Sports Quiz - 4, General Knowledge | 25 Questions MCQ Test General Knowledge Current Affairs

QUESTION: 1

Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16?

A. Suresh Raina
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Piyush Chawla
D. Rahul Dravid

Solution: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in Pakistan when he was only 16 in 1989.

QUESTION: 2

How many wickets did Yograj Singh take in his 1st ODI match?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3

Solution: Yograj Singh was a bowler, but his son Yuvraj Singh, also nicknamed as Yuvi, turned out to be a smashing batsman.

QUESTION: 3

What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?

A. Naren
B. Sharad
C. Srivatsav
D. Shyam

Solution: Full name, Rahul Sharad Dravid. Born, 11 January 1973 (1973-01-11).

QUESTION: 4

Who made his Test debut alongwith Salil Ankola in the same match?

A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Kapil Dev
D. Mohinder Amarnath

Solution: Sunil Gavaskar has always been a source of inspiration for Sachin Tendulkar.

QUESTION: 5

What is the middle name of Akash Chopra, a Delhi batsman?

A. Mohanlal
B. Shyamlal
C. Amarnath
D. Chotaram

Solution: He is from Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal.

QUESTION: 6

Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match?

A. Lords
B. Headingley
C. Taunton
D. The Oval

Solution: India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer.

QUESTION: 7

When did Sachin Tendulkar make his Test debut?

A. 1986
B. 1991
C. 1990
D. 1989

Solution: It was against Pakistan - the now famous saying -" go home and drink milk" was made against him!

QUESTION: 8

Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?

A. Anil Kumble
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Kapil Dev
D. Sunil Gavaskar

Solution: Well life can churn some amazing ironies - some years ago, Kapil was charged for MATCH -FIXING ! (and exonerated).

QUESTION: 9

What was Sachin Tendulkar's average when he made his first thousand runs in ODIs?

A. 35.83
B. 22.92
C. 43.87
D. 42.86

Solution: He got his 1000th run against Zimbabawe in '92

QUESTION: 10

What were the bowling figures for Irfan Pathan on his ODI debut?The answer is in this form : Overs - Maidens - Runs given - Wickets taken.

A. 10 - 0 - 60 - 6
B. 10 - 0 - 61 - 0
C. 9 - 1 - 38 - 3
D. 5 - 2 - 13 - 4

Solution: The man of the match was given to Andrew Symonds of Australia for his splendid batting performance of 88 runs and bowling performance taking 2 wickets that led their team to victory.

QUESTION: 11

Farokh Engineer played his last Test match at his home ground.Where did he play his last Test match?

A. Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Hyderabad
D. Mumbai

Solution: The major teams he played throughout his career other than Indian team are Lancashire and Mumbai. His last Test was in 1975.

QUESTION: 12

Syed Kirmani made his ODI debut in 1976 against New Zealand as a wicketkeeper. How many runs did India make in that match?

A. 254 all out
B. 222/9
C. 219/5
D. 154 all out

Solution: The Man of the Match was RO Collinge of New Zealand.

QUESTION: 13

How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired?

A. 450
B. 430
C. 435
D. 434

Solution: Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India had produced, and their greatest fast-bowling all-rounder.

QUESTION: 14

The highest first wicket partnership in Test Match Cricket was between two Indians: one is V.Mankad, who is the other?

A. Subhash Gupte
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Pankaj Roy
D. Chetan Chauhan

Solution:

QUESTION: 15

What is the middle name of Deep Dasgupta?

A. Karan
B. Jogan
C. Chandar
D. Biplab

Solution: He was born on 7th June 1977.

QUESTION: 16

Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?

A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sourav Ganguly
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Yuvraj Singh

Solution: Rahul Dravid was nicknamed, 'The Wall'.

QUESTION: 17

What is the middle name of the world class batsman Sachin Tendulkar?

A. Rohan
B. Ramesh
C. Rahul
D. Ravi

Solution: Sachin was born on 24th April 1973. The dream day for Indian cricket.

QUESTION: 18

Which Indian batsman made his ODI debut in the same match in which Kapil Dev did?

A. Mohammad Azharuddin
B. Surinder Amarnath
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Navjot Sidhu

Solution: In that match, not only Kapil Dev and Surinder Amarnath made their ODI debuts but also Chetan Chauhan played his debut match.

QUESTION: 19

What is the middle name of the Ajith Agarkar, a top class all rounder?

A. Karan
B. Bhalchandra
C. Dalmiya
D. Rohan

Solution: Ajith was born on 4th December.

QUESTION: 20

Against which team did Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut?

A. Kenya
B. Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Australia

Solution: Rahul Dravid played his first ODI against Sri Lanka on 3 April 1996 at The Padang, Singapore for the second match of Singapore cup 1995/96. He scored only 3 runs, but took 2 catches. India won the match by 12 runs.

QUESTION: 21

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?

A. 6
B. 10
C. 5
D. 7

Solution: The match was drawn.

QUESTION: 22

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]

A. 7 - 0 - 67 - 0
B. 10 - 0 - 87 - 0
C. 10 - 0 - 57 - 0
D. 7 - 0 - 39 - 0

Solution: Javagal Srinath played his last ODI match against Australia in the World Cup 2003.

QUESTION: 23

How many wickets did Zaheer Khan pick up in his ODI debut?

A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 2

Solution: Zaheer played his first match against Kenya on October 3, 2000. And he bowled extremely good. His figure was 10-0-48-3.

QUESTION: 24

Where did Yuvraj Singh make his ODI debut?

A. Nairobi, Kenya
B. Mumbai, India
C. London, England
D. Lahore, Pakistan

Solution: 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.

QUESTION: 25

Who was named as the ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2004?