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| 101. |
Which country's team has won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup? |
| Answer» England has won their first-ever FIFA Under-17 World Cup by defeating European Champions Spain in the final by 5-2 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 28, 2017. | |
| 102. |
Which Indian shuttler has won the 2017 men's singles French Open Superseries badminton tournament? |
| Answer» Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has won the men's singles title of the French Open Superseries badminton tournament 2017 by defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the final by 21-14, 21-13 in Paris, France on October 29. | |
| 103. |
Which country's team has won the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup Tournament? |
| Answer» The India women's national field hockey team has won the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup Tournament by defeating China in the final by 5-4 via a shootout at Kakamigahara in Japan on November 5, 2017. Savita was adjudged Goalkeeper-of-the-Tournament while Monica won the Woman-of-the-Match award. With this win, Indian team has qualified for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup i.e. scheduled to be held in England. | |
| 104. |
Which Indian golfer has won the 2017 Panasonic Open (India) Golf tournament? |
| Answer» Shiv Kapur from India has won the 2017 Panasonic Open (India) Golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi on November 5, 2017. | |
| 105. |
Who has won the 2017 men's singles National Badminton Championships? |
| Answer» H S Prannoy has won the men's singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on November 8, 2017. He defeated higher ranked Kidambi Srikanth in the final by 21- 15, 16- 21, 21-7. | |
| 106. |
Mary Kom has won gold medal in which category at 2017 Asian women's Boxing Championships? |
| Answer» Indian boxer M C Mary Kom won gold medal in 48kg category at Asian women's Boxing Championships by defeating North Korea's Kim Hyang Mi in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam on November 8, 2017. It is her first Asian gold medal in this category. | |
| 107. |
Shahzar Rizvi is associated with which sports? |
| Answer» Air Force Sportsmen Sergeant Shahzar Rizvi has won a gold medal in 10 mtrs Pistol for India at recently conducted Commonwealth Shooting Championship held at Gold Coast, Australia. | |
| 108. |
Who has won the 2017 Women's singles National Badminton Championships? |
| Answer» Saina Nehwal has won the women's singles title at the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on November 8, 2017. She defeated PV Sindhu in the final by 21-17, 27-25. It is her third singles title in the national championships. | |
| 109. |
Name the Indian cricketer who inaugurated his first global cricket academy in the United Arab Emirates? |
| Answer» Mahendra Singh Dhoni inaugurated his first global cricket academy in the United Arab Emirates. The academy was officially launched by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the presence of trainees, parents and other key stakeholders of the facility. | |
| 110. |
Who has won the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship? |
| Answer» Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title after thrashing his arch-rival Mike Russell of England in the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha on November 12, 2017. | |
| 111. |
Who won the Indian Sportswoman of the Year (Team Sports) award at the Indian Sports Honours (ISH) 2017 event held in Mumbai? |
| Answer» Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj bagged the Indian Sportswoman of the Year (Team Sports) award at the Indian Sports Honours (ISH) 2017 event held in Mumbai. | |
| 112. |
Who has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for LPGA Tour Championships? |
| Answer» Aditi Ashok has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship-2017 on the LPGA Tour and will head to Florida to take part in the prestigious event. | |
| 113. |
Which country has recently declared Yoga as sports activity? |
| Answer» The Saudi Arabian government has officially declared Yoga as a 'Sports Activity'. | |
| 114. |
Sushil Kumar has won gold in which category at the 2017 National Wrestling championship? |
| Answer» Two-time Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar, India's lone woman Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat won gold medal in their respective categories in the National Wrestling championship in Indore on November 17, 2017. Sushil Kumar took less than three minutes to bag a gold medal as three of his rivals gave him a walkover in men's 74kg freestyle competition. | |
| 115. |
Which country to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup? |
| Answer» France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup , according to the global governing body "World Rugby". The country beat strong bids by South Africa and Ireland. Interestingly, the 2023 World Cup will take place in the year of the 200th anniversary of the legendary 'invention' of the sport by William Webb Ellis.The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. Japan will host the 2019 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held from September 20 to November 2. | |
| 116. |
Which country athlete won the Delhi Half Marathon recently? |
| Answer» Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana won the Delhi Half Marathon, 2017. In the Men's section, Legese clocked 59 minutes 46 seconds to claim the first spot, while his countryman Andahmlak Belihu finished second and Kenyan-American Leonard Korir came third. India's Nitendra Rawat finished 10th. In the Women's section, it was a clean sweep for Ethiopia, with world recorded holder Almaz Ayana finishing at the top of the podium. She clocked one hour, seven minutes and 11 seconds. Ababel Yeshaneh claimed the second spot, with Netsamet Gudeta coming third. | |
| 117. |
Women's Youth World Boxing Championship will be held in __________. |
| Answer» The Women's Youth World Boxing Championship begins in Guwahati, Assam. The Three young boxers will lock horn in the preliminaries. In 54 kilogram category, Shashi Chopra will play in 60 kg category, Mizoram's Vanlalhriapuii will bout against Korean player and Astha Pahwa will take on opponent from Bulgaria in 69 kg. Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated the event. | |
| 118. |
Which country's cricket team has clinched the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup tournament? |
| Answer» Afghanistan U-19 cricket team has clinched the 2017 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup tournament by defeating Pakistan in the final by 185-run at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 19, 2017. It is their first Asia Cup title. | |
| 119. |
This city will host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships in 2019. |
| Answer» Basel will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships in 2019. Basel beat off competition from Tokyo to land the 2019 Para Badminton World Championships in a vote which was delayed by the BWF Council to allow further discussions. | |
| 120. |
Which country allows women weightlifters to compete internationally? |
| Answer» The President of the Iran Weightlifting Federation allows women weightlifters to compete internationally, after establishing the Iran Weightlifting Federation Women's Committee. The federation's chief also said that the women weightlifters can compete wearing special clothes for Muslim athletes. | |
| 121. |
India bagged __________ medals at AIBA World Youth Women Boxing Championship. |
| Answer» Indian clinched five gold medals at World Youth Women Boxing Championship which is being held in N.C. Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, Assam. Nitu in the 48kg category,Sakshi Chaudhary in the 54kg category and Shashi Chopra in the 57kg category and Ankushita Boro in 64kg category won gold medals. The cash prize for each gold-medallists is Rs 2 lakh. | |
| 122. |
This country won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship. |
| Answer» India has won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship. In the title clash played at theTarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, India defeated Nepal, 3-0. | |
| 123. |
Which Teams Win 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championship recently? |
| Answer» The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams were both crowned the champions of Asia after beating Pakistan and South Korea in Gorgan, Iran. Star raider Ajay Thakur led from the front in the men's final, as India beat their arch-rivals Pakistan 36-22. The Indian women's team beat South Korea 42-20 in their final. | |
| 124. |
Recently, ICC U19 World Cup 2018 was launched in __________. |
| Answer» The ICC U19 World Cup 2018 was launched and it has 16-team for participation. New Zealand hosting the tournament for the third time. The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour will commence in Wellington. New Zealand all-rounder Anderson is the Brand Ambassador. | |
| 125. |
This country will host the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH-2018)? |
| Answer» The 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH-2018) will be held in New Delhi from October 30 to November 3. The biennial event will run for four days and will comprise meetings, social events, networking opportunities and presentations. The Congress, which will have representations from the National Associations, will also chart out the future roadmap of the game, including the ongoing Hockey Revolution, FIH's 10-year strategy to drive hockey's status as a global sport. Beside this, India will also host the men's Hockey World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar from November 28 to December 16, 2018. | |
| 126. |
How many medals Indonesia Open Aquatic Indian Diving Team won? |
| Answer» Indian Diving Team won 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals in Indonesia Open Aquatic Championship 2017. The five-day championship concluded recently in Indonesia's Jakarta. More than 1,500 athletes from eight countries, participated in the 5-day event. At the championships, the diving category featured athletes from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. | |
| 127. |
This country has clinched bronze at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament. |
| Answer» Indian national hockey team has reclaimed the bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament by defeating Germany in the final by 2-1 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 11, 2017. Indian players took the lead in 21st minute through SV Sunil. Germany equalized through its reserve custodian Mark Appel in the 36th minute. A penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh in the 54th minute sealed the win and the third place for the Indians. India had also won the bronze in the last edition of the tournament in Raipur in 2015. | |
| 128. |
How many medal did India bags in Asian Airgun Shooting Championships? |
| Answer» India bagged a rich haul of 21 medals including six gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals at the 10th Asian Airgun Shooting Championships which was concluded on Monday in Wako City, Japan. On the last of a championship, Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Baker booked quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) by winning a gold and a silver each. Saurabh Chaudhary won both the individual as well as the Team gold in the men's 10m Air Pistol Youth event, while Baker clinched a silver in the women's 10m Air Pistol Youth. India claimed another silver in junior women's 10m Air Pistol. India added four medals to their kitty on the final day of the competition to finish with a total haul of 21 medals over four days, including six gold, eight silver and seven bronze, besides four Youth Olympic Games quotas. | |
| 129. |
Which country to Host 2021 Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup? |
| Answer» India is all set to host the 2023 World Cup, the global cricketing event's 13th edition after the BCCI confirmed the host nation. India will also host the upcoming Champions Trophy in 2021. The ICC World Cup 2019 will be held in England and Wales. This will be the first time that the event will be held entirely in India: the nation on three occasions previously, hosted the World Cup partially (1987, 1996 and 2011). | |
| 130. |
This country Becomes 1st Ever Team to Register Hundred 300+ ODI Totals. |
| Answer» India become the first-ever team to register 300+ totals 100 times in ODIs, after posting 392/4 against Sri Lanka in Mohali. This was also the 25th instance of India scoring 350+ in an ODI innings, second-most by a team after South Africa (26). India was driven by captain Rohit Sharma's 208*, his third ODI double hundred which is also a record in ODIs. | |
| 131. |
India won __________ medals at the 5th International Sven Lange Memorial Tournament in Germany. |
| Answer» Indian junior boxers won 6 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal and finished as overall champions at the fifth International Sven Lange Memorial Tournament, Schwerin, Germany. The Indian team won the 'Best Team' of the tournament award. Also, Bhavesh Kattamani (52kg) who won a gold medal, was awarded the 'best boxer trophy'. | |
| 132. |
Which city is choosed to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? |
| Answer» Louise Martin, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation announced Birmingham as host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.The Common Wealth Games is to be hosted in England for the first time since Manchester hosted the Games in 2002. The expenses of the Common Wealth Games is expected to be around £750m. The government would cover £560m. The local council would contribute around £180m. | |
| 133. |
How many Russians are banned by IOC for life over alleged Sochi Games doping violations recently? |
| Answer» The International Olympic Committee has banned 11 Russian athletes for life over alleged doping violations at the Sochi Games in 2014. It had banned the athletes based on findings from the Oswald Commission, which is looking into alleged doping violations at the 2014 Winter Games held in Russia. Among those sanctioned are Tatyana Ivanova and Albert Demchenko, who won silver medals in luge events at Sochi, and cross-country skiers Nikita Kryukov and Alexander Bessmertnykh, also silver medalists in Sochi. | |
| 134. |
How many medals were won by India at Galym Boxing Tournament? |
| Answer» Indian boxers have claimed three gold, a silver, and a bronze medal at the Galym Zharylgapov Boxing Tournament in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. In the event, the country's Gold Medal winners were K Shyam Kumar in 49kg, Naman Tanwar in 91kg and Satish Kumar in the 91kg category claimed gold medals. The19-year-old Naman Tanwar was also adjudged the best boxer of the tournament. | |
| 135. |
What is the position of Indian football team in FIFA rankings? |
| Answer» The Indian men's football ended the year at 105th spot in the FIFA rankings. India began the year at 129th spot and in July, broke into top 100 by occupying 96th - the second best ever after the 94th of February 1996. Iran (32) are the highest ranked Asian team and are followed by Australia and Japan. Among Asian countries, the Indian team is in the 15th spot. World champions Germany ended on top to be FIFA's 'Team of the Year', followed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina. | |
| 136. |
Which payments Bank Becomes India's First Payments App to Cross 100 mn Downloads on Play Store? |
| Answer» India's largest mobile-first financial services platform, Paytm announced that its app crossed the 100 million milestones on Google Play Store in the second week of December 2017. This makes Paytm the country's first payments app to cross the 100 million downloads mark. | |
| 137. |
Which cricket team has won the 2017 Ranji Trophy tournament? |
| Answer» Vidarbha has won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time by defeating Delhi in the final match. The final match was played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. During Ranji Trophy final match, Vidarbha's Rajneesh Gurbani took a hat-trick against Delhi. Vidarbha lost only one wicket and took only five overs to chase down the target which gave them their first Ranji Trophy title. | |
| 138. |
This company has bagged the broadcast rights of 2018 Khelo India School Games (KISG)? |
| Answer» Star Sports, India's leading sports broadcaster, has bagged the broadcast and production rights of Union Sports Ministry's flagship 'Khelo India School Games (KISG)' for a period of five years from 2018 to 2022. The first-ever Khelo India School Games 2018 will be held from January 31 for under-17 age group (boys and girls) across 16 sports disciplines. The purpose of KISG is to inculcate a nationwide culture of sports through a grassroots sports revolution. The KISG 2018 is the marquee event under revamped Khelo India porgramme. The event is expected to host around 6000 athletes and officials in its first edition. The best talent selected through the competition will be amongst the 1000 (one thousand) budding athletes eligible for a scholarship worth 5 lakhs each per year for a period of eight years. | |
| 139. |
This state has signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to host the 39th National Games in 2022. |
| Answer» Meghalaya has signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to host the 39th National Games in 2022. IOA, Meghalaya State Olympic Association and Meghalaya state government have signed the tripartite contract. A working group under Sports Minister Zenith Sangma has been commissioned. Also, a Land Bank Committee and Team Preparation Committee have been formed. Rs 4.5 crore cheque was submitted to IOA as bid money for the National Games. Around 14,450 athletes and officials are expected to participate in the games. | |
| 140. |
The 2nd edition of the Elite Women's National Boxing Championship begin in __________. |
| Answer» The 2nd edition of the Elite Women's National Boxing Championship, began in Haryana. The Elite Women's National Boxing Championship is considered as selection trials for the upcoming Common Wealth Games and the Asian Games. Boxers like Sarita Devi, Sarjubala, Sonia Lather are participating in the tournament. Around 300 top boxers participate in the tournament. | |
| 141. |
Sarjubala Devi has clinched gold in which category at the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championship? |
| Answer» Former world silver medallist Sarjubala Devi representing Manipur claimed the gold in 48kg category in the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championships in Rohtak on January 13. She was also given the best boxer trophy. | |
| 142. |
How many gold medals are won by Indian boxers on 7th edition of Nation's Cup tournament in, Serbia? |
| Answer» Indian boxers have claimed 11 gold medals and both the team championship trophies in the Nation's Cup tournament for junior and youth women in Sombor, Serbia. The junior team won 13 medals, nine gold, two silver and two bronze medals, while the youth team clinched four medals 3 gold (60, 64 and 81 kilogram)and one bronze (54 kilogram). | |
| 143. |
This country won the 12th edition of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018? |
| Answer» India has won the 12th edition of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 after thrashing Australia in the final by eight wickets at bay oval at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand on February 3. With this win, India has lifted the ICC Under-19 World Cup for the record fourth time. India's star batsman Manjot Kalra led his team to the victory as he made brilliant unbeaten century riding on 8 fours and 3 sixes. He was adjudged Man of the Match and Shubman Gill Man of the Series. | |
| 144. |
This country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018. |
| Answer» Indian cricket team has won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). With this, India has retained the World Cup for the Blind. In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India. India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. Thus, India maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament. | |
| 145. |
This country will host 2018 Womens World T20. |
| Answer» The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2018 edition of the Women's World T20 will be hosted by West Indies in November 2018. Hosts Windies will defend the title they won over Australia in Kolkata in 2016. The three venues were selected by Cricket West Indies through a bidding process and have been ratified by the ICC. The November event in the Caribbean will be the first stand-alone ICC Women's World Twenty20 after the past five events were played alongside the men's event. | |
| 146. |
Which team won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy recently? |
| Answer» Delhi won their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by beating Rajasthan. It was held at Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata. The 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the ninth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 competition in India. | |
| 147. |
How many medals did India Open Boxing team obtained recently? |
| Answer» The five-time World Champion MC Mary Kom claimed the gold medal in the India Open International Boxing tournament at Thyagraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. She defeated Josie Gabuco from the Philippines in a split 4-1 decision to grab the gold in the women's 48kg weight category. The 12th seeded boxer had earlier booked her place in the finals after defeating Mongolian Altansetseg Lutsaikhan in the semi-final clash. Pinki Rani also fetched gold for India after defeating Mongolia's Jargalan Ochirbat in the final of fly (48-51 kg) category. | |
| 148. |
Which city will host the 2018 World Cup Event? |
| Answer» British Athletics announced that, London will host a new World Cup at the London Stadium on 14th and 15thJuly 2018. The following 8 countries will participate in the new World Cup: Britain, the United States, Poland, China, Germany, France, Jamaica and South Africa. One male and one female athlete from each country will be selected for every field event and each track race up to 1500 metres. Total prize money for the event is fixed at $2 million. It will be conducted as a two day event. | |
| 149. |
This state emerges as first champion of Khelo India School Games with 38 gold medals. |
| Answer» Haryana youngsters outclassed others by achieving the highest number of medal tally in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games. The competition concluded in New Delhi. The sports powerhouse won 102 medals including 38 gold medals, 26 silver medals, 38 Bronze medals. Maharashtra (110) finished second overall while Delhi (94) came third. Punjab and Kerala won the boys' and girls' gold medals respectively in Basketball competition. On the final day, Haryana emerged with the best haul of five medals, including one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. Haryana archers showed impressive performance and won one gold medal on the final day. | |
| 150. |
World's first robot ski competition held in ___________. |
| Answer» World's first robot ski competition "The Edge of Robot: Ski Robot Challenge" was held near PyeongChang at Welli Hilli ski resort in South Korea. Eight humanoid robots from universities and other organisations participated in this robot ski competition. The robots had sensors, batteries and deep learning algorithms to move and ski on their own. Prize money of the competition was said to be $10,000. | |