History and Sport: The Story of Cricket MCQ 1
16. The first professional to lead the English team
(a) Vijay Hazare
(b) Thomas Hughes
(c) Len Hutton
(d) Garry Sobers
17. The first among Indian communities to set up a cricket club
(a) Parsis
(b) Hindus
(c) Muslims
(d) Christians
18. Spread of the game cricket was confined to
(a) British colonies
(b) Australia and New Zealand
(c) Africa and West Indies
(d) Third World
19. Elites of colonies viewed playing cricket as symbolising
(a) progress
(b) equality
(c) superior, social and racial status
(d) English values
20. West Indies won its first Test series against England in
(a) 1930
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) 1960
21. Cricket in colonial India was organised on the principle of
(a) national loyalties
(b) religion
(c) region
(d) race and religion
22. The game of cricket was brought to India by
(a) East India Company
(b) Governor Generals
(c) The Portuguese
(d) British Imperial Officers
23. Mulattos were
(a) Afro Caribbeans
(b) Blacks
(c) Tribals
(d) Afro Europeans
24. Where did Cricket in India originate?
(a) Bombay
(c) Madras
(b) Calcutta
(d) Pondicherry
25. Dalit Captain of Hindu Gymkhana:
(a) Palwankar Baloo
(b) Vijay Hazare
(c) S.A. Brelvi
(d) Palwankar Vithal
26. In Ranji Trophy teams represent
(a) regions
(b) communities
(c) races
(d) religions
27. Who among the following was not critical of the Pentangular Tournament?
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(c) AFS Talyarkhan
(d) S.A. Brelvi
28. Which of the following constituted the 5th team in the Pentangular Tournament?
(a) The Europeans
(b) The Christians
(c) The Rest
(d) The Muslims
29. First Test Captain of India
(a) Palwankar Baloo
(b) Palwankar Vithal
(c) Vijay Hazare
(d) C.K. Nayudu
30. India entered World Test Cricket in
(a) 1932
(b) 1950
(c) 1877
(d) 1847
31. Test Cricket celebrated 100 years in the year
(a) 1877
(b) 1977
(c) 1875
(d) 1774
32. Who among the following introduced the world to One-Day Internationals?
(a) Kerry Packer
(b) Len Hutton
(c) Frank Worrell
(d) Thomas Hughes
33. Pakistan's contribution to advancing the cricket is
(a) No ball
(b) Run-out
(c) Reverse swing
(d) Leg before wicket
Answers:
16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (a)
25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (c).
