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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Explanation
The correct answer is D, 1.524 m. 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. Option B, 1.55 m, is therefore a true figure placed in the wrong slot, and it is the answer most candidates pick when they read the question in a hurry; note carefully whether the question says centre or posts. Option A, 1.50 m, is a rounded-off number that appears in loose writing but is not the legal height. Option C, 1.62 m, is nowhere in badminton; it is close to the height of a volleyball net for women, which is 2.24 metres, and simply serves as a distractor. The court itself is 13.4 metres long, 6.1 metres wide for doubles and 5.18 metres for singles.
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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 →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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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.
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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