CBSE Class 9 Social Science History and Sport The Story of Cricket Quiz 1

1. There were revision of laws by MCC between 1770s and 1780s. They were:

A The weight of the ball and the width of the bat were specified B The first leg-before law was published in 1774 C The third stump became common, and the first six seam cricket ball was created D All the above

2. There was a quarrel between the Bombay Gymkhana (a Whites only club) and the ParsiClub, because :

A The Parsis complained that the public park was left unfit for cricket because the polopolies of the Gymkhana Club dug up the surface B The colonial authorities were prejudiced in favour of their own White compatriots C The White cricket elite in India offered no help to the enthusiastic Parsis D All the above

3. When was the Marylebone Cricket Club founded?

A 1760 B 1787 C 1788 D 1895

4. The reason that cricket has originated from the villages is/are

A Cricket matches had no time limit B Vagueness of the size of the cricket ground C Cricket’s most important tools are all made of pre-industrial materials D All the above

5. The poor who played cricket for a living were called

A needy B entertainers C professionals D commons

6. In which of these countries was cricket established as a popular sport?

A South Africa, Zimbabwe B Australia, New Zealand C West Indies, Kenya D All the above

7. What was the term ‘tournament’ called initially?

A Triangular B Quadrangular C Angular D Pentangular

8. How did the cricket boards become rich?

A By organising large number of matches B Through patronage from rich industrialists C By selling television rights to television companies D None of the above

9. When was the first World Cup successfully staged?

A 1972 B 1973 C 1974 D 1975

10. The first hockey club in India was started in

A Bombay B Madras C Bangalore D Calcutta