1. Who has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020?
a) Adline Castelino
b) Andrea Meza
c) Julia Gama
d) Janick Maceta
Answer (b) Andrea Meza
Mexico’s Andrea Meza has been crowned Miss Universe 2020 at the 69th edition of the pageant on May 16, 2021. The 26-year-old was crowned by her predecessor South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, who had won the pageant in 2019.
2. Miss India finished at which spot at the 69th Miss Universe pageant?
a) Third
b) Fourth
c) Fifth
d) Tenth
Answer (b) Fourth
Miss India Adline Castelino was the third runner-up at the 69th Miss Universe pageant. She finished fourth behind Peru’s Janick Maceta who was third, Brazil’s Julia Gama who was second and the winner Andrea Meza from Mexico.
3. Who has developed the new anti-Covid drug 2-DG?
a) DRDO
b) Bharat Biotech
c) ISRO
d) ICMR
Answer (a) DRDO
The new anti-COVID drug 2-DG has been developed by DRDO’s Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL). The 2-DG drug comes in a sachet in powder form and it can be taken orally by dissolving it in water. It helps in faster recovery and also reduces oxygen dependency among COVID patients.
4. Who has been appointed as People’s Advocate of COP26 for Climate Change?
a) David Attenborough
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Greta Thunberg
d) Leonardo DiCaprio
Answer (a) David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough, a natural historian and a world-renowned broadcaster, was appointed on May 10, 2021 as the People’s Advocate of the COP26 for the UK’s Presidency of the UN Climate Change summit to be held in Glasgow in November 2021.
5. As per new directives, the 2nd dose of the Covishield vaccine will now be given after how many days?
a) 60 days
b) 84 days
c) 70 days
d) 75 days
Answer (b) 84 days
The Union Health Ministry announced on May 16, 2021 that the second dose of the Covishield vaccine will be given after 84 days now. The requisite changes have been done in the Co-WIN digital portal. However, the already booked online appointments for the 2nd dose of Covishield will remain valid and will not be cancelled.
