Sports Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Hima Das belongs to Assam.

Hima Das, from Dhing in Nagaon district of Assam, won the 400 metres at the IAAF World U20 Championships at Tampere, Finland, in July 2018. She was the first Indian woman to win a world-level gold medal in a track event, and is known as the 'Dhing Express'.

She has no connection with Manipur, Meghalaya or Nagaland.

Answer: D

The FIFA World Cup 2018 was won by France.

France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July 2018, winning their second World Cup after 1998.

Germany were the defending champions from 2014 but went out in the group stage, Brazil lost in the quarter-finals and Argentina in the round of 16.

Kylian Mbappe, then 19, scored in the final and was named the tournament's best young player, while Croatia's Luka Modric won the Golden Ball.

Answer: D

The SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 was won by Maldives.

In the final of the SAFF Championship in Dhaka in September 2018, the Maldives beat India, the defending champions, to win the title for the second time.

India were the losing finalists, and hosts Bangladesh and Nepal went out earlier in the tournament.

The SAFF Championship is the football tournament of the South Asian Football Federation, and India has won it more often than any other team.

Answer: B

The 2018 Wimbledon women's singles was won by Angelique Kerber.

Germany's Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 in the final in July 2018 to win her first Wimbledon title.

Serena Williams was the runner-up. Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova were earlier Wimbledon champions but did not win in 2018.

It was Kerber's third Grand Slam singles title, after the Australian Open and the US Open in 2016.

Answer: B

The championship was won by Tripura.

In the under-17 boys' football event of the 65th National School Games, 2019-20, Tripura beat Sikkim 1-0 in the final to take the title. Sikkim were runners-up.

Sikkim is the trap, as the losing finalist. Nagaland and Mizoram, though strong football states, did not win this edition.

The National School Games are organised every year by the School Games Federation of India, with separate competitions for under-14, under-17 and under-19 age groups.

Answer: C

The official mascot was Zabivaka.

Zabivaka, a wolf wearing goggles and the colours of the Russian team, was the mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. The name means 'the one who scores' in Russian.

Caira, Koara and Zaltanowa are not FIFA mascots. Earlier World Cup mascots include Zakumi (2010, South Africa) and Fuleco (2014, Brazil).

The mascot was chosen in an online vote by fans, and the tournament was won by France.

Answer: B

The 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Lando Norris.

Norris won the season-ending race at Yas Marina for McLaren in December 2024, a result that also secured McLaren's first Constructors' Championship since 1998.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz drove for Ferrari and finished behind him, and Lewis Hamilton (printed 'Luwis') drove his last race for Mercedes there.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the 2024 Drivers' Championship, while the Abu Dhabi win sealed McLaren's constructors' title.

Answer: A

India finished 48th in the medal tally.

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, India won seven medals, its best Olympic haul: one gold (Neeraj Chopra, javelin), two silver and four bronze. That placed India 48th in the medal table, which ranks countries by gold medals first.

49, 50 and 53 do not match the official table. Ranked by total medals instead, India would have stood higher, around 33rd, so none of the larger numbers fits either way.

Answer: B

Lovlina Borgohain is from Assam.

Lovlina Borgohain, from Golaghat district in Assam, won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight (69 kg) boxing event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was only the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal. She went on to win the world championship in 2023.

Manipur is the home of Mary Kom, India's earlier women's Olympic boxing medallist, which makes it the trap. Sikkim and Nagaland are not her state.

Answer: B

The 2025 World Junior Chess Champion is Pranav Venkatesh.

The Indian grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh (Pranav V) won the open section of the FIDE World Junior (under-20) Championship in 2025, becoming the latest Indian to hold the title after players such as Viswanathan Anand (1987).

The other two names are not the 2025 champion, and since Pranav Venkatesh is listed, 'None of them' is wrong.