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AP State Syllabus 8th Class Social Bits 23rd Lesson Sports: Nationalism and Commerce with Answers
Choose the correct answer.
Question 1.
Cricket was born in
A) England
B) India
C) West Indies
D) Australia
Answer:
A) England
Question 2.
‘Ranji Trophy’ is related to
A) Football
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Volleyball
Answer:
B) Cricket
Question 3.
Indian cricket was born in
A) Calcutta
B) Chennai
C) Bombay
D) Lucknow
Answer:
C) Bombay
Question 4.
Parsi team defeated Bombay Gymkhana for the first time in
A) 1885
B) 1886
C) 1887
D) 1889
Answer:
D) 1889
Question 5.
In 1970 ………………. was excluded from the International Cricket.
A) South Africa
B) England
C) Australia
D) India
Answer:
A) South Africa
Question 6.
The ICC headquarters was changed from London to
A) America
B) Dubai
C) Canada
D) Moscow
Answer:
B) Dubai
Question 7.
Kabaddi became an International game before ……………. years ago.
A) 8
B) 7
C) 10
D) 14
Answer:
C) 10
Question 8.
This increases mental health and physical development
A) Cinemas
B) Dramas
C) Games
D) Literature
Answer:
C) Games
Question 9.
An example for our Indian traditional game
A) Khokho
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Football
Answer:
A) Khokho
Question 10.
Till 1930 the cricket competitions were held in India between
A) States
B) Religious communities
C) Castes
D) Districts
Answer:
B) Religious communities
Question 11.
A crazy game
A) Kabaddi
B) Hockey
C) Cricket
D) Golf
Answer:
C) Cricket
Question 12.
The birth place of cricket
A) England
B) Italy
C) India
D) China
Answer:
A) England
Question 13.
Football and hockey belonged to this country
A) Italy
B) England
C) India
D) America
Answer:
B) England
Question 14.
The Indian team was not given chance in the test matches till this year
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1933
Answer:
C) 1932
Question 15.
The Indian played cricket origin in
A) Calcutta
B) Chennai
C) Bombay
D) Delhi
Answer:
C) Bombay
Question 16.
Who started cricket in India first?
A) Arabs
B) Parsis
C) Marathas
D) Gujaratis
Answer:
B) Parsis
Question 17.
The first Indian cricket club of Parsis was established in this year.
A) 1846
B) 1845
C) 1848
D) 1850
Answer:
C) 1848
Question 18.
There was a small dispute between …………in using parking place in Bombay Zymkhana.
A) Parsis, Whites
B) Parsis, Marathas
C) Punjabis, Marathas
D) Gujaratis, Whites
Answer:
A) Parsis, Whites
Question 19.
Which of the following played in Pentagon Cricket Match.
A) Europeans, Parsis, Hindus, Muslims others
B) Europeans, Parsis, Buddhists, Jains, others
C) Americans, Australians, Buddhists, Jains, others
D) Europeans, Americans, Australians, Hindus others
Answer:
A) Europeans, Parsis, Hindus, Muslims others
Question 20.
………….. believed that a sport was essential for a balance between the body and the mind.
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Answer:
B) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 21.
Cricket was born in England in ………….
A) 1870
B) 1875
C) 1877
D) 1879
Answer:
C) 1877
Question 22.
South Africa was banned from International Cricket in
A) 1960
B) 1962
C) 1965
D) 1970
Answer:
D) 1970
Question 23.
The first One day International between these countries in Melbourne in 1971
A) England, India
B) England, Australia
C) Australia, Newzealand
D) Australia, India
Answer:
B) England, Australia
Question 24.
In 1997, even as cricket celebrated years of test matches, the game was changed forever.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
Answer:
D) 100
Question 25.
………………, an Australian television tycoon who saw the moneymaking potential of cricket as a televised sport, signed up fifty-one of the world’s leading cricketers.
A) Monohar Parikar
B) Kerry Packer
C) William Karie
D) John Packer
Answer:
B) Kerry Packer
Question 26.
…………. drove home the lesson that cricket was a marketable gave which could generate huge revenues.
A) Ande Murray
B) Winston Churchill
C) William Karie
D) Kerry Packer
Answer:
D) Kerry Packer
Question 27.
…………. develop international understanding, cultural development and universal brotherhood.
A) Cinemas
B) Games
C) Libraries
D) Dramas
Answer:
B) Games
Question 28.
The shift was symbolised by the shifting of the ICC head quarters from London to tax free
A) Sydney
B) Dubai
C) Bombay
D) New Delhi
Answer:
B) Dubai
Question 29.
………….. has pioneered two great advances in bowling.
A) Pakistan
B) Afghanistan
C) India
D) Bangladesh
Answer:
A) Pakistan
Question 30.
The two great advances in bowling
A) Doosra
B) Reverse swing
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B
Question 31.
…………….. to move the ball in on dusty, unresponsive wickets under clear skies.
A) Doosra
B) Reverse swing
C) Finger spin
D) None
Answer:
B) Reverse swing
Question 32.
Another prominent crazy game India.
A) Hockey
B) Kabaddi
C) Foot ball
D) Throw ball
Answer:
A) Hockey
Question 33.
This country has upperhand in 1980 in International Hockey
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) England
D) Germany
Answer:
B) India
Question 34.
Another traditional crazy game in India
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Volleyball
D) Kabaddi
Answer:
D) Kabaddi
Question 35.
Choose the correct matching.
Group – A Group – B
1) Donald Bradman ( ) a) England
2) Zaheer Abbas ( ) b) Australia
3) Glen Turner ( ) c) West Indies
4) Viv Richards ( ) d) New Zealand
5) Geoffrey Boycott ( ) e) Pakisthan
A) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – c
B) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – c, 4 – e, 5 – a
C) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c, 4 – e, 5 – d
D) 1 – b, 2 – e, 3 – d, 4 – c, 5 – a
Answer:
D) 1 – b, 2 – e, 3 – d, 4 – c, 5 – a
Question 36.
Choose the correct matching.
Group – A Group – B
1) Dhyan Chand ( ) a) Chess
2) Sania Mirza ( ) b) Shooting
3) Koneru Hampi ( ) c) Hockey
4) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathod ( ) d) Football
5) Subratha Pal ( ) e) Tennis
A) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – c
B) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – c, 4 – a, 5 – b
C) 1 – e, 2 – d, 3 – c, 4 – b, 5 – a
D) 1 – c, 2 – e, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – d
Answer:
D) 1 – c, 2 – e, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – d
Question 37.
India won the World Cup in
A) 1985
B) 1984
C) 1982
D) 1983
Answer:
D) 1983
Question 38.
The reason behind the increase in the income of cricket players
A) High payments by cricket board
B) Giving commercial ads
C) An increase in the figures of cricket lowers
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 39.
‘Doosara’ ‘Reverse swing’ are introduced by
A) South Africa
B) West Indies
C) Pakisthan
D) India
Answer:
C) Pakisthan
Question 40.
First World Cup being successfully staged in the year.
A) 1970
B) 1972
C) 1975
D) 1976
Answer:
C) 1975