Current Affairs August 2026 — MCQs with Answers (Set 5)

Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders to the 2024 IPL title and Punjab Kings to the 2025 final.

At 15 years and 71 days old, Sooryavanshi became the youngest-ever player picked in the Indian cricket squad, surpassing the record held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Zverev had lost three previous Grand Slam finals before finally winning his first title at the French Open 2026.

Ranked World No. 114, Chwalinska was the lowest-ranked finalist in French Open history and only the second qualifier in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam final, after Emma Raducanu’s 2021 US Open run.

Zverev became the first German man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Boris Becker won the 1996 Australian Open.

The final was played at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, on 6 June 2026.

Aveka Singh won the Golden Boot with 4 goals at the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026.

India scored 18 goals and conceded just 1 across the tournament, winning all four matches.

India’s 2026 win was its sixth SAFF Women’s Championship title, a record for the tournament.

Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the 2026 World Cup final, winning Spain’s second title.

The 48 teams were divided into 12 groups of four, with the top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advancing to a new Round of 32.

Mexico became the first country to host or co-host a World Cup three times, after 1970, 1986, and 2026.

The USA, Mexico, and Canada jointly hosted the 2026 World Cup, the first three-nation hosting arrangement in the tournament’s history.

The 2026 field expanded from 32 to 48 teams. Twelve groups of four account for all 48 teams. This was the first 48-team edition. The other offered numbers do not match twelve groups of four.

Australia beat hosts England by 7 wickets in the final at Lord’s on 5 July 2026.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 was hosted by England and Wales, running from 12 June to 5 July 2026.

New Zealand’s Group G opener against Iran, Singh’s historic starting appearance, ended in a 2-2 draw.

Singh joined Bayern Munich after the 2019 U-20 World Cup, before loan spells in Germany, Portugal, and Serbia.

Sarpreet Singh started for New Zealand, becoming the first Indian-origin player to start a men’s FIFA World Cup match.

Deepika finished as joint-top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals, level with USA’s Ashley Sessa.

Winning the Nations Cup secures India’s qualification to the next season of the FIH Hockey Pro League.

India beat hosts New Zealand 2-0 in the final to win the FIH Women’s Nations Cup.

Kylian Mbappé passed Lionel Messi with two goals in the third-place match, finishing on 22 career World Cup goals to Messi’s 21.