Correct option is A
· In India, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) at Kolkata introduced basketball for the first time.
· Later the YMCA established at Madras in 1920 played an important role in the development of this game.
· Basketball originated at the Springfield College of Physical Education in Massachusetts, USA in 1891, invented by Dr. James Naismith. In 1894, Naismith established the first 13 rules, which are still the basis of modern basketball.