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

Which Indian television show focuses on the sport of hockey and features matches between teams from different states of the country?

  1. Hockey India League

  2. World Hockey League

  3. Hockey World Cup

  4. Hockey Champions Trophy
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Explanation

Hockey India League is an Indian television show that focuses on the sport of hockey and features matches between teams from different states of the country.

Multiple choice

Which Indian television show focuses on the sport of football and features matches between teams from different countries?

  1. Indian Super League

  2. I-League

  3. Durand Cup

  4. Federation Cup
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Explanation

Indian Super League is an Indian television show that focuses on the sport of football and features matches between teams from different countries.

Multiple choice

What was the first Indian sporting club established during colonial rule?

  1. Calcutta Cricket Club

  2. Bombay Gymkhana

  3. Madras Cricket Club

  4. Bangalore Club
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Explanation

The Calcutta Cricket Club, founded in 1792, was the first Indian sporting club established during colonial rule.

Multiple choice

What was the name of the Indian football club that won the Durand Cup for the first time in 1940?

  1. Mohun Bagan

  2. East Bengal

  3. Mohammedan Sporting

  4. Bengal Nagpur Railway
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Explanation

Mohun Bagan became the first Indian football club to win the Durand Cup in 1940, defeating Sherwood Foresters in the final.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virender Sehwag

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. Sourav Ganguly
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Explanation

Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match with 319 runs against South Africa in 2008.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the greatest Indian cricketer of all time?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Sunil Gavaskar

  4. Kapil Dev
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Explanation

Sachin Tendulkar, often referred to as the 'Master Blaster', is widely regarded as the greatest Indian cricketer and one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport.

Multiple choice

Who won the toss and elected to field first?

  1. RCB

  2. KKR
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B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field first.

Multiple choice

Who was the Player of the Match?

  1. Virat Kohli

  2. Sunil Narine

  3. Cameron Green
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Despite not reaching a fifty in his 500th T20 appearance, Narine's impactful bowling and quick runs earned him the Player of the Match title.

Multiple choice

How many runs did Virat Kohli score?

  1. 50

  2. 83

  3. 100
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Kohli carried his bat throughout the innings, remaining unbeaten on 83.

Multiple choice

Which KKR bowler took two wickets?

  1. Mitchell Starc

  2. Andre Russell

  3. Sunil Narine
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Russell's fiery spell earned him two crucial wickets, including the dismissal of Cameron Green.

Multiple choice

Who opened the batting for KKR alongside Phil Salt?

  1. Venkatesh Iyer

  2. Sunil Narine

  3. Shreyas Iyer
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B Correct answer
Explanation

KKR opted for Narine's explosive batting at the top of the order.

Multiple choice

Which RCB bowler conceded the most runs in an over?

  1. Mohammed Siraj

  2. Yash Dayal

  3. Alzarri Joseph
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Explanation

Siraj's first over went for 18 runs, setting the tone for KKR's chase.

Multiple choice

Who dropped a catch when Sunil Narine was batting?

  1. Virat Kohli

  2. Glenn Maxwell

  3. Ramandeep Singh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Narine got a reprieve when Ramandeep dropped a catch in the deep.

Multiple choice

How many sixes did Venkatesh Iyer hit in his innings?

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 6
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Venkatesh Iyer cleared the boundary four times in his powerful knock.

Multiple choice

Which RCB bowler took the wicket of Phil Salt?

  1. Vijaykumar Vyshak

  2. Mayank Dagar

  3. Yash Dayal
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Explanation

Vyshak's short ball led to Salt's dismissal, caught by Cameron Green.