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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Gautam Gambhir made his ODI debut in 2003.That match was won by India by 200 runs.How many balls did he face for his 11 runs? |
| Answer» Gautam Gambhir made his debut aganst Bangladesh in Dhaka on 11 April 2003. | |
| 2. |
In which year did Ajay Sharma play his only Test match? |
| Answer» Ajay Sharma scored 30 and 23 runs in the 1st and 2nd innings respectively of that match. | |
| 3. |
Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match? |
| Answer» Sri Lanka got the status of Test playing country in 1981, and beat India in the 1979 World Cup. Before this they were champion of ICC non-test playing countries. | |
| 4. |
Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games? |
| Answer» Lewis has won nine Olympic gold medals in all: four in 1984 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, long jump), two in 1988 (100m and long jump), two in 1992 (4x100m and long jump), and one in 1996 (long jump). | |
| 5. |
Which county did Ravi Shastri play for? |
| Answer» Ravi Shastri once hit spinner Tilak Raj for 6 sixes in an over in a First Class match. | |
| 6. |
The Rovers Cup is associated with |
| Answer» The Rovers Cup is a football tournament held in India. It was started by British football enthusiasts at Bombay in 1891. It is the 2nd oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup. 1st Worcester Regiment was the winner in the inaugural year. The last time this championship was held was in the 2000-01 season, when Mohun Bagan beat Churchill Brothers Sports Club from Goa 2-0 in the final. The Western India Football Association (WIFA) is making efforts to revive the tournament. | |
| 7. |
Wankhede Stadium is situated in (India) |
| Answer» The ground is situated near the Marine Lines in Mumbai. | |
| 8. |
'Popping Crease' is associated with which games? |
| Answer» The odd name of the popping crease refers to the early history of the game of cricket, when batsmen used to have to 'pop' their bats into a small hole that was located in the middle of the crease for a run to count. For a player to run a batsman out, he had to pop the ball into the hole before the bat was grounded in it. | |
| 9. |
What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid? |
| Answer» Full name, Rahul Sharad Dravid. Born, 11 January 1973 (1973-01-11). | |
| 10. |
How many wickets did Yograj Singh take in his 1st ODI match? |
| Answer» Yograj Singh was a bowler, but his son Yuvraj Singh, also nicknamed as Yuvi, turned out to be a smashing batsman. | |
| 11. |
Who made his Test debut alongwith Salil Ankola in the same match? |
| Answer» Sunil Gavaskar has always been a source of inspiration for Sachin Tendulkar. | |
| 12. |
What is the middle name of Akash Chopra, a Delhi batsman? |
| Answer» He is from Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal. | |
| 13. |
What do African-American football players Ernie Davis, Archie Griffin, and Tony Dorsett have in common? |
| Answer» Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the prize in 1961, and Archie Griffin is the only player to have won it twice, in 1974 and 1975. Only Dorsett played for Pittsburgh. Davis played for Syracuse and Griffin played for Ohio State. Only Dorsett did lead his team to a Super Bowl title as NFC Rookie of the Year in 1977-78. | |
| 14. |
Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club? |
| Answer» Raman Lamba, Rambo to friends, had played for India in four Tests and 32 one-day internationals. While fielding, he was felled at silly mid-on by a shot from national player Mehrab Hussain Opee's willow. Lamba was admitted to a private clinic and later to the Dhaka Medical College. From there he was shifted to the postgraduate hospital where he died. | |
| 15. |
Which county did Javagal Srinath sign for in 2003? |
| Answer» Srinath was drafted as cover for Australian Martin Love. | |
| 16. |
Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for? |
| Answer» Sachin didn't have the greatest of times in Geoff Boycott's land. He averaged 40 odd, which is pretty low by his standards. | |
| 17. |
Who did Shawn Michaels beat to win his first Intercontinental Title? |
| Answer» This happened on an episode of "Saturday Night's Main Event". Bulldog attempted a Superplex and Shawn reversed it to a pinning move. Shawn would defend the belt against wrestlers such as, Tatanka, Mr. Perfect and Crush. | |
| 18. |
Who had a torrid time with Lancashire in 2000? |
| Answer» Saurav was signed as a replacement for wizard of off spin, Muttiah Muralitharan. | |
| 19. |
Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as "Captain Grumpy". What was his other nickname? |
| Answer» Captain Grumpy was more of a media invention. | |
| 20. |
What is the middle name of V.V.S. Laxman? |
| Answer» Laxman is from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 21. |
Who was the first captain of Indian Test team? |
| Answer» BCCI had established C K Nayudu award in memory of him for contribution to the Indian cricket. The award carries a citation, a trophy, and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh. Lala Amarnath was the 1st recipient of this award. | |
| 22. |
Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa? |
| Answer» Like Sachin Tendulkar, both Kambli and Amre were coached by Ramakanth Achrekar and played for Mumbai and India. | |
| 23. |
Which county did Mohammad Azharuddin play for? |
| Answer» Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. Azhar played 2 seasons for Derbyshire | |
| 24. |
Which county did Sunil Gavaskar play for? |
| Answer» Sunny as he is affectionately called, was the first to reach 10,000 runs in Tests. | |
| 25. |
Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings? |
| Answer» Agarkar's entry into international cricket was with an avalanche of wickets that made him the fastest to 50 in ODIs. | |
| 26. |
Ajit Agarkar's first match was against Australia on April 1, 1998 at Kochi. Which Australian batsman was dismissed by Agarkar in that match? |
| Answer» Agarkar dismissed Gilchrist on 61. India won the match by 41 runs.nTendulkar was won the Man of the Match award by his excellent bowling performance of 5/32. | |
| 27. |
Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket? |
| Answer» And he stayed with them for years. | |
| 28. |
What was Yashpal Sharma's best score in First Class Cricket? |
| Answer» Yashpal Sharma played 160 matches and made 21 hundreds in First Class Cricket. | |
| 29. |
How many ODI matches had Farokh Engineer played throughout his career? |
| Answer» He played 5 ODI matches with his highest being 54 not out. | |
| 30. |
Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? |
| Answer» He made his ODI debut at Chittagong on Dec 23, 2004. The match was between Bangladesh and India. | |
| 31. |
What is the middle name of Bajji (Harbhajan Singh)? |
| Answer» Bajji was born on 3rd July 1980. | |
| 32. |
Where did Yashpal Sharma play his last ODI match? |
| Answer» Yashpal Sharma played his last ODI on Jan 27,1985. | |
| 33. |
How many runs did VVS Laxman score in his ODI debut? |
| Answer» VVS Laxman was played his debut match against Zimbabwe on April 9, 1998 at Cuttack. Unfortunately he was out for leg before by Mbangwa for 0. Azharuddin and Jadeja both scored 100s and India won the match by 32 runs. | |
| 34. |
Vinod Kambli on his Test debut made 28 runs having a strike rate of : |
| Answer» His footwork was dazzling against the spinners - he once smashed Shane Warne for 22 runs in an over. | |
| 35. |
Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings? |
| Answer» The innings at Kolkata in 2000-01 was one of the magnificent innings ever played. | |
| 36. |
Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut? |
| Answer» Sehwag made his debut against Pakistan on April 1, 1999 at Chandigarh. That is not a good day for Sehwag. He was dismissed for 1 run and go for 35 runs in his 3 overs. Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets. | |
| 37. |
Madan Lal had played 67 ODIs with his highest being 53 not out.How many runs did he make in these 67 ODIs? |
| Answer» Madanlal proved his value to the side both with his courageous middle order batting and his nippy medium pace bowling. He proved it in Tests while bowling India to victory over England at Bombay in 1981 or by rescuing the country by scoring a gallant 74 against Pakistan at Bangalore in 1983. | |
| 38. |
Where did India play its 1st one day international match? |
| Answer» India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer. | |
| 39. |
What Australian player was known as 'Fruitfly' amongst the rest of the team? |
| Answer» He was given this name because of his habit of annoying everyone in the dressingrooms, especially during rain delays. | |
| 40. |
Who did The Rock beat to win his first WWE Title? |
| Answer» This happened at the 1998 edition of "Survivor Series". They had a tournament to determine the WWE Champion. Mankind and The Rock made it to the finals. The Rock won after using a Sharpshooter. Mankind didn't quit but Vince McMahon called for the bell. This was in reference to what he did to Bret Hart the previous year. | |
| 41. |
In what year was the first international cricket match held? |
| Answer» The first international cricket match was held between Canada and the USA on September 25, 1844, at the St George Cricket Club ground, Manhattan. Canada won by 23 runs. | |
| 42. |
How many gold medals have been won by India in the Olympics so far? |
| Answer» In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition. India has won eight gold medals in field hockey (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980). One more medal by Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo 2020 in the event of Javelin's throw. | |
| 43. |
Sourav Ganguly made his Test debut in 1996.How many runs did he score in the 1st innings of that match? |
| Answer» Sourav Ganguly was known as God on the off-side. | |
| 44. |
Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on Test debut against England at England's home? |
| Answer» He had scored 12,367 runs in 235 matches in First Class Cricket with his highest being 224 not out. | |
| 45. |
In which year did Ajay Jadeja make his ODI debut? |
| Answer» That match was between India and Sri Lanka. | |
| 46. |
How many runs did Sachin Tendulkar was scored in his ODI debut? |
| Answer» Tendulakar was played his first ODI against Pakistan on 18 December 1989. That was a 40 over match. Tendulkar dismissed for 0. Pakistan won the match by 7 runs. | |
| 47. |
Rahul Dravid also made Test debut along with Sourav Ganguly in the same match.He scored 95 runs. How many fours did he hit in that innings of 95 runs? |
| Answer» The match was drawn. | |
| 48. |
Javagal Srinath took no wicket in his last ODI match.What were his bowling figures in that match? [Format : Overs bowled - Maidens - Runs given - Wickets taken] |
| Answer» Javagal Srinath played his last ODI match against Australia in the World Cup 2003. | |
| 49. |
Where did Yuvraj Singh make his ODI debut? |
| Answer» That was the ICC knockout in 2000/01 in the first preliminary quarterfinal match against Kenya on October 3, 2000. Yuvraj did not bat in the match. India won the match by 8 wickets. | |
| 50. |
How many wickets did Zaheer Khan pick up in his ODI debut? |
| Answer» Zaheer played his first match against Kenya on October 3, 2000. And he bowled extremely good. His figure was 10-0-48-3. | |