9th Class Social Science Sports Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - History and Sport: The Story of Cricket Total Questions - 25

• question_answer1)
  The specified length of the cricket pitch is
  A)
  21 yards     done clear
  B)
                     22 yards done clear
  C)
  23 yards               done clear
  D)
                    20 yards done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The first written 'Laws of Cricket' were drawn up in
  A)
  1745                    done clear
  B)
                     1704 done clear
  C)
  1744       done clear
  D)
                    1742 done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The decided height of the stumps was
  A)
  21 inches             done clear
  B)
                    22 inches done clear
  C)
  23 inches             done clear
  D)
                    20 inches done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The full form of MCC is
  A)
  Melbourne Cricket Club                done clear
  B)
  Montfort Cricket Club done clear
  C)
  Marylebone Cricket Club    done clear
  D)
  Manchester Cricket Club done clear
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• question_answer5)
  The world's first cricket club was formed in
  A)
  Melbourne           done clear
  B)
                    Marylebone done clear
  C)
  Sydney                 done clear
  D)
                     Hambledon done clear
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• question_answer6)
  When was the first 'leg-before law' published?
  A)
  1770                    done clear
  B)
                     1772 done clear
  C)
  1774         done clear
  D)
                     1771 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The rich who could afford to play cricket for pleasure were called
  A)
  Professionals        done clear
  B)
                     Amateurs done clear
  C)
  Patronage             done clear
  D)
                     Privileged done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The poor who played cricket for money were called
  A)
  Professionals     done clear
  B)
                     Patronage done clear
  C)
  Players                 done clear
  D)
                     Amateurs done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The game of cricket played by women was called
  A)
  Cocked                done clear
  B)
                     Cricket done clear
  C)
  Croquet       done clear
  D)
                     Crocket done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The first non-White cricket club was formed in
  A)
  India                    done clear
  B)
                       West Indies done clear
  C)
  South Africa         done clear
  D)
                       United States done clear
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• question_answer11)
  In which year did the West Indies win its first Test Series against England?
  A)
  1950             done clear
  B)
                      1951 done clear
  C)
  1952                    done clear
  D)
                       1945 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Name the first Indian cricket club established in 1792.
  A)
  The Bombay Cricket Club              done clear
  B)
  The Madras Cricket Club done clear
  C)
  The British India Cricket Club         done clear
  D)
  The Calcutta Cricket Club done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The first Indian community to start playing cricket were the
  A)
  Muslims               done clear
  B)
                     Hindus done clear
  C)
  Parsis             done clear
  D)
                     Christians done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The first Indian cricket club of the Parsis was called
  A)
  The Parsis Cricket Club                done clear
  B)
  The Gujarat Cricket Club done clear
  C)
  The Bombay Cricket Club            done clear
  D)
  The Oriental Cricket Club done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Who funded the Parsi Cricket Club?
  A)
  The British           done clear
  B)
                     The Tatas done clear
  C)
  The Hindus          done clear
  D)
                     The Parsis done clear
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• question_answer16)
  What was the only White cricket club in India called?
  A)
  The Bombay Gymkhana     done clear
  B)
  The British Gymkhana done clear
  C)
  The Calcutta Gymkhana              done clear
  D)
  The Madras Gymkhana done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Who among the following is remembered as an outstanding Indian batsman of his time?
  A)
  Palwankar Baloo done clear
  B)
                     Palwankar Vithal done clear
  C)
  C.K. Nayudu   done clear
  D)
                     Vijay Hazare done clear
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• question_answer18)
  India's first cricket 'Test Captain' was
  A)
  Palwankar Baloo done clear
  B)
                     C.K. Nayudu done clear
  C)
  Palwankar Vithal  done clear
  D)
                     None of these done clear
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• question_answer19)
  The foundation members of the ICC were
  A)
  England and Australia  done clear
  B)
  England and West Indies done clear
  C)
  England and India done clear
  D)
                     India and West Indies done clear
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• question_answer20)
  In which year was the first One-day International cricket match played?
  A)
  1970                    done clear
  B)
                     1971 done clear
  C)
  1974                    done clear
  D)
                     1972 done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The first One-day International was played between
  A)
  Australia and India                      done clear
  B)
  England and West Indies done clear
  C)
  England and India                       done clear
  D)
  England and Australia done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The first World Cup cricket championship was played in
  A)
  1974                    done clear
  B)
                    1972 done clear
  C)
  1975  done clear
  D)
                     1977 done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which television tycoon televised cricket for the first time?
  A)
  Perry Packer        done clear
  B)
                     Kerry Packer done clear
  C)
  Terry Packer        done clear
  D)
                     Jerry Parker done clear
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• question_answer24)
  The office of the ICC headquarters were shifted from London to
  A)
  West Indies          done clear
  B)
                     India done clear
  C)
  Wales                   done clear
  D)
                     Dubai done clear
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• question_answer25)
  What new techniques in cricket have been introduced by subcontinental countries?
  A)
  Leg before wicket done clear
  B)
                     Doosra and reverse swing done clear
  C)
  Spin and fast bowling                  done clear
  D)
  Spin and leg before wicket. done clear
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