Exercise :: Sports - Latest Current Affairs
- Sports - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Which team win UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Liverpool defeated Chelsea in the finals to win UEFA Super Cup held in Istanbul. The match ended in draw with score 2-2 following the extra time. Later in the penalties, Liverpool beats Chelsea by 5-4. This was the fourth time Liverpool have won this competition.
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| 2. | Which sport is excluded from the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Commonwealth Games Chief Louise Martin announced that Shooting will not be part of the 2022 CWG even despite India's threat of boycotting the entire event in form of protest.
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| 3. | Which of the following, partnered with INOX, PVR and Cinepolis to showcase UEFA Super Cup 2019 match live in theatres? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN), the broadcast rights holder of the UEFA events in the Indian sub-continent, will organize special screenings for the upcoming UEFA Super Cup.
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| 4. | Which Indian Grandmaster has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Indian Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly from Kolkata has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament. Ganguly left behind a strong field to win the 9-round Open tournament played in a Swiss League format. He registered 5 wins and 4 draws to emerge the sole leader with 7 points. He not only collected 27.5 Elo points but pocketed $50,000 (Rs 35.6 lakh) as well.
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| 5. | Which sport is added for the first time to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: For the first time in the Olympic Games' history, Table Tennis Mixed Doubles event added in a new Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games. Manika Batra to pair with Sharath Kamal for mixed doubles spot in Tokyo Olympics. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics in eight previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.The 2008 Games in Beijing, China saw men's &women's singles and team events.
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