Kabaddi and Sports in India

Test your knowledge about kabaddi rules, gameplay, and terminology, plus general sports topics including women's participation in Indian sports, coaching, and sportsmanship.

24 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an outdoor game?

  1. Snakes and ladders
  2. Kabaddi
  3. Chess
  4. Scrabble
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In kabaddi how many players of each team take the court at a time?

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 7
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The game of kabaddi is played in how many halves?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following games does not mean the same as kabaddi?

  1. Chedduguddu
  2. Hu - tu - tu
  3. Ha - du - du
  4. Kit - kit - kat
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the time taken between the two halves of a kabaddi match?

  1. 5 minutes
  2. 10 minutes
  3. 15 minutes
  4. 2 minutes
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If all the players follow the rules of the game while playing, then which of the following statements will hold wrong?

  1. Playing becomes more enjoyable
  2. It avoids trouble
  3. It keeps peace
  4. It increases arguments
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Hindi, what is the meaning of the word 'kabaddi'?

  1. Holding your feet
  2. Holding your tongue
  3. Holding your breath
  4. Holding your arms
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rules are important for .

  1. everyone
  2. children
  3. adults
  4. sportsperson
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many raiders can be sent at a time in the opponent's court in the game of kabaddi?

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 7
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is Karnam Malleshwari?

  1. Boxer
  2. Weight lifter
  3. Kabaddi player
  4. Runner
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a traffic rule?

  1. Keep on right side.
  2. Stick to given speed limit.
  3. Use a helmet if on a two wheeler.
  4. Overtake only from the right side of a vehicle.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In earlier times, girls were not allowed to play ________ games.

  1. smooth
  2. calm
  3. rough
  4. gentle
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following was not a problem for sportswomen in early India?

  1. Less training
  2. Less facilities
  3. Less encouragement
  4. Less talent
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The participation of Indian women in sports has _________ as compared to the past.

  1. decreased
  2. increased
  3. not changed
  4. doubled
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many teams are there in the game of kabaddi?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 5
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The person who trains athletes in a sport is called a _________.

  1. referee
  2. coach
  3. umpire
  4. score keeper
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following women is a famous tennis player?

  1. Bachendri Pal
  2. P.T. Usha
  3. Sania Mirza
  4. Saina Nehwal
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the first World Cup Kabaddi 2010 held in Punjab?

  1. Pakistan
  2. Canada
  3. India
  4. Italy
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not the role of a coach?

  1. To assess the weakness of the player.
  2. To work on the weakness of the player.
  3. To remove the weakness of the player.
  4. To increase the weakness of the player.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Playing as a team encourages _________ among the players.

  1. co-operation
  2. complication
  3. competition
  4. vibration
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Positive competition in sports is a _________ competition.

  1. deadly
  2. stealthy
  3. healthy
  4. unhealthy
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sport is a good way of making ________ and having a social life.

  1. opponents
  2. foes
  3. enemies
  4. friends
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sports help us to __________ socially, emotionally, physically and mentally.

  1. flow
  2. grow
  3. blow
  4. know
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sportsman always has to act according to the rules of the game when in the field. This inculcates which of the following qualities?

  1. Discipline
  2. Disorder
  3. Disregard
  4. Disobedience