Medium Level – GK Questions

18. Praggnanandhaa achieved the GM title in 2018 at 12 years 10 months, then the youngest ever globally (later surpassed by others). He is a key figure in current affairs.

FIH headquarters moved from Brussels to Lausanne, Switzerland in 2005 to be closer to the IOC and other international sports federations.

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art characterized by head-height kicks and spinning kicks. It became an official Olympic sport in 2000.

Qatar 2022 was the first World Cup in the Arab world and Middle East, and also the first held in November-December instead of June-July due to extreme summer heat.

The Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian inter-state national football championship started in 1941. It is named after Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury, the Maharaja of Santosh.

Mithali Raj led India to the 2005 ODI WC final and was instrumental in Indian women's cricket growth. Harmanpreet Kaur captained the 2020 T20 WC finalist team.

Judo was created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano as a physical, mental, and moral pedagogy. It became an Olympic sport in 1964.

The ICC moved its headquarters from London to Dubai in 2005. Dubai Sports City houses the ICC Academy and offices.

Avani Lekhara won gold in Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, making history as the first Indian woman Paralympic gold medalist.

Sachin Tendulkar completed his historic 100th international century against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2012 at Mirpur.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams representing Europe and the United States.

Kamaljeet Sandhu won gold in 400m at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in athletics.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in MEN'S tennis. The equivalent women's team competition is the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup).

A chukka (or chukker) is a period of play in polo, typically lasting 7 minutes. A standard match consists of 4 to 6 chukkas.

The Durand Cup, established in 1888, is Asia's oldest and the world's third-oldest football tournament. It was founded by Sir Mortimer Durand.

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. India has won it multiple times.

The NBA is primarily a United States-based professional basketball league, though it includes one Canadian team (Toronto Raptors). Its headquarters are in New York City.

Deepika Kumari is a world-class Indian archer who has been ranked World No. 1 and won multiple World Cup medals. Frequently asked in current affairs.

American swimmer Michael Phelps won 28 Olympic medals including 23 golds, the most by any athlete in Olympic history.

Mary Kom is a six-time World Amateur Boxing Champion and the only woman to win eight World Championship medals. She also won bronze at London 2012 Olympics.