Current Affairs Quiz March 12 2018
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Question 1:Who became the first woman in the ODI history to score 50 while batting at number nine or lower?
A. Mithali Raj
B. Smriti Mandana
C. Pooja Vastrakar
D. Harmanpreet Kaur
Answer and Explanation
18-year-old Pooja Vastrakar became the first woman in the ODI history to score 50 while batting at number nine or lower, after registering a 56-ball 5 against Australia.
Question 2:What is the strike-rate of Kagiso Rabada, the best by any bowler with 100-plus wickets in 122 years?
A. 34.1
B. 35.6
C. 37.2
D. 38.9
Answer and Explanation
Kagiso Rabada has now a Test bowling strike-rate of 38.9, the best by any bowler with 100-plus wickets in 122 years.
Question 3:By how many percent the milk production of India has increased from 2014-17?
A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 35%
D. 40%
Answer and Explanation
According to Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh, Milk production in the country increased by 20% from 137.7 million tonnes to 165.4 million tonnes between 2014 and 2017.
Question 4:For monitoring which lake of Manipur, the floating lab has been set up?
A. Loktak lake
B. Wumli lake
C. Majuli lake
D. Umiam lake
Answer and Explanation
The Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Laboratory(IBSD), Imphal, set up a floating laboratory in northeast India’s largest freshwater lake Loktak to constantly monitor its water quality and eventually improve it.
Question 5:How many pacts were signed between India and France recently?
A. 12
B. 14
C. 15
D. 17
Answer and Explanation
India and France have inked 14 pacts in key areas of defence, security, nuclear energy and protection of classified information besides resolving to deepen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and set up joint efforts to contain terrorism.
Question 6:Which nation-state had annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014?
A. Russia
B. Germany
C. Britain
D.France
Answer and Explanation
Russia had annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 following which pro-Russian separatists took control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Question 7:By how many percent the sales of Khadi grew in the last two financial years?
A. 23%
B. 26%
C. 33%
D. 41%
Answer and Explanation
The production of Khadi rose by 31.6% and sales grew by 33% in last 2 financial years.
Question 8:How many percent of women make up to the boards of largest US firm?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 17%
D. 22%
Answer and Explanation
According to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report, the average board of the 500 largest US companies currently has a representation of only 22%, up from 14% in 2008.
Question 9:Which High Court has held that a weapon’s seizure from a person cannot link them to a murderer unless a link between the two is established?
A. Bombay High Court
B. Madras High Court
C. Allahabad High Court
D. Hyderabad High Court
Answer and Explanation
The Hyderabad High Court has held that a weapon’s seizure from a person cannot link them to a murderer unless a link between the two is established.
Question 10:By how many percent the per capita availability of milk has risen in India?
A. 15.6%
B. 21.3%
C. 25.2%
D. 26.4%
Answer and Explanation
The per capita availability of milk has risen by 15.6 percent from 307 gms a day to 355 gms per day between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
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