Which Indian won the women’s singles gold medal in table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
- A.Mouma Das
- B.Madhurika Patkar
- C.Ankita Das
- D.Manika Batra
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Manika Batra. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games of 2018 she became the first Indian woman to win the singles gold in table tennis, beating Singapore’s Yu Mengyu in the final, and she also took team gold at the same Games. Option A, Mouma Das, was a senior member of that Indian squad and a long-serving international, but she did not win the singles title. Option B, Madhurika Patkar, and option C, Ankita Das, are Indian internationals of the same period who likewise have no Commonwealth singles gold. Alongside her, remember Achanta Sharath Kamal, India’s most decorated table tennis player, whose Commonwealth medals run across several editions. For badminton the parallel names are Saina Nehwal and P. V. Sindhu, and papers often ask for one of them in the same set.
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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 →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.
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