Q40. How many overs can an individual bowler deliver in a 50-over ODI cricket innings?
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A) Eight
B) Nine
C) Eleven
D) Ten
Answer: D) Ten
Explanation: In a scheduled 50-over one-day international, a bowler is limited to ten overs. This is one-fifth of the full innings, with adjustments possible for shortened matches. The format and tournament context are important to interpreting this cricket fact correctly.
Q39. How many umpires are stationed on the cricket field during normal play?
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A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: A) Two
Explanation: Two on-field umpires adjudicate deliveries and play in standard cricket matches. A third umpire may assist remotely through television technology rather than standing on the playing field. The format and tournament context are important to interpreting this cricket fact correctly.
Q38. Who received the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for 2021, announced in January 2022?
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A) Ellyse Perry
B) Mithali Raj
C) Smriti Mandhana
D) Meg Lanning
Answer: C) Smriti Mandhana
Explanation: India batter Smriti Mandhana won the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, presented as ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year. Her award recognised performances across international formats. The format and tournament context are important to interpreting this cricket fact correctly.
Q37. Aanchal Thakur, a bronze medallist at an international competition in December 2021, competes in which sport?
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A) Skating
B) Cycling
C) Boxing
D) Alpine skiing
Answer: D) Alpine skiing
Explanation: Aanchal Thakur is an Indian alpine skier and has represented the country in international winter-sport competitions. Alpine skiing includes disciplines such as slalom and giant slalom. The precise terminology and competition context distinguish it from similar sporting facts.
Q36. ‘Penalty corner’ is a term used in which sport?
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A) Football
B) Baseball
C) Hockey
D) Tennis
Answer: C) Hockey
Explanation: Field hockey awards a penalty corner for specified defensive offences. The attacking side restarts from the back line while defenders take regulated positions. The precise terminology and competition context distinguish it from similar sporting facts.
Q35. Who became the first Indian swimmer to achieve the Olympic ‘A’ qualifying standard in June 2021?
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A) Virdhawal Khade
B) Sandeep Sejwal
C) Srihari Nataraj
D) Sajan Prakash
Answer: D) Sajan Prakash
Explanation: Sajan Prakash met the Olympic A qualification time in the men’s 200-metre butterfly in Rome in June 2021. It marked an important first for Indian swimming. Distinguishing the exact Olympic edition prevents confusion with other notable Indian performances.
Q34. The Indian men’s cricket team won a Test at Brisbane’s Gabba in 2021, ending Australia’s unbeaten run there since which year?
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A) 2010
B) 1988
C) 2005
D) 1999
Answer: B) 1988
Explanation: India’s January 2021 Test victory ended Australia’s long unbeaten run at the Gabba stretching back to 1988. Rishabh Pant played a decisive fourth-innings knock. The format and tournament context are important to interpreting this cricket fact correctly.
Q33. What is the length of a singles badminton court?
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A) 13.40 metres
B) 12.00 metres
C) 14.00 metres
D) 15.24 metres
Answer: A) 13.40 metres
Explanation: The standard badminton court length is 13.40 metres for singles and doubles. The court width changes between the two formats: singles is narrower. Singles, doubles and team championships have different records and competition formats.
Q32. Which country hosted the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in football?
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A) Japan
B) Thailand
C) China
D) India
Answer: D) India
Explanation: India hosted the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, with matches in Maharashtra. China won the final against South Korea to claim another continental title. It concerns association football rather than another sport with similar terminology.
Q31. For which sport did Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni receive the Arjuna Award in 2022?
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A) Tennis
B) Weightlifting
C) Chess
D) Table tennis
Answer: C) Chess
Explanation: Bhakti Kulkarni received the Arjuna Award in 2022 for excellence in chess. She is a prominent Indian women’s grandmaster with significant international experience. Such institution and award questions require careful identification of their original purpose.
