1. Naheed Divecha, who recently won two gold medals in the Indian Masters National Badminton Championship, belongs to which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Gujarat
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:Naheed Divecha from Maharashtra triumphed with two golds at the 2024 Indian Masters National Badminton Championship in Panchkula. Representing Bombay Gymkhana and Shuttle Craze Academy, she secured the Women’s 50 singles title by defeating Haryana’s Sunita Singh Panwar. Additionally, Divecha partnered with Kiran Mokade to claim the Mixed Doubles 50 title, beating top-seeded Karnataka pair Prabagaran Subbaiyan and Jayashree Raghu.
2. Who won women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon?
[A] Sreeja Akula
[B] Sarah D Nutte
[C] Suh Hyo
[D] Ayhika Mukherjee
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Correct Answer: A [Sreeja Akula]
Notes:
Sreeja Akula, ranked 47th globally, won the women’s singles title at WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 in Lebanon, defeating Sarah D Nutte of Luxembourg in a thrilling final. The Indian paddler, aged 25, secured victory after coming from behind, with scores of 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9. Notably, she had beaten top seed Suh Hyo Won of South Korea earlier in the tournament. This marks her second WTT singles career title.
3. Tennis player Dominic Thiem, who recently announced his retirement, belongs to which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Singapore
[C] Austria
[D] China
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Correct Answer: C [Austria]
Notes:
Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem, 30, announced his retirement at the season’s end due to persistent wrist injuries. Thiem, ranked 117th, claimed 17 career titles, including the 2020 US Open. He reached a career-high ranking of 3 in March 2020. Thiem notably reached the finals of the Australian Open in 2017 and the French Open in 2018 and 2019. He also competed in two ATP finals in London featuring the season’s top eight players.
4. Which team has won the ‘Indian Premier League 2024’?
[A] Kolkata Knight Riders
[B] Sunrisers Hyderabad
[C] Mumbai Indians
[D] Chennai Super Kings
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Correct Answer: A [Kolkata Knight Riders]
Notes:
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), coached by Chandrakant Pandit, won their third IPL title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in the final of the 17th IPL at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on May 26, 2024. Led by Shreyas Iyer, KKR bowled SRH out for 113 runs, the lowest in an IPL final, with Mitchell Starc earning the player of the final award.
5. Dinesh Karthik, who recently announced his retirement, belongs to which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Basketball
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: A [Cricket]
Notes:
Dinesh Karthik, the veteran wicketkeeper-batter, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after an emotional farewell from Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. His international career spanned 180 games across all formats, amassing 3463 runs with one Test hundred and 17 half-centuries. As a wicketkeeper, he recorded 172 dismissals.
6. How many medals were won by India at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024?
[A] 6
[B] 7
[C] 8
[D] 9
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Correct Answer: B [7]
Notes:
Indian athletes concluded their campaign at the 2024 Taiwan Athletics Open with a total of seven medals – three golds, three silvers, and one bronze. Notably, D.P. Manu secured the first gold in javelin throw, and Nayana James clinched another in women’s long jump. Ankesh Chaudhary added a gold in men’s 800 meters. Somnath Chauhan, Nithya Ramraj and Dev Meena bagged silver medals, while V.K. Vismaya earned bronze in the women’s 400 meters. The event, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour, took place in Taipei.
7. Recently, who won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2024 in Munich, Germany?
[A] Saurabh Chaudhary
[B] Divyansh Singh
[C] Sarabjot Singh
[D] Abhishek Verma
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Correct Answer: C [Sarabjot Singh]
Notes:Sarabjot Singh won India’s first medal at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany, held from May 31 to June 8, 2024. He scored 242.7 points to win gold in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event. Shuaihang Bu of China won silver, and Germany’s Robin Walter took bronze. Sift Kaur Samra secured a bronze in the women’s 50-meter rifle event. India is third in the medal tally with two medals.
8. Who won the men’s singles title at the Heilbronn Neckarcup 2024 Challenger Tennis tournament in Germany?
[A] Alexander Ritschard
[B] Nikoloz Basilashvili
[C] Ramesh Krishnan
[D] Sumit Nagal
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Correct Answer: D [Sumit Nagal ]
Notes:
Sumit Nagal clinched his sixth ATP Challenger title at the Heilbronn Neckarcup 2024 in Germany, defeating Alexander Ritschard in three sets. This victory is expected to elevate Nagal’s ATP ranking, potentially securing his spot in the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics. It marks his fourth clay court title and second win in 2024. The ATP Challenger Tour, organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), is second only to the ATP Tour in significance.
9. Iga Swiatek, who recently won French Open 2024 women’s title, belongs to which country?
[A] Ireland
[B] Poland
[C] China
[D] India
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Correct Answer: B [Poland]
Notes:
Iga Swiatek, 23, secured her third consecutive French Open women’s title by defeating Jasmine Paolini. Making history, she’s the first woman since Justine Henin (2005-2007) to achieve this feat. Swiatek, hailing from Poland, currently holds the World No. 1 rank in women’s singles as per the Women’s Tennis Association.
10. Recently, who won the FIDE under-20 Girl’s World Chess Championship 2024?
[A] Mariam Mkrtchyan
[B] Salonika Saina
[C] Divya Deshmukh
[D] Shubhi Gupta
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Correct Answer: C [Divya Deshmukh]
Notes:18-year-old Nagpur girl and International Master Divya Deshmukh won the FIDE U-20 Girl’s World Chess Championship, becoming the fourth Indian woman to do so. The tournament, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from June 2-13, 2024, featured 230 players from 44 countries. Divya remained unbeaten, finishing with 10 points out of 11. Grand Master Kazybek Nogerbek from Kazakhstan won the men’s title. Divya will compete in the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
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