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History of World Cup Cricket-
| Year | Name of Cup | Venue | No. of Country | Winner | Runner-up | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Prudential Cup | England. | 8 | West Indies | Australia | Clive Lloyd |
| 1979 | Prudential Cup | England. | 8 | West Indies | England. | Vivian Richards |
| 1983 | Prudential Cup | England. | 8 | India | West Indies | Mohinder Amarnath |
| 1987 | Reliance Cup | India & Pakistan | 8 | Australia | England. | David Boon |
| 1992 | Benson & Hedges Cup | Australia & New-Zealand | 9 | Pakistan | England. | Wasim Akram |
| 1996 | Wills Cup | India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka | 12 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Aravinda Desilva |
| 1999 | ICC Cup | England. | 12 | Australia | Pakistan | Shane Warne |
| 2003 | ICC Cup | S. Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya | 14 | Australia | India | Rickey Ponting |
| 2007 | ICC Cup | W. Indies | 16 | Australia | Sri Lanka | Adam Gilchrist |
| 2011 | ICC Cup | India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh | 14 | India | Sri Lanka | M. S. Dhoni |
| 2015 | ICC Cup | Australia & New-Zealand | 14 | Australia | New Zealand | James Faulkner |
| 2019 | ICC Cup | England and Wales | 10 | England | New Zealand | Ben Stokes |
Objective Questions on World Cup Cricket History frequently asked in SSC, CDS, NDA, PSC, Railways and other competitive examinations-
1. Who won the Cricket World Cup in 1979 by defeating England in the final?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) West Indies
(d) Pakistan
2. In the World Cup History which country has won Cricket World Cup maximum number of times?
(a) West Indies
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
3. Whom did India defeated in the final to win the Cricket World Cup in 1983?
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) West Indies
(d) Pakistan
4. Who won Man of the Match award in the final of the Cricket World Cup in 1983?
(a) Mohinder Amarnath
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) K. Srikanth
5. Which country host the Cricket World Cup in the year 1999?
(a) India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
(b) Australia & New Zealand
(c) West Indies
(d) England
6. Who is the highest run scorer in a single Cricket World Cup?
(a) Ricky Ponting
(b) Adam Gilchrist
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) M. S. Dhoni
7. In which year, overs in Cricket World Cup reduced to 50 from 60?
(a) 1986
(b) 1987
(c) 1988
(d) 1989
8. Which one of the following cricketers has represented two different countries in ICC Cricket World Cup?
(a) Kepler Wessels
(b) Gary Sobers
(c) Kevin Peterson
(d) Ian Botham
9. Who hold the record of taking 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls in Cricket World Cup?
(a) Shane Warne
(b) Wasim Akram
(c) Chetan Sharma
(d) Lasith Malinga
10. Who set a world record in Cricket World Cup of hitting 6 sixes in an over against Netherlands spinner Dan Van Bunge?
(a) Jacques Kallis
(b) Herschelle Gibbs
(c) Yuvraj Singh
(d) Virender Sehwag
Answers - 1(c), 2(b), 3(c), 4(a), 5(d), 6(c), 7(b), 8(a), 9(d) and 10(b).
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