History and Sport The Story of Cricket MCQ Questions for Class 9 Social Science Chapter 7 with Answers

Here you will find NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 9 Social Science with Answers PDF Free Download based on the important concepts and topics given in the textbook as per CBSE new exam pattern. This may assist you to understand and check your knowledge about the chapters. Students also can take a free test of the Multiple Choice Questions of Class 9 Social Science. Each question has four options followed by the right answer. These MCQ Questions are selected supported by the newest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.


Q1. In which year cricket was changed forever?

(i) In 1977
(ii) In 1977
(iii) In 1987
(iv) In 1783

(i) In 1977

Q2. The ICC headquarters shifted from London to

(i) Sydney
(ii) India
(iii) Dubai
(iv) Singapore

(iii) Dubai

Q3. When was the Marylebone Cricket Club founded?

(i) 1760
(ii) 1787
(iii) 1788
(iv) 1895

(ii) 1787

Q4. When was six seem ball created?

(i) In 1980
(ii) In 1880
(iii) In 1780
(iv) In 1680

(iii) In 1780

Q5. Who was Palwankar Baloo?

(i) A Congress leader
(ii) A soldier
(iii) A Dalit cricketer
(iv) A Brahmin priest

(iii) A Dalit cricketer

Q6. The reason that cricket has originated from the villages is/are

(i) Cricket matches had no time limit
(ii) Vagueness of the size of the cricket ground
(iii) Cricket’s most important tools are all made of pre-industrial materials
(iv) All the above

(iv) All the above

Q7. What is the full from of ICC?

(i) International Cricket Council
(ii) International Cricket Co-operative Nation
(iii) International Cricket Confeder-ation
(iv) Imperial Cricket Council

(i) International Cricket Council

Q8. Name the hockey player from India who won many Olympic gold medals.

(i) Balbir Singh
(ii) Dhyan Chand
(iii) Dhanraj Pillai
(iv) Gagan Ajit Singh

(ii) Dhyan Chand

Q9. What was the term ‘tournament’ called initially?

(i) Triangular
(ii) Quadrangular
(iii) Angular
(iv) Pentangular

(ii) Quadrangular

Q10. Which was the first Indian Community to play cricket?

(i) Parsies
(ii) Zoroiastrian
(iii) Trader and businessmen
(iv) Social weaker section of the society

(ii) Zoroiastrian

Q11. In which country was cricket played for the first time?

(i) England
(ii) Rome
(iii) Spain
(iv) India

(i) England

Q12. How did the cricket boards become rich?

(i) By organising large number of matches
(ii) Through patronage from rich industrialists
(iii) By selling television rights to television companies
(iv) None of the above

(iii) By selling television rights to television companies

Q13. First cricket club formed in 1760’s in

(i) Melbourne
(ii) Lords
(iii) Manchester
(iv) Hambledon

(iv) Hambledon

Q14. Which among the following is not associated with amateurs?

(i) The rich who played it for pleasure
(ii) Who considered sport a kind of pleasure
(iii) Pleasure of playing and not for money
(iv) Player who played it for a living

(iv) Player who played it for a living

Q15. The first hockey club in India was started in

(i) Bombay
(ii) Madras
(iii) Bangalore
(iv) Calcutta

(iv) Calcutta

Q16. Amatures stand for:

(i) Reserve players
(ii) Rich people who could afford to play cricket
(iii) Rich people who have no time to play cricket
(iv) Poor people who could play cricket

(ii) Rich people who could afford to play cricket

Q17. The world series cricket was started by:

(i) C.K. Nayudu
(ii) Palwankar Baloo
(iii) Kerry Packer
(iv) Dennis Lillee

(iii) Kerry Packer


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