SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CGL - 19 July 2023 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q44

In which year the 1st winter edition of the Olympic Games organised ?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 1924.

The first Winter Olympic Games were organized in 1924. They were held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924. 

The 1924 Winter Olympics featured six sports: figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing (including ski jumping and cross-country skiing), curling, bobsleigh, and speed skating. Athletes from 16 nations participated, marking the beginning of the Winter Olympic tradition.