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

Directions: In the following question, there is a statement followed by two conclusions. Statement: The Australian Cricket team scored 300 runs, out of which Andrew Symonds scored 151 runs. Conclusion: I. Andrew Symonds was the highest run scorer of the match. II. Symonds scored 66 runs in singles only.

  1. If only conclusion I follows.

  2. If only conclusion II follows.

  3. If conclusions I and II both follow.

  4. If neither I nor II follows.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Neither conclusion can be drawn. Hence, Option (4) is correct.

Multiple choice

What is the probability that he will watch cricket?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question:

Rohan is a school boy and he was confused between completing his homework and watching a live cricket match. So, he decides to toss a coin on a certain flag, which has 4 equal parts of different colours viz. red, blue, green and yellow colours. He comes to the conclusion that he will complete his homework only if the coin falls as a heads on the red colour.

  1. 1/2

  2. 3/8

  3. 1/4

  4. 7/8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Total number of outcomes = 8 (because heads on four colors and tails on four colors) Probability that he will work only when heads will occur on red colour = 1/8 So, probability of watching cricket = 1 – 1/8 = 7/8

Multiple choice

What is the probabilty that he will lose his money this time? He will lose money only if the team loses.

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Arun, a resident Indian citizen, gambles his money on the World Cup cricket matches. Most of the times he wins money, but when he loses, he starts fighting for the money. This time he has gambled money on the Indian cricket team. The probability of the Indian cricket team winning a match is 0.7. Also, there is a 10% chance that the match will be drawn.

  1. 0.1

  2. 0.2

  3. 0.3

  4. 0.4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Required probability = 1 – 0.7 – 0.1 = 0.2

Multiple choice

What is the probability that he will neither lose nor win? He loses only if the team loses, and wins only if the team wins.

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Arun, a resident Indian citizen, gambles his money on the World Cup cricket matches. Most of the times he wins money, but when he loses, he starts fighting for the money. This time he has gambled money on the Indian cricket team. The probability of the Indian cricket team winning a match is 0.7. Also, there is a 10% chance that the match will be drawn.

  1. 0.1

  2. 0.15

  3. 0.2

  4. 0.25
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Required probability = 10%/100% = 0.1

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about Arun is false?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Arun, a resident Indian citizen, gambles his money on the World Cup cricket matches. Most of the times he wins money, but when he loses, he starts fighting for the money. This time he has gambled money on the Indian cricket team. The probability of the Indian cricket team winning a match is 0.7. Also, there is a 10% chance that the match will be drawn.

  1. He is morally weak.

  2. He is quarrelsome.

  3. He is a law abiding citizen.

  4. He is money minded.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Betting on cricket is illegal in India. Hence, option (3) is correct.