The Most Important

Sports Questions…
Q. On 18 September, 2023, mountaineer Lakshmi Jha has become the first
Indian woman mountaineer to scale Turkey's highest peak Mount Ararat.
Mountaineer Lakshmi Jha belongs to which of the following Indian states?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Which country emerged as the top country in the medal tally at the ISSF
(Rifle/Pistol) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2023?
a) Italy
b) India
c) France
d) Germany
Answer (a)
ISSF (Rifle/Pistol) World Cup, 2023.
The shooting competition was held in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil from 12-19 September 2023.

Top country in medal tally:

1. Italy (Gold-2, Bronze-1, Total Medals - 3)
5. India, France and Germany (jointly) (Gold-1,
Silver-1, Total Medals - 2)

Gold medal winning Indians:

1. Elavenil Valarivan (Women's 10m Rifle Event)
Q. What was India’s position in the medal tally at the 53rd ISSF World Shooting
Championship 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
 Answer (c)
53rd ISSF World Shooting
Championship 2023
The ISSF World Championships 2023 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 14
August to 1 September 2023.
Top 3 countries in medal tally:
1. China.
2. Ukraine.
3. India (Gold-6, Bronze-8, Total Medals- 14).
Q. Against which team did Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell score the
fastest century in ICC Cricket World Cup history in 2023?
a) Netherlands
b) India
c) England
d) South Africa
Answer (a)
Century In 40 balls.
Q.Which country's players won both the Women's Singles and Women's Doubles
events at the Abu Dhabi Master 2023 Badminton Tournament?
a) China
b) Denmark
c) India
d) Japan
Q. . Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Abu Dhabi Master 2023 Badminton
Tournament?
a) Mads Christophersen (Denmark)
b) Chetan Anand(India)
c) Kento Momota (Japan)
d) Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
 Abu Dhabi Master 2023 (Badminton Tournament).
held from 17-22 October 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Men's Singles Winner - Mads Christophersen (Denmark)

Women's Singles Winner - Unnati Hooda (India)
Runner-up - Samia Imad Farooqui (India)
Women's Doubles Winner - Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto (India)
Q. Who inaugurated India's first solar roof cycling track named 'Healthway' in
Hyderabad on October 1, 2023?
a) Narendra Modi
b) K. Tarakarama Rao
c) Pinarayi Vijayan
d) Arvind Kejriwal
 Answer (b)
• India's first solar roof cycling track in Hyderabad was inaugurated by Tamil
Nadu State Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K.
Tarakarama Rao on 1 October 2023.
This innovative track named 'Healthway' is the second of its kind .
Q. Where was the Zurich Diamond League held in 2023?
a) Switzerland
b) France
c) England
d) Italy
ANSWER (A)
The Zurich Diamond League was held in Zurich, Switzerland from 30-31 August
2023.
In javelin throw category:
Gold Medal - Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) (85.86 m)
Silver Medal - Neeraj Chopra (India) (85.71m)
Q. Which sport will be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as
announced by the International Olympic Committee?
a) T20 cricket
b) Soccer
c) Basketball
d) Swimming
 ANSWER (A)
T20 cricket included in 2028 Loas Angeles Olympic Games
According to the International Olympic Committee, T20 cricket will be a part of
the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Apart from cricket, the 2028 event will also feature four more sports –
• Baseball softball,
• Lacrosse,
• Squash and
• Flag football.
Q. Who set a new World record in the men’s marathon in Chicago on October 8,
2023?
a) Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
B) Kelvin Kiptom (Kenya)
c) Tigist Assefa (Ethiopia)
d) Mo Farah (United Kingdom)
ANSWEr (b)
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptom set a new World record (2 hours 35 seconds) in the men's
marathon in Chicago on 8 October 2023.
Kelvin Kiptom has broken the record (2 hours 1 minute 8 seconds) of Kenya's
two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge.
Before her, Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa had set the World record (2 hours 11 minutes
53 seconds) in the Berlin Marathon in women's marathon.
Q. Which Indian athlete’s bronze medal was upgraded to silver due to
controversy in Asian games 2022?
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Deepika Pallikal
c) Jyoti Yaraji
d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Q. Who was the Indian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian
Games 2022?
a) PR Sreejesh
b) Neeraj Chopra
c) Deepika Pallikal
d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
 19th Asian Games 2022
Venue - Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium (Big Lotus), China
Event date - 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023
Motto - The motto of Asian Games 2023 is 'Heart to heart, @ Future'
This tournament was to be held in the year 2022, but due to COVID-19 it was
postponed by a year.
• For the first time, India won more than 100 medals in the Asian Games.
• In both women's cricket and air rifle shooting, India won gold medals for the
first time in Asian Games history.
India's Jyoti Yaraji's bronze medal was changed to silver after the controversy in
the women's 100-meter hurdles race at the Asian Games-2022.
 Top 4 countries in medal tally:
1. China (Gold-201, Silver-111, Bronze-71, Total Medals-383)
2. Japan (Gold-52, Silver-67, Bronze-69, Total Medals-189)
3. Republic of Korea (Gold-42, Silver-59, Bronze-89, Total Medals-190)
• 4. India (Gold-28, Silver-38, Bronze-41, Total Medals-107)
• Men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was the Indian flag bearer at
the closing ceremony of the Asian Games-2022.

• The 20th Asian Games will be played in Japan in the year 2027.
Q. Which country will host the 20th Asian Games in the year 2027?
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Q. Which country secured the highest number of total medals at the Para Asian
Games 2023?
a) China
b) Iran
c) India
d) South Korea
Q. Who set a new world record in the men’s javelin throw-F46 event at the Para
Asian Games 2023?
a) Sumit
b) Sundar singh Gurjar
c) Deepa Malik
d) Mariyappan Thangavelu
The Para Asian Games, 2023 were held in Hangzhou, China from 22-28 October
2023.
Sundar Singh Gurjar created a new world record by winning the gold medal in
the men's javelin throw-F46 event with an effort of 68.60 meters.
Sumit created a new world record in men's javelin throw-F64 with an effort of
73.29 metres
Top countries :-
1. China (Gold-214, Silver-167, Bronze-140, Total Medals-521)
2. Iran (Gold-44, Silver-46, Bronze-41, Total Medals-131)
Q. In which year did India host the cricket event for the first time, with all
matches played on Indian soil, culminating in the final at the Narendra Modi
Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat?
a) 1996
b) 2011
c) 2023
d) 2015
Answer is (c).
In 2023 all matches have been played in india.
While in 1996 only 17 matches held in india.
Q.Who was the standout performer in the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup, achieving
multiple milestones including breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most
centuries in the tournament, surpassing 50 ODI centuries in his career, and earning
the prestigious titles of Player of the Tournament and Golden Bat for scoring 765
runs in 11 matches?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) MS Dhoni
c) Virat Kohli
d) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer is Virat Kohli.
Q. What is the name of the mascot for the 37th National Games held in 2023?
a) Mogli
b) Moga
c) Momo
d) Miko
Q. Which state clinched the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy by securing the most
gold medals in the 37th National Games?
a) Maharashtra A
b) Services
c) Haryana
d) Goa
 37th National Games 2023
Venue - Goa
Event date - 25 October to 9 November 2023
Mascot - Moga
Official Sponsor - Paytm
In this competition, cycling and golf were organized in Delhi.

• Maharashtra finished top and won the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy, which is
awarded to the team that wins the most gold medals in the national games.

• Olympic swimmer Srihari Nataraj (eight gold, one silver and one bronze) was
named the best male athlete.
Q. In which stadium was the statue of Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated ahead of
the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 match?
a) Eden Gardens
b) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
c) Wankhede Stadium
d) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Answer is option (c) Wankhede Stadium
Q. Sheetal Mahajan, the first female skydiver to skydive from a height of 21,500
feet in front of Mount Everest, hails from which country?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) Bhutan
D) Sri Lanka
Answer is (a)
Indian skydiver Sheetal Mahajan became the first female skydiver to skydive
from a height of 21,500 feet in front of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
Shital Mahajan descended on Kalapatthar peak at a height of 17,444 feet.
Sheetal Mahajan had received the Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest
civilian award, in the year 2001.
Q. Which Canadian cricketer announced their retirement from international
cricket following the ICC’s ban on transgender players from participating in
women’s cricket tournaments?
A) Liam Johnson
B) Sarah Patel
C) Emily Wang
D) Daniel McGahee
Answer (d)
ICC bans transgender players from international women's cricket.

Canadian transgender cricketer Daniel McGahee has announced his retirement

from international cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned
transgender cricketers from participating in women's cricket tournament on 21
November 2023, after which Daniel McGahee announced his retirement.
Q.What historic achievement did India accomplish at the ISSF World Cup Final
2023, held in Doha, Qatar?
A) Winning the overall championship title
B) Securing the highest number of gold medals
C) Claiming the first-ever medal in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event
D) Setting a new world record in skeet shooting
 Answer is (c)
ISSF WORLD CUP FINAL 2023

The ISSF World Cup Final 2023 was held in Doha, Qatar, concluding on 24
November 2023.
• It was also the first medal for India in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event in
ISSF World Cup Finals history.
Gold Medal - Florian Peter (Germany)
Silver Medal - LI Yuhong (China)
• Bronze Medal - Anish Bhanwala (India)
Q. What is the name of the new rule implemented by the International Cricket
Council (ICC) for limited overs matches of men’s cricket, starting from November
21, 2023?
A) Stop Clock
B) Quick Over
C) Rapid Delivery
D) Time Limit
Answer is (a)
The International Cricket Council has implemented the new rule 'Stop Clock' for
limited overs matches of men's cricket on 21 November 2023.
According to the new rule, in Men's ODI and T20 International, if the bowler
takes more than 60 seconds to bowl the next over, then for the third time in the
innings, a penalty of five runs will be imposed on the bowling team. This rule will
be trialled from December 2023 to April 2024.
Q. Which country has been entrusted with hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup after
Australia withdrew from the hosting process?
A) Brazil
B) United States
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Germany
Answer is (c)
FIFA 2026 will be in USA, Mexico and Canada
FIFA 2022 was held in Qatar
Q. Who became the first male cricketer to play 150 T20 international matches,
achieving this milestone during the second T20 match against Afghanistan on 14
January 2024?
A) David Warner (Australia)
B) Virat Kohli (India)
C) Rohit Sharma (India)
D) Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Answer is Rohit sharma
Q. In which tournament did R Praggnanandhaa defeat Ding Liren to become
India’s number 1 chess player?
A) Tata Steel Masters 2024
B) Chess Olympiad 2023
C) World Chess Championship 2024
D) Candidates Tournament 2023
Answer (a)
Ding Liren of China at the Tata Steel Masters 2024 on 17 January 2024.
Q. Which state emerged as the winner of “The Beach Games 2024”?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttarakhand
 Answer (a).
First Beach Games 2024

• India's first multi-sports Beach Games "The Beach Games 2024" was held from
4-11 January 2024 at the Blue Flag certified Ghoghla Beach in Diu.
Madhya Pradesh topped the medal tally with a total of 18 medals including 7
gold.
Maharashtra won 14 medals, including 3 gold, while Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
and hosts Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Diu and Daman won 12 medals each.
The Diu Beach Games had featured a total of 8 different sports.
Q. What is India’s ranking in the FIFA Men’s rankings as of December 21, 2023?
A) 96th
B) 98th
C) 100th
D) 102nd
Answer is (d).
FIFA (Men's) rankings 2023
India has been ranked 102nd in the men's rankings released by FIFA on 21
December 2023.
Argentina is on top
Q. In which city was the badminton competition "India Open 2024" held?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
 Answer is (b)
India open (Badminton), 2024
The badminton competition was held in New Delhi, India from 16-21 January
2024.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to South Korea's Kang Min
Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae in the India Open 2024 men's doubles final.
Men's Doubles:
Winner - Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung Jae (South Korea).
Runners-up - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (India).
Q. Who became the first Indian female cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall
of Fame in 2023?
A) Mithali Raj
B) Jhulan Goswami
C) Anjum Chopra
D) Diana Edulji
Answer is (d)
Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva (110th),
Indian female cricketer Diana Edulji (111th) (the first Indian female cricketer to
be inducted)
and Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag (112th) became the three new members
to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on 13 November 2023.
Q.In which city was the Syed Modi India International Badminton Tournament
2023 held?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Lucknow
D) Hyderabad
 Answer is (c)
• Syed Modi India International Badminton Tournament 2023 Badminton
competition was held from 28 November to 3 December 2023 in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
Q. What historic achievement did Vandana Kataria accomplish in Indian
women’s hockey?
A) She became the first Indian female hockey player to play 300 international
matches.
B) She scored the winning goal in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi
2023.
C) She led the Indian women’s hockey team to victory in the Olympic Games.
D) She became the first Indian female hockey player to win the Golden Boot
award.
 Answer is (a)
Uttarakhand's Vandana Kataria has become the first Indian women's hockey
player to play 300 international matches in India's match against Japan at the
Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023 on 31 October 2023.
• Vandana Kataria is also the first Indian female hockey player to score a hat-
trick in the Olympic Games.
Q. In which country was the 16th World Wushu Championship held in 2023?
A) China
B) India
C) Russia
D) USA
Answer is USA.
16th World Wushu Championship, 2023

The Wushu Championship was held in Texas, USA from 16-20 November 2023.
Top countries in medal tally:
1. China (15 gold, total medals - 15)
18. India (1-Silver, 2-Bronze, Total Medals - 3)
Silver medal winning Indians:
1. Naorem Roshibina Devi (in women's 60 kg sanda event)
Q. What was the mascot of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023?
A) Ujjwala
B) Shera
C) Chintu
D) Bheem
Q. What was the theme song of the first Khelo India Para Games 2023?
A) Jeet Ki Zidd
B) Chak De! India
C) Himmat Dikha, Takat Dikha
D) Khel Khel Mein
 Khelo India Para Games 2023, held from 10-17 December 2023, was held in New
Delhi.

Mascot - 'Ujjwala' - a sparrow

Inauguration - Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
Total Games Held - 7

Theme song - Himmat Dikha, Takat Dikha

Winning States/UTs in Medal Table:

• 1.Haryana (40-gold, 39-silver, 26-bronze, total medals - 105)
2.Uttar Pradesh (25-gold, 23-silver, 14-bronze, total medals - 62)
Q. Which team clinched the victory in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy Cricket
Competition, securing their first-ever title win?
A) Haryana
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Punjab
Answer is Haryana.
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Cricket), 2023
The Vijay Hazare Cricket Competition was organized in 6 cities from 12
November to 15 December 2023. This competition is organized by the Board of
Control for Cricket in India.
Winner - Haryana (1st time) (won by 30 runs).
Runner up - Rajasthan
Q. Who became the second bowler in Test cricket to achieve the milestone of
500 wickets, following Anil Kumble, who was the first?
A) Ravichandran Ashwin
B) Muttiah Muralitharan
C) Shane Warne
D) James Anderson
Answer is (a).
Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin became the second Indian player to
take 500 wickets after dismissing Jack Crowley in the third Test match played
between India and England in Rajkot on 16
February 2024. The first Indian player is Anil Kumble. Who has a total of 619
wickets in test matches.
Ravichandran Ashwin has achieved this feat in his 98th Test match.
Ravichandran Ashwin is the ninth bowler and fifth spin bowler in the world to
complete 500 wickets in test cricket
Q. In which country was the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024 held?
A) India
B) England
C) South Africa
D) Australia
Answer is south Africa
The Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024 was held in South Africa from 19 January
to 11 February 2024.
India has won the Under-19 World Cup title a total of five times.
Winner - Australia (4th time)

Runner up - India
Q. Which countries were jointly declared winners of the SAFF Under-19 Women's
Football Championship 2024 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh?
A) India and Sri Lanka
B) India and Bangladesh
C) Bangladesh and Nepal
D) Nepal and Sri Lanka
Answer is (b).
The SAFF Under-19 Women's Football Championship was held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh from 2-8
February 2024.
Winner - India and Bangladesh (jointly)
Q. Which athlete announced their retirement from boxing on January 24, 2024?
a) Mary Kom
b) Abhinav Bindra
c) P.V. Sindhu
d) Sushil Kumar
Answer is (a).
Six-time world champion and 2012 Olympic medalist Mary Kom announced her
retirement from boxing on 24 January 2024.
Q. Which state topped the medal table in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2024?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Haryana
D) Rajasthan
 Answer is Maharashtra.
6th Khelo India Youth Games, 2024
Event date - 19-31 January 2024
Venue - Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Mascot - Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar (Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and
Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched the mascot)
Inaugurator - Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Squash was played for the first time in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games.

These games featured the traditional Tamil martial art called Silambam as a
demonstration sport.

Position of winning states/UTs in medal table:

1. Maharashtra (57-gold, 48-silver, 53-bronze, total medals - 158)
2. Tamil Nadu (38-gold, 21-silver, 39-bronze, total medals - 98)
3. Haryana (35-gold, 22-silver, 46-bronze, total medals - 103)
Q.Who has been chosen as the torchbearer for the Paris Olympics 2024?
a) Abhinav Bindra
b) Mary Kom
c) P.V. Sindhu
d) Sushil Kumar
Answer is The torchbearer for the Paris Olympics 2024 is:

a) Abhinav Bindra
Q. Who won the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 title?
a) Haryana
b) Karnataka
c) Indian Army
d) Navy
Answer is Indian army group.
Khelo India Winter Games 2024 was held in two phases.
The first phase was held in Leh, Ladakh from 2 to 6 February, while the
second phase was held in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir from 21 to 25 February.

Position of winning states/UTs in medal table:

1. Army (10-Gold, 5-Silver, 6-Bronze, Total Medals - 21)
2. Karnataka (9-gold, 2-silver, total medals - 11)
3. Maharashtra (7-Gold, 8-Silver, 7-Bronze, Total Medals - 22)
Q. Which player have become number one for the first time from India in all 3
formats –Test, ODI, T20 ?
A) Ravindra Jadeja
B) Jasprit bumrah
C) Mohammed Siraj
D) Rohit Sharma
Answer is Jasprit bumrah ( Indian bowler).