UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Asian Games: HC rejects plea against India skipping jiu-jitsu
Q1. With reference to the September 2026 litigation over India not fielding an athlete in the men's 94-kg jiu-jitsu event at the Asian Games, consider the following pairs:
1. Forum that dismissed the athlete's plea — Supreme Court of India
2. Host of the Games in question — Hangzhou, China
3. Centre's procedural objection — athlete's name forwarded after the prescribed cut-off date
4. Reason reported for dropping jiu-jitsu from India's contingent — failure to meet all Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) criteria
Which of the pairs given above is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Forum that dismissed the athlete's plea — Supreme Court of India
- Host of the Games in question — Hangzhou, China
- Centre's procedural objection — athlete's name forwarded after the prescribed cut-off date
- Reason reported for dropping jiu-jitsu from India's contingent — failure to meet all Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) criteria
- A. 2 only
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 2 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q2. In dismissing Shubham Kumar's petition, the Delhi High Court took which of the following positions on who decides whether India enters a particular event at the 20th Asian Games?
- A. The decision rests with the Centre, and the court cannot direct it to send an athlete to an event it chose not to enter
- B. The decision rests entirely with the courts, which must always order participation once an athlete is nominated by a federation
- C. The decision rests with the athlete, who has an absolute right to compete in every event on the Games programme
- D. The decision rests exclusively with the national federation, whose nomination binds the Centre in every case, even after the cut-off date
Q3. Consider the following statements comparing two 2026 Delhi High Court cases on Asian Games participation:
1. In May 2026, the Delhi High Court allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to take part in the Asian Games 2026 trials, after criticising the WFI's eligibility criteria.
2. In September 2026, the Delhi High Court directed the Centre to include jiu-jitsu athlete Shubham Kumar in the men's 94-kg category, despite the cut-off date.
3. Phogat's case turned on a federation's eligibility criteria, whereas Kumar's case concerned the Centre's decision not to enter the event at all.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- In May 2026, the Delhi High Court allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to take part in the Asian Games 2026 trials, after criticising the WFI's eligibility criteria.
- In September 2026, the Delhi High Court directed the Centre to include jiu-jitsu athlete Shubham Kumar in the men's 94-kg category, despite the cut-off date.
- Phogat's case turned on a federation's eligibility criteria, whereas Kumar's case concerned the Centre's decision not to enter the event at all.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 2 and 3 only
Q4. Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 framework, which body is designed to settle sports governance and administration disputes quickly and at low cost, so that athletes rely less on civil courts?
- A. National Sports Board
- B. National Sports Tribunal
- C. Court of Arbitration for Sport
- D. Sports Authority of India
Q5. Consider the following statements comparing the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games with the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games:
1. The 2018 edition's programme included the Asian martial arts kurash, sambo and pencak silat.
2. India's first-ever kurash medals, won in 2018, came in the men's event.
3. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games are the 19th edition of the Asian Games.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The 2018 edition's programme included the Asian martial arts kurash, sambo and pencak silat.
- India's first-ever kurash medals, won in 2018, came in the men's event.
- The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games are the 19th edition of the Asian Games.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. Which city hosted the most recent Asian Games before the 20th edition, and serves as the 'last Asian Games' reference in the Sports Ministry's 2026 selection criteria?
- A. Jakarta, Indonesia
- B. Hangzhou, China
- C. Incheon, South Korea
- D. Guangzhou, China
Q7. In the context of India's preparations for the 2026 Asian Games, the 'Target Asian Games Group (TAGG)' refers to:
- A. an Indian government support framework for sports judged able to improve India's medal chances at the Asian Games
- B. an Olympic Council of Asia panel that decides which new sports are added to each Asian Games programme
- C. a Delhi High Court-appointed committee that reviews athlete nominations missing the Asian Games cut-off date
- D. a group of Asian nations ranked in the top eight internationally, used to seed Asian Games team events
Q8. Which of the following sports are correctly identified as first-time or returning sports in India's contingent for the 20th Asian Games?
1. Esports
2. Teqball
3. Jiu-jitsu
4. Sport climbing
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Esports
- Teqball
- Jiu-jitsu
- Sport climbing
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q9. At which edition of the Asian Games did jiu-jitsu first appear on the medal programme?
- A. Guangzhou 2010
- B. Incheon 2014
- C. Jakarta-Palembang 2018
- D. Hangzhou 2022
Q10. How many bronze medals did India win in wushu at the 2018 Asian Games?
Q11. Under the rules notified in 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, how many persons in total, including the Chairperson, make up the National Sports Board?
Q12. Consider the following statements comparing the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with India's National Sports Tribunal:
1. CAS was created in 1984 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2. Appeals against decisions of the National Sports Tribunal lie before the Supreme Court, unless international rules require an appeal to CAS.
3. Unlike CAS, the National Sports Tribunal is the authority that recognises National Sports Bodies and checks their governance and ethical standards.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- CAS was created in 1984 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Appeals against decisions of the National Sports Tribunal lie before the Supreme Court, unless international rules require an appeal to CAS.
- Unlike CAS, the National Sports Tribunal is the authority that recognises National Sports Bodies and checks their governance and ethical standards.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3