SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 13 September 2025, Shift 2 · General Awareness · Question 7 of 100

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Fill in the blank: The inaugural Khelo India Para Games took place in _____, showcasing seven sporting disciplines across three venues in New Delhi.

(a)March 2024
(b)January 2023
(c)December 2023
(d)March 2025

Answer

Why

Correct — C. The first Khelo India Para Games were held in New Delhi from 10 to 17 December 2023, with seven disciplines contested.

Haryana topped the medal table with 40 gold, 39 silver and 26 bronze. A second edition followed in March 2025, also in New Delhi.

Why the others are wrong

(a)
March 2024 — March 2024 matches neither edition. The first was held in December 2023 and the second in March 2025, both in New Delhi.
(b)
January 2023 — January 2023 is too early. The inaugural Khelo India Para Games opened in New Delhi on 10 December 2023.
(d)
March 2025 — March 2025 is the second edition, held in New Delhi from 20 to 27 March 2025, not the inaugural one.

Concept

Khelo India is the Sports Ministry's banner for national multi-sport events aimed at different groups: Youth Games, University Games, Winter Games and, from December 2023, the Para Games for athletes with disabilities.

The Para Games were first planned for 2018 but did not take place until December 2023. The second edition followed in March 2025, again in New Delhi.

Key facts

First Khelo India Para Games: New Delhi, 10–17 December 2023, seven disciplines.
Haryana topped the 2023 medal table with 40 gold medals.
Second edition: New Delhi, 20–27 March 2025.

Study next

Khelo India Youth Games 2023: hosts and disciplinesKhelo India University Games editions and hostsIndia at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Common traps

Picking March 2025 because it is the latest edition, when the question asks for the inaugural one.

Other Khelo India events are asked at 18 Sep 2025, 12:30, GA Q.12 (Khelo India Youth Games 2023) and 18 Sep 2024, 16:00, GA Q.22 (host of the third Khelo India University Games).

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