Sports — PPSC previous year questions

Jiu-jitsu (jujutsu) is a Japanese martial art developed by the samurai for close combat, using an opponent's force, throws and joint locks rather than weapons. Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu both grew out of it.

Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The Grandmaster title is earned through rating and norms and, once awarded, is held for life. Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest World Chess Champion at 18 by beating Ding Liren in the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Statement 1 is wrong: winning the World Championship does not by itself confer the Grandmaster title.

Karnam Malleswari is a weightlifter, not a javelin thrower. She won bronze in the women's 69 kg event at Sydney 2000. She was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. The other pairs are right. Manu Bhaker competes in 10 m air pistol. Bajrang Punia wrestles in 65 kg freestyle. Mirabai Chanu won silver in 49 kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020.

Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from Assam. She won the bronze medal in the women's 69 kg category at the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and the gold in the 75 kg category at the 2023 World Boxing Championships.

Mithali Raj is the first Indian woman cricketer to complete 10,000 international runs across all formats, reaching the mark in 2021. She captained India in Tests and ODIs and retired in 2022 as the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition played between teams representing Europe and the United States, named after the English businessman Samuel Ryder who donated the trophy in 1927. Other trophies to remember: Davis Cup (tennis), Thomas and Uber Cups (badminton), Ranji Trophy (cricket) and Santosh Trophy (football).

Smriti Mandhana is the first Indian woman cricketer to score a century in Australia, making 102 in an ODI at Hobart in 2016. In 2021 she also scored 127 at Carrara, the first Test century by an Indian woman in Australia.

Vinesh Phogat is a wrestler, Hima Das a sprinter, P V Sindhu a badminton player and Rohan Bopanna a tennis doubles specialist, so the list matches straight down: A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv).

Vinesh Phogat is a wrestler from Haryana; she won the 50 kg freestyle gold at the 2018 Asian Games. Rahi Sarnobat is a shooter, Rohan Bopanna is a tennis player and Tajinderpal Singh Toor is a shot-putter.

In 2001 Milkha Singh, the 'Flying Sikh', declined the Arjuna Award. He said it had come too late, as he had received the Padma Shri in 1959. He said giving it to him alongside much younger athletes devalued the award. Pargat Singh and Ajitpal Singh are hockey players who did receive the Arjuna Award. Jeev Milkha Singh, Milkha's son, is a golfer.