TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 19/12/2019

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1. Recently who has won DSC Award 2019 in South Asian Literature?
a. Amitabh Bagchi
b. Rahul Sachdeva
c. Mohit Bagchi
d. Ankit Rai

ANSWER: a. Amitabh Bagchi
Amitabh Bagchi has been given this award for his novel ‘Half the Night is Gone’. Bagchi was given the award by Foreign Minister of Nepal Pradeep Gayawali. It is noteworthy that $ 25,000 is given under the award. The winner of the DSC award is announced on a cyclical basis every year in different South Asian countries. This was the ninth year of this award.

2. About 850 Indian peacekeepers serving in which country were awarded the ‘United Nations Medal’?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. Russia
d. South Sudan

ANSWER: d. South Sudan
India is the largest sending country in UN peacekeeping operations. Currently, 2342 Indian soldiers and 25 policemen are stationed in the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) in South Sudan. UNMISS said that the contribution of Indian peacekeepers to peace in conflict-affected South Sudan has been marked.

3. Minority Rights Day is observed on which of the following days?
a. 12 December
b. 18 December
c. 14 December
d. 10 December

ANSWER: b. L8 Disnbr
day minority is celebrated to bring forward and defend their rights. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains are counted among minorities in India. On this occasion, different programs are done at different places across the country. The day was chosen by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 1992.

4. DRDO has recently conducted two successfully tested supersonic cruise missiles from Chandipur, Odisha?
a. BrahMos
b. Agni
c. Strike
d. Fearless

ANSWER: a. BrahMos
BrahMos missile is a medium-range Ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched by submarine, ship, fighter aircraft or from the ground. This missile can be fired day or night and in all weather. The firepower of this missile is incredible. With the help of a ramjet engine, the missile’s capacity can be increased up to three times.

5. Which veteran actor, who has appeared in films like Gharaunda and Unclaimed, died at the age of 92 in a private hospital in Pune (Maharashtra)?
a. Saeed Jaffrey
b. Dilip Kumar
c. Shriram applied
d. Shatrughan Sinha

ANSWER: c. Shriram
Laghu Shriram Laghu also received the Filmfare Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for ‘Gharaunda’. Shriram, who has worked in Hindi and Marathi films, also used to play theater. Shriram Laghu has worked in more than 100 Hindi films and more than 40 Marathi films in his career. He was a nose, ear, throat surgeon by profession. He made acting his career at the age of 42.