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 Cricket was said to represent ____________________.

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  1. English values of fair play and discipline

  2. English racial superiority

  3. English sense of enterprise

  4. English sportsmen spirit

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Correct Option: A

The ICC headquarters shifted from London to _____.

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  1. Sydney

  2. Dubai

  3. India

  4. Singapore

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Correct Option: B

Spread of the cricket game was confined to ______________.

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  1. Australia and New Zealand

  2. British colonies

  3. Africa and West Indies

  4. Third World

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Correct Option: B

Test Cricket celebrated 100 years in the year

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  1. 1877

  2. 1977

  3. 1875

  4. 1987

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Correct Option: B

Pakistan's contribution to advancing the cricket game is

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  1. No ball

  2. Run out

  3. Reverse swing

  4. Leg before wicket

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Correct Option: C

Who among the following introduced the world to One-Day Internationals?

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  1. Len Hutton

  2. Frank Worrell

  3. Thomas Hughes

  4. Kerry Packer

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Correct Option: D

Which was the first cricket club established in India?

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  1. Bombay cricket club

  2. Calcutta cricket club

  3. Secunderabad cricket club

  4. Delhi cricket club

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

First cricket club in India was Calcutta cricket club. It was established in the year 1792. India’s national cricket team played only in 1932 at Lords. It was established by British colonies.

National game of India is

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  1. Cricket

  2. Kabaddi

  3. Baseball

  4. Hockey

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hockey is the national game of India. It consists of two teams with eleven members each team. India is a first non-European team to be a part of international hockey federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. Until 1956, Indian men’s hockey team remained unbeaten Olympic champion with 6 gold medals in a row.

Which among the following is a colonial sport condemned by Mahatma Gandhi?

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  1. Hockey

  2. Cricket

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The colonial sport that was condemned by Gandhi was Pentangular tournament which was a cricket tournament, played based on communal divisions during British rule in India. Gandhi condemned this tournament because it caused communal differences among Indians instead of unity which was Gandhi’s main weapon to achieve freedom. The communal teams contained in this cricket were the Europeans, the Parsis, the Hindus, Muslims and the rest of other communities were included under fifth team.

Who among the following condemned pentangular cricket along with Mahatma Gandhi?

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  1. S.A. Barelvi

  2. AFS Talyarkhan

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The colonial sport that was condemned by Gandhi, S.A. Barelvi, AFS Talyarkhan was Pentangular tournament which was a cricket tournament, played based on communal divisions during British rule in India. Gandhi condemned this tournament because it caused communal differences among Indians instead of unity which was Gandhi’s main weapon to achieve freedom.