General Awareness
Cricket History and Facts
9,822 Questions
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.
Cricket records and statsHockey India LeagueFootball trophiesArchery championship scoresCommonwealth Games facts
Cricket History and Facts Questions
-
The Hindus
-
The Muslims
-
The Europeans
-
The Rest
-
The Parsis
D
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct option. Rest team was not included in the Quadrangular tournament.
-
would have
-
will have
-
have
-
would had
A
Correct answer
Explanation
If the antecedent is in the past indefinite, the subsequent must be in the present perfect.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
It is correct answer.Solution: Total Seats = cSeats in front section = a (i.e 1/5*c)a = c/5 Seats sold in front section = 5/6*a = (5/6*c/5) = c/6Seats unsold in front section = c/5 - c/6 = c/30Total seats sold = 3/4*cTotal seats unsold = c/4Fraction of seats unsold in front section = 2c/15
-
force
-
forces
-
forced
-
corcing
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence requires a noun form to complete the phrase 'with great ________.' 'Force' as a noun means strength or power used in an action. 'Forces' would be plural, 'forced' is a verb/adjective, and 'corcing' appears to be a typographical error.
-
Shane Warn
-
Irfan Pathan
-
Gilessi
-
Murlidharan
-
Suresh Raina
-
Gautam Gambhir
-
Parthiv Patel
-
Zahir Khan
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Gautam Ganbhir was appointed as the captain of India's ODI team for West Indies tour.
-
Sarabhai group
-
Essel group
-
Birla
-
Sahara
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a private cricket league launched in 2007 by the Essel Group, headed by Subhash Chandra (Zee Entertainment). It was an unauthorized Twenty20 league that ran parallel to the BBL but eventually folded. The Essel Group diversified into sports entertainment through this venture.
-
Mumbai
-
Nagpur
-
Cuttack
-
Chennai
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The final of IPL-3 was played in Mumbai in June 2010.
-
Sachin Tendulkar
-
Ricky Ponting
-
Brian Lara
-
Jacques kallis
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Sachin Tendulkar is the correct answer.
-
Airtel
-
Aircel
-
Vodafone
-
Reliance
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Aircel is the main sponsor of Chennai Open Tennis 2011.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
(Both): Conjunction ''and'' is preceded by ''both'' and ''both'' is used for two people or things.
-
Sachin Tendulkar
-
Brian Lara
-
Virendra Sehwag
-
Kevin Peterson
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Virender Sehwag won the ICC Test Batting Performance of the Year award. The question appears to have a typo ('circinfo' instead of 'ICC'). This award recognizes exceptional batting performances in Test cricket.
-
Ricky Ponting
-
Rahul Dravid
-
Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis
-
Brian Lara
C
Correct answer
Explanation
In 2005, the ICC Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Player of the Year) was jointly awarded to Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis - a unique tie in the award's history. This was during the period of ICC's annual cricket awards.
-
IPL
-
ICL
-
BPL
-
None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) is the governing body for cricket in India and organizes the IPL (Indian Premier League), which is a professional Twenty20 cricket league. ICL (Indian Cricket League) was a private league that operated briefly, and BPL refers to the Bangladesh Premier League.