sports & games MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Anil Kumble became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev are the other hall of fame members from India.

Answer: (c)

Christopher Martin-Jenkins was a British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC. He was also a commentator for Test Match Special (TMS) on BBC Radio from 1973 until diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012.;

Answer: (a)

A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after it is tossed up into the air in between them by an official.;

Answer: (a)

In the terminology of the game of cricket, a beamer (less commonly beam ball) is a type of delivery in which the ball (bowled at a fast pace), without bouncing, passes above the batsman’s waist height.

Such a ball is often dangerously close to the batsman’s head, due to the lack of control a bowler has over high full tosses. Worse, the batsman is expecting the ball to pitch on the wicket and therefore may not pick up the flight of the ball and maybe struck by it.

This type of delivery can result in injuries to the batsman, and the penalty for this type of delivery is an immediate no-ball signal given by the umpire. The use of beamers is governed under Law 42.6.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport’s One Day International format.

There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams). Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.

Note: The 2019 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 15 July 2019.

This will be the 12th Cricket World Cup competition, and the fifth time it will be held in England and Wales, following 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.