Which of the athletes felicitated at the Varanasi event won a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

The correct answer is Varanasi. The 94th edition of the weekly cycling drive was held in Varanasi, where the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports led the ride. The morning opened at Namo Ghat with a meditation session and ended with a rally of about 5.5 km that ran from Namo Ghat to Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, both of which are in the city. Option A, Lucknow, is wrong because the venue named for this edition is Varanasi and not the state capital. Option B, Prayagraj, is wrong for the same reason, as no part of the programme was held there. Option D, Kanpur, is wrong as well: the ghats and the Sanskrit university mentioned as the start and the finish of the rally are landmarks of Varanasi, which is where the minister addressed the cyclists and the pledge against drug use was taken.

The correct answer is Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat. The edition in Varanasi was built around that theme, which links physical fitness to the wider campaign for a drug-free generation. In keeping with it, the minister and the participants took the Nasha Mukt Bharat pledge before the ride, and the cycle rally carried the same message through the streets of the city. Option B is wrong because the campaign invoked at this event was the one against substance abuse, not the cleanliness mission. Option C is wrong because Khelo India is a separate sports development programme and was not the theme announced for this edition. Option D is wrong because the organisers framed the morning around rejecting narcotics and adopting healthy habits rather than around air quality, even though cycling itself is a clean form of transport.

The correct answer is Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. After addressing the gathering and administering the pledge against drug use, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports led the riders out of Namo Ghat and the rally finished at that university, covering a distance of roughly 5.5 km through the city. Option A, Banaras Hindu University, is wrong because the institution named as the end point of the rally was the Sanskrit university and not BHU. Option C, Dashashwamedh Ghat, is wrong because the ghat connected with the event was Namo Ghat, which is where the meditation session, the cultural performance and the start of the ride took place. Option D, Sarnath, is wrong because the route described for this edition stayed within the city streets and did not extend to that site.

The correct answer is option A. The Games have deliberately been designed as a non-competitive platform: the purpose is to demonstrate traditional and indigenous sporting practices, to document them, and to let practitioners from different countries exchange knowledge, with emphasis on the cultural meaning of each game. Option B is wrong because no medals at all are part of this format, whether in team events or individual ones. Option C is wrong; no age restriction of that kind has been laid down, and the delegations are made up of practitioners of the traditional forms rather than of an age-group squad. Option D is wrong on an important point: delegations are coming from BRICS member countries and from partner countries alike, which is why the list of participants includes Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates besides the founding members. Bilateral meetings with the visiting delegations are also planned on the sidelines.

The correct answer is Mallakhamb, Yogasana and Kalaripayattu, the three disciplines India will present. Mallakhamb is a gymnastic form performed on a wooden pole or a hanging rope, Yogasana has been shaped into a competitive sport in India in recent years, and Kalaripayattu is a martial art associated with Kerala. Option A is wrong because Sambo and Gorodki are the Russian entries and Wushu is a Chinese one, Gorodki being brought by Belarus as well. Option C is wrong because Capoeira comes from Brazil while Tinku and Rayuela are among the practices listed for Bolivia. Option D is wrong because Asyk Atu and Togyzkumalak belong to Kazakhstan and Al Tabbah is the entry of the United Arab Emirates. Matching a traditional game to its country is a favourite pattern in examinations, so it is worth memorising at least the Indian, Russian, Chinese and Brazilian entries.