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: Based on the given notes, complete the biography to present a report.

VIRENDER SEHWAG

Birth : 20th October, 1978 in delhi Nickname : Viru Bating style : Right-handed batsman Achievements : First ever Indian to score 300 runs in a test

Virender Sehwag whose nickname is Viru, ____________ on 20th October, 1978. He was educated in Delhi. He scored 300 runs in a test match.

  1. was born

  2. was applanded

  3. was active

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

The sentence refers to “birth date”.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. he was an effective, partnership-breaking, bowler

  2. he was the effective partnership-breaking, bowler

  3. he was an effective partnership-breaking bowler

  4. he was effective, partnership breaking bowler
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Takes care of all the punctuations correctly.

Multiple choice

We _____ (play) cricket at this time tomorrow.

  1. will play

  2. are playing

  3. play

  4. played

  5. will be playing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The words 'at this time & tomorrow' shows that the sentence is in future continuous tense. Will be playing is the future continuous form of the verb 'play'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. he was an effective, partnership-breaking, bowler

  2. he was the effective partnership-breaking, bowler

  3. he was an effective partnership-breaking bowler

  4. he was effective, partnership breaking bowler
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Takes care of all the punctuations correctly.

Multiple choice

The statistics of runs scored in a series by four batsmen are provided in the following table. Who is the most consistent batsman of these four?

   
Batsman Average Standard deviation
K 31.2 5.21
L 46.0 6.35
M 54.4 6.22
N 17.9 5.90

  1. K

  2. L

  3. M

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

Consistency means minimum deviation so ‘K’ is the most consistent batsman. Average is used, when we want to select the best batsman in the manner of run scoring.