Badminton Objective Questions Sport General Knowledge – what is badminton, International Badminton Federation, Badminton Association of India, origin of badminton, mixed doubles, dimensions of badminton court, height of net in badminton, toss for starting the badminton match, let, fouls, maximum height allowed for the shuttle during the serve etc.
Badminton is a racket sport that can be played by either two opposing players, known as singles, or two opposing pairs, called doubles. The net posts in badminton are placed over the doubles’ sidelines, irrespective of whether singles’ or doubles’ play is taking place. Is a very famous sport and is suitable for all age groups to keep them fit.
| Characteristics | Description |
| International Badminton Federation formed in | 1934. |
| Start of a badminton game determined by | Tossing a coin. |
| Let | Called by the umpire or a player to halt play due to an unforeseen or accidental occurrence. |
| Basic types of badminton grips | Forehand grip and Backhand grip. |
| Different types of serves | High, low and flat. |
Table of Contents
Introduction:
| S. No. | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is badminton and how is it played? | Badminton is a racket sport that can be played by either two opposing players, known as singles, or two opposing pairs, called doubles. |
| 2 | What is the origin of badminton? | The origin of badminton can be traced back to the second century BC. |
| 3 | How is the start of a badminton game determined? | The start of a badminton game is determined by tossing a coin. |
Important Years:
| S. No. | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When was the International Badminton Federation formed, and what was its role? | The International Badminton Federation, now known as the Badminton World Federation, was formed in 1934. Its formation aimed to establish a governing body for badminton and to standardize the rules of the game worldwide. |
| 2 | When was the Badminton Association of India established? | The Badminton Association of India came into existence in the year 1934. It serves as the governing body for badminton in India, with various state-level associations being affiliated to it. |
| 3 | When was badminton included as a Summer Olympic sport? | Badminton was included in summer olympics in 1992. Four event were included viz. men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles. |
| 4 | When did mixed doubles in badminton be included in olympics? | Four years after badminton became part of the summer olympics. |
Dimensions:
Q8: What are the dimensions of the badminton court?
A: The full width of the badminton court is 6.1 meters, while for singles’ play, the width is reduced to 5.18 meters. The full length of the court measures 13.4 meters.
Q9: What is the height of the net in badminton?
A: The net in badminton is 1.55 meters high at the edges and 1.524 meters high in the center.
Q10. Difference in court dimension for singles and doubles match in badminton?
A:
In double court is wider than w.r.t singles,
Length of court os same in both,
In doubles the service length is shorter than w.r.t singles.
Q11. Where is the short line located on court?
A: Short service line is located at 1.98 metres or 6 feet 6 inches away from the net.
Q12. Material used for making badminton rackets.
A: Carbon fiber composite, steel etc. can be used for making badminton rackets. Nowadays with advancement other materials are also used like carbon nanotube, fullerences etc.
During earlier days wooded badminton rackets were also prevalent, but nowadays no one uses these wooden rackets.
Q13. Why is carbon fiber composite a good choice for badminton brackets?
A: Carbon fiber composite is the good choice for badminton rackets because of its good strength to weight ratio, stiffness and better transfer of kinetic energy to shuttlecock.
Q14. What’s the thickness and tension range for strings used in badminton rackets?
A: The thickness should range from 0.62 to 0.73 mm and tension should be between 80 to 160 N.
Scoring:
Q15. In a double match what happens when the serving side wins a rally?
A: The same player continues to serve but the player changes the service court.
Q16. What happens when the opponent wins the rally?
A: In this case the opponent gets the service. If the score is even then the player on the right court does the service and if the score is odd then the player on the left court do the service.
Q17. What is the maximum score of the game?
A: 21 points.
Q18. What happens when the score ties at 20-20?
A: In such a scenario the game continues until one side gains the lead of two points e.g. 23:21.
Q19. What happens when the tie gets up to 29-29?
A: In this scenario the game goes to Golden point of 30 whoever scores this point first wins the game.
Q20. How is it decided who will serve first in the match?
A: Based on coin toss or by casting the shuttlecock. In the second option, the side towards which the shuttlecock is pointing serves first.
Rules / Format:
Q21: What is mixed doubles in badminton?
A: Mixed doubles is a unique event in badminton where a combination of one man and one woman forms a team to compete against other mixed doubles pairs.
Q22: How are the net posts positioned on the badminton court?
A: The net posts in badminton are placed over the doubles’ sidelines, irrespective of whether singles’ or doubles’ play is taking place.
Q23: What options does the player winning the toss have?
A: The player who wins the toss has two options to choose from. They can either choose to serve first or decide which side of the court they prefer.
Q24: What option does the player losing the toss receive?
A: The player who loses the toss receives the option that was not chosen by the player winning the toss. For example, if the winning player chooses to serve first, the losing player gets to choose which side of the court they prefer.
Q25: How does the serving process work in badminton at the beginning of the game?
A: In badminton, at the start of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court.
Q26: How do the server and receiver position themselves during the service?
A: The server and receiver always stand diagonally in opposite service courts without touching the boundary lines.
Q27: What is the maximum height allowed for the shuttle during the serve?
A: While serving, the entire shuttle must be below 1.15 meters from the surface of the court at the moment of impact between the racket and the shuttle.
Q28: What is the rule regarding the contact of the server and receiver with the court during the serve?
A: Both the server and receiver must ensure that some parts of their feet remain in contact with the surface of the court until the service is delivered.
Q29: What is a ‘let’ in badminton and when is it called?
A: In badminton, a ‘let’ is called by the umpire or a player (in the absence of an umpire) to halt play due to an unforeseen or accidental occurrence.
Q30: What happens when any of these faults occur during a rally in badminton?
A: When any of these faults occur, the player or player’s side that committed the fault loses the rally. The opponent is awarded the point and the right to serve next.
Q31. How point is scored in badminton?
A: When a player strikes the shuttlecock using his/her racquet and it lands within the other team’s half of the court.
Q32. How many times can each side strike the shuttlecock before passing it to the other side?
A: Only once.
Q33. What is considered a valid service?
A: When a shuttlecock passes over the short service line on the opponent’s court during a serve.
Q34. What is a net kill shot?
A: A net kill shot is played in the forecourt, where a player hits it steeply downwards and in most cases they get the point.
Q35. What is a smash shot?
A: Smash short is played in the midcourt on high shuttlecock, where a player hits it with power and in the downward direction.
Q36. Types of service.
A: There are various types of service viz.
Low serve into the forecourt,
Lift to the back of the court,
Lifted high serves: In this the shuttlecock is lifted so high that it lands on the opponent’s court almost vertically,
Flick serves: In this shuttlecock is lifted to somewhat less height and lands on others court somewhat sooner.
Types:
Q37: What are the two basic types of badminton grips?
A: The two basic types of badminton grips are: Forehand grip and Backhand grip.
Circumstances can be anything like if the receiver is not ready, shuttlecock from the adjacent court landing on the court, shuttle touching the ceiling etc.
Q38: What are different types of serves?
A: Different types of serves are high, low and flat.
Famous players:
Q39: Some of the famous badminton players of India are:
PV Sindhu: She has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit.
Saina Nehwal: A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world’s 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and therafter the second Indian player – after Prakash Padukone – to achieve this feat. [Source: link]
Pullela Gopichand: former Indian badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. [Source: link]
Other Misc. Information:
Q40. Why is the shuttlecock made of feathers?
A: The shuttelcock is made up of feathers as feathers give higher drag and leads to the shuttlecock decelerating more rapidly.
Q41. What is the shape of the feather shuttlecock?
A: Feathers of shuttlecock used in badminton is of conical shape. Also, it has 16 overlapping feathers which are embedded into a cork base.
Q42. Benefits of shuttles aerodynamic stability.
A: Benefits of shuttle dynamic stability is that irrespective of its initial orientation it will always turn to cork side first.
Q43. Consequence of shuttlecock’s drag.
A: Because of shuttlecocks drag a player has always had to hit the shuttlecock with considerable power, so that it lands on the other court.
Q44. Regional governing bodies of badminton associated with Badminton World Federation (BFW) are:
A:
Asia: Badminton Asia Confederation
Africa: Badminton Confederation of Africa
America: Badminton Pan AM
Europe: Badminton Europe
Oceania: Badminton Oceania
Q45. What is the Thomas Cup?
A: Thomas Cup is an international competition organized by BWF, it’s a men’s International team event held every 2 years.
Uber Cup is the women’s equivalent of the Thomas Cup.
Q46. Thomas Cup and Uber Cup first held in.
A: Thomas Cup first held in 1948-1949 and Uber Cup first held in 1956-1957.
Q47. What’s Sudirman cup?
A: Sudirman cup is a gender mixed International team event held every 2 years first happened in 1989.
It’s quite an interesting tournament where a country has to perform well in all five formats to win the tournament.
Q48. When was the BWF world championship first held?
A: BWF world championship first held in 1977.
Q49. How many players participate in the BWF world championship?
A: Currently 64 players are allowed to participate in BWF world championship and the maximum of four players are allowed from a country.
Q50. Which tournaments are categorized as level one tournaments?
A: Thomas Cup, Uber cup, Sudirman cup, Olympics and BWF World Championship are all categorized as level one tournaments.
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