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Where was the first Indian cricket club established?

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  1. Bombay

  2. Calcutta

  3. England

  4. Madras

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Correct Option: A

Who founded the Oriental Cricket Club in 1884?

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  1. Hindus

  2. Sikhs

  3. Parsis

  4. Muslims

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Correct Option: C

In which year did India entered the world of Test Cricket?

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  1. 1947

  2. 1945

  3. 1942

  4. 1932

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Correct Option: D

Which game was exported from the colonies to Britain?

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  1. Polo

  2. Hockey

  3. Football

  4. Cricket

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. The weight of the ball and the width of the bat were specified

  2. The first leg-before law was published in 1774

  3. The third stump became common, and the first six seam cricket ball was created

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The weight of the ball was limited to between 5½  to 5¾ ounces, and the width of the bat to four inches. In 1774, the first leg-before law was published. Also around this time, a third stump became common. By 1780, three days had become the length of a major match, and this year also saw the creation of the first six-seam cricket ball.

The West Indies win in Test Series England in 1950, had two ironical features. They were :

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  1. The victory was considered a national achievement, a way of demonstrating that West Indians were equals of white Englishmen.

  2. The captain of the winning West Indies team was a white Englishman.

  3. West Indies cricket team represented not one nation but several dominions which became independent countries later.

  4. Both (b) and (c)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Success at cricket became a measure of racial equality and political progress.  At the time of their independence many of the political leaders of Caribbean countries like Forbes Burnham and Eric Williams saw in the game a chance for self-respect and international standing. 

Who was Kerry Packer?

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  1. A British tycoon

  2. Sri Lankan rebel

  3. An Australian television tycoon

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

How did cricket boards become rich?

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  1. By selling television rights to television companies

  2. By organising large number of matches

  3. Through patronage from rich industrialists

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

What were the rich who played cricket for pleasure called?

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  1. Amateurs

  2. Professionals

  3. Commons

  4. Both (a) and (b)

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Correct Option: A
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The rich were amateurs for two reasons. One, they considered sport a kind of leisure. To play for the pleasure of playing and not for money was an aristocratic value. Two, there was not enough money in the game for the rich to be interested.

By the end of 19th century, cricket had become a game of ______.

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  1. Gentlemen

  2. Commons

  3. Amateurs

  4. Professionals

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Correct Option: A