UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, highlights youth’s potential and India’s sporting ambitions, announces nationwide talent hunt for 2036 Olympics
Q1. In the context of India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, the expression 'Continuous Dialogue' refers to which one of the following?
- A. The stage at which the IOC Executive Board designates a single preferred host, which is then placed before the IOC Session for election
- B. The periodic consultation between an elected host city's organising committee and the international sports federations after the Games have been awarded
- C. A non-committal and non-exclusive phase of engagement between the IOC's Future Host Commission and interested parties, entered after a letter of intent is submitted
- D. The mandatory annual review by the World Anti-Doping Agency of an aspiring host nation's anti-doping compliance framework
Q2. With reference to India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, consider the following statements:
1. The Indian Olympic Association is the body that formally submits India's expression of interest to the International Olympic Committee, while the IOC allocates hosting rights through its own selection process.
2. India's bid entered the Continuous Dialogue stage after a letter of intent was submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
3. Governance of sports bodies, anti-doping measures and India's performance at previous Olympic Games were among the issues raised in the course of the continuous dialogue.
4. Ahmedabad has already been formally elected by the IOC Session as the host city of the 2036 Olympic Games, so that no further stage of the bidding process remains for India.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- The Indian Olympic Association is the body that formally submits India's expression of interest to the International Olympic Committee, while the IOC allocates hosting rights through its own selection process.
- India's bid entered the Continuous Dialogue stage after a letter of intent was submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
- Governance of sports bodies, anti-doping measures and India's performance at previous Olympic Games were among the issues raised in the course of the continuous dialogue.
- Ahmedabad has already been formally elected by the IOC Session as the host city of the 2036 Olympic Games, so that no further stage of the bidding process remains for India.
- A. 1 and 4
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 4 only
Q3. Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, the term 'core group' denotes which one of the following?
- A. The panel of foreign coaches and sports scientists engaged by the Sports Authority of India for priority disciplines
- B. Athletes identified as immediate medal prospects for the forthcoming Games, who receive a monthly out-of-pocket allowance
- C. The set of national sports federations whose disciplines are prioritised for infrastructure funding under Khelo India
- D. Junior athletes in the 9–18 age band shortlisted through nationwide assessment centres for long-term development
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding India's sports talent identification and development architecture:
1. Khelo India Feeder Schools and Khelo India Utkrishta Vidyalayas are new initiatives introduced under the revamped Khelo India Scheme approved for the period 2026-27 to 2030-31.
2. Youth Sports Companies of the Armed Forces form part of the integrated nationwide sports ecosystem envisaged under the revamped scheme.
3. The Target Olympic Podium Scheme was formulated in 2014 under the overall ambit of the National Sports Development Fund and supports a single undifferentiated group of athletes.
4. The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification programme covers children in the 5 to 15 age group and functions purely online, without any physical assessment centres.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- Khelo India Feeder Schools and Khelo India Utkrishta Vidyalayas are new initiatives introduced under the revamped Khelo India Scheme approved for the period 2026-27 to 2030-31.
- Youth Sports Companies of the Armed Forces form part of the integrated nationwide sports ecosystem envisaged under the revamped scheme.
- The Target Olympic Podium Scheme was formulated in 2014 under the overall ambit of the National Sports Development Fund and supports a single undifferentiated group of athletes.
- The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification programme covers children in the 5 to 15 age group and functions purely online, without any physical assessment centres.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 4
Q5. Under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, the National Sports Board is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A judicial forum that exclusively decides all disputes between athletes and federations, wholly displacing the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts
- B. The apex body that exclusively selects the entire Indian contingent for every international multi-sport event held outside India
- C. An autonomous society under the Sports Authority of India that runs all national coaching camps and centres of excellence in the country
- D. The authority empowered to grant recognition to national sports bodies and register their affiliate units, recognition being a condition for central funding
Q6. Consider the following statements comparing the framework under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 with the arrangement that preceded it:
1. Whereas the National Sports Development Code of India operated as an executive instrument, the 2025 Act places the recognition and regulation of national sports bodies on a statutory footing.
2. The Act provides for a National Olympic Committee and a National Paralympic Committee in addition to National and Regional Sports Federations for each designated sport, with affiliate units at the state and district levels.
3. Under the Act, recognition of a national sports body is granted by the Sports Authority of India, the National Sports Board being confined to anti-doping adjudication.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Whereas the National Sports Development Code of India operated as an executive instrument, the 2025 Act places the recognition and regulation of national sports bodies on a statutory footing.
- The Act provides for a National Olympic Committee and a National Paralympic Committee in addition to National and Regional Sports Federations for each designated sport, with affiliate units at the state and district levels.
- Under the Act, recognition of a national sports body is granted by the Sports Authority of India, the National Sports Board being confined to anti-doping adjudication.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. Consider the following statements comparing the Prime Minister's Independence Day address from the Red Fort with the President's Address to Parliament:
1. The Prime Minister's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15 August rests on established convention and is not an address mandated by an express provision of the Constitution.
2. Article 87 of the Constitution requires the President to address both Houses of Parliament assembled together at the commencement of every session held during a year.
3. A Motion of Thanks is moved and discussed in Parliament on the Prime Minister's Independence Day address in the same manner as it is on the President's Address.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Prime Minister's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15 August rests on established convention and is not an address mandated by an express provision of the Constitution.
- Article 87 of the Constitution requires the President to address both Houses of Parliament assembled together at the commencement of every session held during a year.
- A Motion of Thanks is moved and discussed in Parliament on the Prime Minister's Independence Day address in the same manner as it is on the President's Address.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. At the 80th Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, the combined inter-services guard of honour that presented the National Salute to the Prime Minister was drawn from how many distinct uniformed forces?
- A. Two — the Army and the Delhi Police only
- B. Three — the Army, the Navy and the Air Force only
- C. Four — the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Delhi Police
- D. Five — the three Armed Forces, the Delhi Police and all the Central Armed Police Forces
Q9. The National Youth Policy, 2014 defines 'youth' as persons in which age band, and what share of India's population did this group account for as per Census 2011?
- A. 13–35 years, and about 40 per cent of the population
- B. 15–29 years, and about 27.5 per cent of the population
- C. 15–29 years, and about 34 per cent of the population
- D. 18–35 years, and about 27.5 per cent of the population
Q10. MY Bharat (Mera Yuva Bharat), the autonomous body serving youth in the 15–29 age group, functions under which one of the following?
- A. The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education
- B. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, through its Directorate General of Training
- C. The Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- D. The Department of Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Q11. Consider the following statements about India's recent performance at the Olympic and Paralympic Games:
1. India won 7 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a contingent of 119 athletes, improving on 2 medals won at Rio 2016.
2. India's tally of 6 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games comprised one silver and five bronze medals.
3. Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics at Tokyo 2020 and retained the title with a gold medal at Paris 2024.
4. At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games India won 29 medals, including 7 gold medals, from a contingent of 84 athletes.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- India won 7 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a contingent of 119 athletes, improving on 2 medals won at Rio 2016.
- India's tally of 6 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games comprised one silver and five bronze medals.
- Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics at Tokyo 2020 and retained the title with a gold medal at Paris 2024.
- At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games India won 29 medals, including 7 gold medals, from a contingent of 84 athletes.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2, 3 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q12. Consider the following pairs relating to India's sports promotion and infrastructure initiatives:
1. Fit India Movement — launched in 2019 as a people's movement, under which schools are awarded the Fit India Flag and star certifications.
2. Khelo India Mission — announced in the Union Budget 2026–27 as an initiative to transform the sports sector over the coming decade.
3. Khelo India State Centres of Excellence — 1,045 such centres established across the country for grassroots training and support.
4. National Sports Development Fund — the fund under whose overall ambit the Fit India Movement was formulated.
Which of the above pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Fit India Movement — launched in 2019 as a people's movement, under which schools are awarded the Fit India Flag and star certifications.
- Khelo India Mission — announced in the Union Budget 2026–27 as an initiative to transform the sports sector over the coming decade.
- Khelo India State Centres of Excellence — 1,045 such centres established across the country for grassroots training and support.
- National Sports Development Fund — the fund under whose overall ambit the Fit India Movement was formulated.
- A. 3 and 4
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 2 and 3
- D. 1 and 4