Sports current affairs
1. Which country is the host of 12th Para Athletics World Championships in 2025 ?
[A] Myanmar [B] Russia [C] India [D] China
Ans: India
Explanation: India will host the 12th Para Athletics World Championships from September 26 to October 5, 2025, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Over 1,000 athletes from 100+ nations will participate. This event also serves as a qualifier for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
2. Which country is the host of 2025 Boxing World Cup final and 3rd World Boxing Congress ?
[A] China [B] India [C] Russia [D] Malaysia
Ans: India
Explanation: India will host the Boxing World Cup Final and the 3rd World Boxing Congress in November 2025 in New Delhi. The year-end event is for elite boxers based on ranking points from tournaments in Brazil, Germany, and Kazakhstan.
3. Which state is the host of Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 ?
[A] Haryana [B] Bihar [C] Maharashtra [D] Karnataka
Ans: Bihar
Explanation: Bihar will host the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup at Rajgir Sports Academy indoor hall in March 2025. Fourteen countries, including India, China, Japan, and South Korea, will participate. Bihar hosted the first edition in 2012.
4. Who won gold medal at Senior National Shooting Championship 2024 in Bhopal ?
[A] Dhanush Srikanth [B] Shahu Tushar Mane [C] Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil [D] Yash Vardhan
Ans: Shahu Tushar Mane
Explanation: Mane won gold in men’s 10m Air Rifle, defeating Dhanush Srikanth. This was his first senior national title. Himanshu won youth gold; Madhya Pradesh’s Yash Pandey & West Bengal’s Abhiav Shaw got silver & bronze.
5. Who won the men’s singles title at Senior National Badminton Championships 2024 ?
[A] M Raghu [B] Mithun Manjunath [C] Ayush Agarwal [D] Rohan Kapoor
Ans: M Raghu
Explanation: Karnataka’s M. Raghu defeated Mithun Manjunath in the men’s singles final. Devika Sihag from Haryana won the women’s singles. The tournament was held in Bengaluru from December 20–24, 2024.
6. Which country is the host of Physical Disabled Cricket Champions Trophy 2025 ?
[A] Sri Lanka [B] Bangladesh [C] Nepal [D] India
Ans: Sri Lanka
Explanation: The tournament will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from January 12–21, 2025. India, England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan will participate. Indian probable squad training is in Jaipur before final selection.
7. Who won the women’s World Rapid Chess title in December 2024 ?
[A] Tania Sachdev [B] Koneru Humpy [C] Harika Dronavalli [D] Divya Deshmukh
Ans: Koneru Humpy
Explanation: Koneru Humpy scored 8.5/11 to win her second Women’s World Rapid Chess title in New York. She defeated Irene Sukander in the final. Humpy previously won the title in 2019.
8. Who won the gold medal in the 10m air-rifle event at the 15th Lakshya Cup tournament ?
[A] Mohit Gowda [B] Kiran Jadhav [C] Aishwary Pratap Singh [D] Aakash Bhardwaj
Ans: Kiran Jadhav
Explanation: Navy’s Kiran Jadhav scored 251.7 points to win gold. Maharashtra’s Gajanan Khandagale was second, Mohit Gowda third. Olympians Divyansh Singh Panwar and Sandeep Singh missed finals.
9. Who has been named the best javelin thrower of 2024 by US-based Track and Field News ?
[A] Thomas Rohler [B] Julius Yego [C] Neeraj Chopra [D] Kishore Jena
Ans: Neeraj Chopra
Explanation: Neeraj Chopra was ranked best javelin thrower of 2024, winning silver at Paris Olympics with 89.45m. He topped the Track and Field News rankings ahead of Anderson Peters.
10. Who won the men’s and women’s singles titles at Senior National Table Tennis Championships 2025 ?
[A] Jash Modi & Yashaswini [B] Manush Shah & Diya Chitale [C] Payas Jain & Sreeja Akula [D] Akash Pal & Syndrela Das
Ans: Manush Shah & Diya Chitale
Explanation: Manush Shah defeated Payas Jain 4-1 for men’s singles. Diya Chitale defeated Sreeja Akula 4-3 for women’s singles. Event organized by TTFI in New Delhi.
11. Who won the title of Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 ?
[A] D Gukesh [B] R Praggnanandhaa [C] Arjun Erigaisi [D] Vidit Gujrathi
Ans: R Praggnanandhaa
Explanation: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won his first Tata Steel Masters title at age 19. He defeated world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in a tiebreaker after both scored 8.5 points in 13 rounds.
12. Simona Halep, who recently announced her retirement, is associated with which sport ?
[A] Tennis [B] Boxing [C] Wrestling [D] Badminton
Ans: Tennis
Explanation: Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, two-time Grand Slam winner and former World No.1, retired at 33 after injuries and a doping ban. She won Wimbledon 2019 and French Open 2018, with 24 WTA singles titles.
13. Wriddhiman Saha, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sport ?
[A] Cricket [B] Football [C] Boxing [D] Wrestling
Ans: Cricket
Explanation: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha retired from all formats after his final Ranji Trophy match for Bengal. He played 49 internationals and had a successful IPL career.
14. Who won the 2025 Chennai Open Tennis men’s singles title ?
[A] Kyrian Jacquet [B] Elias Ymer [C] Dalibor Svrcina [D] Billy Harris
Answer: Kyrian Jacquet
Explanation: France’s Kyrian Jacquet won his first ATP title by defeating Sweden’s Elias Ymer in the final (9 February 2025) at SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam.
15. Which state is the host of 17th National River Rafting Championship 2025 ?
[A] Uttarakhand [B] Sikkim [C] Himachal Pradesh [D] Meghalaya
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: The event will be held from March 20–25 at Piridi Rafting Center, Kullu, under Indian Rafting Foundation & World Rafting Federation. 18 teams across men, women, and mixed categories will compete.
16. Which Indian city is the venue of 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025 ?
[A] Ranchi [B] Hyderabad [C] Bhopal [D] New Delhi
Ans: Ranchi
Explanation: Ranchi will host the event at Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium from May 3–5, 2025. Athletes from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives will participate.
17. Which country won the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship 2025 title ?
[A] Indonesia [B] China [C] Japan [D] Thailand
Ans: Indonesia
Explanation: Indonesia defeated China 3-1 in the final at Qingdao, China, winning its first gold in this championship. Japan and Thailand won bronze.
18. Which country won the 3rd SABA Women’s Basketball Championship title 2025 ?
[A] Sri Lanka [B] Maldives [C] India [D] Nepal
Ans: India
Explanation: India defeated Maldives 107-32 to win the 3rd SABA Women’s Championship. Eight South Asian countries participated. The event was hosted at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, 23–26 February 2025.
19. Which city is the host of 42nd National Senior Rowing Championship 2025 ?
[A] Dehradun [B] Bhopal [C] Pune [D] Shimla
Ans: Bhopal
Explanation: The championship is held at Upper Lake, Bhopal, with 500+ competitors and 14 events including Para Single Scull. CM Mohan Yadav inaugurated the event.
20. Who has become the first Indian woman to cross 16 metres in indoor shot put ?
[A] Priyanka Goswami [B] Krishna Jayasankar [C] Manpreet Kaur [D] Pooja Singh
Ans: Krishna Jayasankar
Explanation: Krishna Jayasankar threw 16.03m at Mountain West Indoor Championship in Albuquerque, setting a new Indian indoor record and surpassing Colorado State’s Makayla Long.
21. Who won the National Snooker Championship title in February 2025 ?
[A] Aditya Mehta [B] Pankaj Advani [C] Lucky Vatnani [D] Geet Sethi
Ans: Pankaj Advani
Explanation: Pankaj Advani won his 36th national title and 10th men’s snooker crown at the Yashwant Club, defeating Brijesh Damani. This tournament serves as the selection event for Asian and World Championships.
22. Who won the 14th Asian Snooker Championship title 2025 ?
[A] Pankaj Advani [B] Brijesh Damani [C] Aditya Mehta [D] Lucky Vatnani
Ans: Pankaj Advani
Explanation: Advani claimed his 14th Asian Snooker title in Doha, defeating Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh. He also holds five Asian snooker and nine Asian billiards titles, plus two Asian Games golds.
23. Who won the Chhattisgarh Open Golf Championship title 2025 ?
[A] Shaurya Bhattacharya [B] Manu Gandas [C] Om Prakash Chouhan [D] Aman Raj
Ans: Shaurya Bhattacharya
Explanation: Bhattacharya won the SECL ₹1 crore Chhattisgarh Open at Naya Raipur with a final round of six-under 63, finishing 27-under 249. It was his second professional title.
24. Which team won the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 ?
[A] Bengal [B] Vidarbha [C] Rajasthan [D] Kerala
Ans: Vidarbha
Explanation: Vidarbha won their third Ranji Trophy title (previous wins in 2017-18 and 2018-19) by securing a first-innings lead against Kerala at Nagpur. Kerala reached their first-ever final.
25. Who won the doubles title at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2025 ?
[A] Yuki Bhambri & Alexei Popyrin [B] Harri Heliovaara & Henry Patten [C] Matthew Ebden & Jamie Murray [D] John Peers & Henry Patten
Ans: Yuki Bhambri & Alexei Popyrin
Explanation: Bhambri (India) and Popyrin (Australia) won their first ATP 500 doubles title. Stefanos Tsitsipas won the singles. The event was held in Dubai from 24 February to 1 March 2025.
26. Sharath Kamal, who announced his retirement recently, is associated with which sport ?
[A] Badminton [B] Table Tennis [C] Boxing [D] Wrestling
Ans: B [Table Tennis]
Explanation: Achanta Sharath Kamal retired after transforming Indian table tennis, winning 7 Commonwealth Games golds and 2 Asian Games bronzes, inspiring a generation of Indian paddlers.
27. Which country topped the medal tally in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 ?
[A] China [B] Thailand [C] India [D] Indonesia
Ans: India
Explanation: India won 134 medals (45 golds, 40 silvers, 49 bronzes) in track and field events at the Grand Prix held in New Delhi, showcasing dominance in para-athletics.
28. Which country is the host of Kabaddi World Cup 2025 ?
[A] India [B] China [C] England [D] Japan
Ans: England
Explanation: England hosted the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 (first time outside Asia) in Birmingham, Coventry, and Walsall, featuring 10 men’s and 6 women’s teams.
29. Which country won both the Men’s and Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 ?
[A] China [B] India [C] England [D] Japan
Ans: India
Explanation: India won both Men’s (44-41) and Women’s (57-34) titles in Wolverhampton, England. The tournament included multiple venues across West Midlands.
30. Where was the National Maritime Games 2025 inaugurated recently ?
[A] Mumbai [B] Chennai [C] Hyderabad [D] Bengaluru
Ans: Mumbai
Explanation: Dr. P.T. Usha inaugurated the games at Indian Maritime University, Navi Mumbai. Over 20 sports, including Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, and Chess, were featured.
31. Who won India’s first gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 in Germany ?
[A] Esha Singh [B] Sonam Uttam Maskar [C] Anjum Moudgil [D] Kanak
Ans: Kanak
Explanation: Kanak scored 239 points in Women’s 10m Air Pistol final at Suhl, Germany. She defeated Anna Dulce of Moldova and secured India’s first gold at the Junior ISSF World Cup 2025.
32. Which country topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 ?
[A] India [B] China [C] Japan [D] Indonesia
An: India
Explanation: India won 3 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals, finishing ahead of China at the Suhl meet with participation from 638 athletes of 59 countries.
33. Which Indian city is the host of 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships ?
[A] Bhopal [B] Ahmedabad [C] Chennai [D] Hyderabad
Ans: Ahmedabad
Explanation: Ahmedabad will host the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships (April 1–10), the first using IWF revised weight categories, after being shifted from Gandhinagar.
34. Who defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in a classical game at Norway Chess 2025 ?
[A] R Praggnanandhaa [B] D Gukesh [C] Arjun Erigaisi [D] Vidit Gujrathi
Ans: D Gukesh
Explanation: Gukesh achieved his first classical win over Carlsen in Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025, becoming the second Indian to defeat Carlsen in classical chess.
35. Which team won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 ?
[A] Chennai Super Kings (CSK) [B] Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) [C] Punjab Kings (PBKS) [D] Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Ans: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Explanation: RCB defeated PBKS by 6 runs in the IPL 2025 final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Krunal Pandya was Player of the Match.
36. Pranati Nayak won which medal in women’s vault at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Jecheon, Korea ?
[A] Gold [B] Silver [C] Bronze [D] None
Ans: Bronze
Explanation: Pranati Nayak scored 13.466 in women’s vault, finishing behind Zhang Yihan (China) and Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu (Vietnam) to secure bronze.
37. Lalit Upadhyay, who recently announced retirement, is associated with which sport ?
[A] Hockey [B] Football [C] Boxing [D] Badminton
Ans: Hockey
Explanation: Lalit Upadhyay retired after the FIH Pro League 2024-25 European leg. He played 183 senior matches, scored 67 goals, and won Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
38. Which state topped the medal tally at the 78th Senior National Aquatics Championships 2025 ?
[A] Tamil Nadu [B] Gujarat [C] Kerala [D] Karnataka
Ans: Karnataka
Explanation: Karnataka won 41 medals (16 gold) at Bhubaneswar, with Shoan Ganguly breaking the 200m Individual Medley national record.
39. Football for Schools (F4S) programme is run by FIFA in collaboration with which organization ?
[A] WHO [B] UNESCO [C] World Bank [D] UNDP
Ans: UNESCO
Explanation: F4S, run by FIFA and UNESCO, aims to educate and empower ~700 million children. In India, it runs through DoSEL with AIFF and SAI.
40. Which Indian player won the United States Open Badminton title 2025 ?
[A] Ayush Shetty [B] Lakshya Sen [C] HS Prannoy [D] Chirag Shetty
Ans: Ayush Shetty
Explanation: Ayush Shetty (Karnataka) became the first Indian men’s singles champion at the US Open 2025, defeating top players including Loh Kean Yew and Kidambi Srikanth.
41. Which country is the host of Under-23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2025 ?
(A) China (B) Japan (C) Vietnam (D) Indonesia
Ans: Vietnam
Explanation: The Under-23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2025 was held at Vung Tau, Vietnam, where Indian wrestlers delivered a medal-rich performance across freestyle and women’s categories.
42. Lalit Upadhyay, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sport ?
(A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Boxing (D) Badminton
Ans: Hockey
Explanation: Lalit Upadhyay is a veteran Indian hockey player and Olympic bronze medallist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), who retired after India’s FIH Pro League 2024–25 campaign.
43. Which country is the host of FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 ?
(A) Australia (B) Japan (C) China (D) India
Ans: India
Explanation: India will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from October–November, marking the second time after 2002, when Viswanathan Anand won the title.
44. Who became the first Indian to win a medal in Open Men’s category at Asian Surfing Championships 2025 ?
(A) Ramesh Budhial (B) Kishore Kumar (C) Sivaraj Babu (D) Vikas Agarwal
Ans: Ramesh Budhial
Explanation: Ramesh Budhial won bronze in the Open Men’s category at the Asian Surfing Championships 2025, becoming the first Indian surfer to achieve this feat.
45. India won which medal in women’s category at Asia Rugby Under-20 Championship 2025 ?
(A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Bronze (D) None
Ans: Bronze
Explanation: India secured the bronze medal in the women’s category at the Asia Rugby U-20 Championship 2025 held in Rajgir, Bihar.
46. Where was the Khelo India ASMITA Football League 2025–26 inaugurated ?
(A) Kerala (B) Maharashtra (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: Maharashtra
Explanation: The league was inaugurated in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, to promote women’s football and identify young grassroots talent under the Khelo India initiative.
47. Girish Gupta won which medal in 10m air pistol men youth event at Asian Shooting Championship 2025 ?
(A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Bronze (D) None
Ans: Gold
Explanation: Girish Gupta won gold at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan, topping the men’s youth 10m air pistol event.
48. Who won India’s first gold medal at U20 World Wrestling Championships 2025 ?
(A) Tapasya (B) Kiran Bishnoi (C) Seema Bisla (D) Manisha Bhanwala
Ans: Tapasya
Explanation: Tapasya won gold in the women’s 57kg category at the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2025 held in Bulgaria.
49. Which city hosted Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2025 & Asian Aquatics Championship 2025 ?
(A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Hyderabad (D) Ahmedabad
Ans: Ahmedabad
Explanation: Ahmedabad hosted multiple international sports events in 2025, highlighting Gujarat’s emergence as a global sports infrastructure hub.
50. Mirabai Chanu won which medal at 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships ?
(A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Bronze (D) None
Ans: Gold
Explanation: Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women’s 48kg category, setting new championship records and qualifying for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.