1. World Telecommunication
and Information Society Day is observed on which of the following days?
a. 10 March
b. 12 January
c. 20 April
d. 17 May
ANSWER: d. 17
May
Every year on May 17, World Telecommunication
and Information Society Day is celebrated globally. The main objective of
celebrating World Telecommunication and Social Information Day is to help raise
awareness about the possibilities that can take society and economies forward
by using the Internet and other information and communication technologies
(ICTs).
2.Which state government
has extended section 144 of the IPC for three months in all the districts of
the state in view of the corona virus epidemic?
a. Chhattisgarh
b. Bihar
c. Punjab
d. Jharkhand
ANSWER: a. The
Chhattisgarh
government has extended the term of section 144
of the CrPC for the next three months in view of the increasing cases of corona
virus in the state. All the district collectors of the state have feared
the spread of corona virus in the present situation. The Chhattisgarh
government said that to prevent infection in the state, it has been decided to
extend the prohibitory period (Section 144) in all the districts by three
months. At the same time, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to keep
all the restaurants, hotels and bars in the state closed till May 31 in view of
Corona virus infection.
3.Which city is organizing
the 73rd two-day annual ‘World Health Assembly’ of the World Health
Organization (WHO)?
a. Delhi
b. Bengaluru
c. Ahmedabad
d. Geneva
ANSWER: d. A
draft proposal has been introduced in the Geneva World
Health Assembly for a fair investigation on issues related to
COVID-19. India has supported a coalition of 62 countries led by the
European Union and Australia to investigate the COVID-19 in the ‘World Health
Assembly’. These 62 countries include countries like Bangladesh, Canada,
Russia, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Britain and Japan. The World
Health Assembly is made up of representatives representing member
nations. The meeting of the World Health Assembly is held in regular
annual sessions and sometimes in special sessions.
4. National Dengue Day is
observed on which of the following days?
a. 15 March
b. 18 January
c. 16 May
d. 25 June
ANSWER: c.
Dengue Day is observed on 16 May 16 every
year by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The main purpose of
celebrating this day is to spread awareness about dengue, preventive action
initiatives and control dengue till the end of the disease transmission
season. A person can have symptoms like high fever, body ache, eye pain
and skin rashes if he has dengue. Dengue is a rapidly emerging viral
disease in many parts of the world. The main carrier of dengue virus is
the Aedes aegypti Mosquito.
5. Government of India
announced to start which program to run the academic year affected due to
COVID-19?
a. Prime Minister’s e-learning
b. Prime Minister Read Knowledge
c. Prime Minister smooth education
d. Prime Minister Read India
ANSWER: a. Pradhan
Mantri E-Vidya
will provide 12 direct-to-home (DTH) channels (one
channel for each class till 12th) under its own course videos at home, while
the country’s top 100 higher education institutions will start new online
courses. Provisions have also been made for broadcasting ‘Live Interactive
Sessions’ on these channels during the lockdown period, in which subjects and
consulting experts will be included through Skype. The Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government of India has also tied up with private DTH
operators such as Tata Sky and Airtel to increase the access of these channels
to students.
