TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 18/02/2021

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1. Which country will host the SAARC health secretary-level meeting on February 18, 2021?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Sri Lanka

Answer (a) India
India will host a virtual health secretary-level meeting with other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries on February 18, 2021 to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Pakistan has been invited to attend the workshop.

2. Which state’s Governor has been given additional charge of discharging duties of Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Telangana
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka

Answer (b) Telangana
The Rashtrapati Bhawan informed in a statement on February 16, 2021, that Kiran Bedi has been removed as Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given an additional charge of executing the functions of Puducherry L-G, in addition to her own duties, until a new appointment is made.

3. The fossils of the world’s oldest animal -Dickinsonia- were discovered in which state?
a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat

Answer (c) Madhya Pradesh
The three fossils of the world’s earliest known living animal- the 550 million years old Dickinsonia- have been discovered by the researchers on the roof of the Bhimbetka rock shelters. They are about 40 km from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

4. Which nation has joined Iran-Russia maritime exercise?
a) Japan
b) France
c) India
d) Italy

Answer (c) India
India has joined a two-day navy exercise of Iran and Russia dubbed as ‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021’. The naval exercise is taking place in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.

5. PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the top commanders of the three defence forces in March from which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar

Answer (a) Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the top commanders of the three defence forces for the very first time during his second term at the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kevadia, Gujarat in March.