Sports General Knowledge – Table Tennis Objective Questions

Table Tennis Objective Questions Sport General Knowledge – ping-pong another name, number of players, equipment used, improvisation of the game, ITTF, Table Tennis in Olympics, when Table Tennis was introduced, TTFI, first world championship of Table Tennis, dimensions of Table Tennis Table, grips, pen hold grip, different types of services, offensive strokes, defensive strokes etc.

Table Tennis is a popular indoor sport played by two or four players. It involves using small rackets to hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table divided by a net. The objective of the game is to score points by striking the ball over the net and making it bounce on the opponent’s side of the table without them being able to return it successfully.

Another namePingpong.
EquipmentTable Tennis racquet, ball and table tennis table.
First World Championship of Table Tennis1926, London.
GripsShake hand grip and Pen hold grip.



Table of Contents

Q1: What is another name for Table Tennis?

A: Table Tennis is also known as Ping-Pong.

Q2: When and where was Table Tennis likely played with improvised equipment?

A: Table Tennis was likely played with improvised equipment in England during the last quarter of the 19th century.

Q3. Table tennis is governed by the ______.

A: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

Q4. How the name table tennis came into being?

A: It was came into being in 1920-21 when the old Ping-Pong Association that was formed in 1902 was revived.

Q5: When was the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) founded?

A: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926 with headquarters in Berlin.

Q6: In which year was Table Tennis introduced in the Olympics?

A: Table Tennis was introduced in the Olympics in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

Q7: Where was the first World Championship of Table Tennis held and in which year?

A: The first World Championship of Table Tennis was held in London in 1926.

Q8: When was the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) formed?

A: The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) was formed in 1926 in Calcutta.

Q9. When was table tennis included in Commonwealth Games?

A: It included in Commonwealth games in 2002 and in Olympics in 1988.

Q10. Who were the founding members of ITTF?

A: ITTF was founded in 1926 and it’s founding members were England, Sweden, Hungary, India, Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Wales.

Q11: What equipment is used in Table Tennis?

A: Table Tennis is played using table-tennis rackets and a plain hard surface called a Table, which is divided by a net.

Q12: What are the dimensions of a Table Tennis table?

A: A Table Tennis table is 9 ft. (2.74 meters) long, 5 ft. (1.525 meters) wide, and 2.5 ft. (76 centimeters) high.

Q13: How high is the net from the table in Table Tennis?

A: The net in Table Tennis is 6 inches (15 centimeters) high from the table.

Q14. Dimension of table tennis ball?

A: The weight of table tennis ball is around 2.7 grams or 0.09 ounce and has a diameter of about 4 cm or 1.6 inches.

Q15: Colour of table tennis ball?

A: Colour of table tennis ball can be white, yellow or orange.

Q16: How many players typically participate in Table Tennis?

A: Two or four players usually participate in Table Tennis.

Q17: How do players grip their rackets in Table Tennis?

A: Players grip their rackets in Table Tennis in a variety of ways, which can be classified into two major categories: Pen hold grip and shake hand grip.

Q18: Pen hold grip is mainly used by _____.

A: Pen hold grip is mainly used by Chinese and Korean players.

Q19: Different types of service in Table Tennis?

A: Long service, short service, spin service, flat service, high toss service etc.

Q20: Different types of offensive strokes in Table Tennis?

A: Drive, loop drive, loop, loop kill, hook, counter drive, flip and smash.

Q21: Different types of defensive strokes in Table Tennis?

A: Push or slice, chop, block, side spin drive, lob and drop shot.

Q22. Rules for service:

A. While service the ball must remain above the table’s surface and behind the endline at all times.

Q23. Before how many bounce does a receiver has to return the ball?

A. The receiver must return the ball back to receiver’s court before second bounce on his/her side.

Q24. What happens when a player strikes the ball twice?

A. It is considered as foul and the opponent gets a point.

Q25. What happens when while playing moves the table or touches the net assembly?

A. It is also considered as foul and the opponent gets a point.

Q26. Who wins the game?

A. Player scoring 11 points first wins the match.

Q27. What happens when both the players score 10 points?

A. In this case first player to subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points is considered as winner.

Q28. In a typical match how many sets happens?

A: In a typical match odd number of sets happens i.e. 5,7 etc. and best of five or seven games wins the match.

Q29. Rule for service?

A: Service alternates between the two players every two points until the game ends.

Q30. Rules on switching side?

A: After each set or game the players switched side.

Q31. Service in double games?

A: Service should happen in such a way that it bounces once in the right hand box of the server and another bounce must happens at least once on opponents right hand box.

Q32. Order of hitting ball in doubles game?

A: Player hits the ball turn by turn i.e. if A and B are on the same team then they will hit the ball turn by turn.

Q33. Two major types of grip styles?

A: Penhold and shakehand.

Q34. Penhold style is popular among ________.

A: It is popular among players of East Asian countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Q35. Shakehand style is popular among _______.

A: It is popular among players of Europe and of Americas.

Q36. Among penhold and shakehand style which one is easier?

A: Shakehand is easier to learn than penhold style as it’s easy to play/using both sides (offensive as well as defensive) of the racket in shakehand style.

Q37: When does service change happens?

A: Every 2 points until 10-all is reached after which it changes after every point.

Q38: Rules for spinning:

A: In service it is not allowed to impact any spin to ball by the fingers. It was banned universally in 1937.

Q39. Different types of spin in the game of Table Tennis?

A: Backspin, topspin, sidespin and corkspin.

Q40. Characteristics of Backspin:

– For backspin a player strikes the base of the ball with a downward movement,
– It is used defensively to keep the ball low,

Q41. Characteristics of Topspin:

– In topspin the axis of spin remains perpendicular to the trajectory of the ball,
– It’s an offensive technique due to increased ball speed,
– Opponent gets less time to react on topspin because of it’s high speed,

Q42. Characteristics of sidespin:

– Sidespin is employed mostly during service,
– In sidespin ball spins on vertical axis, whereas in backspin and topspin spin occurs in horizontal axis,
– It has very little effect on bounce of ball,

Q43. Characteristics of corkspin:

– Spin axis is relatively parallel to the ball’s trajectory,
– After bounce the ball moves to right or left making the return difficult,
– It is always mixed with another variety of spin as alone it’s not very effective.

Q44. Some major table tennis tournaments are:

Q45. World Table Tennis Championship:

– Held since 1926 and biennially since 1957,
– Five individual happens in it viz. men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s double and mixed doubles.

Q46. Table Tennis World Cup:

– Held annually since 1980,
– Initially only men’s singles was there, then team competition in 1990 and women’s singles was inaugurated in 1996.

Q47. Table tennis in Olympics:

– It was included in Olympics since 1988 including both singles and doubles for men as well as women.

Q48. ITTF World Tour:

– Used to be known as ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, was an annual series introduced by ITTF in 1996,
– It includes events in 7 categories viz. Men’s singles, Women’s singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles, Mixed doubles, Under-21 Men’s singles and Under-21 Women’s Singles,
– 2021: ITTF World Tour replaced by the newly created World Table Tennis.

Q49. Why returning the service is the most difficult part?

A. Returning the service is the most difficult part because server’s first move is often the least predictable due to the numerous spin and speed choices at the server’s disposal.

Q50. Which country has won the most world championships sine 1959?

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