Where is the headquarters of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) located?
- (a)Bhopal
- (b)Gwalior
- (c)Jaipur
- (d)Delhi
Correct — D, Delhi. The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), the national governing body for kabaddi recognised by the Indian Olympic Association, is headquartered in Delhi.
- (a)Bhopal — Bhopal is Madhya Pradesh's capital and a state sports hub, but AKFI's national headquarters is not located there.
- (b)Gwalior — Gwalior hosts notable sports infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, but it is not the seat of AKFI's national body.
- (c)Jaipur — Jaipur is Rajasthan's capital and has no connection to AKFI's administration.
AKFI (Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India) is the National Sports Federation that administers kabaddi across the country — selecting national teams, conducting the National Kabaddi Championship, and representing India before the Asian and International Kabaddi Federations. Like most Indian National Sports Federations, its head office sits in the national capital, Delhi.
MPPSC and other state PCS exams like to test 'federation headquarters' as a one-line recall fact, seeding the wrong options with other prominent cities (often MP cities, since this is an MP exam) as traps.
- AKFI = Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the national governing body for kabaddi
- Headquartered in Delhi
- Recognised by the Indian Olympic Association; affiliated internationally for kabaddi administration
- Conducts the National Kabaddi Championship and selects India's national teams
- Confusing state-level sports-academy cities (Gwalior, Bhopal) with a national federation's actual head office
- Assuming a federation is headquartered where its sport is most popular, rather than where its administrative office sits
A stand-alone 'headquarters of federation X' one-liner is common in MPPSC/UPPSC papers; MP-specific papers season the wrong options with MP cities as traps.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI), the national governing body for athletics, is headquartered in:
- (a)New Delhi
- (b)Patiala
- (c)Mumbai
- (d)Bengaluru
Answer(a) New Delhi — AFI's national headquarters is in New Delhi.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the apex body coordinating India's Olympic participation, is headquartered in:
- (a)Mumbai
- (b)New Delhi
- (c)Bengaluru
- (d)Chennai
Answer(b) New Delhi — the IOA's headquarters (Olympic Bhawan) is in New Delhi.