What is the total outlay of the revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations?
- A.Rs 3,062 crore
- B.Rs 7,386.74 crore
- C.Rs 12,500 crore
- D.Rs 980 crore
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Explanation
The correct answer is Rs 7,386.74 crore. The Government approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations for the five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, which corresponds to the Sixteenth Finance Commission cycle, at this outlay, and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports then issued the operational guidelines along with revised norms of assistance for the scheme's components. The other three figures are distractors and do not match the approved amount. Candidates should associate the scheme with three things together: its full name and short form, the exact outlay, and the five-year window it covers. The scheme is the principal route through which India funds athlete preparation for the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Paralympic Games and World Championships.
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Practice Questions
Under the revised scheme, what is the maximum assistance a federation can receive for hosting an international sports event in India?
- A.Rs 10 crore
- B.Rs 25 crore
- C.Rs 50 crore
- D.Rs 100 crore
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The revised scheme substantially raised the financial support available for staging international tournaments in India, and a national sports federation can now be given up to this amount for one event.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a new component introduced in the revised scheme?
- A.Setting up single-sport Olympic Training Centres
- B.Free air tickets for all domestic athletes
- C.A cash award for every medal won at school games
- D.Monthly pension for all serving coaches
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Until now, athletes preparing for major international competitions trained at National Centres of Excellence, academies, private facilities and foreign venues.
Read the full explanation →Where were the 2026 Asian Games, at which India won the women kabaddi gold, held?
- A.Hangzhou, China
- B.Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- C.Jakarta, Indonesia
- D.Doha, Qatar
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The correct answer is Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, the host of the Asian Games at which the Indian women kabaddi team took the gold medal by beating Iran in the final.
Read the full explanation →Who captained the Indian women kabaddi team that won gold at the 2026 Asian Games?
- A.Ritu Negi
- B.Pinky Roy
- C.Pushpa Rana
- D.Raj Rani
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The correct answer is Pushpa Rana, who led the side as captain while Neeta Moreshwar Dadwe served as head coach of the gold-winning team.
Read the full explanation →Which country did India defeat in the women kabaddi final at the 2026 Asian Games?
- A.Bangladesh
- B.Iran
- C.Chinese Taipei
- D.Thailand
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India met Iran in the women kabaddi final of the Asian Games and finished ahead 37-34 in a contest that remained close until the final raids, a result that let India keep the continental title it already held.
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