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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 100

Topic: Current affairs

Q100

Consider the following statements :

I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi.

II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II onlyCorrect answer
  3. (c) Both I and II
  4. (d) Neither I nor II

Solution.

Answer: (b) II only

  1. Statement I is incorrect: Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest World Chess Champion in December 2024 at the World Chess Championship in Singapore by defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China (not Ian Nepomniachtchi at the 45th Chess Olympiad, where India won team gold).
  2. Statement II is correct: American chess player Abhimanyu Mishra became the world's youngest ever Grandmaster in June 2021 at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days.