UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Delhi HC says no to Phogat’s participation in trials on Sept. 14

Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding the two rounds of Delhi High Court proceedings in 2026 arising out of Wrestling Federation of India selection norms:
1. The eligibility norms challenged before the Court in May 2026 were contained in a WFI selection policy dated 25 February 2026 read with a circular dated 6 May 2026.
2. The interim order of September 2026 declined an exemption from a WFI circular dated 7 September 2025 governing the Senior World Championships selection trials.
3. Unlike the September 2026 order, the May 2026 order permitted the petitioner to compete and directed that the trials be video-recorded and monitored by independent observers from the Sports Authority of India and the Indian Olympic Association.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 2

With reference to the statutory framework governing recognition of and disputes involving national sports bodies in India, consider the following statements:
1. The National Sports Board is empowered to grant recognition to national sports bodies and also to suspend or cancel such recognition.
2. The National Sports Tribunal is to be headed by a sitting or former Judge of the Supreme Court or a Chief Justice of a High Court, assisted by two members.
3. An appeal against an order of the National Sports Tribunal lies first to the concerned High Court and thereafter to the Supreme Court.
4. Only recognised national sports bodies are eligible to receive funds from the Central Government.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 3 only

Question 3

Consider the following statements about the Wrestling Federation of India's selection trials for the 2026 Senior World Wrestling Championships:
1. Wrestlers already selected in the Asian Games squad were barred from entering the first round of the World Championships trials and could contest a berth only through a separate 'final trial'.
2. The first round of trials in the six Olympic weight categories for women was scheduled for 14 September 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi.
3. Trials for men's freestyle and Greco-Roman were scheduled for the following day at the Sports Authority of India Centre, Lucknow.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 4

Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, which one of the following is the authority empowered to grant, suspend or cancel the recognition of a national sports body such as the Wrestling Federation of India?

Accepted Answer

The National Sports Board, constituted by the Central Government on the recommendation of a Search-cum-Selection Committee

Answer

The Sports Authority of India, the field agency of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for training and infrastructure

Answer

The Indian Olympic Association, the National Olympic Committee recognised for India by the International Olympic Committee

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The National Sports Tribunal, headed by a sitting or former Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Question 5

With reference to the competitive record of the wrestler Vinesh Phogat, consider the following statements:
1. She won a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta.
2. She has won bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships in 2019 and again in 2022.
3. She has competed at three editions of the Olympic Games.
4. She is the only Indian woman ever to have won a gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 6

With reference to the career of the wrestler Vinesh Phogat, consider the following statements:
1. She was disqualified at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for being 100 grams above the limit in the 50 kg category on the morning of her gold-medal bout.
2. Her two World Championships bronze medals were won in the 53 kg weight category.
3. She informed the International Testing Agency in December 2024 of a sabbatical on account of pregnancy, and was confirmed eligible to compete again from 1 January 2026.
4. She gave birth in July 2025, following which the Wrestling Federation of India barred her from all events until June 2026 for returning an adverse analytical finding for clomifene.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 7

Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, what is the minimum number of women required in the Executive Committee of a National Sports Body such as the Wrestling Federation of India?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Six

Question 8

Which one of the following bodies lifted its suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India in February 2024, while directing that wrestlers who had taken part in the protests should not be discriminated against?

Accepted Answer

United World Wrestling, the international federation that governs the sport worldwide

Answer

The Indian Olympic Association, acting through the ad-hoc committee it had constituted for wrestling

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The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, by an order restoring National Sports Federation status

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport at Lausanne, in an appeal filed by the suspended office-bearers

Question 9

A minimum maternity leave of not less than fourteen weeks, including a period of six weeks of compulsory leave after childbirth, is prescribed under which one of the following international instruments?

Accepted Answer

The Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) of the International Labour Organization

Answer

ILO Recommendation No. 191, which makes eighteen weeks of maternity leave binding on all member States

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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979, which obliges every State Party to grant fourteen weeks of paid leave

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ILO Convention No. 156 of 1981, which entitles all workers with family responsibilities to compulsory post-natal leave

Question 10

The following are stated to be obligations imposed on National Sports Bodies by the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 and the rules framed under it:
1. Constitution of an Athletes Commission by the National Olympic Committee, the National Paralympic Committee and every National Sports Federation.
2. Adoption of a Safe Sport Policy safeguarding women, minor athletes and other vulnerable persons, along with a Code of Ethics aligned with international norms.
3. A ceiling of three consecutive terms for the President, Secretary General and Treasurer, whether held in the same post or in combination.
4. A statutory guarantee of paid maternity leave to athletes and automatic restoration of an athlete's prior ranking and selection status on return from post-partum recovery.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 11

Consider the following statements about international wrestling competition:
1. The world governing body for the sport, now known as United World Wrestling, was formerly the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (FILA).
2. World championships in Greco-Roman wrestling date from 1950, while freestyle world championships began the following year.
3. Women's wrestling entered the Olympic programme in 2004, in the Greco-Roman discipline.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 12

With reference to the law of injunctions in India, consider the following statements:
1. A temporary injunction continues until a specified time or until further order of the court, whereas a perpetual injunction is granted by the decree made at the hearing and upon the merits of the suit.
2. Temporary injunctions are regulated by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
3. The Specific Relief Act, 1963 bars the award of damages in a suit for a perpetual or mandatory injunction, damages being recoverable only through a separate suit.
4. The Specific Relief Act, 1963 separately enumerates the circumstances in which an injunction cannot be granted.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Delhi HC says no to Phogat’s participation in trials on Sept. 14

Q4. Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, which one of the following is the authority empowered to grant, suspend or cancel the recognition of a national sports body such as the Wrestling Federation of India?

Q7. Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, what is the minimum number of women required in the Executive Committee of a National Sports Body such as the Wrestling Federation of India?

Q8. Which one of the following bodies lifted its suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India in February 2024, while directing that wrestlers who had taken part in the protests should not be discriminated against?

Q9. A minimum maternity leave of not less than fourteen weeks, including a period of six weeks of compulsory leave after childbirth, is prescribed under which one of the following international instruments?