Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Claire Polosak.

Key Points

• Australia’s Claire Polosak created history by becoming the first woman umpire to officiate a men’s Test during India vs Australia match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 7 Jan 2021.
• Polosak was appointed as the fourth umpire in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, while Australians Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson are serving as the on-field umpires.
• The fourth umpire at a test match has duties related to pitch preparation, equipment changes, and support for the on-field umpires.
• 32-year-old Claire Polosak is also the first woman umpire in men's ODI and the first female umpire in domestic men's game.
• Also, in 2016, New Zealand's Kathy Cross and Polosak became the first two female umpires to officiate at the Women's World T20.

The correct answer is Boxing.

Key Points

• Manju Bamboriya
  • She belongs to Khachrod in Ujjain district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.​​​
  • A prodigious boxing talent, Manju’s potential was recognized early and she represented India at the 2014 Youth World Championships.
  • In 2019, she won the selection trials for the World Boxing Championship and was part of the Indian contingent. She went on to finish the year with a Gold at the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal. Hence, option 4 is correct.​

Additional Information

• Harshita Tomar is an Indian sailor born in the Hoshangabad district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• Women’s Hockey Famous players - Ritu Rani, Jaspreet Kaur, Savita Poonia, Amandeep Kaur

The correct answer is Rafael Nadal.

Key Points

• Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated Russia's Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the Australian Open Men's Singles final and clinched a record 21st Grand Slam title, on 30 Jan 2022.
• The match was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
• With this victory, Rafael has become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles.
• He overtook Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by winning this title.

Additional Information

• In tennis, Aslan Karatsev won the men’s singles title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title.
• World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis title at 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1.
• French tennis player Gael Monfils has won the men’s singles event of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim the 11th ATP title of his career.
• The Davis Cup 2021 was won by the Russian Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid.
• Alexander “Sascha” Zverev has won the fifth ATP title of the season (2021) and 18th overall at the Vienna Open 2021.

The correct answer is 64th.

• Recently, the 64th foundation day of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education was celebrated.
   

Key Points

• Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer:
  • It was established in 1957.
  • It is located in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
  • D.P. Jaroli is the current chairman.
  • Meghna Choudhary is the current administrator.
  • Govind Singh Dotasra is the current Minister for Primary and Higher Education of Rajasthan.
     

Additional Information

• Dharmendra Pradhan is the current education minister of India.

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

Key Points

• Rs 100 crore provision in the Road Safety Fund to enhance the Road Safety.
• Rs 5000 Incentive amount for sending the injured person to the hospital in critical condition.
• Hence the correct answer is neither 1 nor 2.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) is a public transport company that provides bus services in the Indian state Rajasthan.
• It is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Moto is "Move On".
• The corporation was established by the Government of Rajasthan on 1 October 1964 under the Road Transport Act 1950 

Important Points

• Rajasthan ranks 5th in the deadliest states in Road accidents.
• Jaipur ranks 7th in India's deadliest cities.
• The fatal crash percent in Jaipur alone is 29.6%.
• Nearly 70 % of road accident deaths happened in the Rural belt of Rajasthan.
• Over speeding is the major cause of road accidents in Rajasthan.
• In India, Road accident happens every 1 minute & in every 4 minute, one person dies due to road crash.