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

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How many outs are there in an inning?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In baseball, one full inning consists of 6 outs - 3 outs for each team. A half-inning (one team's turn at bat) has 3 outs. The options 2, 3, and 4 are incorrect as they don't account for both teams' outs in a complete inning.

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Who holds the record for most catches in career (non wicket keeper)?

  1. Mohammad Azharuddin

  2. Allan Border

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. Mahela Jayawardene
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for the most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in international cricket history (specifically in Tests and across formats combined). Rahul Dravid held the Test record for a long time, but Jayawardene surpassed the overall totals.

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Who Bowled the First Delivery in IPl-4?

  1. Yusuf Pathan

  2. Jack Kallis

  3. Iqbal Abdullah

  4. Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Iqbal Abdullah bowled the first delivery of IPL 2011 to Gautam Gambhir. The opening match was between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, with Abdullah representing Mumbai Indians.

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Who Bowled the First Delivery in IPl-4?

  1. Yusuf Pathan

  2. Jack Kallis

  3. Iqbal Abdullah

  4. Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In IPL 2011 (Season 4), the first delivery was bowled by Iqbal Abdullah of Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings in the opening match. The tournament began on April 8, 2011. Note that 'Jack Kallis' is likely a typo for Jacques Kallis. Yusuf Pathan and Laxmi Ratan Shukla were also players in that season but did not bowl the first ball.

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first semi finalist of IPL 4

  1. MI

  2. CSK

  3. RCB

  4. KKR
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In IPL 2011 (Season 4), RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) topped the league table with 21 points, qualifying first for the playoffs. They were the first team to secure semi-final qualification by finishing at the top of the standings. MI, CSK, and KKR all qualified later.

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How many wickets taken by Munaf patel in this ipl.

  1. 17

  2. 14

  3. 15

  4. 16
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the 2011 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Munaf Patel took 17 wickets for the Mumbai Indians. This was his most successful season in terms of wicket count. The other options (14, 15, and 16) are incorrect counts for his performance in that specific tournament.

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What is CricketNet?

  1. Allows for viewing of performance statistics for network devices

  2. Allows for viewing of cricket score

  3. Allows for viewing of performance statistics for servers

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

CricketNet is a network monitoring tool that provides performance statistics and graphs for network devices such as routers, switches, and other infrastructure. Option A correctly describes its purpose. Option B is incorrect despite the name - it's not related to the sport of cricket. Option C is incorrect because CricketNet focuses on network devices, not servers.