Basketball Objective Questions – Sport General Knowledge – Number of players in each team in a game of Basketball?, Shape of Basketball court?, Game of Basketball was invented in _ by _., Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was established at Madras in ., To promote Basketball in India the Basketball Federation of India was set up in ., The first National Basketball tournament was held in Delhi in . Q8. The dimensions of basketball court is ., Duration of Basketball match?, How many substitutions are allowed in a game of Basketball?, How many referees are there in a game of Basketball?, What are dribbling, passing, shooting etc. in the game of Basketball?.
Basketball is a very popular game in which one has to shoot a ball through the basket to score points. It’s a quite popular sport all around the world and is very good to keep one fit and healthy as well.
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This article and the objective / one word questions mentioned below are give one a good and fair knowledge about basketball that can be of help for one in their exams, competitive exams or if someone just wants to have more knowledge about basketball.
Objective of Basketball:
In basketball, the main goal of a team is to score more points than their opponent or other team. One has to score points by passing the ball through opponenets basket and making sure they don’t do the same to you.
Like many other sports teamwork is important as one works with your teammates to set up shots, pass the ball around, and defending against the other team’s attempts to score.
Some basic skills required for basketball are dribbling, passing, and shooting. Also from strategy point of view one has to know fast breaks, clever plays, and solid defense.
Basketball is a mix of skill and strategy, making it an exciting and fast-paced game to watch and play.
Introduction:
Q1. Number of players in each team in a game of Basketball?
A: There are 5 players in each team.
Q2. Game of Basketball was invented in _____ by _______.
A: Dr. James Naismith in 1891 at Springfield College of Physical Education, Massachusetts, USA.
Reason why basketball was invented was a need of a safer sport in winters i.e. outdoor sports like football are not safe to play outdoors during winters and so game of basketball was invented to burn energy.
Q3. Duration of Basketball match?
A: 4 quarters of 10 minutes each with rest of 2 mins between 1st & 2nd quarter and 3rd & 4th quarter. There is a break of 15 mins on half time.
Dimension:
Q4. Shape of Basketball court?
A: Rectangle.
Q5. The dimensions of basketball court is ______.
A: 28 x 15 meters.
Q6. Height of basket from floor:
A: Basket is located at the height of 10 feet from the ground and 4 feet inside the baseline.
Q7. How many baskets are there in total and it’s dimension?
A: There are a total of two baskets one on each side and the diameter of the basket is 46 cm.
Q8. Dimension of basketball:
A: For men 75 cm in circumference and for women it’s 72 cm in circumference. Also, for men it weighs around 620 g and for women 570 g.
Important years:
Q9. Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was established at Madras in ____.
A: 1920.
Q10. To promote Basketball in India the Basketball Federation of India was set up in ____.
A: 1950.
So, Basketball Federation of India was set up to promote basketball in India.
Q11. The first National Basketball tournament was held in Delhi in ____.
A: 1934.
Q12. The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed in _____.
A: 1946.
Q13. FIBA Basketball World Cup for men was first held in ______.
A: In Argentina in 1950.
Q14. Men’s basketball was first played in the Olympics in _______.
A: In 1936 in the Berlin Summer Olympics.
Q15. FIBA Basketball World Cup for women was first held in ______.
A: 1953 in Chile.
Q16. Women’s basketball was first added in the Olympics in _______.
A: In 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Q17. When did FIBA first allow professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics?
A: In 1989.
Q18. NBA backed Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in ______.
A: 1997.
Rules / Play:
Q19. How many substitutions are allowed in a game of Basketball?
A: Unlimited substitutions are allowed in a game of Basketball.
Q20. How many referees are there in a game of Basketball?
A: Three referees.
Q21. What are dribbling, passing, shooting etc. in the game of Basketball?
A: These are some fundamental skills in the ball of Basketball.
Q22. How many points a team scores for one successful shot?
A: For a successful shot a team scores two points normally. There is also a 3 point shot in which is takes from beyond the three point arc which is 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in) from the basket.
The same 3 point arc is 7.24 m in NBA games.
Q23. How many time-outs are allowed in a game and their duration?
A: Limited number of timeouts are allowed and they should be <=60 seconds (100 seconds in case of NBA).
Q24. In the NBA how many referees are there in court?
A: Three.
Q25. What’s the responsibility of team officials in the game?
A: The responsibility of team officials includes:
Counting score of each team,
Timekeeping,
Tracking fouls,
Player substitutions,
Team possession arrow etc.
Q26. What are different kinds of fouls in basketball:
A: Two major types of fouls in basketball are:
a. Technical foul: Fouls like non-sportsman behaviors conduct,
b. Personal fouls: In this a player uses physical contact to take advantage.
Q27. What are some of the positions of players on the basketball court?
A: Some of the important positions in basketball court where player stands are:
– Point guard,
– Shooting guard,
– Small forward,
– Power forward,
– Center.
Q28. What are the two main defensive strategies in basketball?
A: There are two main defensive strategies in the game of basketball viz.
1. Zone defense, and
2. man-to-man defense.
Q29. What happens in zone defense strategy in basketball?
A: In zone defense each player is assigned a particular area of the court.
Q30. Man-to-man defense strategy in basketball:
A: In man-to-man defense strategy each player is assigned to a specific opponent.
Types of shots:
Q31. Different types of shots in basketball:
A: Some of the common shots in basketball are:
1. Set shot,
2. Jump shot,
3. Layup,
4. Slam dunk,
5. Circus shot, and
6. Back-shot.
Q32. What happens in a slam dunk shot?
A: In slam dunk shot the player jumps very high and throws the ball downward through the basket
Q33. Set shot:
A: In set shot the player takes the shot from standing position without leaving the floor,
Q34. Jump shot:
A: In jump shot the player takes a jump and throws the ball near the top of the jump.
Q35. Back shot:
A: In back shot the player takes when he/she is facing away from the basket.
Q36. Different types of rebounds in basketball and their significance?
A: Rebounds are a way to gain possession of basketball after a missed goal or free throw.
Two types of rebounds are: offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds.
Q37. What happens in offensive rebounds:
A: Offensive rebounds: In this the ball is recovered by the offensive side player.
Q38. What happens in defensive rebounds:
A: Defensive rebounds: The defensive side player gets the possession of the ball.
Q39. Different types of passes in basketball:
A: Different types of passes in basketball are:
Chest pass,
Bounce pass,
Overhead pass,
Outlet pass,
No-look pass, and
Behind-the-back pass.
Q40. Chest pass:
A: In chest pass the ball is passed from the chest of the player to the chest of another player directly without bounce.
Q41. Bounce pass:
A: Ball is passed to another player by bouncing it on the court.
Q42. Overhead pass:
A: In an overhead pass the ball is passed to another player by throwing it over the defender’s head.
Q43. Outlet pass:
A: This is the next pass just after the rebound.
Q44. No-look pass:
A: Passing the ball to another player without looking at him/her is called a no-look pass.
Q45. Behind-the-back-pass:
A: In this pass the ball is passed to another player by throwing it behind the passer’s back i.e. passer’s throws it to another player behind him/her.
Governing Bodies:
Q46. Which is the worldwide governing body for basketball?
A: FIBA -or- The International Basketball Federation, founded at geneva, Switzerland in 1932.
Q47. Which two bodies joined to form the NBA?
A: Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) joined to form the NBA in 1949.
Q48. How many nations came together for founding FIBA?
A: FIBA was formed by 8 founding nations viz. Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland.
Tournaments:
Q49. Which is the most significant professional basketball league?
A: NBA or National basketball Association. It was established in 1946 in New York.
Q50. Which are the two most important international events of basketball?
A: The FIBA Basketball World Cup and Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament, which attracts all the major national teams from around the world.
Misc.:
Q51. What’s the Basketball Hall of Fame and where is it located?
A: It was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1959. It includes the names of famous players, coaches, referees, personalities who contributed a lot to basketball etc.
Q52. Sports that are now separate sports and are spin-offs from basketball are:
A: There are several games that are spin-offs from basketball viz.
Ringball,
Korfball,
Netball,
Slamball etc.
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Source: NCERT Physical Education Class X.
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