India KBC Quiz & KBC Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: Which city of India stands on the River Hooghly?

1. Lucknow
   
2. Ahmedabad
   
3. Kolkata (Calcutta)
   
4. Agra
   

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Question: Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler to reach 500 Test wickets in 2006. How did he get his 500th wicket?

1. Run out
   
2. Bowled
   
3. LBW
   
4. Catch out
   

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Anil Kumble trapped Steve Harmison LBW in the Mohali Test to get his 500th wicket.

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Question: Syed Kirmani made his ODI debut in 1976 against New Zealand as a wicketkeeper. How many runs did India make in that match?

1. 254 all out
   
2. 222/9
   
3. 219/5
   
4. 154 all out
   

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The Man of the Match was RO Collinge of New Zealand.

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Question: How many centuries in Tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired?

1. 23
   
2. 45
   
3. 34
   
4. 54
   

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He was also named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980.

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Question: Who was the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?

1. Sachin Tendulkar
   
2. Sourav Ganguly
   
3. Bishen Singh Bedi
   
4. Virender Sehwag
   

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India's first 300 which Sehwag bought up, characteristically with a six, was at Multan against Pakistan in early 2004.

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Question: Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?

1. Chittagong
   
2. Dhaka
   
3. Hyderabad
   
4. Vishakapatnam
   

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He made his ODI debut at Chittagong on Dec 23, 2004. The match was between Bangladesh and India.

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Question: Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on Test debut against England at England's home?

1. Sachin Tendulkar
   
2. Abbas Ali Baig
   
3. Kapil Dev
   
4. Wassim Jaffer
   

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He had scored 12,367 runs in 235 matches in First Class Cricket with his highest being 224 not out.

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Question: Ajit Agarkar made his Test debut in 1998 as a bowler. How many wickets did he take in that match including both 1st and 2nd innings?

1. 2
   
2. 1
   
3. 5
   
4. 3
   

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Agarkar's entry into international cricket was with an avalanche of wickets that made him the fastest to 50 in ODIs.

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Question: Who was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2000?

1. Rahul Dravid
   
2. Sourav Ganguly
   
3. Sachin Tendulkar
   
4. Yuvraj Singh
   

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Rahul Dravid was nicknamed, 'The Wall'.

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Question: How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired?

1. 450
   
2. 430
   
3. 435
   
4. 434
   

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Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India had produced, and their greatest fast-bowling all-rounder.

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