Class 9th History Chapter – 7 History and Sport: The Story of Cricket MCQ with answer

(1) 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

Answer – (D) All the above

(2) 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

Answer – (D) All the above

(3) 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

Answer – (D) All the above

(4) When was the Marylebone Cricket Club founded?

A. 1760
B. 1787
C. 1788
D. 1895

Answer – (B) 1787

(5) 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

Answer – (B) Australia, New Zealand

(6) The poor who played cricket for a living were called

A. needy
B. entertainers
C. professionals
D. commons

Answer – (C) professionals

(7) 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

Answer – (C) By selling television rights to television companies

(8) What was the term ‘tournament’ called initially?

A. Triangular
B. Quadrangular
C. Angular
D. Pentangular

Answer – (B) Quadrangular

(9) The first hockey club in India was started in

A. Bombay
B. Madras
C. Bangalore
D. Calcutta

Answer – (D) Calcutta

(10) When was the first World Cup successfully staged?

A. 1972
B. 1973
C. 1974
D. 1975

Answer – (D) 1975