TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 15/11/2019

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1. According to the recently released parliamentary committee report, how many percent of cancer patients die every year in India?
a. 54 percent
b. 60 percent
c. 68 percent
d. 72 percent

ANSWER: c.
According to the report of 68 percent parliamentary committee, 38 percent of cancer patients are dying every year in developed countries, while in India this figure is 68 percent. This means that the treatment is not reaching the patients. Last year, 13 lakh new cancer cases were reported in India. The committee has recommended that making cancer cheaper should be a priority of the government.

2. Recently in which lake of Rajasthan, more than 1,000 migratory birds of different species were found dead?
a. Nakki Lake
b. Lake Pichola
c. Fateh Sagar Lake
d. Sambhar Lake

ANSWER: d.
Recently more than 1,000 migratory birds have been found dead in Sambhar Lake, located near Sambhar Lake Jaipur. The exact cause of death of these birds of about 25 species from different countries has not been known yet. However, the local administration believes that the accident may have occurred due to polluted water. Among the birds killed are migratory birds coming from many countries including Himalayas, Siberia, North Asia. Every year there are 2 to 3 lakh different birds. Which includes about 50 thousand flamingos.

3. Which of the following bowlers ranked first in the recently released ICC Cricket Rankings?
a. Jaspreet Bumrah
b. Mujibur Rahman
c. Rashid Khan
d. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

ANSWER: a. Jasprit Bumrah In the
ODI rankings released by the ICC, India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in the first place. Jasprit Bumrah remains in the first place with 797 points. Bumrah is the only Indian bowler in the top-10 list in the new rankings. After him Kiwi bowler Trent Boult is in second place with 740 points. After this, there are Mujibur Rahman of Afghanistan, Kagiso Rabara of South Africa and Pat Cummins of Australia in third, fourth and fifth place. Kuldeep Yadav, India’s second bowler in the ICC rankings after Bumrah, is in 12th place.

4. Which of the following ministers was recently given the additional charge of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
a. Prakash Javadekar
b. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
c. Dharmendra Pradhan
d. One who increases Joy

ANSWER: a. Prakash Javadekar
Union Cabinet Minister Prakash Javadekar has been given the additional charge of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. He is currently holding the charge of Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He has been given this assignment due to the resignation of his post by Arvind Sawant. Arvind Sawant had to resign due to formation of assembly government in Maharashtra, after which the post was vacated.

5. Which of the following players won the gold medal in the javelin-throw competition at the World Para-Athletics Championships?
a. Ajit Pal Singh
b. Sunder Singh Gurjar
c. Arjun Singh Malik
d. Devendra Verma

ANSWER: b. Sunder Singh Gurjar
Indian player Sunder Singh Gurjar recently won a gold medal at the World Para-Athletics Championships. Sundar Singh won the gold medal with a throw of 61.22 meters. Gurjar won gold in 2013 in Leon and silver in 2015 Doha Championship.