MPPSC 2019 Prelims Paper-I · Question 63 of 99

Correct — A, Third. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, Australia) India finished third in the final medal tally with 66 medals — 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze — behind host Australia (1st) and England (2nd). (The paper prints 'Common Wealth Games'; it is the Commonwealth Games.)

• (b)Fourth — Fourth place went to Canada; India, with 26 golds, ranked above them in third.
• (c)Fifth — Too low — India's 26 golds placed it clearly third, not fifth.
• (d)Sixth — Too low — India was on the podium of the medal table, in third place.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held at Gold Coast, Australia. India's 66 medals (26 gold) put it third — powered mainly by shooting, wrestling, weightlifting and badminton. Host Australia topped the table and England was second.

The safest anchor is the top three: Australia, England, India. If you recall that India was 'on the podium' of the medal table, third is the answer; fourth/fifth/sixth are the distractors below it.

• 2018 Commonwealth Games host: Gold Coast, Australia
• India finished 3rd — 26 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze (66 total)
• Australia 1st and England 2nd; Canada 4th
• Shooting was dropped from the 2022 Birmingham CWG programme, which hurt India's tally there

• Confusing the Commonwealth Games (sport) with the Commonwealth of Nations (political grouping)
• Guessing a lower rank — India actually finished third

'India's rank / medal count at Games X' is a staple of MPPSC and state-PCS current affairs. Keep host + India's rank + gold count for each recent edition.

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  The 2018 Commonwealth Games were hosted by which city?

  • (a)Glasgow
  • (b)Gold Coast
  • (c)Birmingham
  • (d)New Delhi

  Answer(b) Gold Coast, Australia.

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  The Commonwealth Games are normally held once every how many years?

  • (a)Two
  • (b)Three
  • (c)Four
  • (d)Five

  Answer(c) Four years.