Sports General Knowledge – Kho-Kho related Objective Questions

Ans. It’s a simple game of chasing and touching a person.

Ans. Tag all the players of opposite team in shortest possible time.

Ans. Two innings, each inning consists of chasing and running turns of 9 minutes by each team.

Ans. 1936.

Ans. At Vijaywada in 1959-60.

Ans. Asian Kho-Kho Federation came into existence in 1987 with three countries as it’s members.

Ans. Kho-Kho playground is reactangle in shape.

Ans. 27 m x 16 m is the size of Kho-Kho playground.

Ans. 12 players in a team, but only 9 take the field for contest.

Ans. Team that takes the shortest time to tag maximum number of opposition team in the field wins.

Ans. 1955 – Kho-kho Federation of India (KKFI) was formed in 1955.

Ans. Maharashtra.
Also, it is believed that Kho Kho was originated in the Maharashtra region of India and that can be the reason for kho kho being famous in thia region.

Ans. Maharashtra.

Ans. Kho-Kho Federation of India.

Ans. The game is played in 2 innings and each inning consists of chasing and running turns of 7 minutes each.

Ans. 8 members of the “chasing” team take position in their eight squares on the central line, alternately facing the opposite directions. The ninth player is the ‘chaser,’ and he takes his position next to one of the two poles, ready to begin the pursuit.

Ans. Word Kho is being used by the active chaser when they want to change the position with the seated chaser.

Ans. The modern form of Kho-Kho was shaped by the Deccan Gymkhana of Pune which was founded by Lokmanya Tilak.

Ans. It was established as Akhil Bhartiya Kho Kho Mandal in the year 1955.

Ans. It is given out in case of violations of rules, first card is for caution and two yellow cards in same game means the player has to sit out of the remainder of the match and the next match of particular tournament.

Ans. A red card results in suspension from the ongoing match and the next match of the tournament.

Ans. A senior international Kho Kho match has two innings separated by a brief break. Each innings has two turns, lasting nine minutes each, where teams alternate between chasing and defending. The team with the most points at the end of the two innings wins the match.

Ans. Central lane is the place where 8 players of the defending team sits in 8 squares alternating in the direction they face.

Ans. If both team scores equal points at the end of two innings then in that case tie happens and an additional innings is played to decide the winner.

Ans. 9 members of chasing team remains on field and defenders enters in batches of three.

Ans. A senior international Kho Kho match is about 48 minutes long. It consists of two innings, each with two turns, with each turn lasting nine minutes. There is a six-minute interval after each inning, and a three-minute break between each turn.

Ans. An additional innings is played to decide the winner.

Ans. A Kho Kho team has 12 players, including three substitutes. During a match, only nine players take the field at once.

Ans. Wazir is called as the trump card in kho kho who is free to run either left or right in the wing but cannot cross the centre line and will have to always get a perfect Kho otherwise he will get a foul. Wazir is called as the trump card as the team can use to benefit more points and attacks.

Ans. If the teams are tied at the end of the match i.e. 2 innings, an additional innings is played to decide the winner.