Current Affairs topic analysis
Sports & Awards PYQs for UPSC Prelims
These questions cover tournaments, championships, major sporting events, prizes, honours, and notable achievements that entered the current-affairs cycle. This live collection contains 11 classified questions across 5 exam years, from 2015 to 2026.
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UPSC 2026 · Current Affairs
'X', born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when this prize was announced. Identify 'X' :
UPSC 2025 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements : I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian p...
UPSC 2023 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022 : 1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India. 2. The official mascot was name...
UPSC 2021 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements in respect of the Laureus World Sports Award which was instituted in the year 2000: 1. American golfer Tiger Woods was the first winner of th...
UPSC 2015 · Current Affairs
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following?
UPSC 2026 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements with regard to the film 'Boong' : 1. The film has recently won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in the Children'...
UPSC 2026 · Current Affairs
Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct ? 1. The tournaments have a shared governance structure establishing the part...
UPSC 2025 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup : I. The event was held in Delhi, India. II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78-40 in the fin...
UPSC 2025 · Current Affairs
Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of 'Gandhi Peace Prize'? I. The President of India II. The Prime Minister of India III. The Chief Jus...
UPSC 2021 · Current Affairs
Consider the following statements in respect of the ICC World Test Championship: 1. The finalists were decided by the number of matches they won. 2. New Zealand was ranked ahe...
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Topic and concept labels are AI-assisted enrichment, not official UPSC classifications. We map them into a conservative editorial taxonomy using deterministic label rules, publish a category only when it has at least 10 questions across at least three exam years, and keep ambiguous records out of topic pages. Counts update with the question bank. See the full methodology and correction policy.