TALENT HUNT ANSWERS 21/10/2019

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1. What is the name of the assistant-CEO of Oracle, who died recently at the age of 62? 
a. Jerem Dumani
b. Mark herd
c. Joseph Innills
d. Robert Dwayne

ANSWER: b. Mark Hurd
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd died at the age of 62. He has also been the CEO of HP before this. Mark Hurd joined the company in 2010 as a director of Oracle. He had vast experience of almost 40 years. During his tenure, there was a 37% increase in annual profits of Oracle. 

2. In how many days will the special Buddha Circuit train started by IRCTC travel to Buddhist places in India and Nepal?
a. Eight
b. Nine
c. Ten
d. Eleven

ANSWER: a. Eight
IRCTCs have started rail service in the name of Buddha Circuit Special Train. This train is equipped with modern facilities and will travel to different places in eight days. In the train, a digital locker has been provided to protect the valuables of the passengers. In this train, a dining car has been provided for the simultaneous dining of 64 people.

3. In the final match of the Test series series played in Ranchi between India and South Africa, which player has the opportunity to make a debut for the Indian team at the age of 30?
a. Ajay Poonia
b. Sanjay Singh
c. Shahbaz Nadeem
d. Rashid Faizan

ANSWER: c. Shahbaz Nadeem
Shahbaz Nadeem is a spin bowler and made his debut in the last Test match to be played between India and South Africa. He is 30 years old. Shahbaz Nadeem, who has been playing first class cricket since the year 2004, has got a chance in the Test team after 15 years. In this match, he will support R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

4. For the first time in the history of space, how many women walked the space without a male partner?
a. Four
b. Three
c. A
d. two

ANSWER: d. Two
NASA American astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Mir created history by taking a spacewalk together. NASA has said that this was the first time that only women were walking in space. During this time there was no male astronaut with him. This was Christina Koch’s fourth for the spacewalk, while Jessica Mir was the first spacewalk.

5. According to UNICEF, which country has recorded the highest number of deaths of children under 5 in 2018?
a. India
b. China
c. Russia
d. Pakistan

ANSWER: a.
According to Bharat UNICEF, many of these children are at risk of under-development of brain, difficulty in remembering, weak immunity and infection and diseases. In Pakistan, 4,09,000 children in the age group of 0-5 died and stood third.