History and Sport The Story of Cricket

This MCQ quiz is based on History and Sport The Story of Cricket(In colonial India, cricket was organized on the principle of race and religion. The first record of cricket being played in India is 1721. It was played as a recreational sport by English sailors in Cambay. The first Indian club, the Calcutta Cricket Club was established in 1792)

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During British rule, initially why the cricket tournaments were called quadrangular tournament?

The tournaments were played by four Indian teams representing four different religions The tournaments were played in four different regions The tournaments were played in four different cities in India The tournament was played in four corners of the playing field.

In the game of cricket who is always given the benefit of doubt?

Batsman Bowler Fielder None of the options

In which of the following year did India enter the world of Test Cricket?

1932 1930 1931 1934

By the players of which of the following countries were two great advances made in bowling - doosra and reverse swing?

Pakistan England India West Indies

Cricket matches are organized:

To establish friendship between nations News of cricket hits newspaper headlines Cricketers are seen as ambassadors Game represents the unity of India

What was the term ‘tournament’ called initially?

Triangular Quadrangular Angular Pentangular

How did the cricket boards become rich?

By organising large number of matches Through patronage from rich industrialists By selling television rights to television companies None of the above

When was the first World Cup successfully staged?

1972 1973 1974 1975

The first hockey club in India was started in

Bombay Madras Bangalore Calcutta

There were revision of laws by MCC between 1770s and 1780s. They were:

The weight of the ball and the width of the bat were specified The first leg-before law was published in 1774 The third stump became common, and the first six seam cricket ball was created All the above

When was the Marylebone Cricket Club founded?

1760 1787 1788 1895

The reason that cricket has originated from the villages is/are

Cricket matches had no time limit Vagueness of the size of the cricket ground Cricket’s most important tools are all made of pre-industrial materials All the above

The poor who played cricket for a living were called

Needy Entertainers Professionals Commons

There was a quarrel between the Bombay Gymkhana (a Whites only club) and the ParsiClub, because :

The Parsis complained that the public park was left unfit for cricket because the polopolies of the Gymkhana Club dug up the surface The colonial authorities were prejudiced in favour of their own White compatriots The White cricket elite in India offered no help to the enthusiastic Parsis All the above

When were first written Law of Cricket drawn?

In 1754 In 1764 In 1744 In 1756

When was six seem ball created?

In 1980 In 1880 In 1780 In 1680

Who led the professional team in 1930’s?

Len Hutten W.C. Grace David Hutton David Gover

The word cockade refers to:

Type of fur Type of cricket ball Type of the bat used by batsman Cap usually worn on one side

What is the full from of ICC?

International Cricket Council International Cricket Co-operative Nation International Cricket Confeder-ation Imperial Cricket Council

In which of these countries was cricket established as a popular sport?

South Africa, Zimbabwe

Australia, New Zealand

West Indies, Kenya

All the above

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Title: History and Sport The Story of Cricket
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