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The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) was established in:

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Answer: Option A — 1950

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The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) was formed in 1950 as the national governing body for basketball in India. It is affiliated with FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball) and FIBA Asia.

Basketball in India:

  • Basketball was introduced in India in the early 1900s through the YMCA in places such as Madras (Chennai) and Calcutta (Kolkata).
  • The first National Basketball Championship was held in 1934 in New Delhi.
  • Basketball is popular in states such as Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, and in the armed forces and Railways.

India's achievements in basketball:

  • The Indian men's team played at the Olympic Games only once, at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
  • India has taken part in the Asian Games and Asian Championships regularly; its best Asian Championship result was fourth place in 1975.

Indian players who reached top professional basketball include Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian-born player drafted into the NBA (2015, Dallas Mavericks), and Amjyot Singh and Princepal Singh, who played in the NBA G League.

Sim Bhullar, a Canadian of Indian origin, was the first player of Indian descent to play in an NBA game (2015).

The Indian women's team has competed in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

National sports federations of India and their founding years:

  • Indian Olympic Association: 1927.
  • All India Football Federation: 1937.
  • Athletics Federation of India: 1946.
  • Basketball Federation of India: 1950.
  • Volleyball Federation of India: 1951.

About basketball:

  • It was invented by James Naismith in 1891.
  • FIBA was founded in 1932 in Geneva.
  • FIBA matches have 4 quarters of 10 minutes; 5 players per side.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗1951 is when the Volleyball Federation of India was formed.
  • ✗1937 is when the All India Football Federation was formed.
  • ✗1927 is when the Indian Olympic Association was formed.

Quick tip

Remember: Basketball Federation of India = 1950; India played Olympic basketball only once (1980 Moscow); Satnam Singh = first Indian-born NBA draftee (2015).

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