Milkha Singh won a gold medal at the 1958 Commonwealth Games at Cardiff in which event?
- A.100 yards
- B.440 yards
- C.Marathon
- D.110 metres hurdles
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 440 yards. Milkha Singh, the quarter-miler known as the Flying Sikh, won the 440 yards at Cardiff in 1958, giving India its first athletics gold at the Commonwealth Games. The same year he also won gold at the Tokyo Asian Games, which is why 1958 is the year most often attached to his name.
Option A, the 100 yards, was a sprint outside his range; his strength was the long sprint of a quarter mile. Option C, the marathon, is a distance event and belongs to an entirely different kind of athlete. Option D, the 110 metres hurdles, is a technical event he never contested. Candidates also confuse the venue, so hold the pair together: Cardiff in 1958 for the Commonwealth gold in the 440 yards, and the Rome Olympics of 1960 for the fourth place in the 400 metres.
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Practice Questions
View allThe first Asian Games were held in 1951 in which city?
- A.Manila
- B.Tokyo
- C.New Delhi
- D.Bangkok
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Read the full explanation →What is the motto of the Asian Games?
- A.Ever Onward
- B.Faster, Higher, Stronger
- C.Humanity, Equality, Destiny
- D.Come Out and Play
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The motto was adopted with the first Asian Games of 1951 at New Delhi and it goes with the emblem of a bright rising sun ringed by interlocking circles, which stands for the new energy of the Asian nations after the Second World War.
Read the full explanation →Who is credited with proposing the idea of the Asian Games?
- A.Jawaharlal Nehru
- B.Guru Dutt Sondhi
- C.Pierre de Coubertin
- D.Melville Marks Robinson
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His idea led to the formation of the Asian Games Federation at New Delhi in 1949 and to the first Games there in 1951.
Read the full explanation →What was the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi?
- A.Shera, a tiger
- B.Appu, an elephant
- C.Bhola, a bear
- D.Chikoo, a monkey
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Read the full explanation →Which body has organised the Asian Games since 1982?
- A.Asian Games Federation
- B.International Olympic Committee
- C.Olympic Council of Asia
- D.Commonwealth Games Federation
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It was set up in 1982 with its headquarters at Kuwait City and took over the running of the Asian Games from that year, which is why the 1982 Delhi Asiad is described as the first Games held under the new body.
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