RAS question
Which Indian city was confirmed as host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, which would be India's second time hosting the event?
Correct answer: (A) Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, making it India's second time hosting the event after New Delhi in 2010.
Explanation
Ahmedabad was formally awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports states that delegates from 74 Commonwealth nations approved the decision at the General Assembly in Glasgow, United Kingdom. That matters because the 2030 edition is the centenary Commonwealth Games, and its award to Ahmedabad places India back on the Commonwealth Games map after New Delhi hosted the event in 2010. Among the options, Ahmedabad is therefore the only city that matches both parts of the question: the confirmed 2030 host and India's second turn as host.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Mumbai is wrong because the cited official release names Ahmedabad, not Mumbai, as the city awarded hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
- (C) Bengaluru is wrong because the 2030 hosting decision was approved for Ahmedabad at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow.
- (D) Hyderabad is wrong because the official source links the 2030 Commonwealth Games hosting rights to Ahmedabad, with New Delhi mentioned only as India's 2010 host.
Concept
This tests current-affairs-linked Indian geography: locating major international sporting events by host city and state. RAS repeats such facts because they connect place awareness with national events of administrative and public importance.