Tournament winners, records, honours, literary awards
Questions & Answers
Test your understanding of this current affair.
1
How many total medals did India win at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China?
Answer:
107 medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze)
2
Who won the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for outstanding performance in badminton?
Answer:
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
3
How many medals did India win at the Paris Olympic Games held in 2024?
Answer:
6 medals (1 Silver, 5 Bronze)
4
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?
Answer:
Manu Bhaker
5
Who won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, defeating South Africa in the thrilling final in Barbados?
Answer:
India
6
Who became the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
Answer:
PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker
7
Which country hosted the 22nd Commonwealth Games in 2022, where India secured 61 medals?
Answer:
United Kingdom (Birmingham, England)
8
Who won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award following his stellar athletic achievements?
Answer:
Novak Djokovic
9
Which Indian javelin thrower won the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
Answer:
Neeraj Chopra
10
Which Indian hockey team player announced his retirement after winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Answer:
PR Sreejesh
11
Who won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, defeating India in the final held in Ahmedabad?
Answer:
Australia
12
Who won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award recognizing the world's best football player?
Answer:
Lionel Messi
13
Which Indian chess prodigy became the youngest-ever challenger to the World Chess Championship title against Ding Liren?
Answer:
D. Gukesh
14
How many gold medals did India win at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou?
Answer:
28 Gold medals
15
Which women's cricket team dominates international cricket titles across ODI and T20 World Cups?
Answer:
Australia
16
Which Indian wrestler won a bronze medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
Answer:
Aman Sehrawat
17
Who won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema?
Answer:
Waheeda Rehman
18
Which country hosted the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, won by Argentina in an epic final against France?
Answer:
Qatar
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?
Answer:
Anju Bobby George
20
Which IPL franchise won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament?
Answer:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
21
Who won the prestigious International Booker Prize for his acclaimed novel 'Time Shelter'?
Answer:
Georgi Gospodinov
22
Which Indian film won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards?
Answer:
'Naatu Naatu' from RRR
23
Which Indian documentary short film won the Academy Award (Oscar) at the 95th Academy Awards?
Answer:
'The Elephant Whisperers' directed by Kartiki Gonsalves
24
Who won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran?
Answer:
Narges Mohammadi
25
Who won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, for his humanitarian work in oncology?
Answer:
Dr. Ravi Kannan R.
26
Who became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a Gold medal at the World Athletics Championships?
Answer:
Neeraj Chopra
27
Which Indian cricketer surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's record for most centuries in One Day Internationals (ODIs)?
Answer:
Virat Kohli
28
Which Indian badminton player won the historic Canada Open 2023 Super 500 title?
Answer:
Lakshya Sen
29
Who won the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or Féminin recognizing the world's best female football player?
Answer:
Aitana Bonmatí
30
Which Indian tennis legend announced her professional retirement after playing her final Grand Slam at the Australian Open?
Answer:
Sania Mirza