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    Comprehension Passage

    The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in


    India contested during April and May of every year by 8 teams representing 8
    cities of India. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in
    India (BCCI) in 2008, and is regarded as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the
    founder and former commissioner of the league. IPL has an exclusive window
    in ICC Future Tours Programme.

    The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked
    sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL
    became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube.
    The brand value of IPL in 2018 was US$6.3 billion, according to Duff &
    Phelps. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion
    (US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.

    There have been eleven seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title
    holders are the Chennai Super Kings, who won the 2018 season.

    Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option


    Q1. Indian Premier League is considered whose brainchild?
    a) Lalit Modi
    b) Nirav Modi
    c) Vineet Jain
    d) Mukesh Ambani

    Q2. How many seasons have been played of IPL till 2018?
    a) 10
    b) 12
    c) 11
    d) 9
    Q3. What is the antonym of the world “professional” w.r.t it’s usage in the
    passage?
    a) Competent
    b) Amateur
    c) Master
    d) Polished

    Q4. In which year IPL became the first sporting event to be broadcast live on
    an online platform?
    a) 2011
    b) 2010
    c) 2008
    d) 2012

    Q5. According to Duff & Phelps, the brand value of IPL in 2018 was
    a) ₹11.5 billion
    b) US $182 million
    c) ₹ 6.3 billion
    d) US $6.3 billion

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