SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 31

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Rome.

• The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960. Organized by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a neurologist from the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England, the event aimed to provide sporting opportunities for athletes with disabilities.
• Initially known as the "9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games," the event expanded to include participants from other countries and became recognized as the first Paralympic Games, held in conjunction with the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.