MCQs - 2026-07

Player retention policies and the use of Right to Match cards are crucial elements that significantly impact team building and are therefore key considerations in auction strategy finalization.

A common strategy to ensure competitive balance is to provide a fixed auction purse for each team and often limit or disallow rollovers from previous seasons to encourage active bidding.

While player safety is a broad term, the BCCI's focus often extends to comprehensive player welfare, which includes mental health support and recovery programs, especially with a demanding tournament schedule.

Historically, the IPL tournament, starting in late March or early April, typically spans around 8 weeks, concluding in late May or early June.

The BCCI's primary focus, as indicated, is on player safety, which includes enhanced safety protocols and robust injury management systems for the upcoming IPL 2026 season.

The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative from Kazakhstan won the 2024 Earthshot Prize for its efforts in restoring the steppe ecosystems.

The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is a prestigious international award often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize for Environment'.

Alok Shukla won the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for his campaign to save the Hasdeo Aranya forests in Chhattisgarh from coal mining.

Hindi writer Pushpa Bharati received the 33rd Vyas Samman for her 2016 memoir 'Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein'.

Malayalam poet and writer Prabha Varma was awarded the Saraswati Samman 2023 for his work 'Roudra Sathwikam'.