TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 15/03/2021

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1. Which Indian actor will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive Award?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Shah Rukh khan
c) Dilip Kumar
d) Anupam Kher

Answer (a) Amitabh Bachchan
Indian Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) at a virtual ceremony scheduled to take place on March 19, 2021. Legendary filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese will present the prestigious award to Amitabh Bachchan.

2. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
a) Tirath Singh Rawat
b) Ajay Bhatt
c) Dhan Singh Rawat
d) Anil Baluni

Answer (a) Tirath Singh Rawat 
Tirath Singh Rawat took an oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on March 10, 2021. Tirath Singh Rawat is a Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal. He was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state, a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the top post.

3. The centre has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to which vaccine, officially allowing it to come out of the clinical trial mode?
a) Moderna’s vaccine
b) Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
c) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
d) Johnson & Johnson

Answer  (b) Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin 
The central government on March 11, 2021 granted restricted emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin and said that it is out of the clinical trial mode. Both Covid-19 vaccines – Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will have the same licensure status now.

4. What is the new Railway Helpline Number?
a) 110
b) 123
c) 139
d) 140

Answer (c) 139
The Indian Railways has merged all railway helpline numbers into a single number 139 for all queries, complaints, assistance and quick grievance redressal. All the other railway helplines will be discontinued and merged into 139 from April 1, 2021.

5. Which Indian wrestler has become world no.1 in 65 kg category?
a) Sakshi Malik
b) Bajrang Punia
c) Vinesh Phogat
d) Sushil Kumar

Answer  (b) Bajrang Punia
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has regained his world number one ranking after clinching a second successive gold medal at the Matteo Pallicone Ranking Series. Punia defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir from Mongolia 2-2 by criteria in the 65kg freestyle event final in Rome on March 7, 2021. He won after getting a two-pointer in the last 30 seconds of the bout.