TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 10/03/2021

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1. Who has been named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February?
a) Joe Root
b) Ravichandran Ashwin
c) Virat Kohli
d) Axar Patel

Answer (b) Ravichandran Ashwin
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named as the Men’s Player of the Month (February) by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on March 9, 2021. England’s Tammy Beaumont was named as Women’s Player of the Month for February.

2. Which country held its first Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue with India from March 4-5th?
a) Nigeria
b) Ethiopia
c) South Africa
d) Tanzania

Answer (a) Nigeria
India and Nigeria held First Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue at the National Security Adviser level from March 4-5, 2021. The National Security Adviser of Nigeria Major General (Retd.) Babagana Monguno visited New Delhi, India at the invitation of India’s National Security Adviser Ajit K. Doval for the dialogue.

3. The United States has offered temporary legal residency to immigrants from which nation?
a) Mexico
b) Brazil
c) Chile
d) Venezuela

Answer (d) Venezuela
The United States has announced to offer temporary legal residency to the hundred thousand Venezuelans who have fled their country due to economic collapse. The United States has also decided to review the US sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.

4. The Indian Navy has deployed women officers on warships this year after a gap of how many years?
a) 19 years
b) 23 years
c) 25 years
d) 32 years

Answer (b) 23 years
In a major move, the Indian Navy deployed four women officers onboard its warships recently after a gap of almost 23 years. Two women officers have been posted on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, while two others have been deployed on tanker ship INS Shakti. Women officers started getting deployed on warships for the first time in 1998 but the decision was changed later due to logistical and other issues.

5. Which airline operated the first Delhi-Bareilly flight with an all-women crew on March 8, 2021?
a) Indigo
b) Spice Jet
c) Vistara
d) Alliance Air

Answer (d)  Alliance Air
Bareilly airport began its operations from March 8, 2021. Air India’s subsidiary company Alliance Air operated the first flight from Delhi to Bareilly with an all-women crew to celebrate International Women’s Day.