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A Gagan Narang B Vijay Kumar C Jitu Rai D Abhinav Bhindra Answer: D Daily Current Affairs for Banking exams PDF Question 4 International Day of Sport for development and Peace is observed every year on? A April 1 B April 6 C April 14 D April 23 E April 29 Downloaded from cracku.in . Answer: B Question 5 The National Sports Day is celebrated on which day in India? A August 29 B August 26 C August 28 D August 27 Answer: A Question 6 Which Indian cricketer has become the fastest bowler to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals as on January 2019? A Ishant Sharma B Umesh Yadav C Hardik Pandya D Mohammed Shami Answer: D Daily Free Banking Online Tests Question 7 The run-and-touch game of ‘Kho Kho’ originated in which Indian state? A Kerala B Jammu and Kashmir C Goa D Maharashtra Answer: D Question 8 Dhop is a seasonal game played in: A Meghalaya B Nagaland C Maharashtra D Assam Answer: D Downloaded from cracku.in . Question 9 ‘Gella-Chutt’ is an indigenous game associated with the state of: A Mizoram B Assam C Tripura D Arunachal Pradesh Answer: C Daily Free Online GK tests Question 10 The prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards was given to the Indian athlete: A Anirban Chatterji B Pankaj Advani C Dutee Chand D Vinesh Phogat Answer: D Question 11 Who was the captain of India's first World Cup winning cricket team? A Lala Amarnath B Kapil Dev C Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi D MS Dhoni Answer: B Question 12 Which country will host 2019 world weightlifting championship? A Germany B UK C USA D Thailand Answer: D 15,000 Free Aptitude Questions Downloaded from cracku.in . Question 13 Which cricket team has won the Ranji trophy 2018-19? A Mumbai B Saurashtra C Vidarbha D Andhra Answer: C Question 14 The first commonwealth games which were held in London, England was in which year? A 1923 B 1906 C 1911 D 1917 E 1921 Answer: C Question 15 What is the motto of 21st edition of commonwealth games held in Queensland, Australia? A Hot. Cool. Yours B Passion. Connected. C Discover tomorrow D Soul of the commonwealth E Share the dream Answer: E : "Current Affairs" 7995387269 కం అౖౖ ంట అ whatsapp పంపం Question 16 Who has been named Asian boxing confederation's youth boxer of the year? A Sachin siwach B Vikas Yadav C Shiva Thapa D Gaurav Rai Answer: A Downloaded from cracku.in . Question 17 When were the first modern Olympic Games held? A 1896 B 1935 C 1943 D 1921 Answer: A Question 18 Which team has won the Ranji Trophy maximum number of times? A Saurashtra B Tamil Nadu C Mumbai D Vidarbha Answer: C Latest Govt Jobs Question 19 Which country will host the under - 17 women’s football World Cup 2020? A Nepal B India C Russia D Japan Answer: B Question 20 Which Indian cricketer has retired from all forms of cricket recently? 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A Badminton B Tennis C Volleyball D Basketball Answer: A Question 26 Which countries are going to host ICC Cricket World Cup 2019? A Newzealand B Australia C UAE D England & Wales Answer: D Question 27 Name the new chief coach of the Indian cricket team till ICC World Cup 2019. A Kapil Dev B Anil Kumble C Sunil Gavaskar D Ravi Shastri Answer: D General Knowledge Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams Question 28 Dingko Singh is related to which sports? A Hockey B Boxing C Archery D Squash Answer: B Question 29 Strike, Bunting, Put out are the terms used in which sport? Downloaded from cracku.in . A Tennis B Volleyball C Baseball D Billiards Answer: C Question 30 Number of players in a Kabaddi team is . A 3 B 12 C 5 D 9 Answer: B Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answers Question 31 Which country won the both men’s singles and women’s singles title in the 32nd edition of ITTF-ATTU Asia cup 2019? 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Tennis B C Football D Volleyball Answer: A Question 38 The government has approved the setting up of ‘Centre for Disability Sports’ in which place? A Udaipur, Rajasthan B Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh C Jaipur, Rajasthan D Pune, Madhya Pradesh Answer: B Question 39 Term ' Gambit ' is associated with which sport? A Basketball B Chess C Boxing D Golf Answer: B Daily Free Online GK tests Question 40 Which country ranks first in the ‘Per Capita’ Summer Olympic medals tally? A Netherlands B Finland C Japan D Hungary Answer: B Question 41 Who is the highest wicket-taker in World Cup history? A Muttiah Muralitharan B Wasim Akram C Chaminda Vaas D Glenn McGrath Downloaded from cracku.in . Answer: D Question 42 Which country was runner up in the game of Kabaddi when India completed a golden double in men's as well as women's? 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