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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

Second Highest wicket taking bowler in ODI in Cricket

  1. Murlidharan

  2. Shane Warne

  3. Waqar Yunus

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

Wasim Akram is widely recognized as one of the highest wicket-takers in ODI history. Muttiah Muralitharan holds the top spot, and Akram is consistently ranked among the top few.

Multiple choice

Which one is the oldest football club in India

  1. MOhan Bagan AC

  2. East Bengal FC

  3. Mahindra United

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

Mohun Bagan AC (option A has a typo 'MOhan') is the oldest football club in India, founded in 1889. It's also one of the oldest in Asia. East Bengal was founded later in 1920. Mohammedan SC (option D has a typo 'Mohemmedan') was founded in 1891, making it the second-oldest.

Multiple choice

who was the highest run scorer from India in world cup final match of 1983

  1. m amarnath

  2. kapil dev

  3. k shrikant

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

K. Srikkanth was India's highest run-scorer in the 1983 World Cup final against the West Indies, scoring 38 runs. Kapil Dev was the captain but didn't bat prominently in the final. M. Amarnath scored crucial runs but fewer than Srikkanth. Ravi Shastri was a lower-order batsman.

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A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby decreases his average by 0.4. The number of wickets taken by him till the last match was........

  1. 64

  2. 72

  3. 80

  4. 85
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

average = 12.4 runs per wicket, 
Let's assume total  number of wickets taken by him till the last match=x
 total  number of runs taken by him till the last match=y
$y/x=12.4$
$y=12.4x
$(y+26)/(x+5)=12$
$12.4x+26=12x+60$
$0.4x=34$
$x=85$
The number of wickets taken by him till the last match =85
Answer (D) 85

Multiple choice

what is the best score a surfer can get from an indiviadual score keeper?

  1. 100

  2. 20

  3. 10

  4. 50
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In competitive surfing, individual judges score each ride on a scale from 0 to 10 points, with 10 being the maximum possible score from a single judge. The final result is calculated by combining scores from multiple judges, discarding the highest and lowest scores, but no individual judge can award more than 10 points. Options like 20, 50, and 100 are not possible scores from a single judge.

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Wagering Agreements void _______.

  1. in all of India

  2. in all of India except Jammu & Kashmir

  3. in all of India except Mumbai

  4. in all of India except Calcutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under Section 30 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, wagering agreements are void throughout India. However, in the state of Maharashtra (specifically Mumbai), wagering agreements are declared illegal by local state legislation. Because illegal agreements are also void, they are technically void everywhere, but this distinction makes Mumbai unique in legal terminology regarding collateral transactions.

Multiple choice

A bowler from Karnataka took all 10 wickets in a cricket match

  1. False

  2. True
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Anil Kumble, a legendary leg-spinner from Karnataka, achieved the rare feat of taking all 10 wickets in a single Test innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1999. He is only the second bowler in Test cricket history to achieve this milestone.

Multiple choice

Who is the most famous batsmen from Karnataka

  1. Kumble

  2. Dravid

  3. Kohli

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

Rahul Dravid, often referred to as 'The Wall', is one of the most famous and accomplished batsmen in cricket history and represented Karnataka in domestic cricket. While Anil Kumble is also from Karnataka, he was primarily a bowler.

Multiple choice

Which three cricket players were accused of tampering with the ball?

  1. Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Bancroft

  2. Steve Smith , Mitch marsh, David Warner

  3. Steve Smith , Nathan Lyon, David Warner

  4. Steve Smith ,David Warner , Aaron finch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

During the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper to scuff the ball. This led to significant bans for himself, captain Steve Smith, and vice-captain David Warner.