UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Khelo India Tribal Games between March 25-April 6; ‘Part of expanding opportunity and scope,’ says sports minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Question 1

With respect to the multi-sport competition verticals organised under the Khelo India programme, consider the following:
1. Khelo India University Games
2. Khelo India Winter Games
3. Khelo India Coastal Games
4. Khelo India Para Games
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as established Khelo India verticals?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 2

The Khelo India Scheme, under which the Tribal Games are conducted, is operationalised as a Central Sector Scheme by which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Answer

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Culture

Answer

Ministry of Education

Question 3

The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 are spread across how many host cities?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 4

Which one of the following states has been designated as the host for the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games and as their permanent venue?

Accepted Answer

Chhattisgarh

Answer

Jharkhand

Answer

Odisha

Answer

Madhya Pradesh

Question 5

Which one of the following earlier schemes, dedicated specifically to scouting and nurturing sporting talent, was amalgamated into the Khelo India Scheme?

Accepted Answer

National Sports Talent Search Scheme

Answer

Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan

Answer

Come and Play Scheme

Answer

National Sports Development Fund

Question 6

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, later subsumed under Khelo India, was created by restructuring which one of the following earlier programmes?

Accepted Answer

Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan

Answer

Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme

Answer

National Sports Talent Search Scheme

Answer

Come and Play Scheme

Question 7

Which one of the following is the principal implementing agency for the Khelo India Scheme, functioning under the Department of Sports?

Accepted Answer

Sports Authority of India

Answer

Indian Olympic Association

Answer

National Anti-Doping Agency

Answer

National Sports Development Fund

Question 8

Regarding the bodies associated with delivering the Khelo India Tribal Games, consider the following:
1. Sports Authority of India
2. Indian Olympic Association
3. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
4. National Sports Federations
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as implementing partners of the event?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 9

Under the 'Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games' component of the Khelo India Scheme, how many traditional games have been specifically identified for promotion?

Accepted Answer

Six

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Answer

Eight

Question 10

In the Khelo India series of events, the abbreviation 'KIUG' refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Khelo India University Games

Answer

Khelo India Urban Games

Answer

Khelo India Under-17 Games

Answer

Khelo India United Games

Question 11

Under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which governs the Scheduled Areas of states such as Chhattisgarh, the Tribes Advisory Council shall consist of not more than how many members?

Accepted Answer

Twenty

Answer

Fifteen

Answer

Twenty-five

Answer

Thirty

Question 12

With the addition of the Tribal Games announced by the Union Sports Minister, how many distinct multi-sport competition verticals does the Khelo India programme now comprise?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Khelo India Tribal Games between March 25-April 6; ‘Part of expanding opportunity and scope,’ says sports minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Q2. The Khelo India Scheme, under which the Tribal Games are conducted, is operationalised as a Central Sector Scheme by which one of the following ministries?

Q3. The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 are spread across how many host cities?

Q4. Which one of the following states has been designated as the host for the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games and as their permanent venue?

Q5. Which one of the following earlier schemes, dedicated specifically to scouting and nurturing sporting talent, was amalgamated into the Khelo India Scheme?

Q6. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, later subsumed under Khelo India, was created by restructuring which one of the following earlier programmes?

Q7. Which one of the following is the principal implementing agency for the Khelo India Scheme, functioning under the Department of Sports?

Q9. Under the 'Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games' component of the Khelo India Scheme, how many traditional games have been specifically identified for promotion?

Q10. In the Khelo India series of events, the abbreviation 'KIUG' refers to which one of the following?

Q11. Under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which governs the Scheduled Areas of states such as Chhattisgarh, the Tribes Advisory Council shall consist of not more than how many members?

Q12. With the addition of the Tribal Games announced by the Union Sports Minister, how many distinct multi-sport competition verticals does the Khelo India programme now comprise?