Operation Upstream: WADA and CBI Against Doping

1. Question 1Answer D

   With which Indian agency did WADA say it would work, at its New Delhi conference on 16 April 2026?

   • ANIA
   • BED
   • CNCB
   • DCorrect answer: CBI

   Core Trigger: On 16 April 2026, New Delhi hosted WADA's GAIIN conference; WADA said it would work with India's CBI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 1

2. Question 2Answer D

   Operation Upstream targets whom, rather than athletes?

   • ACoaches
   • BTeam doctors
   • CSponsors
   • DCorrect answer: Suppliers

   Theme: Operation Upstream, run by WADA, INTERPOL and Europol in over 20 countries, targets suppliers rather than athletes.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   Who is the President of WADA?

   • ACraig Reedie
   • BOlivier Niggli
   • CCorrect answer: Witold Bańka
   • DThomas Bach

   Current Head: Witold Bańka is WADA President; Mansukh Mandaviya is India's Sports Minister.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 3

4. Question 4Answer C

   In which month and year did GAIIN begin?

   • AMarch 2019
   • BJune 2020
   • CCorrect answer: March 2022
   • DJanuary 2024

   Key Term: GAIIN is the Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network, begun March 2022.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 4

5. Question 5Answer B

   How many illicit labs did Operation Upstream dismantle?

   • A58
   • BCorrect answer: 88
   • C68
   • D98

   Data: Upstream dismantled 88 illicit labs and seized almost 90 tonnes of performance-enhancing drugs, equal to 1.8 billion doses.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 5

6. Question 6Answer C

   How many positive doping tests did India record in 2024?

   • A140
   • B210
   • CCorrect answer: 260
   • D340

   India Link: India recorded 260 positive tests in 2024; adding trafficking offences to the BNS is only proposed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 7

7. Question 7Answer D

   In which city is WADA headquartered?

   • ALausanne
   • BGeneva
   • CParis
   • DCorrect answer: Montreal

   Headquarters: WADA is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, having moved there in 2002.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 8

8. Question 8Answer B

   In which year was WADA established as an independent agency?

   • A1990
   • BCorrect answer: 1999
   • C2002
   • D2004

   Founded: WADA was established in 1999 as an independent agency, governed equally by the sport movement and governments.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 9

9. Question 9Answer B

   Which Act made NADA a statutory body, implementing the UNESCO convention?

   • ANational Sports Governance Act, 2025
   • BCorrect answer: National Anti-Doping Act, 2022
   • CNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
   • DDrugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

   Landmark: The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 made NADA statutory, under a Director General, implementing the UNESCO convention.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 10

10. Question 10Answer A

    1. The anti-doping statute creates a National Board, Disciplinary Panel and Appeal Panel. 2. Its 2025 amendment added financial sanctions. Which is/are correct?

    • ACorrect answer: Only 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Statute: The 2022 Act creates a National Board, Disciplinary Panel and Appeal Panel; the 2025 amendment removed financial sanctions.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 361, point 11

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