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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 99

Topic: Current affairs

Q99

Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup :

I. The event was held in Delhi, India.

II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78–40 in the final to become the World Champion in men category.

III. Indian women beat Nepal with a score of 54–36 in the final to become the World Champion in women category.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I onlyCorrect answer
  2. (b) II and III only
  3. (c) I and III only
  4. (d) I, II and III

Solution.

Answer: (a) I only

  1. Statement I is correct: the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup was held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India in January 2025.
  2. Statement II is incorrect: in the men's final, the Indian men's team defeated Nepal with a score of 54-36 (not 78-40).
  3. Statement III is incorrect: in the women's final, the Indian women's team defeated Nepal with a score of 78-40 (Statements II and III swap the men's and women's final scores).

Trap: Statements II and III swap the scores of the men's final (54-36) and the women's final (78-40).