UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government Notifies National Sports Governance Board Rules and National Sports Tribunal Rules, 2026
Q1. In the context of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, which one of the following best describes the 'National Sports Board'?
- A. The central statutory authority for granting recognition to National Sports Bodies and ensuring their compliance with governance, financial and ethical standards
- B. A quasi-judicial forum for the speedy adjudication of sports-related disputes as an alternative to civil courts
- C. The apex regulator for anti-doping activities responsible for ensuring compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code
- D. The autonomous agency responsible for training and preparing elite athletes for international competitions
Q2. The National Sports Board and the National Sports Tribunal derive their statutory basis from which one of the following?
- A. The National Sports Governance Act, 2025
- B. The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022
- C. The National Sports Development Code of India, 2011
- D. The Khelo Bharat Niti, 2025
Q3. With reference to the National Sports Board and the National Sports Tribunal as constituted under the 2026 Rules, consider the following statements:
1. The National Sports Board comprises a Chairperson and two Members, whereas the National Sports Tribunal is headed by a Chairperson who is a sitting or former Judge of the Supreme Court or a Chief Justice of a High Court.
2. A Member of the National Sports Board holds office for three years or till the age of 65, whereas the Chairperson of the National Sports Tribunal holds office for five years or till the age of 70.
3. Members of both the National Sports Board and the National Sports Tribunal are appointed directly by the Chief Justice of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The National Sports Board comprises a Chairperson and two Members, whereas the National Sports Tribunal is headed by a Chairperson who is a sitting or former Judge of the Supreme Court or a Chief Justice of a High Court.
- A Member of the National Sports Board holds office for three years or till the age of 65, whereas the Chairperson of the National Sports Tribunal holds office for five years or till the age of 70.
- Members of both the National Sports Board and the National Sports Tribunal are appointed directly by the Chief Justice of India.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. With reference to the National Sports Board under the 2026 Rules, consider the following:
1. Granting recognition to National Sports Bodies — a function of the National Sports Board.
2. Recommending the panel of names for appointment of the Board's Chairperson and Members — the Search-cum-Selection Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary.
3. Adjudicating sports-related disputes as an alternative to civil courts — a function of the National Sports Board.
4. Bar on the Board's Chairperson and Members holding any position in national or international sports bodies during their tenure.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Granting recognition to National Sports Bodies — a function of the National Sports Board.
- Recommending the panel of names for appointment of the Board's Chairperson and Members — the Search-cum-Selection Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary.
- Adjudicating sports-related disputes as an alternative to civil courts — a function of the National Sports Board.
- Bar on the Board's Chairperson and Members holding any position in national or international sports bodies during their tenure.
- A. 1, 2 and 4
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q5. Who among the following is qualified to be appointed as the Chairperson of the National Sports Tribunal under the National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026?
- A. A sitting or former Judge of the Supreme Court, or a former Chief Justice of a High Court
- B. A retired Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
- C. An eminent sports administrator with at least twenty years' experience
- D. A sitting Judge of a District and Sessions Court
Q6. Under the National Sports Governance framework, an appeal against a final (non-interlocutory) order of the National Sports Tribunal ordinarily lies before which of the following?
- A. The Supreme Court of India, unless international charters or statutes provide for appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- B. The High Court within whose jurisdiction the dispute arose, in all cases
- C. The National Sports Board, which acts as the appellate authority
- D. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, in all cases
Q7. Which of the following sets of subordinate Rules were notified in 2026 under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025?
1. National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026
2. National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026
3. National Sports Board (Search-cum-Selection Committee) Rules, 2026
4. National Sports Development Code of India Rules
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- National Sports Governance (National Sports Board) Rules, 2026
- National Sports Governance (National Sports Tribunal) Rules, 2026
- National Sports Board (Search-cum-Selection Committee) Rules, 2026
- National Sports Development Code of India Rules
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q8. The National Sports Board Rules and National Sports Tribunal Rules, 2026 were notified exclusively under the authority of which one of the following Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- B. Ministry of Law and Justice
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Education
Q9. The National Sports Policy 2025 (Khelo Bharat Niti) and the sports legislations of 2025 are operationalised primarily by which of the following?
- A. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- B. Sports Authority of India, functioning independently of any ministry
- C. NITI Aayog
- D. National Sports Board
Q10. Under the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022, the National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports consists of how many persons in total, including the Chairperson?
- A. Three
- B. Five
- C. Seven
- D. Nine
Q11. The National Sports Development Code of India, which primarily governed National Sports Federations before the 2025 Act, was notified by the Government of India in which year?
- A. 2011
- B. 2001
- C. 2018
- D. 2022