Indian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports announced on 25th July, 2020 that in 2021 fourth 'Khelo India Youth Games' will be hosted by

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Correct — A, Haryana. On 25 July 2020 the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Kiren Rijiju) announced that the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG), then scheduled for 2021, would be hosted by Haryana, with Panchkula as the principal venue. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement, and the Games were finally staged at Panchkula (Haryana) in June 2022. The host state and the 25 July 2020 announcement are exactly what this current-affairs question tests.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Uttar Pradesh was not the state named in the 25 July 2020 announcement for the 4th Khelo India Youth Games — that award went to Haryana.  (c) Karnataka was not chosen to host the 4th Khelo India Youth Games; the announced host was Haryana.  (d) Maharashtra hosted an EARLIER edition — the 2nd Khelo India Youth Games at Pune in January 2019 — but the 4th edition went to Haryana, so it is the tempting-but-wrong choice.

Concept: The Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) is the Union Sports Ministry's flagship grassroots sporting event for under-17 and under-21 athletes, launched in 2018 to identify and nurture talent. A different state hosts each edition. The 1st (2018, New Delhi) ran as the Khelo India School Games; the 2nd (Pune, Maharashtra, 2019) and 3rd (Guwahati, Assam, January 2020) followed; the 4th was awarded to Haryana.

State PCS 2020 Q41 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q41 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer