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Which cricketer maintained his number 1 ranking in the latest ICC batsmen rankings?
Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his number one position in the latest ICC batsmen rankings. Cheteshwar Pujara has gained a spot to be third, following his man of the series performance in India’s maiden Cricket Test series win in Australia.
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Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 Hopman Cup title?
England
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The Swiss team of Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic has won the 31st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament 2019 in Perth, Australia. They defeated German team of Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4-0 1-4 4-3 (5-4) in the deciding mixed doubles final. Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Federer is the first player to win three Hopman Cups – twice with Bencic and once with Martina Hingis, in 2001. Beside this, Switzerland became the first team to defend the Hopman Cup. It has been reported that the Hopman Cup will be replaced by an ATP tournament from next year.
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Which city is the venue of the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
Lucknow
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Answer: Option CExplanation
In Maharashtra, the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019 will be held in Pune, known as the city of students on January 9. It has already been announced that Youth Olympic Gold Medallist in shooting Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhari, as well as weight lifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga will be among the cream of India’s youth sporting talent competing at these games.Three 10-year-old athletes including footballer Pratima Kumar from Jharkhand, hockey player Laltlanchhungi from Mizoram and West Bengal’s 10m air rifle shooter Abhinav Shaw, will pick up their first experience of competing in a large-scale multi-discipline event.
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In Swachh Survekshan-2017, 434 cities and all the state capitals were ranked, which of the following cities has emerged as the cleanest city?
Bangalore
Indore
Vadodara
Hyderabad
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Answer: Option BExplanation
In Swachh Survekshan-2017, 434 cities and all the state capitals were ranked. Indore has emerged as the cleanest city. Under the first survey, Swachh Survekshan-2016, 73 cities and all the state capitals were ranked. Mysuru had topped the list.
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Who has claimed maiden BWF World Tour Finals Title?
Saina Nehwal
Carolina Marin
Nozomi Okuhara
PV Sindhu
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu made history on December 16, 2018 by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals. Sindhu claimed the coveted gold medal with a win over 2017 world champion Nozomi Okuhara in straight sets of 21-19, 21-17.
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Who became the first ever Indian Table Tennis player to be awarded the ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award, at the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards, held in Korea, on 12th December 2018?
Manika Batra
Soumyajith Ghosh
Poulomi Ghatak
Mouma Das
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On December 12, 2018, the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards were held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Incheon, Korea. Manika Batra became the first ever Indian Table Tennis player to be awarded the ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award.
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Who has won the 2018 annual ONV Literary Prize?
M T Vasudevan Nair
M M Basheer
K Jayakumar
Prabhavarma
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair has won this year’s annual ONV Literary Prize.
It is instituted in memory of iconic poet late O N V Kurup, for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature.
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Who is the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to Forbes?
Virat Kohli
Floyd Mayweather
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is among the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes’ compilation which is topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather.
Kohli is the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list.
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The ICC has submitted a bid to the CWG Federation to include which format of cricket in the 2022 Games?
Women’s T20Is
Men’s T20Is
Women’s ODIs
Men’s ODIs
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The International Cricket Council on November 26, 2018 submitted its bid for the inclusion of T20 women’s cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The bid was made in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Cricket has made just one appearance at the Games previously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.
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What is the name of the Georgian traditional wrestling that won recognition from UNESCO as a global cultural asset on 29 November 2018?
Chidaoba
Sambo
Puroresu
Pankration
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Georgian traditional wrestling called ‘chidaoba’ won recognition from UNESCO as a global cultural asset on 29 November 2018. The UNESCO had added it to its list of ‘intangible cultural heritage’. A match ‘chidaoba’ lasts for five minutes, during which wrestlers wearing traditional high-necked woollen coats try to defeat their opponent using various holds.
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Who among the following has won the men’s singles final of Syed Modi International Badminton tournament 2018?
Gao Ling
Lin Dan
Robin Dutta
Sameer Verma
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Sameer Verma ended a struggling day for Indian badminton as he beat Guangzu Lu in the men’s singles final of Syed Modi International Badminton tournament 2018 to retain the title and ensure that the host country does not end the tournament without a title.
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Which sportsperson has clinched women’s trap gold at the 62nd National Shotgun championship 2018?
Varsha Varman
Soumya Gupta
Shagun Chowdhary
Shreyasi Singh
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Varsha Varman from Madhya Pradesh has won the women’s trap gold at the 62nd National Shotgun championship 2018 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. She shot 38 in the final to get the better of Junior World Cup finalist Soumya Gupta of Delhi, who ended with 37 hits for the silver medal. Defending champion Shagun Chowdhary of ONGC won bronze with a final round effort of 30. Earlier, Varman won the bronze at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in the women’s double trap team event, along with Shagun Chowdhary and Shreyasi Singh.
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Who has been named as captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI?
Smriti Mandhana
Mithali Raj
Harmanpreet Kaur
Poonam Yadav
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Answer: Option CExplanation
India’s batting star Harmanpreet Kaur was named captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI, which also featured opener Smriti Mandhana and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav
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