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 football club has won the most Kerala Premier League titles?

  1. Gokulam Kerala FC

  2. Kerala Blasters FC

  3. FC Kerala

  4. TRAU FC
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Explanation

Gokulam Kerala FC has won the most Kerala Premier League titles.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports channel in India?

  1. Star Sports

  2. Sony Six

  3. ESPN

  4. Zee Sports
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Star Sports is the most popular sports channel in India, with a market share of over 50%.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports website in India?

  1. Cricbuzz

  2. ESPNcricinfo

  3. Sportskeeda

  4. Goal.com
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Explanation

Cricbuzz is the most popular sports website in India, with over 100 million monthly active users.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports radio station in India?

  1. Radio One

  2. Red FM

  3. Fever FM

  4. Radio Mirchi
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Explanation

Radio One is the first sports radio station in India, launched in 2006.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports podcast in India?

  1. The Grade Cricketer

  2. The Cricket Podcast

  3. The Football Ramble

  4. The Totally Football Show
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Explanation

The Grade Cricketer is the most popular sports podcast in India, with over 1 million monthly downloads.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports streaming service in India?

  1. Hotstar

  2. Amazon Prime Video

  3. Netflix

  4. Disney+
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Explanation

Hotstar is the most popular sports streaming service in India, with over 300 million monthly active users.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports OTT platform in India?

  1. Hotstar

  2. SonyLIV

  3. Voot

  4. JioTV
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Explanation

Hotstar is the first sports OTT platform in India, launched in 2015.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports news agency in India?

  1. Press Trust of India

  2. United News of India

  3. Asian News International

  4. Indo-Asian News Service
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Explanation

Press Trust of India is the first sports news agency in India, founded in 1947.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports television channel in India?

  1. Doordarshan Sports

  2. ESPN

  3. Star Sports

  4. Sony Six
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Explanation

Doordarshan Sports is the first sports television channel in India, launched in 1999.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports lottery in India?

  1. The Lottery Corporation of India

  2. The State Lotteries of India

  3. The All India Football Federation

  4. The Board of Control for Cricket in India
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Explanation

The Lottery Corporation of India is the first sports lottery in India, launched in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most popular sports betting exchange in India?

  1. Betfair

  2. Smarkets

  3. Matchbook

  4. Betdaq
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Explanation

Betfair is the most popular sports betting exchange in India, with over 1 million active users.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first sports fantasy league in India?

  1. Dream11

  2. MyTeam11

  3. FanFight

  4. BalleBaazi
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Explanation

Dream11 is the first sports fantasy league in India, launched in 2008.

Multiple choice

Which Indian cricketer was involved in the infamous 'Monkeygate' scandal during India's tour of Australia in 2008?

  1. Harbhajan Singh

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Rahul Dravid

  4. Sourav Ganguly
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Explanation

Harbhajan Singh was accused of racially abusing Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds during the Sydney Test match, leading to a major diplomatic row between the two countries.

Multiple choice

In 2013, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was embroiled in a spot-fixing scandal involving which team?

  1. Chennai Super Kings

  2. Rajasthan Royals

  3. Mumbai Indians

  4. Kolkata Knight Riders
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Explanation

Three Chennai Super Kings players, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were suspended for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing activities.

Multiple choice

In 2021, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended midway through the season due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among players and staff. Which city was hosting the tournament at the time?

  1. Mumbai

  2. Delhi

  3. Chennai

  4. Kolkata
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Explanation

The IPL was suspended in 2021 while it was being held in Delhi due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among players and staff.