Who has been appointed as the new President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for 3 years till 2024?
- Narinder Batra
- Suresh Kalmadi
- Abhay Singh Chautala
- Narayana Ramchandran
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Narinder Batra.
Narinder Batra has been re-elected as the President of International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the second consecutive term.
Who has been elected as a Member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council for the period 2021-25?
- Peter Tarcala
- Vishu Tolan
- Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Geraldine Brown
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Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as a Member of the c for the period 2021-25.
When is the U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India?
- December 2021
- August 2023
- November 2022
- October 2022
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October 2022.
The U-17 women’s World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30 next year(2022). India were earlier scheduled to host the 2020 U-17 World Cup but it was postponed to 2021 before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Etienne Glichitch Award is associated with which sport?
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Football
- Hockey
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Hockey.
Hockey India won the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition of its contribution to the growth and development of the sport in the country.
Which country hosted the Global G 20 Summit 2021?
- Uk
- Italy
- France
- Spain
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Italy.
The Global G20 Health Summit was co-hosted by European Commission along with Italy as part of its G20 presidency amid the surge and spread of the coronavirus cases.
Who has topped the list of Forbes Highest paid Athletes 2021?
- Lionel Messi
- Conor McGregor
- Christiano Ronaldo
- LeBron James
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Conor McGregor.
UFC star Conor McGregor has topped the Forbes list by earning $180 million in the past year beating soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest paid athlete in the world.
Who has won the 2021 Templeton prize for life’s work on animal intelligence and humanity?
- Jane Goodall
- Anupam Kher
- Gita Mittal
- Shakuntala Hark Singh
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Jane Goodall.
The naturalist Jane Goodall has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Templeton prize in recognition of her life’s work on animal intelligence and humanity. Goodall, 87, built her global reputation on her groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1960s.
With which sport is O P Bhardwaj, a recipient of the Dronacharya award, who passed away recently, associated with?
- Badminton
- Wrestling
- Boxing
- Kabbadi
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Boxing.
Indian boxing’s first Dronacharya awardee coach O P Bhardwaj passed away.Bhardwaj was bestowed the highest national honour in coaching jointly with Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (wrestling) & O M Nambiar (athletics),when it was introduced in 1985.
Which of the following country has named cyclone ‘Yaas’?
- Oman
- Myanmmar
- Malaysia
- Philippines
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Oman.
Yaas, named by Oman as such, refers to a Jasmine-like tree that has a good fragrance.
A book has titled ‘India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present’ is authored by ____________.
- Brijesh Kumar Pathak
- Kapil Raj
- Abhimanyu Saxena
- Shivshankar Menon
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Shivshankar Menon.
A book has titled ‘India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present’ is authored by Shivshankar Menon.