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Which team did India defeat in the women's hockey final of the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — China
India beat defending champions China 1-0 in the final on 2 October 2026.
Before 2026, in which year did India last win Asian Games gold in women's hockey?
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Correct answer: B — 1982
The 2026 gold ended a 44-year wait; India's previous women's hockey gold at the Asian Games came in 1982.
Who scored the only goal for India in the Asian Games 2026 women's hockey final?
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Correct answer: D — Lalremsiami
Lalremsiami scored in the first quarter (10th minute) in her 200th international match; Savita saved a penalty stroke.
The 20th Asian Games (2026) are hosted by which country?
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Correct answer: C — Japan
The 20th Asian Games are Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan; the hockey final was played at Kakamigahara, Gifu.
In which weight category did Lovlina Borgohain win gold at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Women's 75 kg
Lovlina Borgohain won the women's 75 kg gold with a 5-0 victory in the final.
Ankush won Asian Games 2026 gold in which event?
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Correct answer: A — Men's 80 kg boxing
Ankush won gold in the men's 80 kg boxing event.
Who won India's first wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Sujeet
Sujeet won the men's 65 kg freestyle gold on his Asian Games debut — India's first wrestling gold of the edition.
At the Asian Games 2026, India won its first-ever gold in which archery event?
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Correct answer: D — Women's recurve team
Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti won India's first-ever gold in the women's recurve team event.
Which archer was part of both India's women's recurve team gold and recurve mixed team silver at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Kumkum Anil Mohod
Kumkum Anil Mohod won gold in the women's recurve team (with Ankita Bhakat and Kirti) and silver in the recurve mixed team (with Dhiraj Bommadevara).
India's men's quadrant team won its first-ever Asian Games medal (bronze) in 2026 in which sport?
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Correct answer: B — Sepaktakraw
The men's quadrant team won bronze in Sepaktakraw — India's first-ever medal in this event at the Asian Games.
Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble won silver at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Men's skiff (sailing)
Manu Francis and Prince Noble won silver in the men's skiff sailing event on 1 October 2026.
Consider the following statements about India's sailing medals at the Asian Games 2026 on 1 October: 1. The men's skiff silver was India's first Asian Games silver in that event. 2. Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma won bronze in the women's skiff. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The Aichi-Nagoya medal was India's first Asian Games silver in men's skiff, and Harshita Tomar–Shital Verma took bronze in the women's skiff.
Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which sport?
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Correct answer: B — Compound archery
He won bronze in the men's compound individual archery event, beating Vietnam's Dang Cong Duc 149-144.
How did India finish its compound archery campaign at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 3 gold and 1 bronze
India won all three compound team golds (men's, women's, mixed) and Ganesh's individual bronze – three golds and a bronze.
India's women's squash team lost to which side in the Asian Games 2026 semi-final on 1 October 2026, settling for bronze?
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Correct answer: C — Hong Kong, China
India lost 1-2 to Hong Kong, China in the semi-final and took bronze.
Which team did India's women's compound archery team beat in the Asian Games 2026 final on 30 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — China
India beat China 238-234 in the women's compound team final.
India's women's compound team score of 238 at the Asian Games 2026 equalled a world record originally set by which country?
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Correct answer: B — South Korea
The score of 238 equalled the world record set by South Korea at the Incheon Asian Games in 2014.
Consider the following statements about India's compound archery at the Asian Games 2026 (30 September): 1. Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the mixed team gold and secured an LA 2028 quota. 2. The men's team beat South Korea 238-237 in the final. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Chikitha and Sahil won mixed team gold and secured the LA 2028 quota; the men's team beat China (not South Korea) 238-237.
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won India's first-ever Asian Games gold (2026) in which shooting event?
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Correct answer: A — Trap mixed team
Neeru and Kynan Chenai won gold in the trap mixed team event, India's first-ever Asian Games gold in this event.
In the trap mixed team final at the Asian Games 2026, which country won silver behind India?
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Correct answer: D — Qatar
India scored 34 (Asian record), Qatar took silver with 32 and China bronze with 23.
Sunil Kumar won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Men's Greco-Roman 87kg
Sunil Kumar won bronze in the men's Greco-Roman 87kg event, matching his 2022 finish.
Which Indian shooter won the women's trap individual gold at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Neeru Dhanda
Neeru Dhanda won the gold with an Asian record 28/30 in the final.
What was Neeru Dhanda's Asian record score in the women's trap final at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 28 out of 30
She hit 28 of 30 targets, bettering the previous Asian record of 24. China's Sun Yunong scored 26.
Before Neeru Dhanda in 2026, which Indian had won the only previous trap gold for India at the Asian Games (in 1978)?
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Correct answer: D — Randhir Singh
Randhir Singh won men's trap gold at the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games; Neeru became only the second Indian to win trap gold at the Asiad.
Consider the following statements: 1. Neeru Dhanda is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in any shotgun event. 2. India's women's trap team of Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat won gold at the Asian Games 2026. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the women's trap team won silver, not gold.
Which team finished second behind India in the women's 4x400 m relay at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Bahrain
India won in 3:29.69; Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21 and China bronze in 3:31.02.
Which of the following athletes was NOT part of India's gold-winning women's 4x400 m relay team at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Harita Bhadra
The gold-winning quartet was Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj. Harita Bhadra ran in the mixed 4x100 m relay.
Gulveer Singh completed a hat-trick of medals at the Asian Games 2026 with a bronze in which event?
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Correct answer: D — 5000 m
Gulveer Singh won bronze in the 5000 m (13:32.75) after winning silver medals in the 10000 m and 1500 m.
Consider the following statements about India at the Asian Games 2026 athletics: 1. The women's 4x400 m relay gold was India's first title in the event since Jakarta 2018. 2. India won more athletics medals than it did at Hangzhou 2023. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: it was India's sixth title and first since Jakarta 2018. Statement 2 is wrong: India won 24 athletics medals, five fewer than the 29 at Hangzhou 2023.
With what time did India's men's 4x400 m relay team win bronze at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 3:01.61
India clocked 3:01.61 for bronze; Japan won gold in 3:00.75 and Qatar silver in 3:00.93.
Whose 42-year-old national record in the women's 400 m hurdles did Vithya Ramraj break at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: D — P.T. Usha
Vithya clocked 54.75 s, breaking P.T. Usha's 55.42 s set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Which Indian won the men's javelin silver at the Asian Games 2026 with a personal best of 85.72 m?
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Correct answer: D — Yashvir Singh
Yashvir Singh won silver with 85.72 m (PB); Rohit Yadav took bronze with 84.35 m. Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage won gold.
Which country's athlete won the men's javelin gold at the Asian Games 2026, ahead of India's Yashvir Singh?
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Correct answer: D — Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage won gold with 88.55 m in his final throw.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics results on 28 September 2026 at the Asian Games: 1. Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 1500 m. 2. Avinash Sable successfully defended his 3000 m steeplechase title. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: Gulveer won 1500 m silver in 3:36.72. Statement 2 is wrong: defending champion Avinash Sable finished fourth.
Parul Chaudhary won a bronze medal in which event at the Asian Games 2026 on 28 September?
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Correct answer: D — Women's 5000 m
Parul Chaudhary won the women's 5000 m bronze in 15:14.61, a day after her 3000 m steeplechase bronze.
Esha Singh won a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: D — Women's 25 m pistol
Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25 m pistol individual event on 28 September 2026.
Pinkcy Balhara won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which sport?
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Correct answer: A — Kurash
Pinkcy Balhara won bronze in the women's 78 kg kurash event.
In which event did Sarvesh Kushare win India's first-ever silver at the Asian Games in 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Men's high jump
Sarvesh Kushare won men's high jump silver with 2.25 m — India's first silver in the event and first medal in it since 1970.
Before Sarvesh Kushare in 2026, who won India's last Asian Games medal in the men's high jump (bronze, Bangkok 1970)?
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Correct answer: A — Bhim Singh
Bhim Singh won bronze at Bangkok 1970; Sarvesh Kushare's 2026 silver ended a 56-year wait.
What time did Parul Chaudhary clock to win the women's 3000 m steeplechase bronze in a national record at the Asian Games 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 9:08.67
Parul clocked 9:08.67, breaking her national record of 9:12.46. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won in 9:04.36.
Tejaswin Shankar won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Men's decathlon
Tejaswin Shankar won decathlon bronze with 7,934 points; Japan's Yuma Maruyama took gold.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics results on 27 September 2026: 1. Ancy Sojan won the women's long jump gold. 2. Harita Bhadra won bronze in the women's 200 m. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: Ancy Sojan won silver after China's Huang Yingying overtook her on the final attempt. Statement 2 is correct: Harita Bhadra won 200 m bronze in 23.20 s.
Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh both lost their Asian Games 2026 squash singles finals to players from which country?
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Correct answer: C — Malaysia
Abhay lost to Ng Eain Yow and Anahat to Sivasangari Subramaniam, both of Malaysia.
Who became the first Indian woman to reach a squash singles final at the Asian Games, in 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Anahat Singh
Anahat Singh, 18, reached the final and won silver, bettering the earlier bronzes of Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa.
Consider the following statements: 1. Squash will make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028. 2. Ng Eain Yow dropped one game on his way to the Asian Games 2026 men's singles title. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Ng Eain Yow retained his title without dropping a game.
Sawan Barwal won a historic silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: A — Men's marathon
Sawan Barwal won men's marathon silver in a national record 2:11:37.
What national record time did Sawan Barwal clock in the Asian Games 2026 marathon?
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Correct answer: C — 2:11:37
He clocked 2:11:37, improving by 21 seconds his own record of 2:11:58 set in Rotterdam in April 2026.
Before Sawan Barwal's silver in 2026, in which year had India last won an Asian Games medal in the men's marathon?
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Correct answer: D — 1982
India's previous Asian Games marathon medal was a bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Games, so Barwal ended a 44-year wait.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics medals on 26 September 2026: 1. Tajinderpal Singh Toor won his third consecutive Asian Games shot put gold. 2. Prachi Choudhary won bronze in the women's 400 m in 53.21 s. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: Toor, gold medallist in 2018 and 2022, won silver with 20.64 m. Statement 2 is correct.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor's Asian Games record of 20.75 m (2018) was broken in 2026 by the shot put gold medallist from which country?
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Correct answer: C — Iran
Iran's Mohammadreza Tayebise won gold with 20.81 m, a new Games record; Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Tolu took bronze.
India's men's and women's kabaddi teams both beat which country in the Asian Games 2026 finals?
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Correct answer: D — Iran
Both finals were against Iran: the women won 37-34 and the men 40-34.
The 2026 title was which Asian Games gold for India's men's kabaddi team?
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Correct answer: A — Ninth
It was India's ninth men's kabaddi gold in ten editions; the only miss was Jakarta 2018.
Consider the following statements about Asian Games kabaddi: 1. India's women beat Iran 37-34 in the 2026 final. 2. Iran won the men's kabaddi title at Jakarta 2018. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The women won 37-34 in 2026, and Iran won the 2018 men's title — the only edition India's men have not won.
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which sport?
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Correct answer: B — Table tennis
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won bronze in table tennis mixed doubles.
Gulveer Singh won a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Men's 10,000 m
Gulveer Singh won men's 10,000 m silver in 28:29.38, improving on his Hangzhou 2023 bronze.
Baranica Elangovan won India's first-ever Asian Games medal in which event in 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Women's pole vault
She cleared 4.15 m to share pole vault bronze with Kazakhstan's Polina Ivanova — India's first Asian Games medal in the event.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics medals on 25 September 2026: 1. Gulveer Singh had won a bronze in the same event at Hangzhou 2023. 2. Manpreet Kaur won silver in the women's shot put. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Manpreet Kaur won bronze with 17.17 m behind two Chinese throwers.
The men's 10,000 m gold at the Asian Games 2026, in which Gulveer Singh took silver, was won by an athlete from which country?
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Correct answer: C — Bahrain
Bahrain's Birhanu Balew won gold; another Bahraini, Albert Kiptoo, took bronze.
Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet won gold at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: A — 10m air pistol mixed team
They won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold with an Asian record 484.6.
What Asian record score did Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet shoot in the final?
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Correct answer: C — 484.6
They shot 484.6, beating the previous Asian record of 481.3 held by Uzbekistan; South Korea scored 478.0.
Which country won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games 2026, behind India?
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Correct answer: D — South Korea
South Korea took silver with 478.0 and Iran bronze with 415.8.
Consider the following statements about India's shooting medals on 25 September 2026: 1. The previous Asian record in the 10m air pistol mixed team event was held by Uzbekistan. 2. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar and Rudrankksh Patil won silver in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team event. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Uzbekistan's 481.3 was the previous Asian record, and the men's 50m rifle 3P team won silver.
Where was the 23rd ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Group on Maritime Security Joint Cooperation Activity (21–25 September 2026) held?
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Correct answer: D — Subic Bay, Philippines
It was held at Subic Bay, hosted by the Philippine Navy and co-chaired by Japan.
Which Indian Navy ships took part in the 23rd ADMM-Plus EWG-MS Joint Cooperation Activity in September 2026?
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Correct answer: B — INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish
Stealth frigate INS Sahyadri and missile corvette INS Kulish participated.
Which Indian Coast Guard ship sailed from Chennai to Perth on 25 September 2026 for the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission?
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Correct answer: B — ICGS Shaunak
ICG Ship Shaunak sailed from Chennai for Perth with six Sea Riders from the Quad countries.
Consider the following statements about the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission of September 2026: 1. The ship sailed from Chennai for Perth, Australia. 2. Sea Riders from all four Quad countries embarked on the ship. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Six Sea Riders embarked: two each from India and Japan and one each from Australia and the USA.
Seema Kumari won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Women's 10,000 m
Seema Kumari won women's 10,000 m bronze in 32:50.05.
Which country won the mixed 4x400 m relay gold at the Asian Games 2026 in a Games record, with India second?
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Correct answer: C — Bahrain
Bahrain won in a Games record 3:12.87; India took silver in 3:14.46 and Vietnam bronze.
Seema Kumari's 10,000 m bronze in 2026 ended India's wait of how many years for a medal in the women's 10,000 m at the Asian Games?
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Correct answer: D — 16 years
Her bronze ended a 16-year wait for India in the event.
Consider the following statements about India's mixed 4x400 m relay at the Asian Games 2026: 1. Vithya Ramraj was part of the silver-winning quartet. 2. India won the event in a Games record time. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: Vithya Ramraj ran the final leg. Statement 2 is wrong: India took silver in 3:14.46; Bahrain set the Games record of 3:12.87.
Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in the women's sanda 60kg event at the Asian Games 2026. Sanda is a discipline of which sport?
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Correct answer: A — Wushu
Sanda is a combat discipline of wushu; Roshibina lost the final to China's Zhang Xiaoyu.
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: C — Men's double sculls
They won men's double sculls bronze in 6:13.25.
Consider the following statements about India's medals on 24 September 2026: 1. Roshibina Devi lost the wushu final to China's Zhang Xiaoyu. 2. Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won bronze in the mixed skeet team event. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Roshibina lost 0-2 to Zhang Xiaoyu, and Naruka and Dhaliwal took mixed skeet team bronze.
Mirabai Chanu won which medal in the women's 49 kg weightlifting at the 2026 Asian Games?
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Correct answer: C — Silver
Mirabai Chanu won silver with a total of 198 kg.
What was Mirabai Chanu's total lift in the 49 kg final at Aichi-Nagoya 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 198 kg
Mirabai lifted 87 kg in snatch and 111 kg in clean and jerk for 198 kg.
Mirabai Chanu's 2026 silver made her India's first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since which lifter?
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Correct answer: D — Karnam Malleswari
Mirabai is India's first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari won silver in 1998.
Consider the following about the women's 49 kg weightlifting at the 2026 Asian Games: 1. North Korea's Ri Song-gum won the gold medal. 2. Mirabai Chanu led the field after the snatch section. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Ri Song-gum won gold. Mirabai was third after the snatch (87 kg) and moved up to second in the clean and jerk, so statement 2 is wrong.
How did India's men's skeet team secure bronze at the 2026 Asian Games after tying on 346?
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Correct answer: B — By a shoot-off against Kazakhstan
India were level with Kazakhstan on 346 and won the shoot-off.
Which trio won India's women's skeet team bronze at the 2026 Asian Games?
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Correct answer: C — Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan scored 331 for the bronze.
Consider the following about the skeet team events at the 2026 Asian Games: 1. The women's skeet team bronze was India's first-ever Asian Games medal in that event. 2. China won gold in the women's skeet team event. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the women's bronze was India's first in the event, and China won gold with Kazakhstan taking silver.
Which country beat India 3-1 in the men's badminton team semi-final at the 2026 Asian Games?
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Correct answer: D — China
China beat India 3-1, so India took bronze.
In the 2026 Asian Games semi-final against China, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat which pair?
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Correct answer: A — Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang
Satwik and Chirag beat reigning world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20.
Jay Meena became India's first Asian Games medallist in which sport at Aichi-Nagoya 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Soft tennis
Jay Meena won men's singles bronze in soft tennis, India's first Asian Games medal in the sport.
Consider the following about Jay Meena at the 2026 Asian Games: 1. Jay Meena lost the semi-final to Japan's Takuya Kurosaka. 2. Jay Meena won the bronze in the mixed doubles event. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Meena lost the semi-final 2-4 to Kurosaka. His bronze came in men's singles, not mixed doubles.