TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 08/01/2020

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1. Saurabh Chaudhary has won a gold medal in how many meters air pistol event in the men’s category in the 63rd National Shooting Championship?
a. 10 m
b. 20 m
c. 30 meters
d. 50 meters

ANSWER: a. 10 meters
Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian shooter. Saurabh Chaudhary had won gold medals in Youth Olympic and Asian Games. He started shooting in Meerut at the age of 15. He practiced with senior shooters for the 2018 Asian Games. He won a gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany in June 2018, setting a world record. 

2. Former Governor of which state Triloki Nath Chaturvedi passed away recently at the age of 90 in Noida Kailash Hospital?
a. Bihar
b. Karnataka
c. Punjab
d. Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: b.
Former Karnataka Governor Triloki Nath Chaturvedi was born on 19 January 1929 in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh. During his time as an IAS officer, he was also posted in the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He was awarded ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 1991 after retiring. He was the Governor of Karnataka from the year 2002 to 2007

3. Which country has announced after rising tensions with the US that it will no longer comply with the restrictions imposed under the 2015 nuclear deal?
a. Japan
b. Nepal
c. Iran
d. Pakistan

ANSWER: c. Iran
This major reaction from Iran came when its general Qasim Suleimani was killed in the US air strike in Baghdad recently. According to the 2015 agreement, Iran was allowed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow international inspectors to arrive. In return, the economic sanctions imposed on Iran were ended. The agreement was canceled by US President Donald Trump in 2018.

4. Recently which state has become the first state in the country to integrate its land records with the web portal of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Maharashtra

ANSWER: d. Maharashtra
through it will help in checking the insurance (land plus insurance) and insurance used by ineligible persons. Financial: During the year 2018-19, 1.39 crore farmers of Maharashtra adopted and collected a total amount of 4,778.30 crore. The Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme was launched in the year 2016 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

5. Former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and which senior AIADMK leader died recently?
a. PH Pandian
b. MK. Stalin
c. P. Dhanapal
d. Rahul Sachdeva

ANSWER: a. P.H. Pandian, a
former MLA and MP, was also the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly between 1980-84 and the Speaker from 1985 to 1989. He was also the leader of the AIADMK Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha). He was elected MLA from his native Cheranmadevi assembly seat in 1977, 1980 and 1984.