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Q1. Mr. Sharath Kamal, the best table tennis player in Indian history, won the gold medal at
2006 Commonwealth Games that was held in –
a. Glasgow
b. Melbourne
c. Birmingham
Ans. Melbourne
Q2. Usually the official standard ping-pong table is green, but it can also be of what colour?
a. Violet
b. Blue
c. Brown
Ans. Blue
Q3. Why was Table Tennis banned in the Soviet Union from 1930-1950?
a. It was a part of a clamp down by officials on activities from the west that were deemed
culturally disruptive.
b. Sport in public places was not allowed.
c. Authorities believed that the sport was harmful to people’s eyes.
Ans. The authorities believed that the sport was harmful for the people’s eyes.
Q4. What did Boris Johnson cause controversy over at the Beijing Olympics?
Q5. Which country won all the 4 table tennis gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
a. China
b. USA
c. England
Ans. China
Q6. What happens when the ball touches the net during a serve but still goes over to the side of
your opponent?
Q7. When was the 21-point scoring system changed to the 11-point scoring system in table
tennis?
a. 1991
b. 2001
c. 2011
Ans. 2001
Q8. To avoid an unfair advantage, how high should a player throw the ball from the flat of their
hand during a serve?
a. 15.2 centimetres
b. 17.8 centimetres
c. 14.2 centimetres
Ans. 15.2 centimetres
Q10. During table tennis games, the colour of the walls is important because the players need a
good contrast between the floor, table and wall colours, it should be –
a. non-reflective
b. painted with dark colour
c. both a and c
Ans. both
Q11. Which among the following women table tennis players stand at the second position in the
Top 10 list of table tennis players of the world?
a. LIU Shiwen
b. DING Ning
c. LI Xiaoxia
Ans. Ding Ning
Q12. According to ITTF World Ranking, Chen Meng stands at the stands at the 1st position in the
top 10list of Women singles, she hails from –
a. Japan
b. Thailand
c. China
Ans. China
Q13. A player hits a ball which strikes the singles net stick and then lands on the correct side of
the court. Is the ball in play?
a. Yes
b. No, but if it was a serve and it hits the singles stick it is a fault
c. Yes, but if it was a serve and it hits the singles stick it is a fault
Ans. Yes, but if it was a serve and it hits the singles stick it is a fault
Q14. The first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year
was Maureen Connolly, also known as “Little Mo”, she was an –
a. 1987
b. 1988
c. 1989
Ans. 1988