Talent Hunt Answers 25/09/2018

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  1. The National Sports Awards 2018 were announced by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on September 20, 2018. Which sportsperson has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?
    a) Hima Das
    b) PV Sindhu
    c) Virat Kohli
    d) Ajinkya Rahane

ANSWER – (c) Virat Kohli
The National Sports Awards 2018 were announced by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on September 20, 2018. Cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will jointly be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2018, India’s highest sporting honour.

 

  1. Which nation will become the ninth one to launch its National Registry of Sexual Offenders?
    a) Pakistan
    b) India
    c) Bangladesh
    d) Sri Lanka

ANSWER – (b) India
India would soon be launching a National Registry of Sexual Offenders, which will have the profiles of first time offenders as well as repeat offenders. The database would include names, photographs, residential address, DNA samples, fingerprints, Aadhaar and PAN numbers of convicted sexual offenders. With the roll out of the registry, India will become the ninth nation in the world to set up and maintain such a detailed database of sexual offenders.

 

  1. Which TV series won the award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards?
    a) Game of Thrones
    b) The Handmaid’s Tale
    c) Stranger Things
    d) The Crown

ANSWER –  (a) Game of Thrones
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 18, 2018 at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States. After being ineligible for the 2017 Emmy awards, the popular drama series Game of Thrones was the most nominated programme in this year’s edition with a total of 22 nominations. The show took home the biggest award of the event, the award for Outstanding Drama Series.

 

  1. Which bollywood personalities have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign?
    a) Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan
    b) Aamir Khan and Varun Dhawan
    c) Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
    d) Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone

ANSWER – (c) Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission. The actors will be seen in “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India” movie, which highlights the untapped potential of India’s talented craftsmen and skilled workers at the grassroot level.

 

  1. Who will be the first private tourist to travel to moon on Space X Big Falcon Rocket?
    a) Elon Musk
    b) Bill Gates
    c) Christopher Nolan
    d) Yusaku Maezawa
    ANSWER – (d) Yusaku Maezawa
    US private space firm SpaceX on September 17, 2018 signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) launch vehicle. Japanese billionaire and founder of online fashion giant Zozo, Yusaku Maezawa will be the first Moon tourist on SpaceX’s Lunar BFR Mission.