How many feathers are fixed in a standard feathered shuttlecock used in badminton?
- A.12
- B.14
- C.16
- D.20
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 16. The Laws of Badminton require a feathered shuttle to carry sixteen feathers fixed in a cork base covered with thin leather, and the feathers, usually from the wing of a goose or a duck, must be of the same length in one shuttle. Its weight lies between 4.74 and 5.50 grams, and this pair of numbers — sixteen feathers and a weight under six grams — is what papers ask for. Options A, B and D, twelve, fourteen and twenty, are the usual near misses offered to a candidate who remembers only that the number is somewhere around a dozen and a half. Note also that synthetic shuttles are allowed for practice and in some tournaments, but the sixteen-feather shuttle remains the standard used at international level, so the figure quoted in an examination is always sixteen.
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Practice Questions
View allBlack Card given to a badminton player during the game indicates _____________.
- A.suspension
- B.fault
- C.warning
- D.disqualification
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Badminton umpires use three cards, and the black one is the last of them: it removes the player or the pair from the match altogether, and the referee is informed.
Read the full explanation →Corbillon Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
- A.Golf
- B.Hockey
- C.Table Tennis
- D.Badminton
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The Corbillon Cup is the trophy of the women’s team event at the World Table Tennis Championships, and its companion, the Swaythling Cup, is the men’s team trophy.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the world team championship trophy for men in badminton?
- A.Thomas Cup
- B.Uber Cup
- C.Swaythling Cup
- D.Sudirman Cup
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Named after Sir George Thomas, an English player and administrator, it is the world men’s team championship in badminton and was first contested in 1948–49.
Read the full explanation →What is the height of the net at the centre of a badminton court?
- A.1.50 m
- B.1.55 m
- C.1.62 m
- D.1.524 m
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The badminton net sags very slightly at the middle, so the laws fix two heights: 1.524 metres at the centre of the court and 1.55 metres over the side lines, at the posts.
Read the full explanation →Under the rally point system used in badminton since 2006, how many points make one game?
- A.15
- B.21
- C.11
- D.25
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Since 2006 badminton has used rally point scoring, in which a point is won on every rally whoever served, a game runs to 21 points and a match is decided over the best of three games.
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