General Awareness Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims/SBI Clerk Mains/SBI PO Mains 2022- 22nd December

Q1. Give the name of Indian swimmer who set a national record in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.
(a) Shivani Kataria
(b) Mana Patel
(c) Chahat Arora
(d) Siva Sridhar
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has clinched the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt?
(a) Ankur Mittal
(b) Rudrankksh Patil
(c) Om Prakash Mitherval
(d) Manavjit Singh Sandu
(e) None of the above

Q3. China’s Jiang Huihua took home the gold medal with a combined weight of 206 kg at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. Who won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia?
(a) Karnam Malleswari
(b) Nikhat Zareen
(c) Lovlina Borgohain
(d) Mirabai Chanu
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hockey India to become an Official Partner of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela?
(a) Adani
(b) Byju’s
(c) Vivo India
(d) Tata Steel
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who become the first woman to referee a men’s’ World Cup match in recently concluded FIFA?
(a) Stephanie Frappart
(b) Salima Mukansanga
(c) Yoshimi Yamashita
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has secured her first women’s 10m air pistol national title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Pistol events held in Bhopal recently?
(a) Sanskriti Bana
(b) Rhythm Sangwan
(c) Divya T.S
(d) Esha Singh
(e) None of the above

Q7. Who won a gold medal at the recently concluded Peru Para-Badminton International after defeating ace shuttler defeated Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang?
(a) Gaurav Khanna
(b) Sukant Kadam
(c) Pramod Bhagat
(d) Manoj Sarkar
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has sensationally joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a two and a half year deal worth 200 million euros per season?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Neymar
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Jorge Mendes
(e) None of the above

Q9. The final of the 4th Tennis Premier League was held in Pune, Maharashtra. Which of the following team has crowned as champions of 4th Tennis Premier League (TPL) 2022?
(a) Punjab Tigers
(b) Hyderabad Strikers
(c) Mumbai Leon Army
(d) Bengaluru Spartans
(e) None of the above

Q10. Argentina clinched their ________ World Cup trophy from six final appearances in history, seeing off France 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) to win the biggest prize in men’s football at the at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
(a) 2nd
(b) 3rd
(c) 4th
(d) 1st
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. In Swimming, Indian swimmer Chahat Arora set a national record in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

S2.Ans (b)
Sol. Indian shooter Rudrankksh Patil has clinched the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt.

S3. Ans(d)
Sol. Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia. She beat the Tokyo 2020 champion Hou Zhihua of China. China’s Jiang Huihua took home the gold medal with a combined weight of 206 kg.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Tata Steel Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hockey India on December 13, 2022 to become an Official Partner of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. FIFA has announced that Stephanie Frappart of France will be the first woman to referee a men’s’ World Cup match.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Karnataka shooter Divya T.S has secured her first women’s 10m air pistol national title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Pistol events held in Bhopal.

S7. Ans(b)
Sol. World No 3 Sukant Kadam smashed his way to a gold medal at the recently concluded Peru Para-Badminton International, defeating ace shuttler defeated Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Famous Footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a two and a half year deal worth 200 million euros per season.

S9. Ans(b)
Sol. Hyderabad Strikers has crowned as champions of 4th Tennis Premier League (TPL) 2022. The final of the 4th TPL was held in Pune, Maharashtra.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Messi’s Argentina clinched their 3rd World Cup trophy from six final appearances in history, seeing off France 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) to win the biggest prize in men’s football at the at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
The 22nd edition of the World Cup just ended and for another 4 years for the next World Cup. Also, The 2026 World Cup will be held across three different countries, the United States, Canada and Mexico.