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Indian teenage (18 Years old) chess player R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the classical format for the first time at the ongoing Norway Chess tournament on 29 May 2024.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway is World Number one. During round three, R. Praggnanandhaa came out victorious against Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the open section of the six-player tournament.

At the end of the third round, Praggnanandhaa’s tally is 5.5 out of nine points, while Carlsen has slipped to the fifth spot.

Q: Indian teenage player R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the classical format of which game in May 2024?

A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Chess
D) Table Tennis

Answer: C) Chess

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets. This win marks KKR’s third IPL trophy, with previous wins in 2012 and 2014.

Prize Money: KKR received Rs. 20 crore as winners, and SRH received Rs. 12.5 crore as runners-up.

Individual Awards:

• Emerging Player: Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH)
• Ultimate Fantasy Player and Most Valuable Player: Sunil Narine (KKR)
• Orange Cap: Virat Kohli (RCB) with 741 runs
• Purple Cap: Harshal Patel (PBKS) with 24 wickets
• Most Sixes: Abhishek Sharma (SRH) with 42 sixes
• Most Fours: Travis Head (SRH) with 64 fours
• Best Strike Rate: Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC) with SR 234.05
• Catch of the Season: Ramandeep Singh (KKR)
• Fair Play Award: Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Pitch and Ground Award: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Final Match Awards:

• Player of the match: Mitchell Starc
• Fantasy player of the match: Mitchell Starc
• Most sixes in the match: Venkatesh Iyer
• Most fours in the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Most dot balls in the match: Harshit Rana

Q: Which player won the Orange Cap for scoring the most runs in IPL 2024?

A) Abhishek Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Travis Head
D) Nitish Kumar Reddy

Ans : B) Virat Kohli

Q: Who won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets in IPL 2024?

A) Mitchell Starc
B) Harshal Patel
C) Sunil Narine
D) Jake Fraser-McGurk

Ans : B) Harshal Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. The final took place on 26 May 2024, with KKR defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets.

• KKR lost the toss but bowled out SRH for 113 in 18.3 overs, the lowest total in an IPL final.
• KKR chased down the target of 114 in just 12.3 overs, with 57 balls to spare.
• Top Performers for KKR: Venkatesh Iyer: Unbeaten 52 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 39 runs
• Key Bowler for KKR: Andre Russell took 3 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Mitchell Starc

Q: Which team lifted the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in 2024?

• A) Chennai Super Kings
• B) Mumbai Indians
• C) Kolkata Knight Riders
• D) Sunrisers Hyderabad

Answer: C) Kolkata Knight Riders

Dipa Karmakar won India’s first-ever gold medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 26 May 2024. She secured the gold in the women’s pole-vault final with an average score of 13.566.

Dipa Karmakar Achievements

• First Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships.
• First female Indian gymnast to compete in the Olympics (Rio 2016).
• Achieved fourth place in the women’s vault at the Rio 2016 Olympics, the best performance by an Indian gymnast in the Summer Games.
• First Indian to win a gold medal at an international gymnastics competition (2018 FIG World Cup in Mersin, Turkey).

Q: Who became India’s first-ever gymnast to win gold medalist at the Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 26 May 2024?

• A) Mary Kom
• B) PV Sindhu
• C) Dipa Karmakar
• D) Saina Nehwal

Answer: C) Dipa Karmakar

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi won gold medals at the Elorda Cup 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on May 19, 2024.

• Nikhat Zareen triumphed in the women’s 52 kg category, defeating Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan 5-0.
• Minakshi won in the women’s 48 kg category, beating Uzbekistan’s Rahmonova Saidahon 4-1.
• Anamika (50 kg) and Manisha (60 kg) both earned silver medals. Anamika lost 1-4 to China’s Wu Yu, and Manisha was defeated 0-5 by Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva.
• The Indian boxing team finished the Elorda Cup 2024 with a total of 12 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, and 8 bronze.

Q: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 52 kg category boxing at the Elorda Cup 2024?

A) Anamika
B) Manisha
C) Minakshi
D) Nikhat Zareen

Ans : D) Nikhat Zareen

Q: Who won the gold medal in the women’s 48 kg category boxing at the Elorda Cup 2024?

A) Anamika
B) Manisha
C) Minakshi
D) Nikhat Zareen

Ans : C) Minakshi

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Men’s doubles title at the Thailand Open Badminton tournament on May 19, 2024.

• They defeated the Chinese pair Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi with scores of 21-15, 21-15.
• To reach the final, the Indian duo beat Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei of Chinese Taipei 21-11, 21-12.
• This tournament is significant for Satwik and Chirag as they first won it in 2019, marking their first Superseries or Super 500 level victory.
• The Indian pair is ranked world number three and were the top seeds in this tournament.

Q: Who won the Men’s doubles title at the Thailand Open 2024 Badminton tournament?

A) Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei
B) Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi
C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
D) Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong

Ans : C) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Sunil Chhetri, Indian football legend and current national team captain, announced his retirement. His final match will be against Kuwait on June 6, at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

• Chhetri debuted on June 12, 2005, against Pakistan.
• He is India’s all-time top scorer with 94 goals in 150 international matches.
• Chhetri is the third-highest active international goal-scorer, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
• His retirement marks the end of a significant era in Indian football, characterized by his passion, leadership, and remarkable achievements.

Q: When did Sunil Chhetri announce his retirement from international football?

A) After the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
B) After the match against Kuwait on June 6, 2024
C) After the 2024 FIFA World Cup
D) After the match against Pakistan on June 12, 2023

Ans : B) After the match against Kuwait on June 6, 2024

Q: What significant milestone does Sunil Chhetri hold in Indian football?

A) Most matches played
B) Youngest debutant
C) Highest goal-scorer
D) Most assists

Ans : C) Highest goal-scorer

Manika Batra became the first Indian woman to break into the top 25 of the world Women’s singles table tennis rankings.

• She achieved a career-best ranking of 24.
• This ranking followed her success in the Saudi Smash, where she reached the quarterfinals.
• She equalled G. Sathyan’s record for the highest rank achieved by an Indian in singles table tennis.
• Manika is a 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in both individual and team categories.
• She jumped 15 spots in the rankings following her performance in Jeddah.

Q: Who became the first Indian woman to break into the top 25 of the world Women’s singles table tennis rankings?

A) Suthirtha Mukherjee
B) Mouma Das
C) Manika Batra
D) Ankita Das

Ans : C) Manika Batra

Magnus Carlsen claimed victory in the World Rapid and Blitz Poland event after defeating all nine other players in a row on May 12, 2024. Magnus Carlsen claimed victory after defeating all nine other players in a row.

• R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian chess player, defeated Magnus Carlsen, the world number one, on May 11, 2024.
• Wei Yi , China Chess player secured second position.
• The event featured three Indian prodigies: D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi, along with other top grandmasters like Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Vincent Keymer.
• Praggnanandhaa finished in fourth place with 19 points, while Erigaisi secured the fifth position with 18 points.
• D Gukesh, the World Chess Championship challenger, ended in the last spot with 12.5 points.

Q: Who won the World Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament in May 2024?

a) Wei Yi
b) Arjun Erigaisi
c) R Praggnanandhaa
d) Magnus Carlsen

Correct Answer: d) Magnus Carlsen

Q: Which Indian Chess Player defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament in May 2024?

a) Vishwanath Anand
b) R Praggnanandhaa
c) Arjun Erigaisi
d) D. Gukesh.

Ans : b) R Praggnanandhaa

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has become the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He secured a Paris quota in the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Sehrawat beat Chongsong Han of Korea 12-2 in the semi-final to secure quota for Paris Olympic. This is India’s secure sixth quota in wrestling for the 2024 Olympics. All of the previous five quotas were obtained by the Indian women wrestlers.

Q: Who is the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

a) KD Jadhav
b) Aman Sehrawat
c) Sushil Kumar
d) Yogeshwar Dutt

Ans : b) Aman Sehrawat

Q: In which category did Aman Sehrawat secure a Paris quota for the Olympics?

a) Men’s 65kg freestyle
b) Men’s 57kg freestyle
c) Men’s 74kg freestyle
d) Men’s 86kg freestyle

Ans: b) Men’s 57kg freestyle

Indian 4x400m relay teams, both women and men, secured spots in the Paris Olympics after finishing second in their respective second-round heats at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.

1. The men’s team, consisting of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob, secured second place in their heat, trailing only behind the USA.
2. In the women’s tournament, Jamaica finished first in the first heat, with the Indian team comprising Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan securing second place.
3. The top two teams from each of the three heats during the second round advanced to the Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
4. With these achievements, India now has 19 track and field competitors heading to Paris, including Neeraj Chopra, the reigning javelin throw champion.

Q: Which Indian athletes comprised the men’s 4x400m relay team qualifying for the Paris Olympics?

a) Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan
b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob
c) Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajivand Rajesh Ramesh
d) Amoj Jacob, Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal and Subha Venkatesan

Ans : b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob

The ninth ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 is scheduled to take place from 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh. The schedule was announced at an event in Dhaka, attended by officials from the ICC and the President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with the captains of the Indian and Bangladesh women’s teams.

1. Ten teams will participate in the tournament, playing a total of 23 matches over 18 days.
2. The matches will be held at two venues in Bangladesh: the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.
3. The opening match of the T20 World Cup will be between South Africa (runners-up of 2023) and England on the first day.
4. On the same day, Bangladesh will face Qualifier 2 in the evening match in Dhaka.
5. India will play New Zealand on 4th October at Sylhet in their first match of the tournament.

Q. : When and where is the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to take place?

a) 3 to 20 October in England
b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh
c) 1 to 18 November in Australia
d) 5 to 22 September in India

Ans : b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh

The Indian women’s 4×400 metre relay team has qualified for Paris Olympics 2024. Team finishing second in its second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays at Nassau in Bahamas.

Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to finish second behind Jamaica to book a Paris Games ticket.

Q.: Which of the following athletes was NOT a part of the Indian women’s 4×400 metre relay team that qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024?

a) Rupal Chaudhary
b) M R Poovamma
c) Hima Das
d) Jyothika Sri Dandi

Ans : c) Hima Das

The Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) named India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup set to begin on June 1 in the USA and the West Indies.

Rohit Sharma will be leading his troops, while Hardik Pandya has been named the vice-captain.

India T20 World Cup Squad:

Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj

• Rishabh Pant marking his comeback to international cricket and Sanju Samson also included in the squad.
• India will begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 05 2024 in New York. 

Question : Who has been named as the captain of India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Hardik Pandya
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja

Ans : c) Rohit Sharma