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1.Sunita Lakra, who announced her retirement recently, is a famous Indian player of which Sports? a) b) Badminton c) Hockey d) Cricket e) Kabadi

1. சபத்ல் ஓய் ெபவதாக அத்த னிதா லக்ரா, எந்த ைளயாட்களில் ரபலமான இந்ய ரர்? a) ெடன்னிஸ் b) ப்பந் c) ஹாக் d) மடை் டப்பந் e) கபா SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM Ans (c) Hockey  Former Indian Hockey team captain and the team’s defender recently announced her retirement from International Hockey citing her knee injuries.  In the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, bagged the second place under her captaincy. She was also a part of the Indian team that participated in the Rio Olympics, 2016. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 2.Which Indian city hosts the All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019? a) Guwahati b) Cuttack c) New Delhi d) Goa e) Hydrabad

அல இந்ய ேபாஸ் ஜேடா ளஸ்டர் சாம் யன் ப்ைப 2019 எந்த இந்ய நகரம் நடத்ற? a) வஹாத் b) கட்டாக் c) ல் d) ேகாவா e) ைஹட்ராபாத் SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 2.Ans(c) New Delhi  Soln:The Central Reserve Police Force organised the 4th edition of the All India Police Judo Cluster Championship in New Delhi.  The event will be held from January 4 to January 7, 2020. More than thousand sportspersons across the country are participating in the tournament.  The event was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai. The previous edition of the championship was organized by the Odisha Police. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 3.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is to organise the 23rd National Youth Festival in . It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of which famous personality? a) A P J Abdul Kalam b) Swami Vivekananda c) B R Ambedkar d) Bhagat Singh e) None of these

3. இைளஞ வவகாரக ம வைளயா அைமசக லேனாவ 23 வ ேதசிய இைளஞ வழாைவ ஏபா ெசய உள. எத பரபலமான ஆைமய பறத நாைள நிைன வைகய இ ெகாடாடபகிற? a) எ ப ேஜ அ கலா b) வாமி வேவகானத c) ப ஆ அேபக d) பகசி e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

Ans.(b) Swami Vivekananda  The 23rd National Youth Festival is to be organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Lucknow from January 12 to 16, 2020, in association with the Uttar Pradesh Government. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM USE CODE Y216 SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 4.Fouaad Mirza, who was recently seen in news, is a famous sportsperson of which event? a) Boxing b) Equestrian c) Javelin Throw d) Shot put e) None of these

4. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட ஃப ou வா மிசா, எத நிகவ பரபல வைளயா வர ? a) சைட b) திைரேயற c) ஈ எறித d) ஷா ேபா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

4S. Ans (b) Equestrian  Fouaad Mirza was recently qualified to represent India in the Tokyo Olympics, in the equestrian event. The 27-year- old sportsman is the first Indian rider to qualify for the Olympics in equestrian sports. The only other rider was Imtiaz Anees, who was given a wildcard in Sydney Olympics  He is also the first Indian to win an individual medal in Asian Games since 1982, when he won the silver medal in the Team event in Asian Games 2018. The International Federation for Equestrian Sports recently confirmed his participation in the Olympics. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216

 Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.  Indian Grandmaster wins the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship held in Moscow, Russia. She won the title after drawing the Armageddon game against Lei Tingjie of . Humpy lost the first tie-break game and then won the second to reach the Armageddon game  Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold medal at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.  Krishnamachari Srikkanth will be the recipient and former India women’s captain is the co-recipient of the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by BCCI.  The 1st edition of Khelo India University Games will held at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.  New Zealand‘s batsman Leo Carter has become the 7th batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over against bowler Anton Devcich SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 5.Which cricketer won the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for ‘Player of the Year’, presented by the International Cricket Council (ICC)? a) b) Ben Stokes c) Kane Williamson d) e) None of these

5. சவேதச கிெக கசி (ஐ.சி.சி) வழகிய ‘ஆ சிறத வர ’ படதிகான ‘ச காப ேசாப ராபைய’ எத கிெக வர ெவறா? a) வரா ேகாலி b) ெப ேடா c) ேக வலியச d) ேராஹி சமா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM  S5 Ans (b) Ben Stokes  The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently presented the ICC Annual awards. The biggest award named ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for Player of the Year was bagged by the England All- rounder Ben Stokes.  Indian opener, Rohit Sharma was named the ‘ODI Player of the year’, while the Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins was presented the ‘Test Player of the year award’. The ‘Spirit of Cricket Award’ was presented to Virat Kohli. Another Indian cricketer, Deepak Chahar was given the ‘T20I Performance of the Year’ award.

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6.Anshu Malik, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports? a) Badminton b) Tennis c) Wrestling d) Boxing e) Judo

6. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட அஷு மாலி எத வைளயாட ெதாடைடயவ? a) ப b) ெடன c) மத d) சைட e) ஜூேடா SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S6 Ans( c) Wrestling Soln:In the recently held Rome Ranking Series wrestling event 2020, Indian teenage wrestler Anshu Malik won the silver medal by technical superiority. She lost the final match for gold against the Nigerian wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye in the 57 kg category. USE CODE – Y216 FOR HUGE DISCOUNT VISIT: Store.adda247.com SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

7.Which country is to play host to the ICC Under -19 World Cup 2020 tournament? a) England b) New Zealand c) South Africa d) Zimbabwe e) Pakistan

7. ஐ.. -19 உலகக் ேகாப்ைப 2020 ேபாட்கக் எந்த நா ரவலன் ைளயாட உள்ள? a) இங் லாந் b) நிலாந் c) ெதன்னாப்ரிக்கா d) ம்பாப்ேவ e) பாஸ்தான் SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S7 Ans (c) South Africa Soln:The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2020 tournament will be hosted by South Africa. Indian U-19 Cricket Team is led by Priyam Garg. India is the defending champion of the U- 19 World cup and winner of the championship for four times. Many IPL 2020-fame players are to play for India, including Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravi Bishnoi. India’s first match is against Sri Lanka on January 19. India is placed in Group A with Sri Lanka, and New Zealand. Recently the India U-19 team has won the U-19 Asia Cup and a Tri-Nations Tournament with Bangladesh and England. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

8.Which Indian Tennis player recently won the ‘WTA Hobart International doubles title’ along with partner Nadiia Kichenok? a) Nirupama Sanjeev b) c) d) Rushmi Chakravarthi e) None of these

8. எத இதிய ெடன வர சமபதி பதார நதியா கிெசேனாட ‘டப..ஏ ேஹாபா சவேதச இரைடய படைத’ ெவறா? a) நிபமா சசீ b) அகிதா ெரனா c) சானயா மிசா d) மி சரவதி e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S8 Ans (c) Sania Mirza  After a two-year formal maternity break, India’s ace tennis player Sania Mirza clinched the ‘WTA Hobart International doubles title along with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok. In the final match which lasted for 1 hour 21 minutes, Sania along with her partner defeated the second seeded Chinese duo Shaui Peng and Shuai Zhang 6-4, 6-4.  This was the first tournament for the 33-year old Sania, after giving birth to her son. This series proved to be a great come-back for the Indian star, while she earned her 42nd WTA doubles title. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

9.Which Indian State/ UT has won the Khelo India Youth Games Champions trophy, 2020? a) b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Karnataka e) None of these

9. 2020 ஆ ஆ ெகேலா இதியா இைளஞ வைளயா சாபய ேகாைபைய எத இதிய மாநில / ெவற? a) ஹயானா b) மகாராரா c) ஜரா d) கநாடகா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S9.Ans(b) Maharashtra  Soln:The Team of Maharashtra dominated the Khelo India Youth Games by clinching the overall trophy for the second time with a huge haul of 256 medals, including 78 gold and 77 silver. Last year, Maharashtra topped the table with 228 medals. The trophy was presented to Maharashtra by the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijju, during the closing ceremony.  The second place was bagged by the state of Haryana with 200 medals and Delhi with 122 medals. Khelo India Youth games has been organised in Assam’s Guwahati for the last 13 days SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 10.Which Indian squash player became the runner-up in the Pittsburgh Open squash tournament? a) Joshna Chinappa b) Dipika Pallikal c) Saurav Ghosal d) Sunayna Kuruvilla e) None of these

10. பப ஓப வா ேபாய எத இதிய வா வர இரடா இடைத பதா? a) JoshnaChinappa b) DipikaPallikal c) SauravGhosal d) Sunayna Kuruvilla e) Noneofthese SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S10 Ans (a) USD 1 billion  Ace Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal became the runner-up in the Pittsburgh Open squash tournament after he lost to the top seed Egyptian player, Fares Dessouky in the final.  The second seed Saurav Ghosal lost 7-11, 4-11, 9-11 to the Egyptian player after he advanced to the finals by defeating the fifth seed Egypt’s Omar Mossad in the hard-fought semi-final match, which lasted for an hour and 13 minutes. Saurav has reached his career-high world ranking of 10 in April 2019. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216

 Indian women weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned for 4 years from the sport by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).  Ladakh women team beats Delhi team to win the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship women trophy.  Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah will receive the BCCI’s prestigious Award for his super performance in international cricket in the 2018-19 season.  World no. 1 ranked Japanese badminton player won the Masters 2020 title.  ’s defeats Carolina Marin to win the Badminton Masters 2020 women’s singles title in , Indonesia. • Indian wrestler defeated Ecuador’s Luisa Elizabeth Melendres in 53 kg event to won gold medal at the Rome Ranking Series in Rome. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

11.Which badminton player recently clinched the ‘Indonesia Masters title’? a) Carolina Marin b) Ratchanok Intanon c) P V Sindhu d) Nozomi Okuhara e) None of these

11. எத ேபமிட வர சமபதி ‘இேதாேனசியா நிைல படைத’ ெவறா? a) கேராலினா ம b) ராசேனா இடனா c) ப வ சி d) ெநாேசாமி ஒஹாரா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S11. Ans. (b) Ratchanok Intanon Soln:Ratchanok Intanon, the Badminton player of Thailand, defeated Spain’s Carolina Marin in the women’s singles final match of the Indonesia Masters tournament in Jakarta, held recently.

This is her second win in the Indonesian Masters event after her triumph in 2010.

Ratchanok Intanon became world champion in women’s singles in 2013 and became the first Thai player to become No.1 in women’s singles. Carolina Marin is the present Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

12.Shivangi Sharma, a top swimmer who clinched five gold medals in the Khelo India Youth Games, belongs to which state? a) Assam b) Maharashtra c) Haryana d) Rajasthan e) None of these

12. ெகேலா இதியா இைளஞ வைளயா ேபாய ஐ தக பதககைள ெபற சிறத நச வர ஷிவாகி சமா எத மாநிலைத ேசதவ? a) அசா b) மகாராரா c) ஹயானா d) ராஜதா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S12. Ans. (a) Assam  Shivangi Sharma is a top freestyle swimmer, who belongs to the state of Assam. She has won five gold medals and two silver medals for Assam, in the recently held Khelo India Youth Games. She became the most successful girl in the event with 7 medals.  Shivangi won her fifth Gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle event in the category of women (Under-21), in addition to her earlier gold in 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m freestyle events and 2 silver medals in the team events. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

13.Bala Devi, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports? a) Cricket b) Football c) Boxing d) Wrestling e) Tennis

13. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட பாலா ேதவ, எத வைளயாட ெதாடைடயவ? a) மைடப b) கா ப c) சைட d) மத e) ெடன SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S13. Ans. (b) Foot ball  The 29-year old sportsperson from Manipur, Bala Devi was seen in news recently as she became the first Indian woman footballer to sign up with a professional football club abroad. The prestigious European club, Rangers Women FC signed the Indian footballer from Manipur for 18 months.  Bala Devi has also been the captain of the national women’s team and the top scorer for the team with 52 goals in 58 games. She also holds the top international goal-scorer rank in the South Asian region. The footballer has also been named AIFF’s Woman Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 14.Mathew Satya Babu, who recently passed away, was associated with which sports? a) Cricket b) Hockey c) Wrestling d) Basketball e) None of these

14. சமபதி காலமான ேம சய பா எத வைளயாட ெதாடைடயவ? a) மைடப b) ஹாகி c) மத d) ைடப e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S14. Ans. (d) Basketball  Soln:Indian ace Basketball player and Captain, P Mathew Satya Babu recently passed away at 79 years in . He had represented India in the three Asian Basketball Championships conducted in Seoul, Bangkok and Manila from 1967 to 1970. He also served as the captain of the Indian team during the 6th Bangkok Asian Games.  Mathew Satya Babu was a qualified basketball coach and a referee. He had coached the state basketball team of Tamil Nadu and the men and women teams of Indian Railways. . SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 15.Which Indian sportsperson recently became the first-ever hockey player to win the ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award? a) Sardar Singh b) Rani Rampal c) P.R.Sreejesh d) e) None of these

15. சமபதி ‘இத ஆ உலக வைளயா தடகள’ வைத ெவற த ஹாகி வர யா? a) சதா சி b) ராண ராபா c) ப.ஆ.ேஜ d) வதனா கடாயா e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S15. (b) Rani Rampal  Soln;Indian hockey star and the Indian women’s team captain Rani Rampal was recently named as the ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’. She also became the first-ever hockey player worldwide to win the award.  The FIH (International Hockey Federation) has recommended her name for the prestigious award. Rani has topped the 20-day-poll conducted by the World Games with the highest number of votes. She was the player of the tournament in the last year’s FIH Series Finals, in which she led the country to win. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

16.Which tennis player clinched the women’s singles title in the Australian Open tournament? a) Ashleigh Barty b) Simona Halep c) Sofia Kenin d) Cori Gauff e) None of these

16. ஆதிேரலிய ஓப ேபாய ெபக ஒைறய படைத எத ெடன வர ெவறா? a) ஆ பா b) சிேமானா ஹாெல c) ேசாபயா ெகன d) ேகா காஃ e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S16. Ans. (c) Sofia Kenin  The 21-year-old American tennis star Sofia Kenin won her maiden Grand slam title, as she won the women’s singles title in the Australian Open tournament.  She defeated the other finalist Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2 and became the youngest winner of the tournament, after Maria Sharapova clinched the trophy before 12 years. The mixed doubles title of the event was won by the duo -Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic and Croatia’s Nikola Mektic. While Krejcikova retained her mixed doubles crown, Nikola won his maiden trophy SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

17.Who clinched the men’s singles title in the recently held Australian Open tournament, 2020? a) Roger Federer b) Rafael Nadal c) Novak Djokovic d) Dominic Thiem e) None of these

17. சமபதி நைடெபற ஆதிேரலிய ஓப ேபாய 2020 இ ஆக ஒைறய படைத ெவறவ யா? a) ேராஜ ெபடர b) ரஃேப நடா c) ேநாவ ேஜாேகாவ d) ெடாமின த e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S17. Ans.(c) Novak Djokovic  The Serb Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched his eighth Australian Open title, second in a row, by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the Australian open finals.  This is the 17th Grand Slam trophy of Djokovic, in his entire tennis career, and he is only behind the other two stars Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (19). The 32-year-old ace tennis player had already won 5 Wimbledon, 3 U.S Open and 1 titles. This is also his fifth trophy from the last seven major Grand slams, he had competed. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

 Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament which was scheduled to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia, has been postponed due to novel coronavirus outbreak across the world.  Punjab University, Chandigarh topped the medals tally of the Khelo India University Games concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.  Rafael Nadal defeated Taylor Fritz to win the men's ATP Mexico Open.  West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has become the 1st player in the history of T20 (Twenty20) cricket to feature in 500 matches during the field against Sri Lanka for the first T20I in Pallekele, Srilanka.  Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He made his Test and ODI debut for India against South Africa in 2006.  American golfer Tiger Woods will be elected in the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021.  Saurashtra won their maiden Ranji Trophy title after earning a 44-run lead in the first innings against Bengal which eventually ended in a draw in the final in Rajkot, Gujarat. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216

18.Rakhi Halder, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports? a) Hockey b) Cricket c) Weight-lifting d) Wrestling e) Tennis

18. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட ராகி ஹாட எத வைளயாகட ெதாடைடயவ? a) ஹாகி b) மைடப c) ப த d) மத e) ெடன SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

 S18. Ans. (c) Weight-lifting Rakhi Halder, the Indian weight-lifter from West Bengal was seen in news recently as she bagged gold medal in 64kg category at the 35th edition of the Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships, being held at Kolkata.  Rakhi Halder, who is an Indian Railways employee, had clinched gold in the Commonwealth Championship in June 2019 and the bronze medal at the Qatar International Cup. Earlier, former World champion Mirabai Chanu from Manipur set a new national record in the 49-kg category and won gold medal. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 19.Pardeep Singh, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports? a) Boxing b) Archery c) Weight-lifting d) Tennis e) None of these

19. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட பத சி எத வைளயாட ெதாடைடயவ? a) சைட b) வவைத c) ப த d) ெடன e) இவறி ஏமிைல SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM S19. Ans. (c) Weight-lifting  Indian weight-lifter Pardeep Singh was seen in news recently, as he won the men’s 102kg gold medal in the National weightlifting championships, recently held in Kolkata.  He improved his performance than what he did in the Asian championships in China, last year. Another leading lifter Vikas Thakur won gold medal in the men’s 96kg category. Both the lifters are in the promising list for the upcoming Asian championships in Kazakhstan. Mirabai Chanu and Jeremy Lalrinnunga were named as ‘Best Lifters’ of the championships. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM 20.Aditya Mehta, who was seen in news recently, is associated with sports? a) Snooker b) Weight-lifting c) Archery d) Boxing e) wrestling

20. சமபதி ெசதிகள காணபட ஆதியா ேமதா, வைளயாேடா ெதாடைடயவரா? a) க b) ப த c) வவைத d) சைட e) மத SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM

S20. (a)Ans. Snooker  Indian cueist Aditya Mehta was seen in news recently as he won the National Snooker Championship, held at . He represented the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and defeated the 22-time-world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the title. Pankaj recently won the National Billiards Championship.  Vidya Pillai of Karnataka clinched the women’s snooker title, by beating Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216

 Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan have been named in the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires.  The French Open tennis tournament has been postponed by the French Tennis Federation due to the coronavirus pandemic.  ATK Football Club (FC) defeated Chennaiyin FC in the finals by 3-1 to won the ISL (Indian Super League) trophy.  of Denmark defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien- chen by 21-13, 21-14 to win the men’s singles title of All England Championship  Indian paddler Achanta defeated Marcos Freitas by 4-2 in the final to win the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open.  Indian shot-putter Navin Chikara was suspended for four years by World athletics body’s (formerly known as International Association of Athletics Federations-IAAF), Athletics Integrity Unit for failing an out-of-competition dope test in 2018. SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ JAN TO MARCH 2020 USE CODE Y216 VISIT: STORE.ADDA247.COM