1. Which state is the host of Khelo India Youth Games 2025?
[A] Bihar
[B] Karnataka
[C] Punjab
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: A [Bihar]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games on May 4, 2025, through videoconferencing. The Khelo India Youth Games are being held in Bihar for the first time, from May 4 to 15, across five districts including Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Bhagalpur, and Begusarai. More than 8,500 athletes and 1,500 technical staff are participating in 28 sports. Bihar has seen new institutions like the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence and Bihar Sports University set up.
2. Which country won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Championship 2025?
[A] Bhutan
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Championship by defeating Bangladesh 4-3 in a tense penalty shootout. The final match was held on May 18, 2025, at Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. India showed great composure and converted penalties to win their second SAFF U-19 title, the first being in 2023. This win shows India’s growing strength in youth football in South Asia.
3. Who won India’s first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2025 in Germany?
[A] Esha Singh
[B] Sonam Uttam Maskar
[C] Anjum Moudgil
[D] Kanak
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Correct Answer: D [Kanak]
Notes:
Shooter Kanak won India’s first gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. She scored 239 points in the Women’s 10 metre Air Pistol final. Kanak had earlier won silver at the Junior World Championship in Lima last year. She defeated Anna Dulce of Moldova, a two-time Olympian and European Champion, by 1.7 points. Chen Yen-Ching of Chinese Taipei secured the bronze medal. Indian shooter Prachi finished fifth in the same event. Adriyan Karmakar had earlier opened India’s medal tally with a silver in the 50 metre rifle prone event.
4. Which country topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Indonesia
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
India topped the medal table at the first Junior International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 held in Suhl, Germany. India won 3 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals, finishing ahead of the People’s Republic of China. The Suhl meet started on May 19 and was the first Junior ISSF World Cup of 2025. A total of 638 athletes from 59 countries participated in the event. The next Junior ISSF World Cup will be held in New Delhi from September 24 to October 2, 2025.
5. Who defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in a classical game at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament?
[A] R Praggnanandhaa
[B] D Gukesh
[C] Arjun Erigaisi
[D] Vidit Gujrathi
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Correct Answer: B [D Gukesh]
Notes:
World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh achieved his first-ever classical chess win against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. The 19-year-old Indian grandmaster turned the game from a losing position into a remarkable victory on Sunday. With this win, Gukesh became only the second Indian after Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to defeat Carlsen in classical chess. Gukesh now holds the third spot on the Norway Chess 2025 points table with 8.5 points, just one point behind Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.
6. Piyush Chawla, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Hockey
[C] Basketball
[D] Cricket
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Correct Answer: D [Cricket]
Notes:
Star Indian spin bowler Piyush Chawla has retired from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career. He announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on his social media page. The 36-year-old played 3 Test matches, 25 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 7 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). His last match for India was in the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup held in Sri Lanka. He was part of India’s winning squad in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
7. Nicholas Pooran, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Basketball
[D] Badminton
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Correct Answer: A [Cricket]
Notes:
Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 (T20) record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on June 10, 2025, at age 29. He scored 1,983 runs in 61 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 2,275 runs in 106 T20 Internationals. Pooran hit his career-best T20 score of 98 against Afghanistan and surpassed Chris Gayle as West Indies’ top T20 run-scorer. He hit the most sixes (40) in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for Lucknow Super Giants.
8. What is the rank of India in the medal tally at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fifth
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Correct Answer: C [Third]
Notes:
Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 in Munich by defeating China 17-7. India finished third in the medal tally with two gold and two bronze medals behind China and Norway. Suruchi Singh won gold in women’s 10m air pistol. Sift Kaur Samra and Elavenil Valarivan won bronze in rifle events.
9. Who won the Javelin Throw title at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 meet held in the Czech Republic?
[A] Neeraj Chopra
[B] Douw Smit
[C] Anderson Peters
[D] Julian Weber
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Correct Answer: A [Neeraj Chopra]
Notes:
Recently, Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra won the Javelin Throw title at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 meet held in the Czech Republic. The 27-year-old two-time Olympic medallist secured the gold medal with a best throw of 85.29 metres. Douw Smit from South Africa finished second with 84.12 metres, and Anderson Peters from Grenada came third with 83.63 metres. This was Neeraj’s second straight victory after winning the Paris Diamond League, where he crossed 90 metres for the first time with a throw of 90.23 metres.
10. Which state won the women’s Hockey India Masters Cup 2025?
[A] Punjab
[B] Bihar
[C] Odisha
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
The first Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 was held at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Hockey Association of Odisha (Women) defeated Hockey Punjab 1-0 in the final with a winning goal by Ranjita Beck to become champions. Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (Men) won the men’s title by beating Hockey Maharashtra 5-0. Hockey Haryana won bronze in women’s category by defeating Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu.
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