UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Whites on green
Q1. With reference to the changes and features that took effect at the Wimbledon 2025 Championships, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- Electronic Line Calling (Hawk-Eye Live) replaced human line judges across all match courts for the first time.
- Equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions was introduced for the first time at the 2025 edition.
- The total prize fund rose to a record figure of about £53.5 million.
- The singles champions each received £3 million in prize money.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 2 only
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q2. Comparing the Wimbledon 2025 Championships with earlier editions and the other Grand Slams, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Unlike the 2024 edition, which still employed about 300 line umpires, Wimbledon 2025 used Electronic Line Calling on all match courts.
- The Australian Open and the US Open had already adopted electronic line calling before Wimbledon did.
- The French Open also switched to electronic line calling in 2025, leaving no Grand Slam still using human line judges.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. With reference to Wimbledon as of the 2025 Championships, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- It is the only Grand Slam tournament played on natural grass.
- It is the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
- Chair umpires were removed from the courts along with the line judges in 2025.
- Its dress code requires players to be dressed almost entirely in white.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. At the Wimbledon 2025 Championships, the term 'Electronic Line Calling (ELC)' refers to which one of the following?
- A. An automated, camera-based system (Hawk-Eye Live) that determines whether a ball lands in or out, replacing human line judges
- B. A review facility that lets a player formally challenge the chair umpire's call a limited number of times per set
- C. A radar system that automatically measures and displays serve speeds for the broadcast feed
- D. An electronic scoreboard that relays live point-by-point scores to courtside displays
Q5. Approximately how many line umpires, employed at Wimbledon in 2024, were replaced when Electronic Line Calling was introduced across all match courts in 2025?