HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Question 1

Which women's cricket team dominates international cricket titles across ODI and T20 World Cups?

A Australia

B England

C West Indies

D India

Question 2

Which Indian chess prodigy became the youngest-ever challenger to the World Chess Championship title against Ding Liren?

A R. Praggnanandhaa

B Arjun Erigaisi

C Vidit Gujrathi

D D. Gukesh

Question 3

Who won the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for outstanding performance in badminton?

A Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

B Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap

C PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth

D Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy

Question 4

Who became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal, securing bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

A Mary Kom

B Amit Panghal

C Vijender Singh

D Lovlina Borgohain

Question 5

Which Indian weightlifter won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?

A Saina Nehwal

B Lovlina Borgohain

C Karnam Malleswari

D Mirabai Chanu

Question 6

Who won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unspeakable?

A Jon Fosse

B Annie Ernaux

C Peter Handke

D Abdulrazak Gurnah

Question 7

Which IPL franchise won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament?

A Chennai Super Kings

B Royal Challengers Bengaluru

C Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

D Mumbai Indians

Question 8

Which country hosted the Commonwealth Games 2022 where India finished 4th with 61 medals?

A England (Birmingham)

B Australia (Gold Coast)

C Scotland (Glasgow)

D India (New Delhi)

Question 9

Who won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema?

A Amitabh Bachchan

B Rajinikanth

C Asha Bhosle

D Waheeda Rehman

Question 10

Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, defeating New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord's?

A New Zealand

B Australia

C India

D England

Question 11

Who won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran?

A Dmitry Muratov

B Maria Ressa

C Ales Bialiatski

D Narges Mohammadi

Question 12

Which Indian documentary short film won the Academy Award (Oscar) at the 95th Academy Awards?

A Period. End of Sentence.

B 'The Elephant Whisperers' directed by Kartiki Gonsalves

C All That Breathes

D Writing with Fire

Question 13

Who won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, defeating South Africa in the thrilling final in Barbados?

A Australia

B Pakistan

C England

D India

Question 14

Which Indian grandmaster defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a rapid chess tournament, making global headlines?

A Viswanathan Anand

B Vidit Gujrathi

C R. Praggnanandhaa

D Pentala Harikrishna

Question 15

Who won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award following his stellar athletic achievements?

A Neeraj Chopra

B Lewis Hamilton

C Novak Djokovic

D Usain Bolt

Question 16

Which country hosted the 19th Asian Games where India secured 107 medals?

A South Korea (Incheon)

B Japan (Nagoya)

C China (Hangzhou)

D Qatar (Doha)

Question 17

Which Indian javelin star won gold at the Diamond League Finals, establishing dominance in global athletics?

A Jakub Vadlejch

B Neeraj Chopra

C Johannes Vetter

D Kishore Jena

Question 18

Who became the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

A Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu

B PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker

C Lovlina Borgohain and Sharath Kamal

D Nikhat Zareen and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Question 19

Which Indian athlete won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, becoming the first Indian to win a medal at the global athletics event?

A Princy Joseph

B P.T. Usha

C KM Binu

D Anju Bobby George

Question 20

Which Indian badminton star won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

A PV Sindhu

B Ashwini Ponnappa

C Jwala Gutta

D Saina Nehwal

Question 21

Which Indian badminton player won the historic Canada Open 2023 Super 500 title?

A Kidambi Srikanth

B Priyanshu Rajawat

C HS Prannoy

D Lakshya Sen

Question 22

Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011, defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Wankhede Stadium?

A England

B Australia

C India

D Pakistan

Question 23

Which Indian shooter won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the SH1 shooting event?

A Avani Lekhara

B Manish Narwal

C Singhraj Adhana

D Pramod Bhagat

Question 24

Who became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?

A Santosh Yadav

B Arunima Sinha

C Bachendri Pal

D Premalata Agrawal

Question 25

Which Indian hockey team player announced his retirement after winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

A Rupinder Pal Singh

B Harmanpreet Singh

C Manpreet Singh

D PR Sreejesh

Question 26

Which Indian wrestler won a bronze medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

A Yogeshwar Dutt

B Bajrang Punia

C Ravi Kumar Dahiya

D Aman Sehrawat

Question 27

Who won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, for his humanitarian work in oncology?

A Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

B Dr. Randeep Guleria

C Dr. Devi Shetty

D Dr. Ravi Kannan R.

Question 28

Who won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award recognizing the world's best football player?

A Kylian Mbappe

B Erling Haaland

C Lionel Messi

D Cristiano Ronaldo

Question 29

Who won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, defeating India in the final held in Ahmedabad?

A Australia

B New Zealand

C England

D South Africa

Question 30

Who became the first Indian male javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

A Shivpal Singh

B Neeraj Chopra

C Kishore Jena

D Devendar Singh

Question 31

Who won the prestigious Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship multiple times consecutively with Red Bull?

A Charles Leclerc

B Max Verstappen

C Lando Norris

D Lewis Hamilton

Question 32

Who became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a Gold medal at the World Athletics Championships?

A Neeraj Chopra

B Arshad Nadeem

C Anderson Peters

D Kishore Jena

Question 33

Which Indian triple jumper won a historic gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?

A Abdulla Aboobacker

B Eldhose Paul

C Neeraj Chopra

D Praveen Chithravel

Question 34

Which Indian cricketer surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's record for most centuries in One Day Internationals (ODIs)?

A MS Dhoni

B Shubman Gill

C Virat Kohli

D Rohit Sharma

Question 35

Which country won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2015, defeating New Zealand in the final?

A Australia

B England

C South Africa

D India

Question 36

Which Indian cricket legend is famously known as the 'Master Blaster' and holds the record of 100 international centuries?

A MS Dhoni

B Sunil Gavaskar

C Kapil Dev

D Sachin Tendulkar

Question 37

Who won the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or Féminin recognizing the world's best female football player?

A Alexia Putellas

B Aitana Bonmatí

C Megan Rapinoe

D Sam Kerr

Question 38

Which Indian tennis legend announced her professional retirement after playing her final Grand Slam at the Australian Open?

A Ankita Raina

B Shikha Uberoi

C Sania Mirza

D Karman Thandi

Question 39

Which country hosted the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, won by Argentina in an epic final against France?

A Brazil

B Germany

C Russia

D Qatar

Question 40

Who became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, securing bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

A PV Sindhu

B Karnam Malleswari

C Mary Kom

D Saina Nehwal

Question 41

Which country hosted the 22nd Commonwealth Games in 2022, where India secured 61 medals?

A Canada (Victoria)

B United Kingdom (Birmingham, England)

C Australia (Gold Coast)

D Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Question 42

Which Indian javelin thrower won the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

A Devendra Jhajharia

B DP Manu

C Neeraj Chopra

D Kishore Jena

Question 43

How many medals did India win at the Paris Olympic Games held in 2024?

A 8 medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)

B 7 medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)

C 5 medals (2 Silver, 3 Bronze)

D 6 medals (1 Silver, 5 Bronze)

Question 44

How many gold medals did India win at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou?

A 30 Gold medals

B 28 Gold medals

C 22 Gold medals

D 25 Gold medals

Question 45

Who won the prestigious International Booker Prize for his acclaimed novel 'Time Shelter'?

A Shehan Karunatilaka

B Samantha Harvey

C Georgi Gospodinov

D Daisy Johnson

Question 46

Which country won the FIFA Women's World Cup in recent marquee football tournaments?

A United States

B England

C Sweden

D Spain

Question 47

How many total medals did India win at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China?

A 107 medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze)

B 101 medals (22 Gold, 34 Silver, 45 Bronze)

C 95 medals (25 Gold, 30 Silver, 40 Bronze)

D 112 medals (30 Gold, 40 Silver, 42 Bronze)

Question 48

Who became the first Indian badminton player to win a World Championship gold medal?

A Kidambi Srikanth

B Prakash Padukone

C PV Sindhu

D Saina Nehwal

Question 49

Which Indian shooter won two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, creating history as the first Indian to win multiple medals in a single Olympics post-independence?

A Sarabjot Singh

B Elavenil Valarivan

C Swapnil Kusale

D Manu Bhaker

Question 50

Which Indian film won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards?

A All That Breathes

B The Elephant Whisperers

C Chhello Show

D 'Naatu Naatu' from RRR