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Cricket history

Cricket history is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2015, 2016). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2015–2016
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Cricket terminologyHistory of Indian cricket

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कोणत्या देशाविरुद्ध खेळताना भारतीय क्रिकेट संघाने 7 ऑगस्ट 2014 रोजी कसोटी डावामध्ये जास्तीत जास्त सहा फलंदाज शून्य धावसंख्येवर बाद होण्याच्या जागतिक विक्रमाची बरोबरी केली ? / Against which country did the Indian Cricket Team on 7th August 2014 equal the world record of maximum number of six ducks (zero runs) in a test innings ?

1)दक्षिण आफ्रिका / South Africa
2)ऑस्ट्रेलिया / Australia
3)वेस्ट इंडीज / West Indies
4)इंग्लंड / England✓ Correct

In 2014, India equaled the unwanted record of six ducks in a Test innings against England at Manchester.

कसोटी सामने कधी कधी कंटाळवाणे व एकसुरी होतात, ज्यात एक बाजू दिवसभरापेक्षा जास्त बल्लेबाजीत करते. परंतु भारताच्या संपूर्ण चमूची एकदा 1952 मध्ये कसोटी सामन्यात एकाच दिवसात दोनदा गच्छंती झाली. आपण कोणाविरुद्ध खेळत होतो ? / Test matches sometimes tend to be boring and monotonous with one team generally batting for more than a day. However, India was once dismissed twice in a day of a test match in 1952. Against whom were we playing ?

1)इंग्लंड / England✓ Correct
2)ऑस्ट्रेलिया / Australia
3)वेस्ट इंडीज / West Indies
4)न्यूझीलंड / New Zealand

In 1952, during India's tour of England, India was bowled out twice in a single day during a Test match at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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