TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 05/05/2017

 

1. Which country is hosting the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

[A] Switzerland

[B] Singapore

[C] South Africa

[D] Seychelles

Correct Answer: A [Switzerland ]

 

2. Recently, Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities have been notified as Scheduled Castes in the Indian constitution. The communities are associated with which state?

[A] Manipur

[B] Odisha

[C] Assam

[D] West Bengal

Correct Answer: B [Odisha]

 

3. The world’s highest railway bridge will come up over which Indian River?

[A] Narmada

[B] Godavari

[C] Ganga

[D] Chenab

Correct Answer: D [Chenab ]

 

4. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament?

[A] KV Thomas

[B] Subhash Chandra Baheria

[C] Janardan Singh Sigriwal

[D] Mallikarjun Kharge

Correct Answer: D [Mallikarjun Kharge]

 

5. Which city has become the India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Bharat survey 2017?

[A] Indore

[B] Tiruchirapally

[C] Mysuru

[D] Visakhapatnam

Correct Answer: A [Indore ]