Cricket (Sports) (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

11. The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in the year __________. [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) 1982
(b) 1978
(c) 1988
(d) 1973

Correct Answer: (d) 1973

Solution:The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the oldest world championship, with the first tournament held in England in 1973.

• The 2022 ICC Women's World Cup Final was played between Australia and England. Australia won by 71 runs to secure their seventh World Cup title.

12. Which of the following countries was the runner-up in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 11.11.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) South Africa
(b) Australia
(c) England
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (c) England

Solution:England was the runner-up country in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022. The final match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua between India and England. India cruised to a four-wicket victory against England.

Note- India, the most successful team at U19 World Cups, previously won titles in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.

13. ___________ is the youngest Indian cricketer to play all three formats (test matches, one-day internationals and twenty-twenty internationals) of the game. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rishabh Pant
(b) Kuldeep Yadav
(c) Hardik Pandya
(d) Ishant Sharma

Correct Answer: (d) Ishant Sharma

Solution:Ishant Sharma (from the option) is the youngest Indian Cricketer to play all three formats of the game.

14. Who was the captain of the Indian team at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Shafali Verma
(b) Richa Ghosh
(c) Veda Krishnamurthy
(d) Harmanpreet Kaur

Correct Answer: (d) Harmanpreet Kaur

Solution:Harmanpreet Kaur was the captain of the Indian team in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020. Indian women's team was the runner-up in this world cup. The Australian women's team won the title of this World Cup.

15. Which country won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.08.2017 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) India
(b) England
(c) Pakistan
(d) Australia

Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan

Solution:The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 took place at the Oval Cricket Stadium in London. Pakistan won the Champions Trophy by defeating India by 180 runs.

16. Who among the following has been appointed the new Coach of the Indian Cricket team by the BCCI recently? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 29.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Saurav Ganguly
(b) Anil Kumble
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) S.R. Kulkarni

Correct Answer: (b) Anil Kumble

Solution:When the question was asked in the paper, spinner and former Indian cricket team captain, Anil Kumble was appointed the head coach of the Indian cricket team by the BCCI on June 23, 2016. In November 2021, Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team in place of Ravi Shastri.

17. Who among the following was appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team in November 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 07.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Saurav Ganguly
(c) Rahul Dravid
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Ravi Shastri

Correct Answer: (c) Rahul Dravid

Solution:Batting legend and former captain Rahul Dravid was appointed as the head coach of the Indian cricket team in November 2021.

• Sourav Ganguly was the 35th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

• Ravi Shastri was the head coach of the Indian cricket team from 2017 to 2021.

18. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Golf

Correct Answer: (b) Cricket

Solution:Col. C.K. Naidu Trophy/Cup is related to Cricket.

19. Name the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings in any competitive match- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Prithvi Shaw
(b) Pranav Dhanawade
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer: (b) Pranav Dhanawade

Solution:Pranav Dhanawade, a student of K.C. Gandhi High School, Maharashtra, set a new record by scoring an unbeaten 1009 runs in an innings in the Inter School Tournament played with Aryan Gurukul Vidyalaya. He is the only player in the history of cricket to do so.

20. Which of the following batsman became the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Shikhar Dhawan
(d) M. S. Dhoni

Correct Answer: (a) Virat Kohli

Solution:Virat Kohli has become the first batsman in the world to score 20,000 runs at the fastest pace in a decade in all three game formats. He achieved this feat against West Indies.

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