TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 02/06/2021

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1. According to the Statistics Ministry, the Indian economy contracted by how much percent in the Fiscal Year 2020-21?

a) 6.7 percent

b) 7.3 percent

c) 8.5 percent

d) 10 percent

Answer (b) 7.3 percent The Indian economy contracted by 7.3 percent in Financial Year 2020-21, as per official data released by the Statistics Ministry on May 31, 2021, recording its worst recession since independence.

2. WHO has given what names to the COVID-19 variants first found in India?

a) Kappa and Delta

b) Alpha and Beta

c) Beta and Gamma

d) Zeta and Theta

Answer (a) Kappa and DeltaThe B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variants that were first identified in India, have been named as ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’ respectively by the World Health Organisation. The naming has been done to simplify the public discussion about the variants.

3. What is the new name of the COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in the United Kingdom?

a) Alpha

b) Beta

c) Gamma

d) Delta

Answer (a) Alpha The World Health Organisation has named the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in the United Kingdom as Alpha, while the B.1.351 variant that was first discovered in South Africa has been named Beta.

4. The world’s first human case of H10N3 Bird Flu has been reported in which nation?

a) China

b) Singapore

c) Japan

d) Malaysia

Answer (a) ChinaChina has reported the world’s first known human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu. A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu province has been confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu strain, as per a statement by China’s National Health Commission on June 1, 2021.

5. When is World Milk Day observed?

a) May 30th

b) May 31st

c) June 1st

d) June 2nd

Answer (c) June 1stWorld Milk Day is observed every year on June 1st to raise awareness regarding the importance of milk as a highly nutritious global food item and to celebrate the dairy sector.