Sports Current Affairs Quiz - May 2016

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1. _______ won Thomas Cup badminton tournament for the first time by defeating Indonesia.?

Denmark
Spain
Russia
France
None of These


2. 3-member Indian women's archery team comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and ______ named for Rio Olympics after several selection trials. ?

Chekrovolu Swuro
Dola Bannerjee
Laxmirani Majhi
Saina Nehwal
None of These


3. 6th Senior Men’s National Hockey championship 2016 won by Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) by defeating ______ ?

Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
None of These


4. _________ became first Indian Kabaddi Refree to officiate in 2016 Rio Olympic Games ?

Manjeet Chhillar
Navneet Gautam
Ajay Thakur
Anup Kumar
Ashok Kumar


5. BCCI nominated ______ for prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016 and Ajinkya Rahane for Arjuna Award. ?

M S Dhoni
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
None of These


6. Charlotte Edwards, _______’s women cricket team captain announced her retirement ?

England
Australia
New Zealand
West Indies
None of These


7. _______ won Uber Cup badminton championship by defeating South Korea. It was china's 14th Uber cup title ?

Japan
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
None of These


8. Discus thrower _______ qualified for Rio Olympics with a 62.62m throw at Pat Young’s Throwers Classic 2016 at Salinas in USA. She crossed 61 Metre Olympics qualification standard ?

Seema Punia
Vikas Gowda
Saina Nehwal
Deepika Kumari
None of These


9. In England Cricket Awards 2016 - _________ won 3 awards - Test Player of the Year, Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the Year. ?

Joe Root
Alastair Cook
Kevin Pietersen
Jonathan Trott
None of These


10. ________ cricketer Alastair Cook became youngest Cricketer to score 10000 test runs. He achieved this at age of 31 years, during test match against Sri Lanka ?

West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
England
None of These


11. ________ were crowned La Liga champions for second straight time and 24th time overall, after they defeated FC Granada ?

Real Madrid FC
Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla FC
FC Barcelona
None of These


12. Former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur is appointed as ________ cricket team’s head coach ?

Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
None of These


13. Golden State Warriors guard _______ named as NBA (National Basketball Association)'s Most Valuable Player for second straight year ?

Magic Johnson
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Michael Jordan
Stephen Curry


14. Government will launch‚ Mission ______ to engage more children in activities relating to Football in October, 2016. Note that FIFA U-17 Football world cup will be held in India ?

11 Million‚ 
21 Million
1 Million
31 Million
111 Million


15. ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Junior World Cup held in Suhl (_________) ?

Poland
Spain
France
Germany
None of These


16. India Finished 4th in Commonwealth Judo Championship 2016 in Port Elizabeth (_________) with 12 Medals (5 Gold). South Africa stayed at top with 266 Medals (65 Gold) ?

Australia
England
South Africa
New Zealand
None of These


17. India's Biliards player ________ won Asian 6-Red Snooker title in Abu Dhabi. He became first in world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-red snooker at same time ?

Geet Sethi
Pankaj Advani
Ashok Shandilya‚ 
Wilson Jones
None of These


18. Indian Boxer ______ recorded his 5th consecutive victory in Professional Boxing after defeating Matiouze Royer (France). ?

Mary Kom
Vijender Singh
Hawa Singh Umarwas
Akhil Kumar
None of These


19. Indian boxer Sonia Lather won silver medal at AIBA Women's World Championships in Astana (________). She was defeated by Mesiano Alessia. ?

Turkey
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
None of These


20. Indian boxers won 4 medals at 7th Asian Youth Championships in ______ ?

Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Turkey
None of These

 

21. Indian para athlete and Arjuna Awardee _______ won gold medal in mens club throw (F-51) at 2016 French Open Athletics Championship in Paris. He broke Asian record with a throw 26.58m ?

Amit Kumar Saroha
Manasi Joshi
Pramod Bhagat
Baishakhi Deb
None of These


22. Italian Open Tennis 2016 - Men's Singles - Andy Murray (____) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia). Womens Singles - Serena Williams (USA) defeated Madison Keys (USA) ?

Russia
Britain
Australia
USA
None of These


23. __________ named champions of English Premier League 2015-16 season ?

Arsenal FC
Liverpool FC
Manchester United
Leicester City
None of These



24. Leicester City's _________ named 2015-16 Footballer of Year by Football Writers Association (FWA) ?

Shinji Okazaki
Wes Morgan
Riyad Mahrez
Leonardo Ulloa
Jamie Vardy


25. ________ won women's Asian Team squash Championships in Chinese Taipei, by defeating India ?

Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Vietnam
None of These


26. Mark Selby from _______ won 2016 World Championship title of Snooker by defeating China's Ding Junhui ?

England
West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
None of These


27. Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton from ______ won 2016 Monaco Grand Prix ?

USA
Britain
Poland
Germany
None of These


28.________ won 2016 Indian Federation Cup football tournament title for 14th time, defeating Aizawl FC ?

Bengaluru FC
Churchill Brothers
Mohun Bagan FC
Salgaocar SC
None of These


29. Mutua Madrid Open Tennis - Men's Singles - Novac Djokovic (_________) defeated Andy Murray (Britain). Womens Singles - Simona Halep (Romania) defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. ?

France
Spain
Russia
Switzerland
Serbia


30. Nico Rosberg (________) won 2016 Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2016 ?

France
Russia
Germany
Poland
Spain


31. Noted Tennis Player ______ withdrawn from 2016 French Open due to back injury ?

Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
None of These


32. Nour El Sherbini (_____, age - 20) became youngest ever Women's squash World champion by defeating Laura Massaro of England ?

Libya
Egypt
Syria
Switzerland
None of These


33. ________ won 3rd edition of Asian Kabaddi Championship 2016 (Circle Style) by defeating India ?

Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
None of These


34. _______ won 2016 UEFA Champions League for record 11th time by defeating Atletico Madrid FC by 5-3 goals ?

FC Barcelona
Chelsa FC
Real Madrid FC
FC Bayern Munich
Real Madrid FC


35. Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen (18 years age) from ______ became Formula Ones youngest winner, after he won 2016 Spanish Grand Prix ?

Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Russia
France


36. Indian Sprinter __________ set a new national record in 3,000-meter steeplechase category by clocking 9 minutes and 26.55 seconds in IAAF Diamond League race in Shangha ?

Sudha Singh
Anil Kumar Prakash
Santhosh S R
Abdul Najeeb Qureshi
None of These


37. ______'s cricket captain Eric Dusingizimana has set a new Guinness world record by batting out a straight 51 hours as longest individual net session. He beat record set last year by India's Virag Mane (50 hours).?

South Africa
Greneda
Bermuda
Netherlands
Rwanda


38. _______ appointed as India's head cricket coach for team's tour to Zimbabwe. ?

Sanjay Bangar
Ravi Shastri
R P Singh
Murali Karthik
None of These


39. _______ named champions of UEFA Europa League for third straight year after they defeating Liverpool ?

Real Madrid FC
Sevilla‚  FC
Barcelona FC
Liverpool FC
None of These


40. _________ defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to win its First IPL (Indian Premier League) title ?

Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
Rising Pune Supergiants
Kings XI Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad


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