Question

National game of India is
A. Cricket
B. Kabaddi
C. Basketball
D. Hockey

Answer 1

Hint: It refers to a team game that is played between two teams consisting of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field.

Complete answer: The Field Hockey game can be played in both ways either it can be played on a grass field or on the turf, which is a specially made mat like material. India's performance in Hockey at numerous international forums was phenomenal during the period between 1920-1950s and that was most probably the reason why the sport became accepted as a national sport in the country.
Hockey is referred to as the national game of India. It consists of two teams with eleven members in each team. India is the first non-European team to be a part of the international hockey federation. In the year 1928, the team had won its very first Olympic gold medal. Until the year 1956, the Indian men’s hockey team had remained unbeaten Olympic champions with 6 gold medals in a row.

Thus, Option D is the right answer.

Note: Hockey was chosen as the National Game because of the team's unparalleled distinction and matchless talent at the time. During the phase, India had played 24 Olympic matches and won all of them scoring 178 goals and conceding only 7 goals. The only other achievements of the team later that are worth mentioning are the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The black magic Indian touch and their ball juggling feats have become almost extinct now. Perhaps we need better coaches, more finances and facilities, and more practice on Astroturf, which has a faster surface than the grass, where Indians have to practice. It will be a good idea to train the talented children in hockey right from the school level, providing them the necessary funds, training, and facilities to preserve the Indian glory.