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Topic 361 · Sports

Operation Upstream: WADA and CBI Against Doping

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: On 16 April 2026, New Delhi hosted WADA's GAIIN conference; WADA said it would work with India's CBI.
  2. Theme: Operation Upstream, run by WADA, INTERPOL and Europol in over 20 countries, targets suppliers rather than athletes.
  3. Current Head: Witold Bańka is WADA President; Mansukh Mandaviya is India's Sports Minister.
  4. Key Term: GAIIN is the Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network, begun March 2022.
  5. Data: Upstream dismantled 88 illicit labs and seized almost 90 tonnes of performance-enhancing drugs, equal to 1.8 billion doses.
  6. Stakeholders: India's NADA hosted it with INTERPOL; 23 European and 45 Asia/Oceania countries attended.
  7. India Link: India recorded 260 positive tests in 2024; adding trafficking offences to the BNS is only proposed.
  8. Headquarters: WADA is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, having moved there in 2002.
  9. Founded: WADA was established in 1999 as an independent agency, governed equally by the sport movement and governments.
  10. Landmark: The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 made NADA statutory, under a Director General, implementing the UNESCO convention.
  11. Statute: The 2022 Act creates a National Board, Disciplinary Panel and Appeal Panel; the 2025 amendment removed financial sanctions.
  12. Doctrine: A doping violation is a sporting breach, not a crime; an adverse analytical finding is merely a positive test.
Question 1 of 10

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

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 2 of 10

Operation Upstream targets whom, rather than athletes?

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 3 of 10

Who is the President of WADA?

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Answer: (C) Witold Bańka

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

Question 4 of 10

In which month and year did GAIIN begin?

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Answer: (C) March 2022

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

Question 5 of 10

How many illicit labs did Operation Upstream dismantle?

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Answer: (B) 88

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

Question 6 of 10

How many positive doping tests did India record in 2024?

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Answer: (C) 260

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

Question 7 of 10

In which city is WADA headquartered?

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Answer: (D) Montreal

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

Question 8 of 10

In which year was WADA established as an independent agency?

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Answer: (B) 1999

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

Question 9 of 10

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

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Answer: (B) National Anti-Doping Act, 2022

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

Question 10 of 10

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?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

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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