Consider the following statements about the Queen`s Baton Relay: 1. The helix shape of the Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, created out of aluminium, is coated with a graded and layered soil pattern in black, yellow and red to represent the diversit

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Q: 79 (CDS-I/2010)
Consider the following statements about the Queen's Baton Relay:
1. The helix shape of the Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, created out of aluminium, is coated with a graded and layered soil pattern in black, yellow and red to represent the diversity of Commonwealth nations.
2. This Relay traditionally begins with a commencement ceremony at Buckingham Place, London, during which, the Queen entrusts the Baton containing her message to the athletes to the first honorary relay runner.
3. The Relay for the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the first to travel to other nations of the Commonwealth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,2,11,9,2,0,2

keywords: 

{'baton relay': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'first honorary relay runner': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'commonwealth games': [0, 0, 3, 0], 'relay': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'commonwealth nations': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'commonwealth': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'malaysia': [0, 0, 2, 2], 'queen': [2, 0, 1, 3], 'kuala lumpur': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'other nations': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'buckingham place': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'athletes': [1, 0, 2, 0], 'helix shape': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'baton': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'london': [7, 3, 11, 16], 'diversity': [1, 0, 2, 3]}

The correct answer is option 2: 2 and 3.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The helix shape of the Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was not created out of aluminium. Instead, it was made from recycled materials, including stainless steel and timber.

Statement 2 is correct. The Queen`s Baton Relay traditionally begins with a commencement ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. During this ceremony, the Queen entrusts the Baton, which contains her message to the athletes, to the first honorary relay runner.

Statement 3 is also correct. The Relay for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was indeed the first to travel to other nations of the Commonwealth. This expansion of the Relay to other countries allowed for a greater connection and involvement of all the Commonwealth nations in the Games.

To summarize, options 1 and 4 are incorrect as they include statement 1, which is false. Option 3 is incorrect as it only includes statement 2, but not statement 3, which is true. The correct answer is option 2 as it includes both statement 2 and statement 3, which are correct.