TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 10/12/2020

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1.Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?
a)Amitav Ghosh
b)Sachin Kundalkar
c)Nirmala Govindarajan
d)Raj Kamal Jha

Answer (d) Raj Kamal Jha
Indian journalist-author Raj Kamal Jha has been honoured with the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his novel, The City and The Sea. The book’s publisher Peter Bundalo made the announcement on December 9, 2020.

 2.What was India’s most-searched word on Google in 2020?
a)Coronavirus
b)Indian Premier League
c)US Election Results
d)Bihar Election Results

Answer (b) Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League (IPL) has beaten coronavirus to be India’s most-searched word on Google in the year 2020, as per Google India’s ‘Year in Search’ results released on December 9, 2020.

 3.Who was the top trending personality in India in the year 2020?
a)Arnab Goswami
b)Amitabh Bachchan
c)Kanika Kapoor
d)Joe Biden

Answer (d) Joe Biden
The top trending personality in India in 2020 was US President-Elect Joe Biden, followed by Arnab Goswami, Kanika Kapoor, Kim Jong Un and Amitabh Bachchan.

 4.India was ranked at which position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?
a)6th
b)9th
c)10th
d)12th

Answer (c) 10th 
India is ranked at the 10th position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021. India slid down by one position, as it was ranked 9th in last year’s Index.

5.Which country was ranked at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?
a)US
b)Russia
c)Canada
d)Australia

Answer (a) US
The United States, which is the largest historical polluter, was ranked at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index for the second time in a row. While the US was ranked 61st, Saudi Arabia was ranked 60th, Iran 59th, Canada 58th, Australia 54th and Russia 52nd.