Question

National game of India is?
(A) Cricket
(B) Kabaddi
(C) Baseball
(D) Hockey

Answer 1

Hint: Indian national game. It consists of two teams, each with 11 members. India is the first non-European team to join the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won the first Olympic gold medal.

Complete answer:
History of hokey: It may be one of the oldest games in the current world. About 1,200 years before the start of the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, a simple movement of guiding the ball with a stick had already been performed. People of almost all major races in the world have played many different games. The currently accepted version of the hockey game was developed by the British.

 The London Hockey Association was established in 1921 and consolidated the rules. The International Hockey Federation (International Hockey Federation) was established in 1924 to promote major British games to the world. This game was launched in India during Raj in the UK. India's first hockey club was established in Kolkata in 1855. Bengal Hockey is the first hockey association in India, established in 1908. India participated in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam for the first time in 1928.

Hockey rules: Previously, the game was divided into two halves, 35 minutes per half, but it was changed in 2014 to introduce 4 halves every 15 minutes. There is a 2 minute rest period after each cycle. There are 11 players on each side, of which 10 are on the court and one is a goalkeeper. Each player has a hockey stick, 150 to 200 cm long, with a slender shaft and a flat extension at the end called a blade. The maximum allowable weight of a hockey stick is 737 grams.

The ball is small and made of plastic. The club is flat on the playing side and is usually made of hickory or mulberry. The purpose of the game is to hit the ball, dribble and push the ball to the court, and try to shoot the ball past the goalkeeper into the opposite post.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Note: Hockey games can be played on the grass or on the turf, which is a special mat. During the 1920s and 1950s, India’s performance in hockey matches in various international forums was impressive, which may be why this sport is regarded as the country’s national sport.