Cricket (Sports) Part-I

41. Who won the 'player of the series' in the 1996 Singer's Cup Cricket tournament? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Sanath Jayasuriya
(b) Arvind De Silva
(c) Arjuna Ranatunga
(d) Muttiah Muralitharan

Correct Answer: (a) Sanath Jayasuriya

42. Who won the last World Cup of the twentieth century in Cricket? [M.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

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

Correct Answer: (d) Australia

Solution:The last World Cup of the twentieth century was held in 1999 jointly in England, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland and Wales. On June 20, 1999, Australia won the World Cup by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final match played at Lords.

43. The Mascot of Cricket World Cup, 2003 is/was: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002-03]

(a) Cheetah
(b) Dazzler
(c) Giraffe
(d) Impala

Correct Answer: (b) Dazzler

44. The lowest score was scored in Cricket World Cup 2003- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Canada
(b) Netherland
(c) Namibia
(d) India

Correct Answer: (a) Canada

45. The bowler who took the most wickets in the Cricket World Cup, 2003 was: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) B. Lee
(b) C. Vaas
(c) G. McGrath
(d) Zaheer Khan

Correct Answer: (b) C. Vaas

46. Who was declared the 'Player of the Tournament' in Cricket World Cup, 2003? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

(a) A. Gilchrist
(b) R. Ponting
(c) S. Ganguly
(d) Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer: (d) Sachin Tendulkar

47. In ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 the 'Man of the Tournament' was - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Kumar Sangakara
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Tilakratne Dilshan
(d) Yuvraj Singh

Correct Answer: (d) Yuvraj Singh

48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

List-I (Cricket team)	List-II (Captain for the World Cup Tournament)
(A) Zew Zeland	1. Carl Hooper
(B) Netherlands	2. Stephen Fleming
(C) West Indies	3. Ricky Ponting
(D) Australia	4. Roland

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	1	3	4	2
(d)	3	4	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

49. Where will the upcoming Cricket World Cup be held? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2003]

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

Correct Answer: (b) West Indies

Solution:

World Cup (Year, Edition)	Venue	Winner
2003, 8th	Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe	Australia
2007, 9th	West Indies	Australia
2011, 10th	India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh	India
2015, 11th	Australia and New Zealand	Australia
2019, 12th	England and Wales	England
2023, 13th	India	Australia
2027, 14th	South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
2031, 15th	India and Bangladesh

50. In 2015, Cricket World Cup will be held in - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

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

Correct Answer: (b) Australia and New Zealand