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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 47

SSC CGL - 06 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q47

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Which of the following countries hosted the first edition of the Summer Youth Olympic
Games in 2010?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

  • The 1st Summer YOG were held in Singapore, in August 2010.

  • The 1st Winter YOG were held in Innsbruck, in January 2012.

  • The objective of the YOG is to encourage young people around the world to practise sport; raise awareness of and encourage them to adopt the values of Olympism; and disseminate the message of the Olympic Movement around them.