TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 20/02/2020

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1. Which country’s wrestlers will not participate in the Asian Championships in Delhi?
a. China
b. Iran
c. Korea
d. Japan

ANSWER: a. Chinese
wrestlers from China will not participate in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi as the Indian government has not issued visas to them due to the outbreak of Novel Corona virus infection in their country. So far, more than 1500 people have lost their lives due to this infection. This infection is most spread in Wuhan where movement of people has been stopped since 23 January. Many countries have imposed travel restrictions on Chinese travelers and flights to and from Chinese cities have also been suspended.

2. Recently in which city was the All India Annual Conference of Central Administrative Tribunal held?
a. Patna
b. Hyderabad
c. New Delhi
d. Lucknow

ANSWER: c. New Delhi
This one-day conference was attended by judicial and administrative members of all 17 Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal. Many decisions of Central Administrative Tribunal have proved to be milestones in the development of service sector in the country. There is a need to use artificial intelligence to speed up the functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal. Litigation in service related matters has increased considerably at present. The Central Administrative Tribunal has about 50,000 cases pending.

3. Korku tribe is found in Madhya Pradesh and adjacent areas of Melghat Tiger Reserve in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. Punjab
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: a. Maharashtra
This tribe speaks Korku language which belongs to the Munda linguistic group and its script is Devanagari. The Korku tribe has been classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India. The Korku tribe lives in huts made of grass and wood. This Tiger Reserve is located in Amravati district of Maharashtra state, with an area of ​​1677 sq km. is.

4. Recently RBI has proposed to set up a pan-India ‘new umbrella unit’ focusing on retail payment systems with a minimum payment capital of how many crores?
a. 700 crores
b. 200 crores
c. 500 crores
d. 300 crores rupees

ANSWER: c. The
proposed Rs 500 crore unit will set up, manage and operate new payment systems, especially in the retail sector. Such entity shall be a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 2013. The RBI has retained the right to nominate a member on the board of the new umbrella unit along with the right to approve the appointment of directors. According to the RBI, no promoter or promoter group is allowed to invest more than 40 percent in the capital of the entity.

5. In the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Minister of State Jitendra Singh recently announced that which Union Territory will soon be brought under the purview of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
a. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
b. Chandigarh
c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
d. Daman and Diu

ANSWER: a. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Jitendra Singh were addressing the All India Annual Conference of CAT in Delhi. Jitendra Singh is also in-charge of CAT’s nodal department. Jitendra Singh said that CAT will have jurisdiction to handle matters and issues related to Jammu and Kashmir region.