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The Correct answer is A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv.

• Samir Suhag
  • Samir Suhag, born in 1972, is the captain of the Indian Polo team.
  • He is India's only 6 goal polo player of recent times.
  • He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2012.
• Vikas Krishan
  • Vikas Krishan Yadav is an Indian male boxer from the Bhiwani district in Haryana.
  • He won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  • Vikas Krishan Yadav is the only second Indian after Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh to qualify for Three Olympics.
• Anup Kumar
  • Anup Kumar is a former Indian professional Kabaddi player.
  • He was a member of the India national kabaddi team that won Asian gold medals in 2010 and 2014, one South Asian gold medal in 2016, and the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
  • He was the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.
• Yashpal Solanki
  • Yashpal Solanki is a Judo Player.

The correct answer is Baseball.

• Baseball has been the National Sport for the last 77 years.​
• The current ranking of the USA in Baseball is 2.
• Important terms:
  • Around the Horn
  • Backdoor Slider
  • Balk
  • Baltimore Chop 
  • Base H it

• The national sport of India is Hockey.
• India is currently holding 4th rank in Hockey. 
• India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup.
• India's largest hockey stadium planned in Rourkela, to host 2023 World Cup.

The correct answer is archery.

• Atanu Das is an Indian Archer who was born on 5th April 1992.

• He started playing in international tournaments in 2008.
• Atanu has won a bronze medal, with Deepika Kumari, in the 2013 World Cup Mixed Team event organized in Colombia.
• His current world ranking is 22.
• Some other famous Indian Archery Players are- Deepika Kumari, Dola Banerjee, Bombayla Devi Laishram, Abhishek Kumar.

• Archery is a kind of sport or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.
• The word 'archery' is derived from the Latin word 'arcus' which means bow.
• From historical times archery has been used for hunting and warfare but in modern times, it is considered a competitive sport and is done for recreation.
• A person who plays archery is called an archer or a bowman.

The correct answer is 7.

• Kabaddi is a popular contact sport in Southern Asia that first originated in Ancient India.
• It is played across the country and is the official game in the states of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Telangana, and Maharashtra. 
• In the kabaddi game, each side has 7 players when the game starts.
• There will be 5 substitutes for each side as well.
• The games in Kabaddi are 40 minutes long.
• Each side gets alternating turns to send any one player to the opponent’s side. This player is called the raider and each player on the opposing team is called a defender.
• The two teams alternate between raiding and defending for two halves of twenty minutes each (with a five-minute break between halves and newly introduces small timeouts for teams that are used to generate advertisement revenue).
• After halftime, the two teams switch sides of the court.
• The Lobby is the area of the court which is considered active only when contact has been made between the raider and a defender. Else, it is considered out of bounds for both raider and the defenders.
• The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

• The International Federation of Kabbadi is the governing body of Kabbadi.
• The International Federation of Kabbadi was formed in 2004.
• The founder and current President of the International Federation of Kabbadi is Janardhan Singh Gehlot.
• Kabbadi World Cup Winner 2016 - India.
• Kabbadi Asia Cup Winner 2017 - India.
• Kabbadi Asia Games Winner 2018 - Iran.
• Pro Kabbadi League Winner 2019 - Bengal Warriors.

The correct answer is Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli won ICC Cricketer of the Year’, ‘ICC Test Player of the Year’ and ‘ICC ODI Player of the Year’ in 2018.

• In 2018 Virat Kohli won:- 
  • ICC Cricketer of the Year
  • ICC Test Player of the Year
  • ICC ODI Player of the Year
• Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team.
• A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world.
• He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been the team's captain since 2013.

•  Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014.
• In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position.
• In ODIs, Kohli has the second-highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world.
• He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 runs in ODI cricket, reaching the milestones in 175, 194, 205, and 222 innings respectively.

The correct answer is Hockey. 

• Sunita Lakra announced her international retirement in January 2020, Sunita Lakra is associated with Hockey sport.

• Sunita Lakra is an Indian field hockey player.
  • Lakra has represented her country by being capped in the India women's national field hockey team.
  • Lakra announced her retirement from hockey through Hockey India on 2 January 2020.
  • Lakra is a part of the 18 member squad which is playing in the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup.
  • Lakra climbed the ladder of ranks in Indian hockey with significant performances at the 17th Asian Games and the 2016 Rio Olympics. 
  • Lakra completed her 100th international match with a match also against New Zealand in 2017, in the third match of the five-match series.

• MS Dhoni:
  • Indian cricket's most successful captain with three ICC trophies has announced his retirement.
  • Dhoni made the confirmation through a video on Instagram.
• Suresh Raina:
  • He announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August along with former India captain MS Dhoni, has spoken about the decision and also revealed the day's events.
  • Raina now only plays IPL and domestic cricket.
• Maria Sharapova :
  • Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world's most recognizable sportswomen, announced her retirement at the age of 32.
  • I'm saying goodbye," Sharapova said in an article for Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines.
• PV Sindhu :
  • Badminton player PV Sindhu announced her "retirement" from the sport in a lengthy tweet.
  • She choose to retire from substandard hygiene standards and our lackadaisical attitude towards the virus.
  • The Denmark Open was the final straw and she has decided to 'retire'

The Correct Answer is i and iii only.

• The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual, international under–21 men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. Hence Statement 1 is Correct.
• Since the first edition held in 2011, five teams have emerged victorious.
• It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 22 to 29 September 2013.
• Six teams competed in the match. Hence Statement 2 is Not Correct.
• India defeated Malaysia 3–0 in the final match to win the cup. Hence Statement 3 is Correct.

The Correct Answer is India.

• The 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series was the inaugural season of the Hockey Series, a field hockey championship for men's national teams.
• The tournament started in June 2018 and finished in June 2019.
• India beat Japan 3-1 in the final to win the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima.

• FIH Series was organized by the International Hockey Federation.
• The competition has served as a qualifier for the Olympic games.
• From 2022, The tournament will be replaced as Men's and Women's intercontinental championship.

The correct answer is Rafael Nadal.

• Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player.
• As of 15 January 2020, he was ranked number one ranked male tennis player in the ATP rankings.
• At present (1st December 2020), he is ranked No. 2 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

• Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player.
• Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player.
• He is ranked No. 5 in the world by the Association of Tennis Profession.
• Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.
• He is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals.

The correct answer is 188.

• The South Asian Games (SAG), and formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games) is a biennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia. 

• The 12th South Asian games took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India.
• This event took place in Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium(Guwahati) and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong).
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12thSouth Asian Games on 5 February 2016. 
• Participating nations in South Asian Games
  • Afganistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India 
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Srilanka

• India was at the top of the medals tally with a total of 308.
  • 188 Gold 
  • 90 Silver
  • 30 Bronze
• Srilanka was at 2nd place and Pakistan was at 3rd.

The correct answer is B.

• 'Royal Calcutta', established in 1829, is the second oldest golf course in the world after St Andrews in Scotland.
• The golf game was introduced in Europe around the 15th century.
• The golf field is wide and full of green-grass. This ground is called 'Golf Course'.​
• The capital of England is London, and it is the most populous city here.
• London is situated on the banks of the "Thames" river.
• The capital of Italy is "Rome" and Italy is situated on the banks of the "Tiber" River.

The correct answer is Tennis.

• The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.
• There are four Grand Slam tournaments in Tennis viz. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
• Australian open started in 1905. French open started in 1891.
• Wimbledon started in 1877. US open started in 1881.
• Only Wimbledon was a major before 1924–25.

•  Below is the important facts related to the Grand Slams:

The Correct answer is Norway.

• Magnus Carlsen is a chess player from Norway.
  • He is the current world chess champion (as of March 25, 2021) 

The correct answer is Manu Bhakar and Saurabh.

• In February, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary had clinched a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event on the closing day of the ISSF World Cup at the Dr. Karni Shooting Range in New Delhi.

• The pair had registered a total score of 483.5 to finish on the top in the mixed team event.
• The Chinese duo of Ranxin Jiang and Bowen Zhang won silver with 477.7, while the bronze went to the Korean pair of Minjung Kim and Daehun Park (418.8) at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

The correct answer is England.

• India is the only international team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match cricket during 1952 India's tour to England.
• England blew India away at Old Trafford for 58, and when they followed on they were all out for 82, so being dismissed twice in a day.
• The ‘feat’ has been achieved twice more: on both occasions,
  • Zimbabwe had succumbed to New Zealand — for 59 and 99 at Harare in 2005-06 and
  • for 51 and 143 at Napier in 2011-12.

The correct answer is Tim Paine.

• The Australian cricketer Tim Paine was not involved in the ball-tampering issue during the South Africa - Australia Test Series of 2018.

• David Warner-David Andrew Warner is an Australian international cricketer and an ex-captain of the Australian national team.
• Warner was the first Australian cricketer to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket in Australia's cricket history of 132 years.
• Steve Smith-Steven Peter Devereux Smith is an Australian international cricketer and ex-captain of the Australian national team.
• Smith is consistently valued as one of the top-ranked Test batsmen in the world.
• Tim Paine-Timothy David Paine is an Australian international cricketer who presently captains the Australian national team in Test cricket.
• He plays as a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper in the team.
• Cameron Bancroft-Cameron Timothy Bancroft is an Australian cricketer.
• In March 2018, Bancroft confessed that he was involved in ball-tampering against South Africa in the third Test match held in Cape Town.

The correct answer is Tiger Woods - Snooker.

• Tiger Woods is a famous golfer from the United States of America.
  • He was born in the year 1975.
• He was awarded the Presidential medal of freedom in 2019.

The correct answer is Ladakh.

• Ladakh lifted the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship Women trophy.
  • The match was held at the Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink here.
  • The tournament was organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) in association with the Ladakh winter sports club.

The correct answer is Birmingham.

• Birmingham City has been chosen to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  • The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022.
  • It is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England.
  • This is to be the third time England has hosted the Games after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002.
  • The Games are expected to take place between 28 July and 8 August 2022.
  • The city was announced as the host by the Commonwealth Games Federation (GCF) at a press conference at the Arena Academy in Birmingham on 21 December 2017.

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Head of the Commonwealth.
• The headquarters of GCF is located in London, England.
• 2026 Commonwealth Games :
  • The 2026 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIII Commonwealth Games.
  • It is a multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth to be organized in a city designated by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
  • The host city was initially intended to be selected at the 2019 GCF General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda.
• 2018 Commonwealth Games :
  • The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018.
  • It was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.
  • It was India's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. With 26 Gold medals and a total of 66 medals.
  • India finished 3rd in the tournament.
  • The first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.

The correct answer is C.

• Arati Saha was the first Indian female swimmer to cross the English Channel.

• Aarti Saha was a famous female swimmer of India.
• She was the first female swimmer from India and Asia to swim across the English Channel.
• Aarti Saha did this on 29 September 1959 and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1960.
• Aarti Saha was the first Indian woman player to receive 'Padmashree'. They are called "Hindustani Jalpari".

• Shikha Tandon:
  • Shikha Tandon is one of the swimming champions of Bengaluru.
  • She has won 146 medals at the national level and 36 medals in international competitions. Which includes five gold medals.

The Correct Answer is Sydney.

• The 2000 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
• It was the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere.
• The United States topped the medal table, followed by Russia and China.

• Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and were an intrinsic part of a religious festival.
• The architect of the modern Olympics Games was Pierre, baron de Coubertin.
• The Olympics have been held every four years since 1948.
• The honour of holding the Olympic Games is entrusted to a city, not to a country.
• The choice of the city lies solely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Correct Answer is PV Sindhu.

• 19 August in 2016, PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to win an Olympics silver medal.
• She lost to Carolina Marin in the final.

• India has won 28 medals at the Olympic Games since the 1900 edition.
• In 2008 Vijender Singh became the first Indian boxer in history to win an Olympic medal.
• In 2012 Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal.

The correct answer is 2.

• France was one of the four European teams that participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930.
• It has appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth time. Total FIFA cup titles won by France are two in Number.
• The French team won its first World Cup title in the year 1998.
• The tournament was played in France and it defeated Brazil in the finals.
• In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, by defeating Croatia in the finals.
• In 2006, France finished as runners-up and it has also finished in third place in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982.

The correct answer is the Allan Border.

• The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first time that it was played outside England.
  • The Aussies led by the legendary Allan Border managed to achieve their first big ICC title in India.
  • Australia lost only one match in the tournament, which leads Allan Border to become the third World Cup Winning Captain.
• Hence, option 3 is correct.

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• The Australian cricket team is the most successful in the Cricket World Cup-winning 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 editions.
  • This also makes them the only team to have won the world cup in all the regions (a group of countries) that have hosted the world cup till now.
  • Besides, Australia had reached the finals of the 1975 and 1996 World cups losing to West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively.
  • They also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Cricket World Cup and were knocked out in the first round three times: 1979, 1983, and 1992. 

The correct answer is Volleyball.

• Mohan Ukkrapandian is the captain of India’s national volleyball team.
• He is also the captain of Kochi Blue Spikers in the Pro Volleyball League.

• Ajay Thakur is the captain of India’s national men'sKabaddi team.
• He is also the captain of Tamil Thalaivas of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2019.
• Manpreet Singh Pawar is the captain of India men's national field hockey.
• He represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was named Asia's Junior Player of the Year in 2014.
• Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is the captain of India’s national Basketball team. 

The correct answer is Rikako Ikee.

• Japanese swimmer Ikee Rikako has been named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 18th edition of Asian Games.
• She became the first female athlete to win the MVP title. Rikako bagged six gold and two silver medals in the tournament.
• She received $50,000 as prize money.

• Katsumi Nakamura is a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
• Zhang Lin is a retired Chinese competitive male swimmer. 
• Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese competitive swimmer.

The correct answer is Sailing.

• Harshita Tomar is an Indian sailor born in the Hoshangabad district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• She won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in the women's Open.
• She received prize money of 50 lakhs from the M.P. government.

The correct answer is Mumbai Indians.

• The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, who won the 2020 season.
  • Mumbai Indians have the maximum number of titles, won five titles.

• Chennai Super Kings:
  • 2010, 2011, 2018 IPL titles have been won by the CSK.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad: 
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad has won the IPL trophy so far only once I.e in the 2016 IPL season.
  • 2016 IPL final was held between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
• Kolkata Knight Riders won 2012 and 2014 IPL titles.

The correct answer is 1988.

• Table tennis made its Olympic debut in 1988.
• The game was held with men’s and women’s double in Seoul.
• In 1926, the international table tennis federation was founded.

• In tennis, the whole game is served by a player.
• Service changes in table tennis after every two points have been scored.
• Serve is changed after every point, whenever the score reaches 10-10.
• With a sophisticated racket and wooden blade coated with rubber on both sides and with the hollow plastic ball, the game of table tennis is played.

The correct answer is France.

• France has won two FIFA Men's World Cup in the year 1998 and 2018 respectively.
• France defeated Croatia by 4-2 in the final.

• 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup was hosted by Russia.
• FIFA stands for Federation of International Football Association.
• It is the highest governing body of Football.
• It was founded in 1904.
• Its headquarter is in Zurich, Switzerland.

• Most World Cup Titles- Brazil i.e 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
• Germany has won 4 World Cup Titles i.e 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014.

The correct answer is 4.

• The World Cup is arranged every 4 years.
  • It is held every four years because of tradition, logistics and prestige.

• Before the World Cup was inaugurated, the football tournament arranged as part of the Summer Olympics was given the most prestige.
• But in the 1920s, the game was facing a transition to the professionalism that wasn't consistent with the Olympic spirit.
  • Therefore, the government body, FIFA, made plans to organize a World Cup. The decision of arranging the first edition was officially declared on May 26, 1928.
• The first official World Cup was played in Uruguay 1930, and since when the tournament has been held every fourth year (with exceptions for interruption due to the Second World War).
  • There were, however, unofficial pre-FIFA World Cups already in the late 1800s, in a time when only a few national teams existed. Another unofficial "world cup" arranged before 1930 was Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy held in 1909 and 1911.
  • Besides that, the Summer Olympic football competitions would be a mark of which the best national teams were before 1930.
  • The Olympic tournaments consisted, however, only of amateur teams – the World Cup became the "real deal".
•  The FIFA World Cup 2018 was played in Russia 14 June-15 July, with 32 nations.

The correct answer is polo.

• The Sagol Kangjei has been adapted and adopted by the international enthusiasts of the game as Polo and now it's being played worldwide.
• Today, the world has accepted that the game of Polo originated from Manipur.
• The Manipuri Polo is played with seven players (on each side) who mount and ride ponies, which are usually 4/5 feet in height. Each player is fitted with a Polo-stick made of bamboo root.

• Yubi Lakpi is Manipuri Rugby.
  •  “Yubi” in Manipur means coconut and “Lakpi” means snatching.
• In Manipur, Hiyang Tannaba is Boat Race.
  • It is generally held in November at Thangapat (Moat). The boats called Hiyang Hiren are regarded to be invested with spiritual powers and the game is associated with religious rites.
• Mukna is Manipuri Wrestling.
  • The game is the Manipuri style of wrestling played between two male rivals for a trial of strength by sheer physical strength and skill.

• Cricket originated in South England.
• The modern game of hockey emerged in England in the mid-18th century.
• Boxing originated in Egypt.
  • This sport was introduced to the ancient Olympic Games by the Greeks in the late 7th century BC.

The correct answer is thenationspride.com.

• In a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of triumph and adversity,
  • “thenationspride.com”, the country’s first portal dedicated to para-sports was launched.

• thenationspride.com is a non-profit initiative, helmed by 17-year-old Mumbai student and sports enthusiast, Saachi Munot.
  • The portal brings readers inspiring stories of Indian para-sportspersons, who have consistently delivered stellar performances on domestic and global arenas alike, but whose stories have largely gone untold or unheard.
    • The portal, through its regular updates and incisive analysis, aims to evolve into the point of first reference for all para-sports related news and information, besides, serving as a bridge between India's vibrant and accomplished para sporting community and the society at large.
  • The website design is the result of a mobile-first approach that allows thenationspride.com to deliver a consistent experience for sports fans across computers, tablets or handsets.
  • The website was made pro-bono by Ideate Labs, Mumbai. 

The correct answer is Jailhouse Rock.

• A name used to describe several improvisational fighting styles developed within the US penal system, some of the most common types include Brick City Rock, 52 Handblocks, and Stato.
  
• Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.
• Although Kalaripayattu is not as old as other forms of martial arts on this list, it is often cited as being the oldest martial art discipline.
• Its history can be traced back over 3000 years to the Vedas, which are a large body of knowledge texts from the ancient Indian subcontinent.

The correct answer is Baseball.

• Baseball is the National Game of the US.

• It is also the National Game of the Cuba and Dominican Republic.
• Terms used in Baseball are Pinching, Home Run, Base Runner, Throw, Perfect Game, Strike, Putout, etc.
• International Baseball Federation is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• It was Founded in 1938.
• It current President is Riccardo Fraccari.

• No country has Tennis as its national sport.
  • The terminology used in Tennis is Service, Grandslam, Advantage, Deuce, Game Point, Breakpoint; Smash, Shot, Grass Court. Break, Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc.
• Basketball is the national sport of Lithuania.
  • The terminology used in basketball is Free Throw, Technical Foul, Common Foul, Under Head, Overhead, etc
• Golf is the national sport of Scotland.

Hamilton, Canada
The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II) and the event has seen many changes, not least in its name.

The correct answer is Germany.

• Alexander Zverev is a Russian born on 20 April 1997.

• He plays professional tennis for Germany.
• The Association of Tennis Professionals has ranked him No. 3 in the world and has maintained his position in the top 10 since July 2017.
• He won in ATP finals of 2018 making a record as the youngest winner championship of the decade.
• To date, he has won 15 ATP titles (13 in singles and 2 in doubles).
• He finished his first Grand Slam final in the 2020 US Open as runner-up.
• His fans have named him ‘Sascha’ as well. His total worth is approximately 17 million dollars.

The correct answer is 22. 

• The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games featured 22 sports with 4,328 athletes from 159 nations and regions participating.
  • The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee.
  • It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After the Second World War, many Asian countries gained independence and Guru Dutt Sondhi, a member of the Indian International Olympic Committee, proposed the idea of Asian Games as a sporting event, where all Asian nations can be represented. The first-ever Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951.

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• It is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its current name in 1989.
• The ICC has 106 members: 10 Full Members that play Test matches, 38 Associate Members, and 57 Affiliate Members.

The correct answer is Dribble.

• Dribble words are related to football.
  • Dribbling is manoeuvring a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball.
  • A successful dribble will bring the ball past defenders legally and create opportunities to score.
  • The dribbling is related to:
    • The "solo" in Gaelic football, kicking the ball to oneself while running.
    • The "hop" in Gaelic football, bouncing the ball on the ground and back to oneself while running.
    • Hence, the correct option is 1.

• Nightwatchman:
  • In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play.

Doosra:

• It is a very difficult skill to master so you'll need plenty of practice if you want to learn how to do it.
• However, its validity has been called into question because of the number of off-spinners who have been reported to the International Cricket Council for suspect actions bowling the doosra.
• Googly :
  • A “googly”(coined by cricketer B.J.T. Bosanquet on the 1903–04 MCC tour) is a ball bowled with fingerspin that breaks unexpectedly in the opposite direction from that anticipated by the batsman given the motion of the bowler.

The correct answer is Hockey.

• Penalty Corner is awarded for a defensive infringement in the penalty circle or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive 23-metre area.
• It is a penalty given against the defending team.

The correct answer is Billiards.

• Ashok Shandilya is a famous Billiards player from India.
  • He made his debut in the arena of International Billiards in 1990.
  • He lifted the World Billiards title (short format) in the year 2002.
  • He is the gold medal winner in the Asian Games 1998, in Single Billiards as well as Double Billiards.
  • He was honored with the Arjuna Award in the year 1997.
• Other important Billiards players from India are:
  • Pankaj Advani.
  • Geet Sethi.
  • Chitra Magimairaj.
  • Arantxa Sanchis.
  • Anuja Thakur.
  • Rupesh Shah.

• Important Cricket players from India are:
  • Rohit Sharma.
  • M S Dhoni.
  • Virat Kohli.
  • Jasprit Bhumra.
  • K L Rahul.
  • Hardik Pandya.
• Important Badminton players from India are:
  • Saina Nehwal.
  • P V Sindhu.
  • Srikanth Kidambi.
  • Pullela Gopichand.
  • Parupalli Kashyap.
• Important Lawn Tennis players from India are:
  • Mahesh Bhupathi.
  • Sania Mirza.
  • Leander Paes.
  • Rohan Bopanna.
  • Prajnesh Gunneswaran.

The correct answer is Wrestler.

• Vinesh Phogat is an Indian wrestler who comes from a successful background of wrestling with her cousins Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, both international wrestlers and Commonwealth Games medalists as well.​

Some important sportspersons associated with the game:

The correct answer is Rani Rampal.

• Rani Rampal is an Indian athlete.
• She was voted as the World Games Athlete of the year 2019.
• She is an Indian field hockey player.
• In 2010 world cup, she became a youngest player in national team with the age at 15.
• She played 212 international matches.
• She has made a total of 134 scores.
• Currently, the captain of the Indian women’s hockey team is Rani Rampal.
• She doubles up as a mid-fielder, so she is known as striker.
•  She fascinates CWG.

• Padma Shri was given to her by the Government of India in 2020.
• She was born in Kurukshetra district of Haryana.
• She played in champion’s challenge tournament in Russia. 

The correct answer is New Zealand.

• Leo Carter hit 6 sixes in a row. He entered the history books by becoming the seventh cricketer in the world to hit six 6s in an over.
• He has recorded his name in the history books on January 05, 2020.
• He has become the 7th cricketer in the world to score six sixes in an over. Carter achieved this feat during his team's Canterbury Kings' victory against Northern Knight at New Zealand's Twenty20 tournament Super Smash.
• Apart from Carter, Gary Sobers of the West Indies, Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh of India, Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa, Ross Vitali of England and Hazratullah Zazai of Afghanistan have scored six sixes in an over. 
• Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes against England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
• Garry Sobers was the first batsman to score 6 sixes in an over in first-class cricket, while India's Ravi Shastri later repeated it.

The correct answer is Mahela Jayawardene.

• Mahela Jayawardene was the head coach of the Mumbai Indians IPL cricket team in 2019.
  • The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians.
  • Mumbai Indians defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win the final for their fourth title.
  • Head coach Mahela Jayawardena reveals the secret behind Mumbai Indians' success.
  • The 2019 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 12, was the twelfth season of the IPL.
  • David Warner won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 692 runs.

• Key Facts:-
  • Mumbai Indian holds the record of winning IPL maximum no. of times with 4 titles.
  • Virat Kohli holds the record of scoring most runs in IPL history. He has scored 5412 runs.
  • Rohit Sharma holds the record of winning most titles. He has won the IPL titles 5 times. 4 times for Mumbai Indians and once for the Deccan Chargers.
  • Chennai Super Kings holds the record of featuring in most finals with 8 finals.

The correct answer is Nital Paul.

The correct answer is Tennis.

• The terms ace and advantage are associated with tennis.

• The international tennis federation is the highest governing body for the sport of tennis.
• The game was first played in the 19^th century in England.
• The game could be outdoor or indoor.
• Ball, racket, and net are the equipment that is used in the game.
• It is an Olympic sport.
• The game of tennis can be played as either single (one team) or doubles (doubles).

• In Birmingham England, modern tennis was originated.
• Some famous tennis player are:-
  • Rafael Nadal
  • Serena Williams 
  • Roger Federer
  • Mahesh Bhupathi 
  • Novak Djokovic

The correct answer is Australia.

• The commonwealth games is an international event that involves different nations.
• It was first held in the year 1930.
• Earlier it was known by different names such as British empire games, the British empire and commonwealth games, and British commonwealth games.
• Some of the important games that are played in this event include Badminton, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, and Cricket.

• The capital of Australia is Canberra.
• It has a parliamentary form of government in which the upper house is the senate and the lower house is the House of representatives.
• The country is a member of several organizations such as the United Nations, OECD, World trade organization, and ANZUS.