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Multiple choice softskills planning

What is the best approach to valuing a business?

  1. Number of employees

  2. Degree of Customers

  3. Net Present Value

  4. Nature of Tangible Asset
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Net Present Value (NPV) is the most widely accepted method for business valuation as it accounts for future cash flows discounted to present value. Number of employees and tangible assets are incomplete measures, and 'Degree of Customers' is not a standard valuation metric.

Multiple choice softskills communication

1) Who is the only batsman in history to outscore the entire opposition team in each innings of a test match?

  1. Mathew Hayden

  2. Kumar Sangakkara

  3. Justin Langer

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

In the 2002 Test against Pakistan in Sharjah, Justin Langer scored 72 and 97. Pakistan was bowled out for 59 and 53. Langer is the only player to have outscored the entire opposing team's total in both individual innings of a Test.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The first official international cricket match was held in 1844. Which were the participating countries?

  1. Afghanistan and India

  2. Canada and the United States

  3. Ireland and Scotland

  4. Australia and England
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first ever international cricket match took place in September 1844 at St George's Cricket Club in New York. It was played between the United States and Canada, predating the first England vs. Australia Test match by over 30 years.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is the order in which the following nations have made their debut in a official cricket test match? 1-West Indies 2-India 3-Pakistan 4-South Africa 5-New Zealand 6- SriLanka

  1. 1-4-5-3-2-6

  2. 5-1-4-2-3-6

  3. 1-5-2-3-4-6

  4. 4-1-5-2-3-6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

South Africa debuted first (1889), followed by West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1930), India (1932), Pakistan (1952), and Sri Lanka last (1982). This gives the sequence 4-1-5-2-3-6.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is meant by the cricketing term “sticky wicket”?

  1. A cricket pitch on which the ball bounces unpredictably

  2. A field where long grass makes run-scoring difficult

  3. A game in which conditions favor the batsmen over the bowlers

  4. A severe breach of normal cricket etiquette
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A 'sticky wicket' refers to a pitch that was previously wet and is now drying out, often under a hot sun. This causes the ball to behave unpredictably, often popping up or turning sharply, making it very difficult for batsmen.

Multiple choice softskills communication

What is meant by the cricketing term “sticky wicket”?

  1. A cricket pitch on which the ball bounces unpredictably

  2. A field where long grass makes run-scoring difficult

  3. A game in which conditions favor the batsmen over the bowlers

  4. A severe breach of normal cricket etiquette
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A 'sticky wicket' in cricket refers to a pitch that is drying after rain, causing the ball to bounce unpredictably and making batting difficult. Option B describes a different pitch condition, option C describes batting-friendly conditions, and option D refers to behavioral conduct rather than pitch state.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Which of the following is not the name of a standard cricket fielding position?

  1. Backward square leg

  2. Deep extra cover

  3. Forward third man

  4. Silly mid on
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Standard cricket fielding positions include 'Backward square leg', 'Deep extra cover', and 'Silly mid on'. While 'Third man' is a standard position, 'Forward third man' is not a recognized technical term in the standard nomenclature of cricket fielding.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Which player was dropped from his team though he had scored a double century in the prior test match ?

  1. David Gower

  2. Geoffrey Boycott

  3. Sunil Gavaskar

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

Geoffrey Boycott was famously dropped from the England team for slow scoring during the 1967 Test against India at Leeds, despite scoring an unbeaten 246. The selectors felt his selfish batting pace was detrimental to the team's chances of winning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Who was the first batsman to be given out 'obstructing the field' in test match cricket ?

  1. Jonty Rhodes

  2. Joel Garner

  3. Len Hutton

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

Len Hutton was the first batsman given out 'obstructing the field' in Test cricket during the England vs South Africa match at The Oval in 1951. Jonty Rhodes was a fielder famous for run-outs, not a victim of this dismissal, while Joel Garner and Charles Bannerman were not involved in this particular cricketing first.