Between January and March 2024, the result of the five-Test cricket series played between India and England was:
- (a)India, 3 – 2
- (b)India, 4 – 1
- (c)England, 3 – 2
- (d)England, 4 – 1
Correct — B, India, 4-1. England toured India for a 5-Test series (25 January - 11 March 2024), played for the Anthony de Mello Trophy. England won the series-opening Test at Hyderabad, but India — led by Rohit Sharma and powered by teenage opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's run-scoring — won the next four Tests in a row to take the series 4-1.
- (a)India, 3 – 2 — Understates India's margin of victory — India won four Tests, not three.
- (c)England, 3 – 2 — Wrong team altogether — England lost the series despite winning the opening Test.
- (d)England, 4 – 1 — Reverses the actual result — it was India, not England, that won 4-1.
England toured India for a 5-Test series (25 January - 11 March 2024), contested for the Anthony de Mello Trophy. England won the opening Test at Hyderabad, but India — powered by teenage opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's run-scoring and home spin-bowling depth — won the next four Tests to take the series 4-1.
MPPSC/UPSC-style current-affairs questions on sports series lock onto the FINAL series scoreline as the testable fact; don't let the shock opening-Test loss mislead you into picking an England win.
- India won the 5-Test home series against England 4-1 (Jan-Mar 2024), captained by Rohit Sharma.
- England won the series-opening Test at Hyderabad; India won the remaining four.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal was the series' Player of the Series, scoring two double centuries.
- The series was played for the Anthony de Mello Trophy.
England won the series-opening Test (Hyderabad); India swept the remaining four to close it out 4-1.
- Assuming England won the series because they won the first Test
- Miscounting the margin as 3-2 instead of the actual 4-1
MPPSC tests the final scoreline of high-profile bilateral series as a single current-affairs fact — memorise winner and margin as one unit.
No directly related past UPSC PYQ was found on this specific 2024 India-England Test series.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who captained the Indian cricket team during its 4-1 home Test series win over England (Jan-Mar 2024)?
- (a)Virat Kohli
- (b)Rohit Sharma
- (c)KL Rahul
- (d)Jasprit Bumrah
Answer(b) Rohit Sharma.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The India-England Test series of January-March 2024 was played for which trophy?
- (a)Pataudi Trophy
- (b)Anthony de Mello Trophy
- (c)Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- (d)Freedom Trophy
Answer(b) Anthony de Mello Trophy.