Current Affairs & Schemes • Topic 3 of 4

Sports & Events

Recurring sporting events and their cycles are durable facts. Specific recent winners change — check a current-affairs source for the latest.

Event cycles (these don't change)

EventHeld everySport
Summer Olympics4 yearsmulti-sport
FIFA World Cup4 yearsfootball
ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI)~4 yearscricket
Commonwealth Games4 yearsmulti-sport
Asian Games4 yearsmulti-sport
Stable vs volatile. Event cycles and trophy-sport links (Ranji Trophy = cricket) are static; the latest winners/hosts change — get those from a monthly current-affairs digest.

✅ Solved examples

1. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?
Every four years.
2. The Ranji Trophy is associated with which sport?
Cricket (domestic, in India).
3. The FIFA World Cup is held once every how many years?
Four years.
4. The Asian Games are held every how many years?
Four years.

✏️ Practice — try these, take hints as needed

1. The ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI) is held roughly every ___ years.
Same as Olympics.
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2. The Ranji Trophy belongs to which sport?
Bat and ball.
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Cricket
3. The Commonwealth Games are held every ___ years.
Four.
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4
4. The FIFA World Cup is the top event in which sport?
Football.
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Football
5. The Summer Olympics happen once every ___ years.
Quadrennial.
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