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Q47 (IAS/2026) Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Sports, Games & Awards Official Key

Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct?

  1. The tournaments have a shared governance structure establishing the partnership among the four Grand Slam tournaments.
  2. They are open for entry to all internationally ranked tennis players above the age of 14.
  3. There is a limitation on the number of 'Wild Cards' a player may receive to compete in a Grand Slam Tournament.

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open) operate through a shared governance structure known as Grand Slam Tennis (GST). This partnership manages sporting competition matters, including the Grand Slam Tournament Rules, Regulations, and Code of Conduct.

Statement 2 is correct: According to the Official Grand Slam Rule Book, the tournaments are open for entry to all internationally ranked tennis players based on merit and without discrimination, provided they have reached the age of 14.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Grand Slam Rule Book explicitly states under its tournament regulations that there shall be no limitation as to the number of Wild Cards a player may receive to compete in the Grand Slam Tournaments.

Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct? The tournaments have a shared governance …
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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 6.7/10
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This is a classic UPSC sports bouncer. While UPSC has recently revived sports questions (like the ICC World Test Championship or Laureus Awards), diving into the administrative rulebooks of Grand Slams is extremely niche. Treat this as a low-ROI area; focus on broad sports governance rather than micro-rules.

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Statement 1
Governance structure and partnership agreement among the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
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Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 10: Indian Forest > Ro. 4.3. Joint Forest Management (IFM) > p. 168
Strength: 3/5
“ro.4.3. Joint Forest Management (IFIVI)\ • JFM is an initiative to institutionalize participatory governance of country's forest resources by involving the local communities living close to the forest. • This is a community management institution to develop partnership between forest fringe communities and the Forest Department (FD) on the basis of mutual trust and jointly defined roles and responsibilities with regard to forest protection and regeneration. • JFM started in consonance with the National • Most of the states in India have adopted JFM and issued resolutions permitting such partnership as per the prescribed guidelines. The institutional structure varies across the states. • Under JFM, both forest departments and local communities come to an agreement to form a committee to manage and protect forests by sharing the costs and benefits.”
Why relevant

This snippet defines a partnership as an initiative to 'institutionalize participatory governance' through 'jointly defined roles and responsibilities' and 'mutual trust.'

How to extend

A student could apply this definition to investigate if the four Grand Slams have a formal institutional structure or shared roles for governing the sport.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 14: Infrastructure and Investment Models > 14.2 Public Private Partnership (PPP) > p. 403
Strength: 3/5
“Whenever government decides that a certain project has to be implemented through PPP route then it selects a private partner through transparent competitive bidding. Once the private partner is selected for the project, the government entity signs an "Agreement/ Contract Agreement/ Concession Agreement" with the selected private entity. This Agreement basically defines the kind of collaboration between government entity and the private entity detailing in what will be the roles and responsibilities of the private sector and the government sector during the entire life of the project. When the roles and responsibilities are not handled properly then comes the risk.”
Why relevant

It explains that a 'Contract Agreement' or 'Concession Agreement' is used to define the 'kind of collaboration' and the 'roles and responsibilities' of each party for the life of a project.

How to extend

A student could look for a similar 'guiding document' or master agreement that binds the four independent Grand Slam tournaments together.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 14: Infrastructure and Investment Models > Case Study of Delhi Airport: > p. 423
Strength: 3/5
“On 26 April 2006 Government of India signed another agreement with DIAL viz State Support Agreement (SSA). The agreement laid down conditions and nature of support to be provided by Government of India, along with the mutual responsibilities and obligations between Government and DIAL. The structure of the project is as following: DIAL: Delhi International Airport Limited JVC: Joint Venture Company OMDA: Operation Management Development Agreement SSA: State Support Agreement To understand the revenue sharing model, let us take an example for a year say, 2021-22: • Revenue of DIAL: Revenue shared with GoI (45.99%); = Rs. 5000 crore: = Rs.”
Why relevant

This snippet provides an example of a 'Joint Venture Company' (JVC) and a 'revenue sharing model' used in complex infrastructure partnerships.

How to extend

A student might check if the Grand Slams utilize a joint venture or a specific revenue-sharing agreement for collective media rights or sponsorships.

Contemporary World Politics, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Contemporary South Asia > Ideas for the Teacher > p. 40
Strength: 2/5
“• Pair up the countries sharing the common issue/dispute. It could be two groups in the case of a bilateral issue or more in case of a multilateral issue (examples of bilateral issues include the Jammu and Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, the migrant problem between India and Bangladesh; multilateral issues include the creation of a free trade zone or tackling terrorism).• Groups should negotiate on the proposals and counterproposals within a time limit. The teacher is to take note of the outcome of the negotiations. The focus should be on the areas of agreement and disagreement.• Link the outcome of the negotiations with the prevailing situation among the countries of South Asia.”
Why relevant

It distinguishes between bilateral issues (two groups) and multilateral issues (more than two groups), noting that multilateral issues require negotiation on proposals and counterproposals.

How to extend

Since there are four Grand Slams, a student would categorize their governance as a 'multilateral' arrangement and look for evidence of collective negotiation outcomes.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 14: Infrastructure and Investment Models > 14.2 Public Private Partnership (PPP) > p. 404
Strength: 2/5
“Those roles and responsibilities in which private party is more efficient in handling are assigned to the private party and those in which government is more capable are assigned to the government. In this way, all the roles and responsibilities and risks emanating from the project, and who will handle it are defined in the Agreement for the life of the project and the Agreement becomes the guiding document for the project for its entire life. If any dispute arises in future, then that Agreement is considered to check whether such kinds of disputes are mentioned in it and if any remedies are proposed.”
Why relevant

It states that a partnership agreement serves as the 'guiding document' for the entire life of a project and provides remedies for disputes.

How to extend

A student could search for the specific 'guiding document' that handles disputes or coordination between the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

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