SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 28

SSC GD Constable (English) - 17th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q28

The inaugural Olympic Congress was organised in the year 1894 in:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Paris.

  • The Olympic Congress is a meeting of representatives of the constituent organisations of the Olympic Movement – IOC Members, National Olympic Committees, International Federations and Organising Committees of the Olympic Games – as well as athletes, coaches, the media, sponsors and other stakeholders.

  • It is convened by the IOC President at intervals decided by the IOC. 

  • Founded at the first Olympic Congress in Paris in 1894, the IOC is the leader of the Olympic Movement and the guardian of the Olympic Games.