced her retirement in June 2022. She is associated with cricket, not the other listed sports.
Answer: 7
India performed strongly in arm wrestling at the Asian Championship 2024 in Tashkent and won 7 medals in total. This is a current affairs fact-based question.
Q15. In which sport did India not participate in the recently held Paris Olympics?
Answer: Pole Vault
Pole vault is a specific athletics event, and India did not have participation in it in the Paris Olympics. The other options are sports/events in which India did participate.
Answer: Sartaj Singh Tiwana
The gold medal in the finals of the 50-metre rifle three positions event at the Khelo India University Games in Bengaluru was won by Sartaj Singh Tiwana.
Q17. Sarah Jane Taylor, who retired in September 2019, is associated with which sport?
Answer: Cricket
Sarah Jane Taylor is an English cricketer. She announced her retirement from international cricket in September 2019. Therefore, the correct answer is Cricket.
Answer: Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan
In November 2022, Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan became the first Indian mixed doubles pair to break into the top five of the ITTF World Rankings, a historic achievement for Indian table tennis.
Q19. What are the colours of the official mascot for the Tokyo Olympics?
Answer: White, Blue and Pink
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics official mascot Someity (the Paralympic mascot) features white, blue and pink/cherry-blossom colors. Miraitowa (the Olympics mascot) featured blue-white checkered pattern. The answer refers to the combined color palette: White, Blue and Pink.
Q20. In October 2024 FIDE ratings (Open section), who held the top ranking with two Indians in the top 5?
Answer: Magnus Carlsen
In the October 2024 FIDE World Chess Rankings, Magnus Carlsen of Norway held the #1 position. Indian players D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi were both ranked in the top 5, marking a historic milestone for Indian chess.
Q21. Which of the following is NOT a sport added in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics?
Answer: Billiards
The LA 2028 Olympics added 5 new sports: Cricket (T20), Lacrosse (6-a-side), Baseball/Softball, Flag Football, and Squash. Billiards is not an Olympic sport and was not added to LA 2028.
Q22. Who won the 2017 China Open Men's Singles title?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal won the 2017 China Open Men's Singles title held in Beijing. He defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final, as part of his remarkable 2017 comeback season.
Q23. Sarah Taylor, who recently announced her retirement, played for which country?
Answer: England
Sarah Taylor is a former England women's cricket player (wicketkeeper-batswoman) who was considered one of the best in the world. She retired from international cricket.