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The Indian Badminton Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics consists of seven shuttlers across four categories.

• PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, will lead India’s challenge in the women’s category as the sole Indian entrant.
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty form a star pairing and will compete in the men’s doubles category.
• Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy will represent India in men’s singles.
• Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa will form the women’s doubles duo.

Q: Who will represent India in the women single category in Badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

a) Saina Nehwal
b) Neha Pandit
c) PV Sindhu
d) Tanvi Lad

Ans : c) PV Sindhu

Q: Which Indian badminton players will compete in the men’s doubles category at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

a) PV Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa
b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and HS Prannoy
c) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Ans : d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Maheshwari Chauhan secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in Women’s skeet with a Silver medal in the shotgun Olympic qualification championship at Doha, Qatar.

• Only four out of six shooters were eligible to earn the quota in the final held on April 28, 2024.
• Assem Orynbay of Kazakhstan crashed out, and Rigina Meftakhetdinova of Azerbaijan settled for sixth place, confirming the two Olympic quotas for Maheshwari and qualification leader Victoria Larsson of Sweden.
• This marked India’s 21st Olympic quota in shooting and the fifth in shotgun events.

Q: Who secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in Women’s skeet with a Silver medal in the shotgun Olympic qualification championship at Doha, Qatar?

a) Maheshwari Chauhan
b) Sunita Bhore
c) Nirmala Roy
d) Rajani Biswas

Ans : a) Maheshwari Chauhan

Nethra Kumanan secured a Paris Olympics quota in Sailing at the Last Chance Regatta in Hyeres, France. She competed in the women’s dinghy, ILCA 6, and finished fifth overall with 67 net points on April 26, 2024.

• Nethra earned the Olympic quota as the top performer among sailors from the Emerging Nations Program (ENP).
• The ENP aims to support athletes from lesser-known sailing countries to compete at the highest level.
• Nethra is the second Indian sailor to qualify for the Paris Olympics; the first was Vishnu Saravanan, who secured India’s first sailing quota in the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship 2024 in Australia in January.

Question : Who secured a Paris Olympics quota in Sailing in Hyeres, France?

a) Vishnu Saravanan
b) Nethra Kumanan
c) Arvind Singh
d) R Sukumaran

Ans : b) Nethra Kumanan

Jyothi Surekha Vennam of India achieved a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on April 27, 2024.

• Vennam secured victory in a closely contested final against top-seeded Andrea Becerra of Mexico, asserting her dominance as the world No. 3 archer.
• She also contributed to India’s gold medal win in the women’s compound team final alongside Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, defeating Italy with a score of 236-225.
• Vennam, paired with Abhishek Verma, emerged victorious in the compound mixed team final, defeating the Estonian twins with a score of 158-157.
• In the Men’s Individual Compound event, India’s Priyansh secured the Silver medal, losing the final 147-150 to Austria’s Nico Wiener.
• Earlier, in the Men’s Compound team final, the Indian team comprising Abhishek Verma, Priyansh, and Prathamesh Fuge beat the Netherlands with a score of 238-231, completing a clean sweep of compound team events for India.

Question : Who secured a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on April 27, 2024?

a) Aditi Swami
b) Parneet Kaur
c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam
d) Andrea Becerra

Ans : c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old chess prodigy from India, made history on April 22, 2024, by becoming the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates tournament.

1. Gukesh’s victory earned him the right to challenge the reigning champion, Ding Liren of China, for the World Chess Championship.
2. In the finals, Gukesh drew his last game against American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, securing the top position at Candidates 2024 with 9/14 points.
3. Gukesh is the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the FIDE Candidates, and he surpassed the legendary Garry Kasparov’s record, which had stood since 1984.

Q: Who became the youngest player chess ever to win the FIDE Candidates tournament?

a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Hikaru Nakamura
d) Dommaraju Gukesh

Ans : d) Dommaraju Gukesh

Balraj Panwar secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing. He achieved this by securing third position in the men’s single scull event at the 2024 in Chungju, South Korea, on April 21, 2024.

1. Panwar, a 25-year-old rower from the Indian Army, demonstrated remarkable performance by clocking 7 minutes and 1.27 seconds in the 2000-metre race.
2. His performance secured the Olympic quota.
3. In the men’s single scull category, the top five finishers earn an Olympic berth.

Q: Who secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing?

a) Balraj Panwar
b) ViSuraj Phogat
c) Rajesh Malik
d) Dinesh Hooda

Ans : a) Balraj Panwar

Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda secured quotas for the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

1. Vinesh Phogat won in the 50 kg category by defeating Laura Ganikyzy of Kazakhstan with a score of 10-0.
2. Anshu Malik clinched victory in the 57 kg category by defeating Laylokhon Sobirova of Uzbekistan with a score of 11-0.
3. Reetika Hooda won in the 76 kg category by defeating Hui T. Chang of Chinese Taipei with a score of 7-0.
4. Phogat, Anshu, and Reetika will face Aktenge Keunimjaeva, Kexin Hong, and Juan Wang of China, respectively, in the upcoming matches.
5. Another Indian wrestler, Mansi Ahlawat, faced a defeat against Hyon G. Mun of North Korea with a score of 0-6.
6. The World Qualifiers in Turkey from May 9 will be the last opportunity for wrestlers to secure quotas for the Paris Games.

Q: Who secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 in wrestling?

a) Vinesh Phogat
b) Anshu Malik
c) Reetika Hooda
d) All of the above

Ans : d) All of the above

Q: In which weight category in wrestling did Vinesh Phogat compete to secure quota for the Paris Olympics?

a) 50 kg
b) 57 kg
c) 76 kg
d) 60 kg

Ans : a) 50 kg

Indian wrestlers Anju and Harshita won silver medals each at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

• Anju competed in the women’s 53kg category, while Harshita participated in the women’s 72kg division.
• Anju secured her silver with dominant victories, including wins against opponents from the Philippines and Sri Lanka, but fell short in the final against Ji Hyang Kim of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
• Harshita’s journey ended with a silver medal after a tough loss to Qian Jiang of China in the final.
• Manisha secured bronze in the women’s 62kg category with a convincing victory over an opponent from the Philippines.
• Antim Panghal clinched bronze in the women’s 65kg division as her opponent from South Korea was unable to compete due to injury.
• India’s overall medal tally in the championships rose to nine, including four silver and five bronze medals, highlighting the nation’s growing prowess in wrestling.

Q: In which city were the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 held?

a) New Delhi, India
b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
c) Beijing, China
d) Tokyo, Japan

Ans : b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal stuns 35th ranked Matteo Arnaldi and becomes first ever Indian to win main draw match at Monte Carlo Masters on 8^th April 2024 .

• Sumit Nagal defeated Arnaldi in the thrilling three-set 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the ATP Masters event.
• The unseeded 95th-ranked Nagal, is only the third Indian to feature in the main draw in Monte Carlo after Vijay Amritraj in 1977 and Ramesh Krishanan in 1982.
• He also becomes the first-ever male Indian singles player to win a Masters 1000 match on clay.

Q: Who became the first-ever Indian to win a main draw match at the Monte Carlo Masters?

a) Vijay Amritraj
b) Ramesh Krishnan
c) Sumit Nagal
d) Leander Paes

Correct answer: c) Sumit Nagal

Bilquis Mir from Jammu and Kashmir is set to become the first woman from India to serve as a jury member at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024.

1. Her appointment was conveyed through a letter from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
2. Bilquis Mir is recognized for her contributions as a water sports promoter, developer, and athlete.
3. She was nominated as a jury member by the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing association.
4. Bilquis described her appointment as a dream come true, emphasizing the significance of the Olympics for both athletes and sports promoters.
5. She began her journey as a canoeist in 1998 and represented the country.
6. Bilquis also served as a jury member at the previous year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
7. She cleared the exam to become a jury member in 2008 and received praise for her performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
8. Bilquis expressed pride in her appointment, highlighting its significance for Jammu and Kashmir and the entire country.
9. Only two jury members from Asia, including Bilquis Mir, have been selected for the Summer Olympics in Paris.

Q: Who is set to create history as the first woman from India to serve as a jury member at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?

a) P T Usha
b) Bilquis Mir
c) Marroy Kom
d) Saniya Mirza

Ans : b) Bilquis Mir

Mirabai Chanu, a Tokyo Olympics medalist, qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024. She secured her qualification by competing successfully at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on 1st April 2024.

1. Chanu finished third in Group B of the women’s 49kg category, securing 11th place overall.
2. Despite a six-month-long injury lay-off, she lifted a total of 184kg at the event.
3. This event serves as the final and compulsory qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
4. Chanu fulfilled the qualification criteria by participating in two mandatory events and three other qualifiers.
5. Currently ranked second in the women’s 49kg Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR), she follows China’s Jiang Huihua.
6. The official announcement of her qualification will be made after the conclusion of the World Cup.
7. The top 10 lifters from each weight class will qualify for the Paris Olympics.

Q: What is the name of the weightlifter who qualified for the Paris Olympics after competing at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand?

A) P. V. Sindhu
B) Mirabai Chanu
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mary Kom

Ans : B) Mirabai Chanu