1. (a) Sachin Tendulkar created history on February 24, 2010, in Gwalior by becoming the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs with an unbeaten 200 against South Africa. Tendulkar’s phenomenal innings included 25 fours and 3 sixes, leading India to a commanding 153-run victory.
2. (d) Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid, heading into the final round; the lead was held, and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
3. (b) Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, beating the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time in the final. The match was held at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 11, 2010
4. (c) Pakistan won the Asia Cup for the second time (first in 2000).
5. (a) The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh hosted matches for the first time. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.
6. (b) The West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The West Indies were led by captain Clive Lloyd.
7. (d) India hosted the Commonwealth Games in the year 2010 in Delhi.Indian athletes won 38 gold, 27 silver, and 36 bronze medals during the Commonwealth Games 2010. This was the first time India has hosted the Games and only the second time the event has been held in Asia (Kuala Lumpur in 1998 was the first). The Games saw the participation of 71 Commonwealth Games Associations.
8. (d) The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Canada from August 16–23, 1930. The games were originally called the British Empire Games, but the name was changed to the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
9. (a) The Thomas Cup is associated with badminton,Sir George Thomas, the president of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) at the time, donated the cup in 1939. The first tournament was held in 1948–49 and Malaya won.
10. (b) 443 runs is the record for the highest team score in limited overs matches made by Sri Lanka, achieved against the Netherlands in a One Day International match on July 4, 2006.
11. (b) The Greeks were the first to introduce athletic training and competition in the history of the ancient world. The Greeks were not the first to introduce athletic training and competition in the history of the modern world.
12. (c) The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years. After 1992, when both a Summer and Winter Games were held, they have been held on a staggered two-year schedule so that the Olympic Games occur every two years in either summer or winter.
13. (d) The Davis Cup is associated with the sport of lawn tennis,The Davis Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament that is considered the world’s largest annual team sporting event. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) runs the tournament, which features teams from over 150 countries.
14. (b) Basketball is played with two teams, with 5 players from each team on the court at one time. The maximum number of players on the bench differs by the league. In international play, a maximum of 7 players is allowed on the bench, resulting in a roster of 12 players.
15. (d) The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France,The 1924 Winter Olympics were originally held in conjunction with the 1924 Summer Olympics. The success of the event led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to retroactively designate it as the first Winter Olympics. The second Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1928.
16. (a) In One Day Internationals, Akram took 502 wickets in 356 appearances, at an average of 23.52 and scored 3,717 runs, at an average of 16.52. Akram was the first bowler in international cricket to take more than 400 wickets in both forms of the game and only Muttiah Muralitharan has since achieved this.
17. (c) ‘Jamming’ refers to hitting the tennis ball straight to the opponent’s body not allowing them to extend the racquet to hit the ball well. Some of the other popular terms associated with lawn tennis are Ace, Back-court, Deuce, Double Fault, etc.
18. (d) The first edition of the Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy was played in 2011. India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and China participated in the inaugural tournament, Pakistan won the tournament.
19. (b) Each team consists of 11 players, one goalkeeper, and 10 outfield players. The outfield positions include defenders, midfielders, and attackmen. The amount of which positions on the field varies based on the style a team adopts and who has the ball.
20. (b) 19 FIFA World Cups had been played by the time of the 2010 tournament, which was the 19th in the series:
21. (a) Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in 1992. The 1992 Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand from February 22 to March 25, 1992. Pakistan won the final against England by 22 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 25, 1992.
22. (a) the first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975,The first Cricket World Cup was played in England from June 7–21, 1975. The official name of the tournament was the Prudential World Cup,The West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup, defeating Australia in the final match.
23. (b) Muttiah Muralitharan is the greatest and highest wicket taker in test cricket. With 800 wickets under his belt, Muttiah has undoubtedly proven to be an exceptional performer. He also holds the record for most wickets in ODI (534)
24. (c) Snooker is played with 22 balls, made up of one white ball (the cue ball); 15 red balls, valued at 1 point each; one yellow, 2 points; one green, 3; one brown, 4; one blue, 5; one pink, 6; and one black, 7.
25. (b) The first Asian Games were held in India. Like the Olympic Games, they are held every four years. The first edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi on 8 to 11 March 1951.
26. (a) The Corbillon Cup is awarded to the women’s team champions in the World Table Tennis Championships. It was first awarded in 1934, when the women’s team discipline was introduced.
27. (b) A baseball game is played between two teams, each usually composed of nine players, that take turns playing offense (batting and baserunning) and defense (pitching and fielding). A pair of turns, one at bat and one in the field, by each team constitutes an inning.
28. (a) The national sport of Japan is Judo. Judo is a martial art that originated in Japan in the late 19th century, and it is now widely practiced around the world.
29. (d) The Asian Games is a multi-disciplinary sports event held once every four years. It is the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
30. (b)Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka took a hat-trick in the 2003 Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh:
31. (d) Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket, with an unbeaten 400 runs against England in 2004. Lara’s score broke Matthew Hayden’s previous record of 380 runs.
32. (a) Both Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq scored a century in 56 balls in a Test match, sharing the record for the fastest Test century until Brendon McCullum broke it.
33. (a) Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most centuries in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket,Test: Tendulkar holds the record for the most centuries in Test cricket with 51,ODI: Tendulkar holds the record for the most centuries in ODI cricket with 49.
34. (c) Australia: The most successful team in the Cricket World Cup, winning the tournament six times in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023. Australia has also finished as runner-up twice.
35. (d) James Anderson became only the third bowler in the history of cricket to go past 700 Test scalps, behind only Muthiah Muralidaran (800) and Shane Warne (708).
36. (d) International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that India and Sri Lanka will co-host the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. This will be the first time for India and Sri Lanka that they will host a T20 World Cup together. Sri Lanka first hosted the T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted in 2016.
37. (b) While Australia doesn’t have an officially designated national sport, cricket is widely considered to be the country’s de facto national sport. Cricket is Australia’s most popular summer sport, and is played across the country from September to April.
38. (b) Shahid Afridi scored the fastest century in One Day International (ODI) history at the time, scoring 100 runs in 37 balls against Sri Lanka on October 4, 1996. The match took place in Nairobi as part of the KCA Centenary Tournament. Afridi’s century is considered one of the most iconic moments in cricket history.
39. (b) Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket-taker with a total of 534 wickets. The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.
40. (c) A new ball used in a test cricket match must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces, or 155.9–163 grams. The ball’s circumference must be between 8.81 and 9 inches, or 22.4–22.9 centimeter.
41. (c) The tops of the stumps in a cricket wicket are 71.12 centimeters (28 inches) above the playing surface:
42. (c) The wicket consists of three wooden stumps that are 28 inches (71.12 cm) tall. The stumps are placed along the batting crease with equal distances between each stump. They are positioned so they are 9 inches (22.86 cm) wide. Two wooden bails are placed in shallow grooves on top of the stumps.
43. (c) Sachin Tendulkar created history on February 24, 2010, in Gwalior by becoming the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs with an unbeaten 200 against South Africa. Tendulkar’s phenomenal innings included 25 fours and 3 sixes, leading India to a commanding 153-run victory.
44. (b) Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins (in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994). Pakistan national team has played in all FIH World Cup editions with the only absence coming in 2014 and 2023.
45. (d) Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins (in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994). Pakistan national team has played in all FIH World Cup editions with the only absence coming in 2014 and 2023.
46. (c) Normal field hockey games last 70 minutes, divided into two equal halves of 35 minutes each. If, after regular time, the match is tied, there is an additional 20 minutes of play, split into two halves. During the regular match, there is a 10-minute rest period.
47. (b) The origins of hockey can be traced back almost 4’000 years, with historical references found in Iran, Egypt and Greece. The birth of modern hockey and drafting of the first rules of the game was in the United Kingdom in 1876, following the establishment of the first clubs, Blackheath Club (est.
48. (a) Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins (in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994). Pakistan national team has played in all FIH World Cup editions with the only absence coming in 2014 and 2023.
49. (b) It was held from 23 November to 4 December 1994 in Sydney, Australia. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 4–3 on penalties (full time 1-1) to lift the trophy.
50. (b) With five titles, India have won most Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy. Pakistan are at the second spot with three titles, including one shared with India. The first edition of the Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy was played in 2011.
51. (a) A football team has 11 players – one goalkeeper and 10 outfield players.
52. (a) Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, it was the first International Olympic Committee–sanctioned event held in Southeast Asia. The Games featured about 3,600 athletes aged 14–18 from 204 nations, who competed in 201 events in 26 sports.
53. (c) The first modern Olympic Games were officially opened on Easter Monday, April 6, 1896 in Athens, Greece. The opening ceremony took place at the Panathenaic Stadium, which was filled with an estimated 80,000 spectators. The Greek king, George I, officially opened the games with a speech in Greek.
54. (c) The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924,The event was originally called the “International Winter Sports Week” and was held as part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) later retroactively designated the event as the “first Olympic Winter Games”.
55. (b) The United States has won the most Olympic medals, with 2,761 medals in 29 Olympic Games. The US has also won the most gold medals, with 1,062
56. (c) The tradition of holding the Olympics every four years comes from the ancient Olympic Games, which were also held every four years at Olympia. The ancient historians used Olympiads to count years, instead of years.
57. (a) Yes, the People’s Republic of China hosted the 29th Summer Olympics in 2008. The games were held in Beijing from August 8–24, 2008. The official name for the games was the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
58. (b)The white background and five colors were chosen to represent the colors of all national flags at the time the flag was created. The rings symbolize the “five parts of the world” where the Olympic movement takes place. Although the Olympic Charter once assigned a ring color to each continent, the rings are not associated with the five continents.
59. (a) Pakistan won its first Olympic gold medal in 1960 at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The Pakistan men’s hockey team won the gold medal by defeating India 1–0 in the final. This ended India’s streak of six consecutive gold medals.
60. (a) The 2012 Summer Olympics, also known as London 2012, were held in London, England from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
61. (b) Roger Federer is a tennis player who hails from Switzerland. He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
62. (b) Steffi Graf (born June 14, 1969, Brühl, West Germany [now in Germany]) is a German tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1980s and ’90s, winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Graf began playing tennis with the encouragement of her father, who became her coach.
63. (b) Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player,His performance on clay, winning 14 French Open championships and 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles .
64. (c) The name of One Day International cricket tournaments held in England from 1972 to 1982. Prudential also sponsored the World Cup tournaments in 1975, 1979, and 1983. The name of the 1987 Cricket World Cup, which was held in India and Pakistan. The tournament was renamed the Reliance Cup for sponsorship reasons.
65. (d) The official name of the game is association football, but it’s commonly called football or soccer.
66. (d) Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
67. (b) The Durand Cup is an annual football tournament in India that is one of the oldest in the world. It was first held in 1888 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The tournament is co-hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and Asians.
68. (c) Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the only team to compete in all 21 editions. Nicknamed ‘La Selecao’, Brazil are also the most successful men’s team in the World Cup in terms of matches played (109), matches won (73) and goals scored (229).
69. (d) A standard football match is 90 minutes long, consisting of two 45-minute halves. However, the length of a game can vary depending on several factors, including:
70. (a) A typical football match is 90 minutes long, divided into two 45-minute halves. There is a 15-minute break between the two halves.
71. (b) The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, 2010. It was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national football teams.
72. (a) Don Budge was the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam, which is winning all four major tennis tournaments in one calendar year:
73. (c) The term “double fault” is associated with tennis, squash, handball, and computing.
74. (a) The Davis Cup is an international tennis competition that started in 1900 as a challenge between the United States and Great Britain. The tournament was originally called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, but was renamed after Dwight F. Davis, who donated the trophy.
75. (b) The Olympic Capital and headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is Lausanne, Switzerland:
76. (c) Woods is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. He’s tied for first in PGA Tour wins, second in men’s major championships, and holds many golf records. He was the first player to win the four major tournaments in a row.
77. (c) Pierre, baron de Coubertin (born January 1, 1863, Paris, France—died September 2, 1937, Geneva, Switzerland) was a French educator who played a central role in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, after nearly 1,500 years of abeyance.
78. (b) Pierre de Coubertin is known as the “father of the modern Olympics”, Born in 1863, Coubertin was a French aristocrat who studied history and education, and graduated from Sciences Po in Paris with a degree in law and public affairs.
79. (b) Amul was the official sponsor of the Indian contingent at the 19th Asian Games, which took place in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Amul has been a partner with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) since the London 2012 Olympics, and their association with the Asian Games includes:
80. (a) The Indo-Australian tennis pair Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden lost to the defending US Open men’s doubles champions Rajeev Ram-Joe Salisbury, in the finals of US Open. Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury became the first men’s doubles team at the US Open to achieve a three-peat in more than 90 years.
81. (a) Russian chess player Alexander Grischuk has recently lifted the Blitz chess title, on the final day of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. The Russian is already a three-time World champion in this format. He has competed in five Candidates Tournaments.
82. (a) Vithya Ramraj is an Indian athlete who competes in the 100m and 400m hurdles, and 400 meters
83. (a) India’s U-16 team triumphed in the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023, defeating Bangladesh 2-0. Bharat Lairenjam scored a goal in the first half, while Levis Zangminlun sealed the victory with a second-half goal.
84. (b) India recorded a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final in Colombo. Led by Mohammed Siraj’s bowling performance of six wicket haul, India stunned Sri Lanka, creating multiple records on the way. India extended its record of most Asia Cup ODI titles with its eighth win. Mohammed Siraj equalled the fastest ODI five-wicket haul with a 16-ball five-for-record shared with Chaminda Vaas
85. (a) Elavenil Valarivan, born August 2, 1999, in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, is an Indian shooter who specializes in the 10m air rifle event. She made her Olympics debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In Paris, Elavenil will compete in the women’s 10m air rifle event and the 10m air rifle mixed team
86. (b) Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national team. He also plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket.
87. (b) Varanasi International Cricket Stadium is a currently in-construction cricket stadium in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It’s expected to be completed by December 2025. The venue will have a seating capacity of 30,000 spectators which can be extended up to 40,000
88. (b) Tokyo Olympians Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh were the big names in the Indian rowing contingent to Hangzhou. The duo didn’t disappoint and won the silver in the men’s lightweight double scull event to win India’s first medal at the Hangzhou 2023.
89. (a) Simone Biles represents Team USA in gymnastics, in both individual and team events, having won a record number of medals in Olympics and world championships.
90. (c) India is currently in fourth spot after China, Japan and South Korea.
91. (c) Raunak Sadhwani is an Indian chess grandmaster and plays chess. He was born on December 22, 2005 and became a grandmaster at the age of 13. He is the 10th youngest player in history and the 4th youngest Indian to be awarded the title.
92. (c) Australia recorded its ninth win over Sri Lanka, the most by a team against a single opponent in World Cups. Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets and recorded its first win in the present World Cup. Australian team is led by Pat Cummins.
93. (d) Railways’ batter, Ashutosh Sharma broke former India batter Yuvraj Singh’s 16-year-old record for the fastest fifty by an Indian. Ashutosh smashed his half-century in 11 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, in a Group C clash against Arunachal Pradesh. Yuvraj had held the record for the fastest fifty in T20 cricket overall for 16 years.
94. (a) Bishan Singh Bedi (25 September 1946 – 23 October 2023) was an Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet.
95. (a)The 37th National Games of India, also known as Goa 2023, was held in the state of Goa from October 25 to November 9, 2023. The games were held in various locations across Goa, including Panaji, Margao, and Vasco da Gama.
96. (b) As of 2023, there are only four batters with the distinction of aggregating 26000 runs in their international cricket career. Virat Kohli, against Bangladesh, became the latest to join this elite list in fewest number of innings (567) among those in the list. He is also the only cricketer with an average of 50-plus among the 91 players with an aggregate of 10000-plus runs in international cricket, at 53.99.
97. (c) India finished in fifth place in the medal tally at the 2023 Asian Para Games, with a total of 111 medals:
98. (a) In the 37th National Games held in Goa from October 23 to 28, the Punjab men’s basketball team exhibited their dominance by clinching the gold medal. The team secured their victory by defeating Tamil Nadu in the final match with a score of 105-103 in the 5×5 player format.
99. (c) Quinton de Kock becomes the only wicket-keeper to score more than 500 runs and effect 20 dismissals in a single edition of a men’s World Cup. He is also one of the six players to have aggregated 5,000-plus runs as a designated wicket-keeper in ODIs till date.
100. (c) Pankaj Arjan Advani (born 24 July 1985) is an Indian billiards and professional snooker player. He is a 27-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion.
101. (c) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Arsene Wenger, chief of global football development at FIFA. A total of 50 talented football players, including 15 from Odisha, in the Under-14 category will be selected for the academy from across the country. The academy will be headed by a FIFA-appointed coach along with various coaches and staff from AIFF and the Odisha government.
102. (b) Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down fighting to Chinese duo Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the men’s doubles final of the China Masters. The champion Indian duo lost the first game 19-21, won the second game 21-18 with a great rally, and made another attempt at a comeback after being down 1-8 before losing the title decider 19-21.
103. (a) Punjab defeated the defending champions Haryana in a penalty shootout to clinch the title in the Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship in Chennai. Punjab skipper and India player Harmanpreet Singh scored for Punjab. Earlier, Tamil Nadu overwhelmed Karnataka 5-3 in penalty shootout to take the bronze medal.
104. (a) Gautam Gambhir, the former India opening batter, has been appointed Rahul Dravid’s successor as the India men’s cricket team’s head coach. Gambhir, in his first international coaching assignment, has been handed a long rope, having been handed charge of the team till the end of 2027.
105. (c) Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has been appointed as the youth voter awareness ambassador for Jammu and Kashmir. Chief electoral officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole announced the collaboration and said that Suresh Raina holds considerable influence, particularly among the youth.
106. (a) The 36-year-old from Serbia regained the top ranking from Carlos Alcaraz.
107. (b) Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women’s and mixed doubles disciplines.
108. (c) Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic have been named as 2023 ITF World Champions. This is Djokovic’s eighth ITF World Champion award, which is also a record.
109. (b) Badminton. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award-2023 was given to Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (badminton) and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj (badminton).
110. (a) This day, marking the anniversary of Dr. James Naismith’s introduction of basketball at the Springfield YMCA in 1891, will be observed annually on December 21.
111. (a) The 6th edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) is currently underway, happening from 19th January to 31st January 2024, across four cities in Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, and Coimbatore.
112. (a) In Chennai Grand Masters 2023 tournament, Indian chess prodigy, Dommaraju Gukesh clinched the title by holding compatriot Pentala Harikrishna for a draw. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi secured the second spot.
113. (b) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formed a three-member ad hoc committee to run the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling body. The IOA appointed Bhupinder Singh Bajwa as the chairman of the committee with MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanwar as the members of the committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI.
114. (a) Australian opener David Warner has retired from one-day international (ODI) and Test cricket to spend more time with his family. He plans to play his 112th and final Test against Pakistan but will not participate in ODIs. However, he has left the door open for a potential return for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Warner has had a successful ODI career, scoring 22 centuries and 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 in 161 matches. He was a key part of the Australian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in India last year. While he is retiring from ODIs, he remains available for T20 cricket and hopes to play in the T20 World Cup in June. Warner has played 111 Tests for Australia, accumulating 8,695 runs at an average of 44.58, with 26 centuries and 36 half-centuries.
115. (d) Over 1,200 players from 20 states and UTs are participating in India’s first multi-sport beach games started recently in Diu. Eight sports featured are beach volleyball, pencak silat, beach boxing, beach soccer, sea swimming, malakhambah, beach kabaddi and tug of war. PM Modi will address participants via video, Sports Minister Thakur will attend as chief guest. Games have a dolphin theme with related images on banners. Opening ceremony at Ghoghala Beach, closing at INS Khukhri Memorial.
116. (a) Sue Redfern is the first female neutral umpire appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to officiate in a bilateral series:
117. (a) China’s Shi Yu Qi won the 2024 India Open men’s singles title on January 21, 2024. He beat Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu in straight sets, 23-21, 21-17. The 2024 India Open badminton tournament was held in New Delhi, India from January 16–21, with a prize fund of USD 850,000. The other winners were: Women’s singles: Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei) Men’s doubles: Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae (South Korea) Mixed doubles: Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Women’s doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)
118. (a) The BCCI will honor former Indian all-rounder and coach Ravi Shastri with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and cricketer Shubman Gill will receive the Cricketer of the Year award for his outstanding performance, including being the fastest to reach 2000 runs in ODIs and scoring five hundreds in the past year.
119. (a) The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994. Argentina is the defending champion.
120. (a) The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), organized the conference “Road to Paris 2024: Championing Clean Sports and Uniting for Anti-Doping” Conference in New Delhi on 9th
121. (c) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for reaching 500 Test wickets, making him the second Indian bowler to achieve this after Anil Kumble. Ashwin joins an exclusive group of off-spinners with only Muttiah Muralidaran and Nathan Lyon surpassing 500 wickets. Notably, Ashwin is the third off-spinner in history to achieve this milestone. Despite this feat, he trails Kumble’s total wickets, who retired with 619 scalps. The historic moment occurred on the second day of the ongoing Test against England, dismissing Zak Crawley.
122. (b) India’s women’s badminton team won their first-ever gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The team defeated Thailand 3-2 in the final match, with Anmol Kharb’s victory over Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the third singles game clinching the gold.
123. (b) Babar Azam pips Chris Gayle to become fastest batter to score 10,000 T20 runs. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam accomplished this milestone in just 271 innings, surpassing the previous record held by former West Indies star Chris Gayle, who took 285 innings to attain the feat.
124. (a) Neil Wagner (born 13 March 1986) is a New Zealand former Test cricketer who played for New Zealand and Northern Districts cricket teams.
125. (c) The 2024 Asian Track Cycling Championships was held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Velodrome in New Delhi, India from February 21–26, 2024. The event was the 43rd edition of the Asian Track Cycling Championships and was the final qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
126. (a) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the Asian River Rafting Championship near Basantpur on Sutlej River near the Ridge Shimla. The event hosts 20 teams from nations including Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia. Emphasizing the government’s commitment to promoting adventure tourism, the Chief Minister highlighted a recent river rafting marathon in Nadaun, Hamirpur district, as part of this initiative.
127. (a) Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 at Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh on March 5, 2024.
128. (c) Chandigarh, March 12:The Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the unique Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme amidst much enthusiasm at the Sector 7 sports complex, in Chandigarh.
129. (b) Archer Deepika Kumari was re-inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics:
130. (a) The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India concluded #PlayTrue Campaign, with turnout of more than 12,133 participants.
131. (b) Ben Wells, a rising cricketer for England, retired at 23 due to a rare heart disease, ARVC. Despite signing with Gloucestershire in 2021 and delivering notable performances, he hadn’t played for England. His condition echoes that of former player James Taylor. Wells’ career, marked by an unbeaten 108-run knock, ends abruptly, raising awareness about ARVC’s impact on athletes’ lives.
132. (c) The ICC has banned West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas for five years due to breaching anti-corruption codes of SLC, ECB, and CPL. The ban was imposed by the ICC as the designated Anti-Corruption Official. Thomas accepted the charges, leading to the sanction without a tribunal hearing. The ban includes a suspension of the last 18 months. Thomas admitted to violating several provisions of the codes.
133. (c) Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian freestyle wrestler and politician, who competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov with a 8–0 margin.[1] Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships
134. (c) Srishti Khandagale won a silver medal at the 6th Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships in Hong Kong, China. She was the first Indian to win a medal at the event, in the Women’s Individual Age group category. Kazakhstan’s Dolgopolova won the gold medal, and Hong Kong’s S Hung won the bronze.
135. (b) Aman Sehrawat has become the first Indian male wrestler to secure a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Asian champion Sehrawat secured a Paris quota in the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkiye.
136. (c) The Yachting Association of India Senior National Championship 2024, held at the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC) Mumbai from 12 to 18 May 2024 was successfully completed in fantastic Sailing conditions with winds varying between 12-18 knots and wave swell of 1-2
137. (c) The 30-year-old Austrian won the U.S. Open in 2020 before suffering a wrist injury in 2021 which kept him out of action for months and saw him slip down the world rankings. Earlier this year, he announced he would retire at the end of the 2024 season, after playing at his home Vienna Open in October.
138. (b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Thailand Open 2024 badminton men’s doubles title with a win over the People’s Republic of China’s Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the final on Sunday.
139. (a) The world body governing Badminton, Badminton World Federation (BWF), has launched two new formats of the game –Airbadminton and Triples with new dimensions of the court and an innovative shuttlecock called Airshuttle.
140. (a) Track cycling is the sport held in a velodrome,A velodrome is a bowl-shaped arena with a track that’s usually 250 meters long. The track is banked, with two curves connected by two parallel straight lines. The entrance and exit of the curves are designed to be gradual.
141. (c) The Ibrahim Rahmatollah Cup is associated with badminton,Badminton is a racquet sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a net. It can be played casually outdoors or formally indoors. The most common forms of the game are singles and doubles.
142. (d) The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual men’s international field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. The tournament is named after Sultan Azlan Shah, the 9th king of Malaysia and the “Father of Malaysian Hockey”
143. (b) A doosra is a type of delivery in cricket made by an off-spin bowler. It’s a surprise ball that spins in the opposite direction to an off break, which is the off-spinner’s default delivery. The goal of a doosra is to confuse the batter into playing a shot they can’t avoid
144. (a) Wimbledon is the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament in the world, having first been held in 1877:
145. (a) The Thomas Cup, also known as the World Men’s Team Championships, is a competition between teams representing participants in the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s international governing body.
146. (c) In table tennis, “twiddling” is the act of rotating the racket so that the backhand rubber becomes forehand, or vice versa. This technique is often used when a player receives a serve from their opponent
147. (b) The term “address” is associated with the sport of golf. In golf, “addressing the ball” means when a player places the club head behind or in front of the ball, either before or after taking their stance. It’s part of the preparation to take a stroke on the ball.
148. (d) The phrase “bend your back” is used in cricket to describe when a fast bowler makes an extra effort to get more speed or bounce from a flat pitch. It’s a way to describe the extra physical effort a bowler puts in to use the pitch conditions to their advantage.
149. (d) Thoda is a martial art, dance, and music form that belongs to the state of Himachal Pradesh,Other traditional dances of Himachal Pradesh include Dhaman, Chhapeli, and Mahathu. The state’s most famous dance is Dev Nati, which is listed in the Guinness World Record book as the largest folk dance.
150. (c) In lawn tennis, “jamming” is when a player hits the ball directly at their opponent’s body, preventing them from extending their racquet to hit the ball well.
