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Q98·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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Question

Consider the following statements in respect of the Laureus World Sports Award which was instituted in the year 2000: Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1.

    American golfer Tiger Woods was the first winner of this award.

  2. 2.

    The award was received mostly by 'Formula One' players so far.

  3. 3.

    Roger Federer received this award maximum number of times compared to others.

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 3 only

Answer
d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect.

Tiger Woods was the inaugural winner of the Sportsman of the Year award in 2000. Roger Federer holds the record for the most Laureus Sportsman of the Year awards (five times). However, the award has been won overwhelmingly by tennis players (like Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal), not Formula One drivers.

Historical sports trivia often hinges on identifying inaugural winners and all-time record holders.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q98

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

Laureus World Sports Awards History

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