In which of the following years did India NOT host the ICC Cricket World Cup Tournament?

Correct — B. Of the four years offered, three are Indian hosting years: 1987 with Pakistan, 1996 with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and 2011 with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

That leaves 1983, which England hosted. India is remembered for that year because it won the final at Lord's, not because it staged the tournament → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  1996 — 1996 was co-hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, with the final played at Lahore. India did host that year, so it cannot answer a question asking where India did NOT host.
• (c)
  1987 — 1987 was the first World Cup held outside England, co-hosted by India and Pakistan. It is a hosting year, so it fails the NOT in the stem.
• (d)
  2011 — 2011 was co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and India won the final at Mumbai. Both hosting and winning, so it is out on the hosting test.

India has staged the ODI World Cup as a co-host in 1987, 1996 and 2011, and on its own in 2023. Its wins came in 1983 and 2011.

The two lists overlap only at 2011, and that overlap is what the question is built on: candidates who remember 1983 as an India year answer from the trophy rather than from the venue.

With a NOT stem the safe method is to mark every option you can positively confirm and take what is left, rather than to search for the odd one directly.

Key facts

• The 1983 World Cup was held in England, and India won the final at Lord's under Kapil Dev.
• The 1987 World Cup was the first staged outside England and was co-hosted by India and Pakistan.
• The 1996 World Cup was co-hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• India co-hosted the 2011 edition and hosted the 2023 edition on its own.

Common traps

• Reading past the NOT and answering with the year India won.
• Confusing hosting with winning, which only 2011 satisfies at once.

No directly related past PYQ was found.