Q 01/05

Which epic's tale of Abhimanyu's doomed raid on an enemy formation is often likened to kabaddi?

A) Ramayana

B) Mahabharata

C) Shahnameh

D) Silappatikaram

Answer · why

B) Mahabharata

Mahabharata tells how Abhimanyu broke alone into the enemy's chakravyuha formation and could not get back out, the same lone raid into hostile ground ...

Q 02/05

An Amravati institute's 1930s demonstration at which city's Olympic Games gave kabaddi its first international exposure?

A) Amsterdam

B) Los Angeles

C) Berlin

D) London

Answer · why

C) Berlin

Berlin's 1936 Games were the stage: the Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, an Indian physical-training institute, sent a team to show the sport, and two ...

Q 03/05

How many players does each kabaddi side field on court, with reserves waiting to be substituted?

A) 3

B) 7

C) 15

D) 30

Answer · why

B) 7

7 players a side take the court and raid in turn, since raids alternate between the two teams for the whole match, with tagged or tackled players sitt...

Q 04/05

What is a kabaddi raider's repeated 'kabaddi, kabaddi', proof that the raid is made on a single breath, called?

A) Cant

B) Drone

C) Mantra

D) Refrain

Answer · why

A) Cant

Cant has to stay loud and clear for the whole raid; a raider who lets it lapse is penalised, and the other side takes a point.

Q 05/05

What is it called when a kabaddi side puts every opponent off court, earning two extra points?

A) Clean sweep

B) All out

C) Whitewash

D) Full house

Answer · why

B) All out

All out is declared when the last defender goes off; the scoring side banks two extra points and the whole opposing team walks back on court to start ...