Current Affairs Mock (III) Sports and OtherBy questionpitara.com / 18 April 2024 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142 Current Affairs Mock (III) Sports and Other 1 / 42 Where was the 33rd edition of the annual International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka held? Palk Bay, Gulf of Bengal Point Calimere, Arabian Sea Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar Point Calimere, Bay of Bengal 2 / 42 Who secured the title of Best Youth Athlete at the Asian Paralympic Committee awards ceremony during the fourth edition of the Asian Awards in Riyadh? Radha Sharma Aryan Singh Rohit Verma Sheetal Devi 3 / 42 Who recently became the first Indian to achieve a stage victory at the Dakar Rally? Harith Noah Aravind KP C. S. Santosh Aishwarya Pissay 4 / 42 Which city in Gujarat is the first to have an Indian Navy warship named after it? Vadodara Surat Rajkot Ahmedabad 5 / 42 Which company won the ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ award for the year 2022-23? Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) 6 / 42 Which Indian state’s cricket team emerged victorious in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy? Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Haryana Karnataka 7 / 42 To which country did Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur hand over the Chess Olympiad Torch? Greece Hungary United States Russia 8 / 42 Who achieved a historic milestone by defeating World Champion Ding Liren and surpassing Viswanathan Anand to become India’s No.1 Chess Player? Arjun Erigaisi Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa P. Harikrishna Gukesh D 9 / 42 In which shooting event did Divyansh Singh Panwar secure his fourth ISSF World Cup gold? 50m Pistol Skeet Shooting Trap Shooting 10m Air Rifle 10 / 42 Which of the following organizations is set to launch its “One Nation, One Registration platform”? National Medical Commission Election Commission of India National Human Rights Commission Reserve Bank of India 11 / 42 Who has secured a decisive victory in Argentina’s recent presidential runoff election? Sergio Massa Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Alberto Fernández Javier Milei 12 / 42 Who has been honoured with the 35th Jimmy George Foundation Award for emerging as the best sportsperson of Kerala? S. Sudha M. Sreeshankar P. Prakash K. Karthik 13 / 42 What is the name of the fourth vessel launched as part of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Project by the Indian Navy? Neptune Amini Poseidon Trident 14 / 42 Which sport did Sheetal Devi excel in to receive the Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games in 2023? Table Tennis Para Archery Para Canoeing Blind Cricket 15 / 42 Which company’s vaccine demonstrated long-term efficacy in a phase-3 trial conducted in Malawi, Africa, a region endemic for typhoid fever? Moderna AstraZeneca Bharat Biotech Pfizer 16 / 42 Which ministry is launching the “Women for Water, Water for Women Campaign”? Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Jal Shakti Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 17 / 42 In which sport did Rhythm Sangwan secure India’s 16th quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics? Archery Swimming Shooting Gymnastics 18 / 42 Who recently became the oldest player to claim the No. 1 spot in the men’s doubles rankings at the age of 43? Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna Sania Mirza 19 / 42 Who has been unanimously appointed for a historic third term as the President of the Asian Cricket Council? Jay Shah Shahryar Khan Sultan Rana Nazmul Hassan 20 / 42 Which country has been cautioned by the IMF about the risk of “debt distress”? Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives 21 / 42 Which city’s Silver Filigree has recently been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag? Varanasi Cuttack Jaipur Kolkata 22 / 42 What is the nationality of Beatrice Chebet, the woman who broke the world record for the women’s 5 km marathon at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona? Jamaica Ethiopia Morocco Kenya 23 / 42 What was the theme of the Ministry of Culture’s tableau that secured the 1st prize at the Republic Day Celebration Parade 2024? India: Unity in Diversity Vibrant India India: Mother of Democracy Cultural Harmony 24 / 42 Which country’s women’s hockey team won the gold medal at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023? India China Japan South Korea 25 / 42 Which sports category did Divyakriti Singh receive the Arjuna Award for, making her the first woman from Rajasthan to achieve this honour? Equestrian Sports Athletics Badminton Shooting 26 / 42 Which team emerged victorious in the Under-19 Asia Cup, defeating UAE in a thrilling match to claim the trophy? Pakistan Bangladesh India Sri Lanka 27 / 42 Which country’s women’s badminton team won the title at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024? Malaysia China Thailand India 28 / 42 Where did the 4th edition of the Bilateral Exercise BONGOSAGAR-23 and the 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol CORPAT-23 take place? Southern Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean Northern Bay of Bengal Arabian Sea 29 / 42 Who clinched the prestigious title of Men’s FIH Player of the Year at the FIH Hockey Star Awards 2023? Manpreet Singh PR Sreejesh Hardik Singh Amit Rohidas 30 / 42 Which state emerged as the overall champion of the 2023 National Games? Haryana Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Punjab 31 / 42 Which Indian state is home to the Gevra mine, set to become the largest coal mine in Asia? Odisha Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Jharkhand 32 / 42 Which Indian city hosted the three-day ‘India Manufacturing Show’ in November 2023? Bengaluru Mumbai Chennai Delhi 33 / 42 Who became the first Sri Lankan player to score a double century in One Day Internationals (ODIs)? Dimuth Karunaratne Angelo Mathews Kusal Mendis Pathum Nissanka 34 / 42 Where is the second edition of the joint military exercise AustraHind-23 between the Indian and Australian Armed Forces taking place? Perth Melbourne Brisbane Sydney 35 / 42 Who was elected as the WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia? Ayesha Khan Rani Mukherjee Shambhu Prasad Acharya Saima Wazed 36 / 42 Which city has been announced as the host of the 2027 World Athletics Championships by the World Athletics Council? New Delhi Beijing London Tokyo 37 / 42 Who is poised to make history as the first ICC-appointed female neutral umpire in a bilateral series? Claire Taylor Belinda Clark Charlotte Edwards Sue Redfern 38 / 42 How many C-295 transport aircraft are set to be acquired collectively by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy for maritime surveillance? 12 15 9 18 39 / 42 Where did the India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise, Mitrashakti 2023, conclude, bringing together troops from both countries’ Armies and Air Force? Colombo Chennai Pune New Delhi 40 / 42 From 2026 onwards, which city will host the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix? Seville Barcelona Madrid Valencia 41 / 42 Who was re-elected as the Chairman of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) for a four-year term in 2023? Dhananjay Mahapatra None of the above Rajendra Menon D.Y. Chandrachud 42 / 42 Who was awarded the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023? Ruskin Bond C S Lakshmi Satish Jacob Mark Tully Your score is 0% Send feedback