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 technology testing

Who are the godfathers of scrum methodology?

  1. Takeuchi & Nonaka

  2. Scott McNealy & Bill Joy

  3. Sabeer Bhatia & Vinodh Khosla

  4. Marlon Bhatia & Al Pacino
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland are the creators of Scrum, but they developed it based on the 1986 Harvard Business Review paper 'The New New Product Development Game' by Takeuchi and Nonaka which introduced the rugby analogy for product development.

Multiple choice

What does crease mean in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Cricket is a game which is played between two teams comprising 11 players each. This game is played using bat and ball. The game is an outdoor activity which is played on an oval shaped field. There is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the center. At one point of time, one team bats and tries to score the maximum number of runs possible while the other team bowls and fields. The bowler tries to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

  1. It means the line in front of the wicket where a batsman stands to hit the ball in the game of cricket.

  2. It means the line behind the wicket where a batsman stands to hit the ball in the game of cricket.

  3. It means the line where the ball goes after being hit.

  4. It is the boundary of the pitch.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Concept based

Multiple choice

Why does a batsman run after hitting the ball?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Cricket is a game which is played between two teams comprising 11 players each. This game is played using bat and ball. The game is an outdoor activity which is played on an oval shaped field. There is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the center. At one point of time, one team bats and tries to score the maximum number of runs possible while the other team bowls and fields. The bowler tries to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

  1. Because he wants to reach the pavilion.

  2. Because he wants to score runs.

  3. Because he is tired of standing in one place.

  4. Because he wants to be dismissed.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It matches with the passage.

Multiple choice

What is the length of the pitch?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Cricket is a game which is played between two teams comprising 11 players each. This game is played using bat and ball. The game is an outdoor activity which is played on an oval shaped field. There is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the center. At one point of time, one team bats and tries to score the maximum number of runs possible while the other team bowls and fields. The bowler tries to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

  1. 12 yards

  2. 33 yards

  3. 24 yards

  4. 22 yards
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Concept based

Multiple choice

How many runs can the batting team score?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Cricket is a game which is played between two teams comprising 11 players each. This game is played using bat and ball. The game is an outdoor activity which is played on an oval shaped field. There is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the center. At one point of time, one team bats and tries to score the maximum number of runs possible while the other team bowls and fields. The bowler tries to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

  1. About 200

  2. As many as they can score in their innings.

  3. Not more than 100.

  4. As much as they can.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Concept based

Multiple choice

Between how many teams is cricket played?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Cricket is a game which is played between two teams comprising 11 players each. This game is played using bat and ball. The game is an outdoor activity which is played on an oval shaped field. There is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the center. At one point of time, one team bats and tries to score the maximum number of runs possible while the other team bowls and fields. The bowler tries to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings.

  1. One

  2. Three

  3. Two

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

It matches with the passage.

Multiple choice

ICC elite panel’s _____ became the 10th umpire in the history of cricket to join the 50th test club.

  1. Billy Bowden

  2. Salve Mender

  3. Ryan Band

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

Billy Bowden is indeed a famous cricket umpire from New Zealand who was part of the ICC Elite Panel. He was the 10th umpire in cricket history to officiate in 50 Test matches, achieving this milestone in 2009. Bowden is known for his distinctive crooked finger signal.

Multiple choice

Who was the captain of the first Indian Test cricket team?

  1. Lala Amarnath

  2. IAK Pataudi

  3. CK Nayudu

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

CK Nayudu was the captain of India's first Test cricket team in 1932 against England. He led the team in India's inaugural Test match at Lord's. Lala Amarnath, IAK Pataudi, and Gulam Ahmed were all notable cricketers but not the first captain.

Multiple choice

Akshay Kumar was roped in to endorse which major franchise in IPL?

  1. Mumbai Indians

  2. Delhi Daredevils

  3. Kolkata knightriders

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Akshay Kumar was indeed signed as a brand ambassador for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) IPL franchise. This was a major endorsement deal connecting Bollywood with cricket.

Multiple choice

As in 2011, who is the highest scorer in Cricket World Cup?

  1. Javed Miadad

  2. Vivian Richard

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

  4. Brian Lara

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

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for highest runs scored across all Cricket World Cup tournaments (2,278 runs in 45 matches from 1992-2011). The phrasing 'as in 2011' indicates cumulative World Cup career total, not one tournament.

Multiple choice

South Africa defeat West Indies by how many wickets in the fifth and final match of the ODI series at Johannesburg?

  1. 10

  2. 9

  3. 8

  4. 7
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

South Africa hosted West Indies for a 5-match ODI series at Johannesburg in early 2008. In the fifth and final match of this series, South Africa defeated West Indies by 8 wickets, completing a dominant series performance. The Proteas chased down the target comfortably, losing only 2 wickets in the process.