Which country has replaced Maldives to host the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games?
- (a)Madagascar
- (b)Sri Lanka
- (c)India
- (d)Mauritius
Correct — A, Madagascar. After the Maldives withdrew as host in January 2021, Madagascar was chosen to stage the 2023 (11th) Indian Ocean Island Games, which it hosted from 23 August to 3 September 2023.
- (b)Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is not a member of the Indian Ocean Island Games and did not replace the Maldives as host.
- (c)India — India is not a member of the Indian Ocean Island Games, which is a South-West Indian Ocean island-states event.
- (d)Mauritius — Mauritius is a member and a past host, but it was Madagascar — not Mauritius — that replaced the Maldives for 2023.
The Indian Ocean Island Games (Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) is a multi-sport event for South-West Indian Ocean island states — Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles, Comoros, the Maldives and Mayotte. India is not a member. The Maldives pulled out of hosting the 2023 edition, and Madagascar stepped in.
The trap options include India (not a member) and Mauritius (a member but not the 2023 host); the answer is Madagascar.
- Madagascar replaced the Maldives as host of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games.
- The Maldives withdrew as host in January 2021.
- Members are South-West Indian Ocean island states; India is NOT a member.
- The 11th Games were held in Madagascar from 23 August to 3 September 2023.
- Choosing India, which is not a member of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
- Choosing Mauritius, a member and past host but not the 2023 replacement.
Asked as 'which country hosted / replaced the host for event X' — a sports-and-geography current-affairs item.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following is NOT a member of the Indian Ocean Island Games?
- (a)Mauritius
- (b)Seychelles
- (c)India
- (d)Comoros
Answer(c) India — the Games are contested by South-West Indian Ocean island states.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Madagascar, host of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games, is the world's ______ largest island.
- (a)second
- (b)fourth
- (c)sixth
- (d)eighth
Answer(b) fourth — after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo.