Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 18th March

Q1. Who has won the women’s singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament held in Cuttack, Odisha?
(a) Ashwini Ponnappa
(b) Parupalli Kashyap
(c) Unnati Hooda
(d) Ashmita Chaliha
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which has become the country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores?
(a) Mumbai Indians
(b) Chennai Super Kings
(c) Rajasthan Royals
(d) Sun risers Hyderabad
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who has been named the winner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award 2021?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Joe Root
(c) Daryl Mitchell
(d) MS Dhoni
(e) None of the above

Q4. What is the official name of the new Ahmedabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022?
(a) Gujarat Talents
(b) Gujarat Garba
(c) Gujarat Gaurav
(d) Gujarat Titans
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who created a new world record for the highest score by a batter on debut in first-class cricket?
(a) Ashutosh Aman
(b) Sakibul Gani
(c) Tarunwar Kohli
(d) Sarfaraz Khan
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which team has won the Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22 in men’s category?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Indian Railways
(c) Haryana
(d) Delhi
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which country has been handed over the Presidency to host the 2026 Winter Olympics?
(a) Germany
(b) USA
(c) England
(d) Italy
(e) None of the above

Q8. ICC has announced as Heather Knight as the women Player of the Month for January 2022. She is the captain of which country’s women’s team?
(a) England
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia
(e) None of the above

Q9. India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with how many medals?
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 3
(e) None of the above

Q10. Give the name of Indian Wushu player who has won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022.
(a) Rajvir Singh
(b) Sadia Tariq
(c) Pawan Gupta
(d) Sandhyaraj Devi
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(c)
Sol. Indian teenager Unnati Hooda beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal, 21-18, 21-11, to claim the women’s singles title at the 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament.

S2.Ans (b)
Sol. Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores.

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. Daryl Mitchell has been named the winner of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Gujarat Titans is the official name of the new Ahmedabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

S5.Ans(b)
Sol. Sakibul Gani created a new world record for the highest score by a batter on debut in first-class cricket.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Haryana team defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win the Men’s title in Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. Italy has been handed over the Presidency to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. ICC has announced as Heather Knight as the women Player of the Month for January 2022. She is the captain of England women’s team.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022.