1. Who won the Women’s Chess World Cup 2025?
[A] Tania Sachdev
[B] Divya Deshmukh
[C] Koneru Humpy
[D] Vantika Agarwal
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Correct Answer: B [Divya Deshmukh]
Notes:
Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old International Master (IM) from Nagpur, Maharashtra, won the FIDE 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup. She defeated Grandmaster (GM) Humpy Koneru 1.5–0.5 in the 15+10 rapid tiebreaks to claim the title. She became the third-ever winner of the Women’s World Cup, after GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2021) and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2023). Divya showed resilience and precision, drawing the first game and winning the second as Black, capitalising on Humpy’s time pressure. With this win, she earned the Grandmaster (GM) title and a USD 50,000 prize.
2. Which Indian state is the host of Asia Rugby Under-20 (Sevens) Championship 2025?
[A] Bihar
[B] Haryana
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Bihar]
Notes:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled the mascot of Asia Rugby Under-20 (Sevens) Championship on 3rd August 2025. The Championship will be held for the first time in Bihar at Rajgir Sports Complex on 9th and 10th August. It is a seven-member team event featuring both Men’s and Women’s teams from Asia. Top 8 Asian countries including India, Hong Kong, China, UAE, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Nepal will participate. The mascot named Ashoka, a rabbit, symbolizes agility which is vital in rugby.
3. Which state won the 15th Junior National Women’s Hockey Championship 2025?
[A] Odisha
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Jharkhand]
Notes:
Jharkhand Women’s Hockey Team won the 15th Junior National Women’s Hockey Championship for the second consecutive year by defeating Hockey Haryana 2-1 in the finals. The championship was held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, from August 1-12, 2025. Sweety Dungdung and Shanti Kimari scored for Jharkhand in the 10th and 12th minutes. Sweety Dungdung was the highest goal scorer with 5 goals in the tournament. Jharkhand has won the Junior National title in 2018, 2019, 2024, and 2025. In 2025, Jharkhand won National Championships in Senior, Junior, and Sub-junior categories.
4. Which country is the host of Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy 2025?
[A] Thailand
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Vietnam
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
For the first time, India will host the biggest international winter sports event. The Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy 2025 will be held from 20 to 23 August 2025. The venue is Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur, Dehradun. More than 11 Asian countries including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and India will take part. Athletes will compete in 9 events, from the 222-metre sprint to the 5000-metre relay.
5. Which state has topped the medal tally at the first edition of Khelo India Water Sports 2025?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
Madhya Pradesh (MP) topped the medal tally at the first edition of Khelo India Water Sports held at Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. MP won 18 medals, including 10 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze, and claimed the overall championship trophy. Odisha and Kerala secured second (10 medals) and third (7 medals) positions, while Chhattisgarh won a silver medal. MP dominated kayaking and canoeing, winning all four golds on the penultimate day and six more on the final day.
6. Cheteshwar Pujara, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Basketball
[B] Football
[C] Cricket
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: C [Cricket]
Notes:
Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s Test specialist, announced retirement from all forms of cricket on August 24, 2025. The 37-year-old last played a Test over two years ago, with his final First Class match being Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinal loss in February 2025. He played 103 Test matches for India, scoring 7195 runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 hundreds and 35 fifties. Pujara was the hero of India’s 2018–19 historic Test series win in Australia, scoring 521 runs and facing 1258 balls. He finished with 21301 First Class runs, 18 double hundreds, and three triple hundreds.
7. Who has become the first Indian female compound archer to secure the Individual Junior World title at the World Youth Championships 2025?
[A] Chikitha Taniparthi
[B] Prithika Pradeep
[C] Sheetal Devi
[D] Parneet Kaur
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Correct Answer: A [Chikitha Taniparthi]
Notes:
India’s Chikitha Taniparthi became the first Indian female compound archer to win the Individual Junior World title. She won the Under-21 (U21) women’s gold medal at the World Youth Archery Championships in Canada. Chikitha defeated Korea’s Yerin Park 142-136 in the final match. In the Under-18 (U18) category, Prithika Pradeep won silver after losing 140-143 to Savannah O’Donnohue of the USA.
8. Which Indian state is the host of FIDE Chess World Cup 2025?
[A] Goa
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: A [Goa]
Notes:
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup 2025 will be hosted in Goa, India from October 30 to November 27, 2025. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich praised India as a strong chess nation with passionate fans and expects 90+ countries to participate. 206 players will compete in a head-to-head, two-game knockout format over eight rounds. At least 21 Indian players qualified, including Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin, Vidit Gujrathi, and others. The top three finishers will directly qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, deciding the challenger for the World Chess Championship.
9. Which country is the host of Boxing World Cup 2025?
[A] Australia
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India will host the Boxing World Cup (men’s and women’s) for the first time from November 13-24, 2025 in Greater Noida. The World Boxing Congress will be held on November 23, 2025 in Greater Noida. The event will be held at Vijay Pathik Sports Complex with around 450 boxers from at least 80 countries and 150 officials. India previously hosted Women’s World Boxing Championship in 2018 and 2023 and World Boxing Congress in 2017.
10. Who has become the first Indian to win 2025 World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC)?
[A] Akshay Bhandarkar
[B] Varisht Hingorani
[C] Suyash Manchali
[D] Madhav Gopal Kamath
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Correct Answer: D [Madhav Gopal Kamath]
Notes:
Madhav Gopal Kamath, 14, won the 2025 World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC), becoming the first Indian to win a major global Scrabble title. The tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with 218 under-18 players from 18 countries. Madhav, the reigning national champion, won 21 out of 24 rounds and clinched the title in the penultimate round. Suyash Manchali, 15, from Bengaluru, placed fifth with 17 wins.
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