Cricket (Sports) (Part-I)

21. Who among the following became the first Indian woman to score 10,000 runs in international cricket across all formats in March 2021? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Jhulan Goswami
(c) Priya Punia
(d) Taniya Bhatia

Correct Answer: (a) Mithali Raj

Solution:On 12 March 2021, Indian women's team captain Mithali Raj became the country's first female cricketer and only the second to reach 10,000 international runs.

22. Who among the following has not scored a double hundred in an ODI? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 1.02.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Virender Sehwag
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Brian Lara
(d) Rohit Sharma

Correct Answer: (c) Brian Lara

Solution:Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rohit Sharma have scored double centuries in ODIs, while West Indies batsman Brian Lara has not scored double centuries in ODIs. Martin Guptill (NZ), Chris Gayle (West Indies), and Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) are other players who have scored double centuries in ODIs.

23. Who among the following has scored 2 triple hundreds in test matches? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ricky Ponting
(b) Jacques Kallis
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Brian Lara

Correct Answer: (d) Brian Lara

Solution:Don Bradman (Australia), Virender Sehwag (India), Chris Gayle (West Indies), and Brian Lara (West Indies) are included in the list of players who have scored two triple centuries in Test matches. Brian Lara holds the record for scoring the most 400 runs in Test cricket. Hence, it is clear that option (d) will be the correct answer.

24. Who among the following has not scored even a single triple hundred in test matches? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Brian Lara
(b) Virender Sehwag
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Chris Gayle

Correct Answer: (c) Sachin Tendulkar

25. Which cricket player scored 400 runs in an innings of a test match? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 21.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Don Bradman
(c) Brian Lara
(d) Vivian Richards

Correct Answer: (c) Brian Lara

Solution:West Indies batsman Brian Lara scored an unbeaten 400 runs with the help of 43 fours and 4 sixes in the fourth test match of the Wisden Trophy Test series against England in April 2004.

26. Where is the headquarters of the International Cricket Council? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Dubai
(d) London

Correct Answer: (c) Dubai

Solution:The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing and regulatory body of cricket competitions around the world. ICC was established in the year 1909 and its headquarter is located in Dubai.

27. Which country won the first cricket world cup? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 27.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) New Zealand
(b) West Indies
(c) England
(d) Australia

Correct Answer: (b) West Indies

Solution:The first Cricket World Cup was held in the year 1975 in England. Eight teams participated in it. In the final match of this World Cup, West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup title by defeating Australia by 17 runs.

28. The national game of England is- [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Rugby
(b) soccer
(c) Baseball
(d) Cricket

Correct Answer: (d) Cricket

Solution:The national sport of England is cricket.

29. Who is the first Indian batsman to score four centuries in the World Cup? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) K.L. Rahul
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Shikhar Dhawan
(d) Virat Kohli

Correct Answer: (b) Rohit Sharma

Solution:Rohit Sharma is the first Indian batsman to score four centuries in the World Cup.

30. Who captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Navjot Singh Sidhu
(b) Chetan Sharma
(c) Kapil Dev
(d) Sunil Gavaskar

Correct Answer: (c) Kapil Dev

Solution:Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team that won the Cricket World Cup in the year 1983. Indian team won this World Cup by defeating West Indies.