Commonwealth Games (Sports)

11. The Commonwealth Games 1994 will be organised in: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Wellington, New Zealand
(b) Perth, Australia
(c) Madras, India
(d) Victoria, Canada

Correct Answer: (d) Victoria, Canada

Solution:

Commonwealth Games	Organizing Country
1994	Victoria, Canada
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002	Manchester, England
2006	Melbourne, Australia
2010	New Delhi, India
2014	Glasgow,UK
2018	Gold Coast City, Australia
2022	Birmingham, England

12. In Commonwealth Games 2010, India won 101 medals. Out of them, how many medals have been received by team events, women and men respectively? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) 0, 37, 64
(b) 2, 35, 64
(c) 1, 37, 63
(d) 1, 36, 64

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 36, 64

Solution:In the Commonwealth Games 2010, Indian women won 36 medals, Indian men won 64 and 1 medal in badminton team event. India won 61 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In which men (and team event) won 46 and women won the 15 medals.

13. Which of the following countries won the maximum medals in the medals tally at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) England
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) Canada

Correct Answer: (c) Australia

Solution:In the 19th Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Australia won maximum 177 medals (74 Gold, 55 silver and 48 bronze), while India finished at second place in this competition with 101 medals (38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze). England was at third position with 142 medals including 37 gold. In the 21 Commonwealth Games with 26 gold medals and a total of 66 medals, India finished 3rd for the competition.

14. Who won the wrestling gold medal in the 74 kg weight category of the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Virendra Kumar
(b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Yogeshwar Dutt
(d) Praveen Kumar

Correct Answer: (b) Sushil Kumar

Solution:Sushil Kumar won the gold medal in the wrestling men's freestyle 74 kg weight category at the 20th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow in August 2014. Sushil Kumar continued his winning streak in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast (Australia) and won the gold medal.

Commonwealth Games (Sports)

11. The Commonwealth Games 1994 will be organised in: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

12. In Commonwealth Games 2010, India won 101 medals. Out of them, how many medals have been received by team events, women and men respectively? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

13. Which of the following countries won the maximum medals in the medals tally at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

14. Who won the wrestling gold medal in the 74 kg weight category of the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

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