Sports: Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (January 1 to 7, 2024)

Below are the useful Current Affairs Quiz 2024 Practice Questions in Sports for Competitive Exams like APPSC, TSPSC Groups and UPSC Civil Services, prepared by Sakshi Education.

1. Which sport did Sheetal Devi excel in to receive the Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games in 2023?
A. Blind Cricket
B. Para Canoeing
C. Para Archery
D. Table Tennis

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  • Answer: C

2. Who won the women's silver medal at the 2023 World Rapid Chess Championships held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
A. Pia Cramling
B. Anastasia Bodnaruk
C. Koneru Humpy
D. Hou Yifan

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  • Answer: C

3. In which sport did the Indian teenager Anahat Singh secure victory in the girls' under-19 category at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open in Edinburgh?
A. Badminton
B. Squash
C. Tennis
D. Table Tennis

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  • Answer: B

4. Which country is hosting the FIH Hockey5s World Cup qualifiers?
A. Oman
B. Argentina
C. Australia
D. Netherlands

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  • Answer: A

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5. 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?
A. Ethiopia
B. Jamaica
C. Morocco
D. Kenya

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  • Answer: D

6. Who has been appointed as the CEO of the Indian Olympic Association?
A. Suresh Kalmadi
B. Raghuram Iyer
C. Karthik Gupta
D. Bhalindra Singh

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  • Answer: B

7. In which Union Territory did the inaugural multi-sports beach games, featuring over 1,200 players from 20 Indian states and union territories, take place starting January 4?
A. Goa
B. Diu
C. Puducherry
D. Lakshadweep

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  • Answer: B

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Published date : 22 Jan 2024 05:34PM