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