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A)
Jeff Bagwell
B)
Ty Cobb
C)
Frank Thomas
D)
Larry Walker

Correct Answer :   Ty Cobb

Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers.

A)
The Oval
B)
Taunton
C)
Headingley
D)
Lords

Correct Answer :   Headingley

India play its 1st one day international cricket match at Headingley.

A)
Manipur
B)
Meghalaya
C)
Rajasthan
D)
West Bengal

Correct Answer :   Manipur

Polo in Jaipur. India is the birthplace of modern polo. The modern game of polo is derived from Manipur, where the game was known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee', or 'Pulu'.

A)
1948
B)
1952
C)
1959
D)
1967

Correct Answer :   1948

In 1948, London hosted the 1948 Summer Olympic Games. The Indian football team made its first Olympic appearance in a match against France. This was the first match played by a team from the newly independent India.

A)
Mankind
B)
Undertaker
C)
Triple H
D)
Stone Cold Steve Austin

Correct Answer :   Stone Cold Steve Austin

This was the first time they wrestled each other at "Wrestlemania". Two years later they wrestled again with Austin winning that match as well. The third match was in 2003 in Seattle. This was Austin's last match and he finally lost to The Rock.

A)
Courtney Walsh
B)
Muttiah Muralitharan
C)
Brian Lara
D)
Shane Warne

Correct Answer :   Muttiah Muralitharan

The leading wicket-taker of all time in men's international tests is Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. The spin bowler took 800 wickets in a test career spanning from 1992 to 2010.

A)
1
B)
3
C)
4
D)
7

Correct Answer :   4

At the Seoul Asian Games in 1986, P.T. Usha won five historic medals - 4 gold and 1 silver - in the track and field events, a record for an Indian athlete at any international meet.

A)
Zimbabwe
B)
East Africa
C)
Canada
D)
Sri Lanka

Correct Answer :   Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka got the status of Test playing country in 1981, and beat India in the 1979 World Cup. Before this they were champion of ICC non-test playing countries.

A)
1946
B)
1949
C)
1953
D)
1969

Correct Answer :   1946

Athletics Federation of India, then Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI), was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Prof. G.D. Sondhi and Maharaja Yadvindra Singh.

A)
No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis
B)
Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs
C)
Over throw runs were batsman's score
D)
The rule of field restriction was taken.

Correct Answer :   No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis