Badminton

Question 1

Is derived directly from poona, which was played by a British army officers stationed in India in 1860s

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Badminton

Question 2

Is a racket sport played indoors on a court by 2 opposing players

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Badminton

Question 3

You will want to learn how to hold your racket with the forehand to hit shuttles on that side of your body and backhand to hit on the opposite side.

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Grip

Question 4

This grip is used to hit shots that are on back of the hand facing in the direction of stroke with arm across the body

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Backhand grip

Question 5

This grip is used to hit shots that are on the hand facing in the direction of the stroke and around headshots

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Forehand

Question 6

What are the basic handling / skills of a badminton

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1. Grip
2. Footwork
3. Serving Fundamental skills
4. Scoring

Question 7

An offensive player makes this stroke when the shoots the shuttlecock deep into opponents court

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Attacking clear

Question 8

Back ⅓ of the court before boundary lines on either sides of the net

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Backcourt

Question 9

The strokes that return the shuttle cock to the left of a right handed player and to the right of left handed player

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Backhand

Question 10

A single player tries to return to the center of the court during the play

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Base position

Question 11

The line that marks the boundary at the breadth of the court

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Baseline

Question 12

If the shuttle that gets stuck for a while in the wires before getting release

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Carry

Question 13

A fast shot when the shuttle flies straight over the net but close to it

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Drive

Question 14

A clever shots when a player rapidly drops the shuttle close to the net to the opponent’s court

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Drop shot

Question 15

Any pretend shot or movement also called “balk” that unsettles opponent before or during the serve

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Feint

Question 16

A quick wrist - and - forearm rotation that changes the course of a soft shot into a fast one and surprises the opponent

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Flick

Question 17

The front one thirds of a half court on both sides of the net, between the net and the short service line

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Forecourt

Question 18

The stroke that returns a racket to the right side of a right handed player and to the left side of a left handed player

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Forehand

Question 19

Finished when a player or a team scores enough points to win a single contest ; it is a part of a set

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Game

Question 20

The trajectory of a racket is hairpin shaped when a player lifts it from falling close to the net and sends it to the other sides where it drops sharply close to the net

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Hairpin net shot

Question 21

A low shot to the midcourt, usually used in double game

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Half court shot

Question 22

A deep shot by a defending player to the opponent’s court

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High clear

Question 23

The shuttlecock is shot very fast; so that, it cant be returned

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Kill

Question 24

A minor violation of the rules when a referee allows player to replay the rally

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Let

Question 25

In singles, it is same as the boundary line the breadth. In doubles the line is 2.5 ft inside the single line. The serve should not go pass this line.

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Long Service Line

Question 26

A series of game where a winner emerge in the end

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Match

Question 27

⅓ middle part of the court between the net and the back boundary line on either sides of the net

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Midcourt

Question 28

A shot hit high from the forecourt close to the net that just flings the shuttlecock over the net and drops it sharply

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Net shot

Question 29

Any shot passing the shuttlecock to the opposing player or team

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Passing shot

Question 30

A slight wrist movement that gently shoots the shuttlecock

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Push shot

Question 31

The area into which a service must be delivered; this is different from singles and doubles

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Service court

Question 32

The line mark at 1.98 meters from the net in service court where players play in a single game

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Shot service line

Question 33

The side boundary of a single court

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Single sideline

Question 34

A hard hit overhead shot into the opponent’s court that pushes the shuttlecock downwards very fast

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Smash

Question 35

A shot with frame of a racket

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Wood shot

Question 36

This kind of serve is mostly used in Doubles. The shuttlecock barely clears the net and lands close to the serve line

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Short serve

Question 37

This kind of serve mostly used in Single. The shuttlecock reaches far and deep of the court

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Long serve