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Q100 (IAS/2025) Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Sports, Games & Awards › Chess events and records Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi. II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Your answer: — · Correct: B

Explanation

Statement I is incorrect on multiple counts. In the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024, Gukesh won both team and individual gold medals[1], but this was not a match against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Gukesh successfully challenged Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, winning 7½–6½ after 14 games and becoming the 18th and youngest[3] undisputed world champion at age 18 years and 195 days[2]. Ian Nepomniachtchi was actually defeated by Ding Liren in the 2023 championship match[4], not by Gukesh in 2024. The statement conflates two different events and incorrectly identifies Gukesh's opponent.

Statement II is correct. Abhimanyu Mishra holds the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster, having qualified for the title at the age of 12 years, 4 months,[5] and 25 days, and he is an American chess grandmaster[6].

Therefore, only Statement II is correct.

Sources

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukesh_Dommaraju
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukesh_Dommaraju
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2024
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2024
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhimanyu_Mishra
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhimanyu_Mishra

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Q. Consider the following statements : I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's younge…

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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 8.3/10

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This is a classic 'Mix-and-Match' trap. The examiner took a real hero (Gukesh), a real year (2024), but swapped the Tournament (Olympiad vs World Championship) and the Opponent. Strategy: For major sports milestones, strictly map: Event Name ↔ Opponent ↔ Specific Record.

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Statement 1: Were the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024?
Statement 2: Did Gukesh Dommaraju defeat Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024?
Statement 3: Did Gukesh Dommaraju become the world's youngest winner after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024?
Statement 4: Is Ian Nepomniachtchi a Russian chess player?
Statement 5: Is Abhimanyu Mishra an American chess player?
Statement 6: Does Abhimanyu Mishra hold the record as the world's youngest ever chess Grandmaster?

Statement 1

Were the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024?

Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source

Presence: 5/5

"In the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024, he won both team and individual gold medals."

Why this source?

Explicitly states the 45th Chess Olympiad took place in 2024.
Connects a player's achievements (team and individual golds) to the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024, confirming the event occurred that year.

Web source

Presence: 4/5

"2024: Olympiad double gold and World Championship"

Why this source?

Section heading ties the Olympiad-related accomplishments to the year 2024.
Places the Olympiad activity within a 2024 context (Olympiad double gold and World Championship).

Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > p. 94

Strength: 4/5

“Of course, by the 25th Amendment of 1971, during the regime of Mrs Gandhi, the requirement of "compensation" was replaced by "an amount", the adequacy of which could no longer be challenged before the Courts. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court held, the aggrieved individual might complain if the "amount" so offered was illusory or amounted to "confiscation", but even such an innocuous possibility has been foreclosed by the 44th Amendment. The short argument advanced in the Statement of Objections and Reasons of the 45th Amendment Bill for deleting the fundamental right to property is that it was only being converted into a legal right.”

Why relevant

This snippet shows the use of an ordinal label ('45th Amendment') as an identifier separate from a calendar year — illustrating that '45th' as an ordinal does not by itself imply a specific year.

How to extend

A student could use this pattern to remember that the '45th' in '45th Chess Olympiad' is an ordinal event number and must be checked against the event's actual year (via a calendar or event history) rather than assumed to be 2024.

Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Era of One-party Dominance > Changing methods of voting > p. 30

Strength: 4/5

“The elections had to be postponed twice and finally held from October 1951 to February 1952. But this election is referred to as the 1952 election since most parts of the country voted in January 1952. It took six months for the campaigning, polling and counting to be completed. Elections were competitive – there were on an average more than four candidates for each seat. The level of participation was encouraging — more than half the eligible voters turned out to vote on the day of elections. When the results were declared these were accepted as fair even by the losers.”

Why relevant

This snippet notes an election spanning late 1951 to early 1952 being referred to by the year 1952 — showing events that span calendar boundaries may be labeled by one year for convenience.

How to extend

A student could apply this rule to the Olympiad: even if the event or its finals occurred across year boundaries, the commonly cited year might be the year when most play or the conclusion happened, so they should check exact dates of the finals.

CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 6: Population > Population Growth > p. 52

Strength: 2/5

“has overtaken China in 2023 to become the most populous country in the world. (www.un.org.)”

Why relevant

This snippet provides an example of a factual year reference ('2023') in a data source, illustrating that reliable sources often cite specific years for major population/event changes.

How to extend

A student could use this as a prompt to consult similarly dated authoritative sources (event pages, calendars) to verify whether the 45th Chess Olympiad finals occurred in 2024.

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