New Delhi, May 25 -- D Gukesh made his way into India's toughest exam when the youngest chess world champion became a part of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Prelims 2025 question paper. The UPSC Prelims 2025 took place on May 25, 2025 across India. The question appeared on serial no.100 in Set A.

At serial no.100, two questions appeared, both on chess. "I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi," read out the first of the two.

In the second, the question was, "II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster." Candidates were given four options...