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The correct answer is 1 and 2.

In News

• Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep announced her retirement from professional tennis at the age of 33.
• She is of Romanian nationality and had a highly successful career in tennis, winning the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019.

Key Points

• Simona Halep was a professional tennis player and reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's singles.
• She retired from professional tennis at the age of 33, following knee and shoulder injuries.
• Halep is Romanian and was the first Romanian woman (not Slovakian)to win a Wimbledon singles title.
  • Hence, Statement 3 is INCORRECT.
• She won 25 WTA Tour-level titles, including two Grand Slam titles at the French Open (2018) and Wimbledon (2019).

Additional Information

• Career Achievements
  • Ranked as world No. 1 by the WTA for 64 weeks.
  • Won the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
  • Finished runner-up at the 2014 and 2017 French Open and the 2018 Australian Open.
• Doping Ban Controversy
  • In 2022, Halep was provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
  • Her initial four-year ban was reduced to nine months following an appeal.
  • She denied knowingly taking any banned substances and blamed contaminated supplements.
• Retirement Decision
  • She cited recurring injuries and physical limitations as reasons for her retirement.
  • She announced her decision after playing at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania.

The correct answer is Only 1 and 2 

In News

• Bangladesh retained the ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup title by defeating India in the final on December 8, 2024. (Hence statement 1 is correct)

Key Points

• Batting first, Bangladesh posted 198 runs in 49.1 overs, with India opting to field first.
• India’s bowlers performed well, with the pace duo of Yudhajit Guha (2/29) and Chetan Sharma (2/48), along with spinner Hardik Raj (2/41), picking two wickets each.
• In response, India’s batting lineup faltered, managing only 139 runs in 35.2 overs, losing by 59 runs.
• Captain Mohamed Amaan was the top scorer for India with 26 runs, while Iqbal Hossain Emon starred with the ball for Bangladesh, claiming 3 wickets for 24 runs.

Additional Information

• The ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup began in 1989, showcasing emerging cricketing talent from Asia.
• The tournament has had 11 editions, with the latest held in Dubai on December 8, 2024. (Hence statement 2 is correct)
• India is the most successful team in U19 Asia Cup history, winning 8 out of 10 previous editions.
• India missed the final only in 2017 and 2023.
• Bangladesh claimed their first title in 2023, defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final, also in Dubai. (Hence statement 3 is incorrect.)
• In the 2024 edition, Bangladesh won their second consecutive title, defeating India by 59 runs.

The Correct Answer is Australia.

In News

•  WTC Final 2025: South Africa beat Australia by 5-wickets; end 27-year ICC trophy drought.

Key Points

• South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025, beating Australia by five wickets.

• This is South Africa’s first ICC title in 27 years, and second overall, after the 1998 ICC Knockout Trophy.

• Aiden Markram was named Player of the Match for his century.

• Kagiso Rabada took 9 wickets in the match, starring with the ball.

• Temba Bavuma became the second South African captain to lift an ICC Trophy, and the first to win a World Championship.

• Bavuma remains unbeaten as Test captain, with 9 wins and 1 draw.

• South Africa is now the third team to win the WTC mace, after New Zealand and Australia.

• Both Markram and Rabada were part of the 2014 U-19 World Cup-winning team.

The Correct Answer is ​Team MGD1.

In News

• Team MGD1 becomes first Indian side to win FIDE World Rapid Team Championship.

Key Points

• Arjun Erigaisi and Pranav played key roles in Team MGD1's victory at the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship.

• Team MGD1 became the first Indian team to win this prestigious title.

• Seeded sixth, they won 10 out of 12 rounds.

• They had previously won silver and bronze in the last two editions.

The Correct Answer is Vault final.

In News

• Pranati Nayak wins bronze in vault at Asian Gymnastics Championships.

Key Points

• Pranati Nayak, an Indian gymnast, won the bronze medal in the vault final at the 12th Senior Women’s Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jecheon, South Korea.

• She is 30 years old and had also won a bronze at the FIG World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, earlier in March 2025.

• Yihan Zhang of China won gold with 13.650.

• Thi Quynh Nhu Nguyen of Vietnam took silver with 13.583.

The correct answer is Shooting.In News 

• Tilottama Sen won a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Rifle at ISSF World Cup Cairo in Egypt on 22 February 2023.
  • She won the second bronze for India.
• Great Britain’s Seonaid Mcintosh won gold and Switzerland’s Olympic Champion Nina Christen came second to win silver.

Important Points 

The correct answer is Akshay Karnewar.

Key Points

• Akshay Karnewar has become the first bowler in men's T20 cricket to concede zero runs from his full quota of overs. 
• He achieved this feat of bowling four maiden overs during the Round 4 Plate match against Manipur in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 at the ACA Stadium in Vijaywada.
• Karnewar finished with impressive figures of four overs, four maidens, and two wickets (4-4-0-2). 

The correct answer is India.

• India to host Mens Cricket World Cup 2023.
• The 2023 Men's ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India during October and November 2023.
• There are 12 ICC World Cups have been played so far.
• England Wales has hosted the Cricket World Cup 5 times.
• India has hosted the Cricket World Cup 3 times in association with three other countries but now India will host the Cricket World Cup 2023 alone.
• This will be the first time that Cricket World Cup 2023 would be completely held on Indian soil.
• 2011 - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
• 2015 - Australia, New Zealand

The correct answer is Australia.

Key Points

• Australia was crowned the winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, on 3 April 2022.
• This was their seventh title.
• Australia defeated England in the final by 71 runs at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Alyssa Healy became the first batter in the history of the game to hit a hundred in the semi-final and the final of the World Cup.

Additional Information

• The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister for Trade Mr Dan Tehan signed the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 02 April 2022.
• Jeff Darling, the Australian cinematographer and director has passed away on 29 March 2022.

The correct answer is Karnataka.

Key Points 

• Vijay Hazare Trophy:
  • The Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy, is an annual limited-overs cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
  • The tournament was started in the 2002-03 season and is named after the legendary twentieth-century Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.
  • Tamil Nadu is the most successful team having won the trophy five times.
  • The 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 16th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India.
  • It was contested by the 28 domestic cricket teams of India.
  • In the first semi-final, Karnataka beat Maharashtra by 9 wickets to advance to the final.
  • In the second semi-final, Saurashtra beat Andhra by 59 runs to progress.
  • In the final, Karnataka beat Saurashtra by 41 runs to win the tournament.
  • Karnataka's Mayank Agarwal scored 723 runs during the tournament and scored 2,141 runs across all formats, the highest total by any batsman in an Indian domestic season.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Commonwealth Games.

• Commonwealth Games – The first-ever commonwealth games took place in Canada in 1930 where 11 nations had participated. It takes place every four years. 
• The last Commonwealth Games took place in 2018 (Gold Coast, Australia) and the next is scheduled to be held in 2022 in Birmingham.
• The event has seen many changes in its name over the years:

Important Points 

• World Games – The first world games took place in 1981. They take place every four years and last for 11 days. Athletes compete in sports that are not part of the Olympic games.
• Asian Games – These are also held every four years. The first edition took place in New Delhi in March 1951. It was inaugurated by then President Rajendra Prasad at Dhyan Chand National stadium. The 18th edition was held in 2018 at Jakarta and Palembang. The 19th edition is scheduled to be held in 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
• Diamond League – It is an annual series of track and field competitions, organized by World Athletics. It was founded in 2010.​

The correct answer is ‘Games Wide Open’.

Key Points

• Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics unveiled “Games Wide Open” as their official slogan on 25 July 2022.
• Having previously hosted in 1900 and 1924, Paris will be hosting the Summer Olympics third time in 2024.
• The 2024 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11 2024.
• Athletes will compete in a total of 329 events in 32 sports.

Additional Information

• The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.
• The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and most recently the 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. 
• The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894.
• The first edition of The Olympic Games was held in Athens in 1896 and was attended by just 245 competitors, of whom more than 200 were Greek, and only 14 countries were represented.
• Asia has hosted the Summer Olympics four times: in Tokyo (1964 and 2020), Seoul (1988), and Beijing (2008).

The correct answer is Novak Djokovic.

Key Points

• World number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown on 7 November 2021.
• He defeated 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
• The Masters title secured Djokovic's second record after he was confirmed as season-ending world number one for the seventh time.

Additional Information

•  List of top International tennis players along with their rankings:
  • 1st: Novak Djokovic, Serbia
  • 2nd: Daniil Medvedev, Russia
  • 3rd: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
  • 4th: Alexander Zverev, Germany
  • 5th: Rafael Nadal, Spain

The correct answer is the US, Canada, Mexico.

• FIFA world cup 2026 will be held in the US, Canada, Mexico.

Key Points

• The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23^rd FIFA World Cup tournament and it will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
• The first football club in the world ‘Sheffield Football Club’ was founded in the year 1857 in England. 
• The first football club of India, named 'Calcutta FC', was founded in 1872.
• The apex institution of football is ‘Federation of International formed by seven countries on May 21, 1904.  

• The headquarters of FIFA is in Zürich, Switzerland.

Additional Information

• Football was included as a competitive game in Olympic Games officially in 1908.
• India took part in the World Olympic Football Competition in 1948 in London.
• The first World Cup was organized at Monte (Uruguay) in 1930. 
• In India, Indian Football Association (IFA) organizes National Football Championship. 
  • The trophy awarded in their competition is called Santosh Trophy. 

The correct answer is New Zealand.

Key Points

• ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 began on 4 March 2022 in New Zealand.
• It will be played in a round-robin format
• The 8 teams who are part of it are India, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, England, and West Indies.
• The ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 final was played on 3rd April at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
• The event was earlier supposed to be held in 2021.

Additional Information

• Australia was crowned the winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, on 3 April 2022.
• This was their seventh title.
• Australia defeated England in the final by 71 runs at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Alyssa Healy became the first batter in the history of the game to hit a hundred in the semi-final and the final of the World Cup.
• New Zealand: 
  • Capital - Wellington.
  • Currency - New Zealand dollar.
  • National Sport - Rugby.

Important Points

• The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be held from 10 to 26 February 2023 in South Africa.