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1. Which medal did Esha Singh win in the women's 25m pistol at the Asian Games 2026?

She won silver. Read the news →

2. Where were the Asian Games 2026 held, as per the notes?

The Games were at Aichi-Nagoya. Read the news →

3. In which shooting event did Esha Singh win silver at the 2026 Asian Games?

The event was the women's 25m pistol. Read the news →

4. Which athlete won bronze in kurash at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026?

Pincky Balhara won the kurash bronze. Read the news →

5. Pincky Balhara won her medal at which multi-sport event?

It was the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Read the news →

6. What affected Pincky Balhara's campaign during the semifinal?

A knee injury hit her semifinal. Read the news →

7. Which philosophy is associated with Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya?

Integral Humanism is the ideology credited to him in the notes. Read the news →

8. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya led which party as General Secretary from 1951 to 1967?

He was General Secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Read the news →

9. Antyodaya, as described in the notes, means development reaching whom?

It means development reaching the poorest and most marginalised. Read the news →

10. India retained which trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad?

India retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy. Read the news →

11. Where was the 46th Chess Olympiad held?

It took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Read the news →

12. At the 46th Chess Olympiad, which medal did India win in the Open section?

India won silver in the Open section. Read the news →

13. Savithri Sreedharan, who died in Kozhikode, worked mainly in which language?

She was a Malayalam theatre and film actress. Read the news →

14. In which year did Savithri Sreedharan enter professional theatre?

She began amateur theatre in 1961 and turned professional in 1984. Read the news →

15. Which of these films featured Savithri Sreedharan?

Her films include Kadavu, Virus, Pada and Paappan. Read the news →

16. Sandro Mazzola, who died aged 83, spent his entire club career with which team?

He played 17 years solely for Inter Milan. Read the news →

17. How many Serie A titles did Sandro Mazzola win with Inter Milan?

He won 4 Serie A titles and 2 European Cups. Read the news →

18. In which year did Sandro Mazzola's Italy win the European Championship?

He was part of Italy's 1968 European Championship-winning team. Read the news →

19. Alfred Tyrone Cooke was a recipient of which gallantry award?

He was a Vir Chakra awardee. Read the news →

20. Alfred Tyrone Cooke served with which IAF unit, as per the notes?

He served with No. 14 Squadron, The Fighting Bulls. Read the news →

21. Alfred Tyrone Cooke shot down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre during which conflict?

It happened in the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Read the news →

22. In which sport did Salman Khan of the Indian Army win bronze at the Asian Games?

He won bronze in rowing. Read the news →

23. Which medal did Salman Khan win in rowing at the Asian Games?

He won a bronze medal. Read the news →

24. What was Salman Khan's earlier occupation before joining the Army?

He had worked as a cab driver. Read the news →

25. Who is the author of the business novel SAARATHI?

Business strategist Hirav Shah launched SAARATHI. Read the news →

26. In which city was the business novel SAARATHI launched?

The notes say it was launched in Ahmedabad. Read the news →

27. Through which platform was SAARATHI distributed after independent publishing?

It was distributed through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Read the news →

28. Who won India's first Asian Games mixed team skeet bronze?

Naruka and Dhaliwal took the bronze. Read the news →

29. Which medal did India win in mixed team skeet at the Asian Games?

The pair won bronze, India's first in this event. Read the news →

30. At which major event had Naruka earlier narrowly missed a mixed team skeet bronze?

He narrowly missed bronze at the Paris Olympics. Read the news →

31. Which England fast bowler announced international retirement at age 36?

Mark Wood announced his retirement. Read the news →

32. In which year did Mark Wood make his Test, ODI and T20I debuts?

All three debuts came in 2015. Read the news →

33. How many Test wickets did Mark Wood take in his career?

He claimed 119 Test wickets. Read the news →

34. Which medal did Mirabai Chanu win at the Asian Games in September 2026?

She won silver, her first Asian Games medal. Read the news →

35. What combined weight did Mirabai Chanu lift to win Asian Games silver?

She lifted a combined 198 kg. Read the news →

36. Who won the Asian Games gold in this event with a world-record 215 kg total?

North Korea's Gum Un-hee set the 215 kg world record. Read the news →

37. Who took additional charge as IBBI Chairperson from 13 September 2026?

Jayanti Prasad took additional charge. Read the news →

38. Jayanti Prasad succeeded which IBBI Chairperson?

He followed Ravi Mital. Read the news →

39. IBBI is the statutory regulator under which law?

IBBI works under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Read the news →

40. Who was appointed the next Executive Director of the World Food Programme?

Luke J. Lindberg was named the next WFP Executive Director. Read the news →

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