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[#556] Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
Correct Answer

(C) Brian Lara
(G) Brian Lara

Explanation

Solution: West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier.

[#557] Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
Correct Answer

(A) Ajit Wadekar

Explanation

Solution: Ajit Wadekar was the 1st ODI captain for India.

[#558] Where did India play its 1st one day international match?
Correct Answer

(B) Headingley

Explanation

Solution: India played its 1st one day international match at Headingley. India lost the match by four wickets on 13-07-1974. Brijesh Patel (82) was the top scorer.

[#559] India reached the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in?
Correct Answer

(B) 1966

Explanation

Solution: India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup. India finished as runners-up 3 times (1966, 1974, 1987). In 1974, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup after India refused to participate in the final due to the South African government's apartheid policies.

[#560] The Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in?
Correct Answer

(A) 1951

Explanation

Solution: The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951.