General Awareness

Cricket History and Facts

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Sports and Cricket History questions test your knowledge of players, major tournaments, and historical sports records. This includes cricket milestones, hockey league facts, and archery scores. Regular practice ensures better scores in the general awareness section of exams.

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Cricket History and Facts Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Royal Challengers Bangalore

  2. Chennai Super Kings

  3. Kings XI Punjab

  4. Sahara Pune Warriors

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jeetenge Hum Shaan Se is Royal Challengers Bangalore's team anthem in the IPL. The phrase reflects the team's spirited approach and was part of their promotional campaigns. RCB is known for its passionate fan base and this rallying theme song that embodies their competitive spirit.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

  2. AB de Villiers

  3. Suresh Raina

  4. Keiron Pollard

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

AB de Villiers was awarded the Best Fielder by the jury in IPL Season 3. He is widely regarded as one of the best fielders in cricket history, known for his athletic catches, quick reflexes, and ability to field in any position on the field with exceptional skill.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. 55 off 16 balls

  2. 54 off 18 balls

  3. 55 off 18 balls

  4. 55 off 17 balls

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In this cricket scenario, Pollard came to bat at 6th down position when the target was 55 runs needed off 18 balls. This is a factual question about a specific match situation requiring knowledge of that particular game's context. The other options incorrectly state either different run totals or different ball counts.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Dharmasena

  2. Billy bowden

  3. Rudi kuertson

  4. simon taufel

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In this specific cricket match, Rudi Koertzen was the umpire who gave Sachin Tendulkar not out after Dhoni caught behind during Raina's over. This is a factual question about a particular umpiring decision in a documented match. The other options list other prominent umpires but are incorrect for this specific incident.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Chennai kitta vechikkalamaa machi..naanga yaaru chennai ma singaara chennai

  2. Yevanaa irundhaalum vettuven

  3. Innaama kannu veetla soltu vandhuttiyaaa.. paathu vilaiyaadu ma next IPL'la..

  4. Naanga adicha ne thaangamaatta, naalu maasam ne thoongamaata..

  5. Maamu, enna da MI ippadi nakki'kichu..

  6. Dhoda namma kitta thokradhunu vandhuttaanga ya MI...

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D,E,F Correct answer
Explanation

This is a fun fan question about Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians rivalry. All these dialogues are popular CSK fan trash-talk lines used against MI. Since the question asks which dialogue you would choose and is marked as MC-2 (multiple correct), all options are accepted as valid banter.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Sahara Pune Warriors

  2. Kings XII Punjab

  3. Rajasthan Royals

  4. Kings XI Punjab

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kings XI Punjab (later renamed Punjab Kings) used 'Dhoom Punjabi' as their theme song in the IPL. Note that option B has a typo (XII instead of XI), making option D the correctly formatted answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Gilchrist

  2. Murali vijay

  3. Yusuf pathan

  4. Manish pandey

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Yusuf Pathan scored the fastest IPL century (100 runs) in just 37 balls for Mumbai Indians against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2010. This record stood for years and remains one of the most explosive IPL batting performances. 'Ever' in the question refers to up to that 2010 season.