UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Task Force on Unified Framework for Development of Coaching Ecosystem in India Submits Report

Q1. The Task Force on Unified Framework for Development of Coaching Ecosystem in India, which submitted its report in January 2026, was constituted by which one of the following?

  • A. The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  • B. The Sports Authority of India acting solely on its own
  • C. The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q2. The Task Force set up to develop a unified framework for India's coaching ecosystem was chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. Pullela Gopichand
  • B. Abhinav Bindra
  • C. P. T. Usha
  • D. Anju Bobby George

Q3. Consider the following in the context of the proposed National Coach Accreditation Board (NCAB): Which of the above are correctly identified as functions of the NCAB?

  1. Setting national standards for coach education and accreditation
  2. Approving and monitoring coaching pathways
  3. Accrediting coach education institutions
  4. Selecting the Indian contingent for the Olympic Games
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q4. In the context of the Task Force report, the National Coach Accreditation Board (NCAB) is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. The proposed apex body to set national standards, approve coaching pathways and accredit coach education institutions
  • B. A dedicated fund to provide monthly stipends to national team coaches
  • C. A body constituted to select athletes for the Khelo India Youth Games
  • D. A tribunal to adjudicate anti-doping violations in Indian sport

Q5. The Task Force recommended that coach licensing and the tiered national coaching pathway be aligned with which one of the following?

  • A. The National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
  • B. The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 only
  • C. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
  • D. The National Sports Development Code, 2011 only

Q6. In the proposed Tiered National Coaching Pathway, 'Level 0' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The universal entry level, open to all aspirants beginning coach training
  • B. The apex level reserved exclusively for national team coaches
  • C. The elite level meant for coaches of international medal-winning athletes
  • D. A probationary de-certification level for coaches who fail renewal

Q7. The Task Force identifies multiple entry routes into the national coaching pathway. Which of the above is NOT correctly identified as such an entry route?

  1. Former athletes
  2. Physical education teachers
  3. Sports science graduates
  4. Serving judicial magistrates
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q8. As implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Khelo India Scheme currently operates through how many verticals?

  • A. Five
  • B. Eight
  • C. Twelve
  • D. Three

Q9. Consider the following statements regarding the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and NSNIS, Patiala. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. SAI was set up in 1984 under the Department of Sports.
  2. NSNIS, Patiala functions as an academic wing of the Sports Authority of India.
  3. NSNIS, Patiala was established in the year 1961.
  4. SAI is a statutory body created by a special Act of Parliament.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 2 only

Q10. The Viksit Bharat @2047 vision, with which the coaching-ecosystem report is aligned, targets a developed India by 2047 — marking exactly how many years since Independence?

  • A. 75
  • B. 90
  • C. 100
  • D. 60

Q11. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports was bifurcated into the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports, under two separate Secretaries, in which year?

  • A. 2008
  • B. 2000
  • C. 1982
  • D. 2014