21. Grandmaster Iniyan P, who won the 62nd National Chess Championship recently, belongs to which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Grandmaster (GM) Iniyan P of Tamil Nadu won the 62nd National Chess Championship and a cash prize of ₹6 lakh. International Master (IM) H Goutham Krishna, 15, from Kerala secured second place with ₹5 lakh, earning widespread admiration. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran, representing the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), finished third with ₹4 lakh. The championship was held at Vignan’s University and organised by the Andhra Chess Association under the All India Chess Federation (AICF). The event was supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) and the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP).
22. Which countries are the host of Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind?
[A] India and Australia
[B] Sri Lanka and India
[C] India and United Arab Emirates
[D] India and Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [Sri Lanka and India]
Notes:
Sri Lanka and India will co-host the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind from 11 to 23 November 2025. The tournament will open in New Delhi with inauguration and five matches, followed by four matches in Bengaluru. Colombo, Sri Lanka, will host the concluding leg with 15 matches, including semi-finals, final, and closing ceremony on 23rd November.
23. Which country made history by becoming the second-smallest country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after Iceland?
[A] Tuvalu
[B] Malta
[C] Fiji
[D] Cape Verde
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Correct Answer: D [Cape Verde]
Notes:
Recently, Cape Verde made history by becoming the second-smallest country, after Iceland in 2018, to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. In contrast, India failed to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup after losing to world-ranked 158th Singapore in Goa. Cape Verde, also known as Cabo Verde, is an archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies about 620 kilometres off the west coast of Africa, named after Cape Verde in Senegal.
24. Which country has topped the medal tally at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025?
[A] India
[B] Nepal
[C] Bhutan
[D] Maldives
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
Recently, India emerged as the overall champion at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025 held at Birsa Munda Stadium, Ranchi. The event took place from October 24 to 26, 2025, with participation from all South Asian nations. India topped the medal tally with 20 gold and 58 total medals, followed by Sri Lanka with 16 gold and 40 total medals. Nepal stood third, while Bangladesh and Maldives followed; Bhutan finished without a medal.
25. Rohan Bopanna, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Football
[C] Badminton
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: A [Tennis]
Notes:
Tennis veteran Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement at the age of 45. His final match was at the Paris Masters 1000, where he partnered with Alexander Bublik. In 2024, he became the oldest player to win a Men’s Doubles Grand Slam at the Australian Open. He also became the oldest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 1000 winner at the Miami Open 2024. He achieved World Number 1 ranking in doubles in 2024. Throughout his career, he won 26 doubles titles, including six ATP Masters 1000 titles.
26. India won ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 by defeating which country in the final?
[A] Australia
[B] England
[C] New Zealand
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: D [South Africa]
Notes:
On 2nd November 2025, India’s Women’s Cricket Team won its first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title, defeating South Africa by 52 runs at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 was held from September 30 to November 2, 2025. Shefali Verma (21 years) was named Player of the Match. Deepti Sharma became Player of the Tournament.
27. Raahul VS, who became India’s 91st Chess Grandmaster in November 2025, belongs to which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
In November 2025, Raahul VS, a 21-year-old from Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN), became India’s 91st Chess Grandmaster (GM). He won the 6th ASEAN Individual Chess Championship in the Philippines with a round to spare, crossing the 2500 FIDE rating required for the GM title. Raahul VS became TN’s 36th GM and India’s second GM within a week, after Ilamparthi AR earned the title on October 30, 2025. The championship was held from November 2 to 10, 2025.
28. Who has become the first Indian female to hold 11 Guinness World Records in freestyle skating?
[A] Janvi Jindal
[B] Asmita Pal
[C] Preeti Gupta
[D] Vartika Sinha
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Janvi Jindal]
Notes:
Janvi Jindal, 18, from Chandigarh has become the first Indian female to hold 11 Guinness World Records in freestyle skating. She recently added six new records in November, including the most 360-degree rotations on inline skates in 30 seconds and one minute, and most one-wheeled 360-degree spins. Janvi earlier earned five Guinness titles in July 2025. She is now India’s second-highest Guinness record holder, after Sachin Tendulkar (19 records). Janvi is self-trained and also holds 21 total records, including India Book, Asia Book and Worldwide Book records. Chandigarh University honoured her with a ₹11,000 award and sports scholarship.
29. Which country won its fourth Davis Cup title 2025?
[A] Italy
[B] Spain
[C] Australia
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: A [Italy]
Notes:
Italy won its fourth Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Spain in the final. The win also completed Italy’s third straight Davis Cup championship on home soil. Davis Cup means the World-wide International Men’s Tennis Team Championship. Matteo Berrettini won the first singles match by defeating Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-4. Flavio Cobolli won the second singles match by defeating Jaume Munar 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5. Italy secured three consecutive titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025, along with its first title in 1976. Italy became the first team after the United States to achieve three back-to-back Davis Cup championships.
30. Which team won the All India Football Federation (AIFF) 2025-26?
[A] East Bengal
[B] FC Goa
[C] Bengaluru FC
[D] Kerala Blasters
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [FC Goa]
Notes:
Football Club Goa won the All India Football Federation Super Cup 2025-26, defeating East Bengal Football Club 6-5 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in extra time at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. This was the first final of the All India Football Federation Super Cup to be decided by a penalty shootout, as both teams were unable to score during regulation and extra time. In the penalty shootout, Football Club Goa converted all but one attempt, while East Bengal Football Club missed two, giving Goa the victory in sudden-death penalties. The victory also secured Football Club Goa’s qualification for the 2026-27 Asian Football Confederation Champions League Two play-offs.
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