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Which of the following former British colonies was not a cricket playing nation?

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  1. Sri Lanka

  2. India

  3. Malaysia

  4. Kenya

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 In these colonies, cricket was established as a popular sport either by white settlers (as in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies and Kenya) or by local elites who wanted to copy the habits of their colonial masters, as in India.

Which of the following is not a cricket playing country?

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  1. England

  2. Australia

  3. Ireland

  4. Austria

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Having been played by the gardeners of rich aristocratic families at the end of the 19th century - at which time Vienna Cricket and Football Club was founded, cricket disappeared in Austria until after the Second World War, when it was played by British occupying troops on a recreational basis.

The captain of the cricket team was traditionally a batsman and a gentleman because of _________.

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  1. the social superiority of amateur

  2. their knowledge of the game

  3. batsman were better cricketers

  4. bowlers being more aggressive

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 Amateurs tended to be batsmen, leaving the energetic, hardworking aspects of the game, like fast bowling, to the professionals. . Cricket is a batsman’s game because its rules were made to favour ‘Gentlemen’, who did most of the batting. The social superiority of the amateur was also the reason the captain of a cricket team was  traditionally a batsman: not because batsmen were naturally better captains but because they were generally Gentlemen. 

In which year did India start playing Test cricket?

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  1. 1952

  2. 1947

  3. 1940

  4. 1932

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India entered the world of Test cricket in 1932, a decade and a half before it became an independent nation. This was possible because Test cricket from its origins in 1877 was organised as a contest between different parts of the British empire, not sovereign nations. 

The first Indian club, the Calcutta Cricket Club was established in the year __________.

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  1. 1792

  2. 1721

  3. 1723

  4. 1782

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Club was founded as the Calcutta Cricket Club Clippers by British immigrants who had come over with the British East India Company. It is known to have been in existence by 1792.

Who was India's first cricket Test captain?

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  1. Vijay Hazare

  2. C. K. Nayudu

  3. Pal Wankar Baloo

  4. Polly Umrigar

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Even though Nayudu was past his cricketing prime when he played for India in its first Test matches against England starting in 1932, his place in India’s cricket history is assured because he was the country’s first Test captain. 

When was the Calcutta Cricket Club established?

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  1. In 1789

  2. In 1792

  3. In 1768

  4. In 1790

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Correct Option: B

Why was Paiwankar Baloo not made the captain of the Indian cricket team?

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  1. He was very short.

  2. He was physically weak.

  3. He was not interested in captaincy.

  4. He was a dalit.

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Correct Option: D

The first world cup was staged in the year ___________.

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  1. 1977

  2. 1975

  3. 1970

  4. 1966

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Correct Option: B

The stumps in the game of cricket should be __________.

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  1. 26 inches high

  2. 25 inches high

  3. 24 inches high

  4. 28 inches high

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Correct Option: D