1. On which of the
following days is World Water Day celebrated?
a. 19 March
b. 20 March
c. 21 March
d. 22 March
ANSWER: d. 22
March
World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22
March. Its purpose is to highlight the importance of water and its usefulness. The
theme of World Water Day this year is “Leaving No One
Behind”. This subject is selected by the United Nations-Water
body. This day is very important due to the scarcity of the world’s water
sources and drinking water.
2. What position has India
got in the recently released World Happiness Index?
a. 144th
b. 122nd
c. 111th
d. 99th
ANSWER: a. The
144th
United Nations released the World Happiness
Index on 20 March 2020 on the occasion of International Happiness
Day. According to this index, India has been ranked 144, while Finland has
secured the first place. The data used to create this report was collected
in the years 2018 and 2019. Denmark and Switzerland finished second and
third respectively. This list is being viewed positively in the time of
Coronavirus.
3. Which mountaineer of
India has set a record of becoming the first Indian to climb the highest
volcano in seven continents?
a. Ashutosh Verma
b. Truth form theory
c. Vikramjit Singh
d. Aryan Ghosh
ANSWER: b. Satyarup
Siddhanta:
Mountaineer of India Satyarup Siddhanta recently
climbed the highest volcano in 7 continents and recorded his name in the ‘Limca
Book of Records’. He holds the record for becoming the first Indian to
climb the highest volcano in all the 7 continents of the world. Earlier,
in January 2019, he achieved the record of climbing the highest peak of the
seven continents of the world. He already has Guinness Book of World
Records, India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records, British Book of Records
and Champion Book of Records.
4. How many drugs have
been approved by the US President to fight the corona virus?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
ANSWER: c. 2
US President Donald Trump has announced two
medicines for treatment of Kovid-19 patients. He has introduced two drugs
called hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. Trump claims that both drugs
will be game changers in the field of medicine. It is noteworthy that two
days ago, the Trump administration approved anti-malarial medicine called
chloroquine. On the other hand, South Korea is going to deliver the corona
detection kit worldwide in 10 minutes.
5. In order to protect
against the corona virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called people across the
country to stay in their homes on 22 March 2020?
a. Public curfew
b. Public Distance
c. No to corona
d. Stay at home
ANSWER: a. Janata
curfew
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the
people across the country to stay at home on 22 March 2020, he named it Janata
curfew. It was not a ban imposed by the government or the administration,
but a decision taken by the people, for the people. The impact of this
appeal was seen across the country. On March 22, people stayed in their
homes and accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal. Apart from this,
he had also given a call to clap the plate at 5 am to thank the doctors and
other service personnel, whose support was also seen all over the
country. This was the first time that people across the country thanked
the doctors and other employees engaged in serving people at the time of Corona
virus by playing applause from their homes.
