Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

21. Which two lifts are combined in Olympic weightlifting?

A. Snatch and clean and jerk B. Discus and shot put C. Sprint and hurdles D. Vault and beam

Answer A. Competition total comes from snatch plus clean and jerk.

22. Why does this book avoid a weight-class MCQ for Malleswari?

A. Weightlifting has no classes B. The sport is unrecognised C. Official secondary pages conflict on a class number D. Only gold medals have classes

Answer C. The event-level record should resolve conflicting shorthand before testing the number.

23. Which governing body records Koneru Humpy's chess titles?

A. BWF B. World Athletics C. IOC badminton desk D. FIDE

Answer D. FIDE is the international chess federation.

24. In what year does FIDE list Humpy's GM title?

A. 2002 B. 2011 C. 2019 D. 2024

Answer A. FIDE's profile records the full GM title in 2002.

25. Humpy's world titles cited here are in which chess time control?

A. Classical B. Blitz C. Rapid D. Correspondence

Answer C. FIDE reports women's World Rapid crowns, not classical world crowns.

26. Which are Humpy's two verified women's World Rapid title years?

A. 2000 and 2002 B. 2019 and 2024 C. 2011 and 2023 D. 2016 and 2021

Answer B. FIDE's event reports identify her as champion in 2019 and 2024.

27. FIDE lists Harika Dronavalli's full GM title in which year?

A. 1991 B. 2002 C. 2008 D. 2011

Answer D. Her FIDE biography gives the GM title year as 2011.

28. Harika's 2008 junior distinction was in which sport?

A. Chess B. Badminton C. Hurdles D. Weightlifting

Answer A. FIDE records her world under-20 chess championship.

29. Who was the second Indian woman to earn the full GM title after Humpy?

A. P V Sindhu B. Karnam Malleswari C. Harika Dronavalli D. Jyothi Yarraji

Answer C. FIDE identifies Harika as the second Indian woman GM.

30. A Chess Olympiad medal is primarily which kind of result?

A. Olympic badminton B. National-team chess C. Classical solo world title D. Padma award

Answer B. The chess Olympiad is a team competition run in the chess sphere.