1. Which two countries played the first match of the inaugural Champions Trophy 1998 (then ICC Knockout Tournament) at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh? 2. Which West Indian power hitter was the highest run scorer in the inaugural Champions Trophy piling up 221 runs in 3 innings? 3. Which two Indian sensations made their debut on 3rd October against Kenya in the second edition of the Champions Trophy held at Nairobi, Kenya?4. Who was the man of the match in the final of the ICC Champions trophy 2000 played between India and New Zealand? 5. Which Indian dasher was the highest run getter in the 2002 edition of the ICC Champions trophy? 6. Just before the ICC Champions Trophy 2002, a contract dispute occurred between the Indian players and the BCCI. As a result, initially a second string side was announced for the tournament with all the stars missing, although the dispute was resolved and a full strength side was sent. The question, who was asked to lead the initially announced second string side? 7. In the exciting final of the 4th edition (25th September 2004), which number 10 batsman was declared man of the match for his batting heroics? 8. What unique distinction did Shahriar Nafees of Bangladesh hold by scoring 123 runs against Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006? 9. On 18th October 2006, who became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Champions Trophy when he achieved the feat against Australia at the Brabourne Statium, Mumbai? 10. Which country was supposed to hold the 2008 edition but was delayed and eventually shifted to South Africa for security reasons? Answers to cricket quiz: 1. New Zealand and Zimbabwe (the former beating the … [Read more...]
25 Quiz questions on Modern India
1. Who was regarded as the Nana Sahib? 2. What was saranjam of the Marathas? 3. Next to shivaji who was the greatest exponent ofguerilla tactics of warfare? 4. When and where was Shivaji born? 5. Shivaji signed the Treaty of purandhar in which year and with whom? 6. Who was Dadaji Kondadeva? 7. Who was the founder of the autonomous Kingdom of awadh? 8. Who founded the state of Hyderabad? 9. Who was the first Europeans to set up trading settlements in India? 10. Who captured Goa for the Portuguese in 1510? 11. Which were the two headquaters of the French East India company on the eastern coast of India? 12. What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British? 13. Who were the first to be allowed to make war, conclude treaties, acquire territories and build fortresses? 14. What was the commercial aim of the Portuguese in India? 15. When did the Danes arrive in India and formed an East India Company? 16. When and by whom were the Portuguese driven out of Hughli in Bengal? 17. Total how many wars were fought between the Marathas and the East India Company? 18. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal? 19. What was the objective of the Vaikom Satyagraha launched in Kerala? 20. Who said “If it was proved to me that it (untouchability) is an essential part of Hinduism I for one would declare myself an open rebel against Hinduism itself”? 21. Who founded the “Bhil Seva Mandal” in 1922 to elevate the condition of the Bhils and other aboriginals in India? 22. “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” – Whose utterance … [Read more...]
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