Quick Takeaway for Aspirants: Preparations for the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) and the 2026 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) focus on consolidating India's historic 107-medal breakthrough achieved at Hangzhou. National federations (AFI, NRAI, WFI) have instituted stringent selection trials, integrated high-altitude conditioning under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), and expanded sports science support at the National Centre of Sports Science and Research (NCSSR).
Asian Games & Commonwealth Games Chronology
India was a founding architect of the Asian Games, hosting the inaugural edition in New Delhi in 1951 under the leadership of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the 9th edition in 1982. Following historic triple-digit medal counts at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games, multi-sport event preparation has evolved into an institutionalized, high-performance ecosystem.
30 High-Yield Practice MCQs with Hidden Answers & Explanations
Test your knowledge of Asian Games history, Commonwealth Games milestones, Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) mechanisms, athletics and shooting records, and Olympic medalists with these 30 practice questions.
Q1. Which Japanese prefecture and city was designated to host the 20th Asian Games in 2026?
- (A) Tokyo
- (B) Aichi-Nagoya
- (C) Osaka
- (D) Sapporo
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Aichi-Nagoya
The 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) were awarded to Japan, co-hosted across Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya.
Q2. Which Scottish city stepped forward to host the scaled-down 2026 Commonwealth Games?
- (A) Edinburgh
- (B) Glasgow
- (C) Aberdeen
- (D) Dundee
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Glasgow
Following Victoria's withdrawal, Glasgow agreed to host a streamlined 10-sport Commonwealth Games in 2026.
Q3. How many total medals did the Indian contingent win at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), crossing the historic 100-medal milestone for the first time?
- (A) 85 medals
- (B) 95 medals
- (C) 107 medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze)
- (D) 120 medals
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✓ Correct Answer: (C) 107 medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, 41 Bronze)
India's ‘Iss Baar 100 Paar' campaign culminated in an unprecedented 107 medals at Hangzhou, finishing fourth in the overall medal tally.
Q4. Where was the inaugural first edition of the Asian Games hosted in March 1951?
- (A) Manila, Philippines
- (B) New Delhi, India
- (C) Tokyo, Japan
- (D) Bangkok, Thailand
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) New Delhi, India
The First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in March 1951, inaugurated by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad at the National Stadium.
Q5. In which year did India host the Asian Games for the second time in New Delhi?
- (A) 1978
- (B) 1982
- (C) 1986
- (D) 1990
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) 1982
The 9th Asian Games in 1982 introduced color TV broadcasts to India and featured the memorable mascot Appu the elephant.
Q6. What is the motto of the Asian Games formulated by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951?
- (A) Ever Onward
- (B) Faster, Higher, Stronger
- (C) Friendship and Harmony
- (D) United by Sports
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Ever Onward
Jawaharlal Nehru proposed ‘Ever Onward' alongside the rising sun logo as the permanent motto of the Asian Games.
Q7. Where are the official headquarters of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), which governs the Asian Games, located?
- (A) Kuwait City, Kuwait
- (B) Doha, Qatar
- (C) Tokyo, Japan
- (D) Singapore
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Kuwait City, Kuwait
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) was established in 1982 and is headquartered in Kuwait City.
Q8. In which Canadian city were the inaugural Commonwealth Games (originally named British Empire Games) held in 1930?
- (A) Toronto
- (B) Hamilton, Ontario
- (C) Vancouver
- (D) Montreal
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Hamilton, Ontario
The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Ontario, in August 1930 with 400 athletes from 11 countries.
Q9. Who was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games (Cardiff 1958)?
- (A) Milkha Singh (440 yards sprint)
- (B) Lila Ram Sangwan (Wrestling)
- (C) K.D. Jadhav
- (D) Pradip Kumar Banerjee
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Milkha Singh (440 yards sprint)
Milkha Singh (‘The Flying Sikh') won the 440-yard dash in 46.6 seconds in Cardiff, Wales, becoming independent India's first individual CWG gold medalist.
Q10. In which Indian city were the 2010 Commonwealth Games (XIX Commonwealth Games) hosted?
- (A) Mumbai
- (B) New Delhi
- (C) Bengaluru
- (D) Hyderabad
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) New Delhi
New Delhi hosted the XIX Commonwealth Games from 3rd to 14th October 2010, where India finished second with a record 101 medals (38 Gold).
Q11. What is the primary role of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) managed by the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC)?
- (A) Running commercial sports betting
- (B) Providing customized funding, foreign coaching, medical support, and ₹50,000 monthly out-of-pocket allowances to elite Olympic and Asian Games prospects
- (C) Building local municipal playgrounds
- (D) Publishing sports magazines
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Providing customized funding, foreign coaching, medical support, and ₹50,000 monthly out-of-pocket allowances to elite Olympic and Asian Games prospects
TOPS supports podium hopefuls across athletics, wrestling, shooting, badminton, boxing, and archery.
Q12. Where is the National Centre of Sports Science and Research (NCSSR) situated to support elite athletic conditioning in India?
- (A) Patiala
- (B) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
- (C) Bengaluru
- (D) Gwalior
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
NCSSR conducts physiological testing, biomechanics analysis, and sports nutrition planning for national squad selections.
Q13. Which Indian national sports federation oversees selection trials and national squad coaching for track and field athletics?
- (A) Athletics Federation of India (AFI)
- (B) Sports Authority of India
- (C) National Track Council
- (D) Amateur Sports Board
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Athletics Federation of India (AFI)
The AFI, affiliated with World Athletics, organizes the National Inter-State and Federation Cup championships as selection trials.
Q14. Which Indian shooter made history by winning two Olympic Bronze Medals at a single Olympic Games (Paris 2024)?
- (A) Sift Kaur Samra
- (B) Manu Bhaker
- (C) Avani Lekhara
- (D) Esha Singh
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker won bronze in Women's 10m Air Pistol and bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (with Sarabjot Singh) at Paris 2024.
Q15. Who was India's first-ever individual double Olympic medalist in track and field, winning Javelin Gold at Tokyo 2020 and Silver at Paris 2024?
- (A) Neeraj Chopra
- (B) Norman Pritchard
- (C) Kishore Jena
- (D) Shivpal Singh
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra followed his historic 87.58m Tokyo gold with an 89.45m silver at Paris 2024, cementing his legendary status in Indian athletics.
Q16. What is the primary mandate of the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) instituted in 1998?
- (A) Funding commercial sports team buyouts
- (B) Mobilizing financial resources from government and corporate CSR donors to support elite athletes, hire international coaches, and modernize infrastructure
- (C) Subsidizing private luxury golf courses
- (D) Paying pensions to retired referees
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Mobilizing financial resources from government and corporate CSR donors to support elite athletes, hire international coaches, and modernize infrastructure
The Central Government provides matching grants to NSDF contributions, utilized for athlete training under TOPS.
Q17. Where are the national selection trials for elite Indian rifle and pistol shooters traditionally conducted by NRAI?
- (A) Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi
- (B) Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
- (C) Madoor Range, Bengaluru
- (D) Both A and B
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✓ Correct Answer: (D) Both A and B
Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi and Balewadi Stadium in Pune are India's premier international-standard electronic shooting ranges.
Q18. Which international governing body oversees the Asian Games and Winter Asian Games?
- (A) IOC
- (B) Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
- (C) Asian Sports Federation
- (D) Commonwealth Games Federation
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
The OCA coordinates regional multi-sport events, managing the quadrennial Asian Games programme.
Q19. Which traditional Indian sport was officially featured as a medal sport at the Asian Games for the first time in Beijing 1990?
- (A) Kho-Kho
- (B) Kabaddi
- (C) Mallakhamb
- (D) Kalaripayattu
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Kabaddi
Kabaddi made its formal debut at Beijing 1990; the Indian men's team won eight out of nine gold medals contested since then.
Q20. In which year did the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) officially introduce Women's Cricket (T20 format) at the Birmingham 2022 Games?
- (A) 2018 Gold Coast
- (B) 2022 Birmingham
- (C) 2014 Glasgow
- (D) 2010 Delhi
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) 2022 Birmingham
Women's T20 cricket debuted at Birmingham 2022, where Australia won gold and the Indian women's team won silver under Harmanpreet Kaur.
Q21. What was the previous edition of the Asian Games where India hosted the continent in 1982?
- (A) 7th Asian Games
- (B) 9th Asian Games
- (C) 11th Asian Games
- (D) 12th Asian Games
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) 9th Asian Games
The IX Asian Games took place in New Delhi in November 1982, commemorated by the construction of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Siri Fort.
Q22. Which Indian steeplechase athlete broke national records and won historic Gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games and Silver at Birmingham CWG?
- (A) Avinash Sable
- (B) Gulveer Singh
- (C) Kartik Kumar
- (D) Parul Chaudhary
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Avinash Sable
Avinash Sable won the Men's 3000m Steeplechase gold at Hangzhou 2022 with a Games record time of 8:19.50.
Q23. Which Indian woman athlete won historic Gold in the Women's 5000m and Silver in 3000m Steeplechase at the Hangzhou Asian Games?
- (A) Dutee Chand
- (B) Parul Chaudhary
- (C) Harmilan Bains
- (D) Annu Rani
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Parul Chaudhary
Parul Chaudhary became the first Indian woman to win Asian Games gold in the 5000 meters, producing a dramatic final 50-meter sprint finish.
Q24. What is the primary governing body for wrestling in India responsible for conducting preparatory camp selections?
- (A) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
- (B) Indian Grappling Council
- (C) Kushti Vikas Parishad
- (D) National Combat Sports Board
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
WFI regulates freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling trials in coordination with the Sports Authority of India and ad-hoc monitoring committees.
Q25. Who was the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal, capturing bronze at Rio 2016?
- (A) Geeta Phogat
- (B) Sakshi Malik
- (C) Vinesh Phogat
- (D) Babita Kumari
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Sakshi Malik
Sakshi Malik won bronze in the 58kg freestyle category at Rio 2016, becoming India's first female wrestling Olympic medalist.
Q26. Who was the first Indian wrestler to win two consecutive individual Olympic medals (bronze in Beijing 2008 and silver in London 2012)?
- (A) Yogeshwar Dutt
- (B) Sushil Kumar
- (C) Bajrang Punia
- (D) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Sushil Kumar
Sushil Kumar was the first athlete from independent India to win individual medals at back-to-back Olympic Games.
Q27. Which Indian weightlifter won the Silver Medal in Women's 49kg at Tokyo 2020 and Gold at Birmingham CWG 2022?
- (A) Mirabai Chanu
- (B) Karnam Malleswari
- (C) Bindyarani Devi
- (D) Renu Bala Chanu
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✓ Correct Answer: (A) Mirabai Chanu
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu of Manipur lifted a total of 202 kg in Tokyo to secure India's first medal of the Tokyo Games on opening day.
Q28. What does the ‘Khelo India National Programme for Development of Sports' aim to achieve across the country?
- (A) Funding professional football leagues only
- (B) Reviving sports culture at the grassroots level through talent identification, infrastructure creation, and annual youth games
- (C) Building commercial golf clubs
- (D) Selling sporting goods equipment
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Reviving sports culture at the grassroots level through talent identification, infrastructure creation, and annual youth games
Launched in 2017–18, Khelo India provides financial scholarships of ₹5 lakh per annum for 8 years to 1,000 promising young athletes.
Q29. Where is the National Sports University (NSU), India's first central university dedicated exclusively to sports education, located?
- (A) Patiala, Punjab
- (B) Imphal, Manipur
- (C) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- (D) Guwahati, Assam
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Imphal, Manipur
The National Sports University was established under the National Sports University Act, 2018 in Imphal to advance sports coaching and sports medicine.
Q30. What is the strategic objective of the preparatory trials conducted by national federations ahead of Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and Glasgow 2026?
- (A) Finalizing commercial brand sponsors
- (B) Selecting form-tested, medically screened national squads adhering to qualifying mark standards set by AFI, NRAI, and WFI
- (C) Selling international ticket allocations
- (D) Determining domestic television broadcast slots
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✓ Correct Answer: (B) Selecting form-tested, medically screened national squads adhering to qualifying mark standards set by AFI, NRAI, and WFI
Preparatory trials filter top performers to ensure that only medal-contending athletes secure spots in national training camps.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Where will the 2026 Asian Games be hosted?
The 20th Asian Games in 2026 will be hosted by Japan across Aichi Prefecture and its capital city of Nagoya from 19th September to 4th October 2026.
What was India's historic medal milestone at the Hangzhou Asian Games?
India crossed the 100-medal mark for the first time in history, winning 107 medals (28 Gold, 38 Silver, and 41 Bronze) to finish fourth in the overall medal standings.
