Current Affairs August 2026 – Sports (17 MCQs)

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1.  

How many medals did India win at Glasgow CWG 2026?

Correct Answer: B [39]

விளக்கம்:

39 (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze); 61 in 2022; 101 in 2010.

2.  

India's position in the CWG 2026 medal table?

Correct Answer: D [4th]

விளக்கம்:

India 4th; hosts Scotland 5th.

3.  

Which country topped the CWG 2026 medal table?

Correct Answer: C [Australia]

விளக்கம்:

Australia 1st, England 2nd, Canada 3rd.

4.  

Which sport gave India the most medals at CWG 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Boxing]

விளக்கம்:

Boxing: 10 medals (7 gold, 3 silver).

5.  

Which city will host the 2030 (centenary) Commonwealth Games?

Correct Answer: A [Ahmedabad]

விளக்கம்:

Ahmedabad; India earlier hosted in New Delhi in 2010.

6.  

Which medal did Neeraj Chopra win in men's javelin at CWG 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Silver]

விளக்கம்:

Silver (1 August 2026); congratulated by the PM (PIB).

7.  

Who was the only Indian to win two medals at CWG 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Gulveer Singh]

விளக்கம்:

Long-distance runner Gulveer Singh.

8.  

Glasgow 2026 was which edition of the Commonwealth Games?

Correct Answer: A [23rd]

விளக்கம்:

The 23rd edition; India's 19th participation.

9.  

Where were the first Commonwealth (British Empire) Games held in 1930?

Correct Answer: A [Hamilton]

விளக்கம்:

Hamilton, Canada, as the 'British Empire Games'.

10.  

Who became the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour?

Correct Answer: A [R. Praggnanandhaa]

விளக்கம்:

Praggnanandhaa beat Caruana 15–13 in the final (27 August 2026).

11.  

Whom did Praggnanandhaa defeat in the 2026 GCT final?

Correct Answer: C [Fabiano Caruana]

விளக்கம்:

Defending champion Caruana; Wesley So beat Keymer for third.

12.  

Where were the 2026 GCT Finals held?

Correct Answer: A [Saint Louis, USA]

விளக்கம்:

Saint Louis Chess Club, 22–27 August 2026.

13.  

What first prize did Praggnanandhaa win for the 2026 GCT?

Correct Answer: D [USD 200,000]

விளக்கம்:

First prize USD 200,000; total prize fund USD 450,000.

14.  

Where were the BWF World Championships 2026 held?

Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

விளக்கம்:

At the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi; India had earlier hosted in Hyderabad (2009).

15.  

Who won India's only medal at the 2026 BWF World Championships?

Correct Answer: A [Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand]

விளக்கம்:

The women's doubles pair won bronze – India's first women's doubles Worlds medal since 2011.

16.  

Which team won the men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Germany]

விளக்கம்:

Germany beat Spain 1-0 at Wavre on 30.08.2026 for a record-equalling fourth title.

17.  

What was the Indian women's team's final position at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Fifth]

விளக்கம்:

India's women beat Germany 3-1 for fifth place – their best finish since 1974. India's men finished eighth.

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