Weekly Current Affairs (Sports) Bitbank 16-22 Dec 2021
1. To which personality the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Guwahati decided to confer the prestigious SJFI Medal?
A) Ajay Jadeja
B) Virat Kohli
C) Sunil Gavaskar
D) Parthiv Patel
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- Answer: C
2. Which country will host South Asian Football Federation’s (SAFF) U-18 and U-19 Women’s Championships?
A) Maldives
B) India
C) Malaysia
D) SriLanka
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- Answer: B
3. Who was named Time’s 2021 Athlete of the Year?
A) Roger Federer
B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Lewis Hamilton
D) Simone Biles
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- Answer: D
4. Who won the “Best Female Debut” honour at the 2021 Paralympic Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the Tokyo Games?
A) Bobby George
B) Shivani Singh
C) Shivangi Srivastava
D) Avani Lekhara
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- Answer: D
5. Who created eight national records on the way to a gold in the women’s +87kg category at the Commonwealth Championships?
A) Madhurima Pandey
B) Tanya Tyagi
C) Lokesh Kumari
D) Purnima Pandey
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- Answer: D
6. Who won the girls singles event at the 2021 ITTF Hopes and Challenge table tennis tournament in Amman?
A) Hansini Mathan
B) Lovepreet Singh
C) Anuradha Singh
D) Tanya Patwal
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- Answer: A
7. Who won the women singles gold at BWF World Championship 2021?
A) Akane Yamaguchi
B) Tai Tzu Ying
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Dechapol Puavaranukroh
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- Answer: A
8. Who has been adjudged as the world’s 12th ‘Most Admired Man’, as per a survey conducted by YouGov?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Saurav Ganguly
D) MS Dhoni
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- Answer: B
9. How many medals were won by India at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021?
A) 11
B) 14
C) 13
D) 16
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- Answer: D
10. Who becomes first Indian male shuttler to claim silver at BWF World Championship?
A) Suresh Singh
B) Leander Paes
C) Mukesh Agarwal
D) Kidambi Srikanth
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- Answer: D
11. Who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021?
A) Emma Raducanu
B) Jen Beaite
C) Adam Riley
D) Charles Brix
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- Answer: A