GK Important Questions and Answers on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

 

COVID-19 is spreading globally. Coronavirus disease is named by the World Health Organisation on 11th February, 2020 as “COVID-19“. World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global emergency on 30 January, 2020.

Here we have shared a Coronavirus Quiz, Coronavirus General Knowledge Questions PDF for all exams like SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, State PCS and other competitive exams.

1. Which of the following diseases are related to coronavirus?
A. MERS
B. SARS
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Ans. C
Explanation: Coronavirus may cause illness from the common cold to more other serious diseases like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

 

2. The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in .....
A. Beijing
B. Shanghai
C. Wuhan, Hubei 
D. Tianjin
Ans. C
Explanation: The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

 

3. What is Coronavirus?
A. It is a large family of viruses.
B. It belongs to the family of Nidovirus.
C. Both A and B are correct
D. Only A is correct.
Ans. C
Explanation: Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses and belong to the Nidovirus family or Nidovirales order, which includes Coronaviridae, Arteriviridae, and Roniviridae families.

 

4. Name a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition?
A. Plasma Therapy
B. Solidarity
C. Remdesivir
D. Hydroxychloroquine
Ans. A
Explanation: Plasma Therapy or Convalescent Plasma Therapy is a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition.

5. World Health Organisation on 11 February, 2020 announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak? What is the new name of the disease?

A. COVID-19
B. COVn-19
C. COnV-20
D. COnVID-19

Ans. A
Explanation: WHO named the disease that is caused by the novel coronavirus as COVID-19.

6. The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in …..

A. Beijing
B. Shanghai
C. Wuhan, Hubei
D. Tianjin

Ans. C
Explanation: The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

7. From where coronavirus got its name?

A. Due to their crown-like projections.
B. Due to their leaf-like projections.
C. Due to their surface structure of bricks.
D. None of the above

Ans. A
Explanation: Due to their crown-like projections on the surfaces coronaviruses got their name. The virus resembles a crown when viewed under an electron microscope. “Corona” in Latin means “halo” or “crown”.

8. What are the symptoms of the Coronavirus ?
Answer – Sneezing, Running Nose, Cough and in some rare cases fever, sore throat, asthma etc.

9. When was Coronavirus first identified ?
Answer – Coronavirus was first Identified in 1960s.

10. How did Coronavirus get It’s name ?
Answer – Coronavirus gets It’s name for their crown like shape.

 

Publisher: x - May 30, 2020

Mock Test Quant Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams | Digigurukul

Mock Test Quant Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams

Q1. A and B each working alone can do a work in 15 days and 25 days, respectively. They started the work together but B left after some time and A finished the remaining work in 7 days. After how many days from the start did B leave?
1. 3              2. 5             3. 7          4. 9            5. None of the above

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

India Russia Defence Deal 2018 – Important Highlights

Important Indo-Russia Deal 2018 : In Detail

Despite the looming threat of US financial sanctions, India on Friday inked $5.43 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) deal for five advanced S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile squadrons with Russia. The S-400 deal has been at the centre of the ongoing visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to India.

The $5.43 billion (over Rs 40,000 crore) deal is among India’s largest defence deals ever made. Here is all you need to know about the anticipated S-400 defence deal between India and Russia.

Modi and Putin also signed eight pacts, including on cooperation on India’s ambitious human space mission project Gaganyaan, at the 19th India-Russia annual bilateral summit. The signing of defence deal between the two countries comes amid the US warning.

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Mock Test Reasoning Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams | Digigurukul

Mock Test Reasoning Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams | Digigurukul

Directions (Q. 1–5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers it rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement.

Input: money player native typhoon diamond corrupt leaders read pager
Step I: typhoon money player native diamond corrupt leaders read pager
Step II: typhoon leaders money player native diamond corrupt read pager
Step III: typhoon leaders diamond money player native corrupt read pager
Step IV: typhoon leaders diamond corrupt money player native read pager
Step V: typhoon leaders diamond corrupt player money native read pager
Step VI: typhoon leaders diamond corrupt player native money read pager
Step VII: typhoon leaders diamond corrupt player native pager money read

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Mock Test English Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams | Digigurukul

Mock Test English Quiz For IBPS PO | IBPS Clerk | Railway | NABARD | RBI & Other Exams | Digigurukul

Directions(1-5): Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word underlined as used in the passage.

Q1. Fantasy
(a) Romance (b) Dream (c) Shadow (d) Nightmare (e) thought

Q2. Posterity
(a) Progeny (b) Future (c) Offspring (d) Destiny (e) enemies

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Banking Awareness Quiz | Digigurukul

Banking Awareness Quiz | Digigurukul

1. Treasury Bills generally have maturities of (approx.) –
a. 1 month – 3 months
b. 3 months – 1 year
c. 1 year – 5 years
d. None of the above

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Static Awareness : Indian Towns And Cities Situated on Rivers Bank | Digigurukul

Static Awareness : Indian Towns And Cities Situated on Rivers Bank | Digigurukul

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Static Awareness Quiz | Digigurukul

Static Awareness Quiz

1. Which of the following rivers flow through Badrinath?
1.Alaknanda
2.Bhadra
3.Brahmani
4.Brahmaputra
5.None of these

Publisher: x - October 06, 2018

Short GK Trick to Remember Indian State through which Tropic of Cancer passes | Download in PDF

Short GK Trick to Remember Indian State through which Tropic of Cancer passes | Download in PDF

मित्र पर गमछा झार

Explanation

1. मि – मिजोरम

2. त्र – त्रिपुरा

3. प – पाश्चिम बंगाल

4. र – राजस्थान

5. ग – गुजरात

6. म – मध्य प्रदेश

7. छा – छत्तीसगढ़

8. झार – झारखण्ड

Indian State through which Tropic of Cancer passes

Publisher: x - September 26, 2018

Short GK Trick to Remember Seven Sister States of India | Download in PDF

Short GK Trick to Remember  7 union territories of India (भारत के 7 केंद्र शासित प्रदेश) | Download in PDF

Seven Sisters India (Trick: ATM आना ममी) A- असम T- त्रिपुरा M- मेघालय आ- अरुणाचल प्रदेश ना- नागालैंड म- मणीपुर मी- मिजोरम

Read more at: https://gkshortcuts.blogspot.com/2015/06/seven-sisters-india.html

Trick :- {चलो दिल दे दो आप} Chalo Dil De do aaP

च – चंडीगड                                                c :- Chandigarh
लो – लक्षदीप                                               lo :- lakshadweep
दिल – दिल्ली                                               dil :- Dehli
दे – दमन एवं दीप                                        De :- Daman and Deep
दो – दादर एवं नागर हवेली                         do :- Dadar And Nagar Haweli
आ – अंडबान ब निकोबार दीप समूह         aa :- andaman nicobar Deep Samuh
प – पांडिचेरी                                               P :- pondicherry

Seven Sisters India (Trick: ATM आना ममी) A- असम T- त्रिपुरा M- मेघालय आ- अरुणाचल प्रदेश ना- नागालैंड म- मणीपुर मी- मिजोरम

Read more at: https://gkshortcuts.blogspot.com/2015/06/seven-sisters-india.html

Seven Sisters India (Trick: ATM आना ममी) A- असम T- त्रिपुरा M- मेघालय आ- अरुणाचल प्रदेश ना- नागालैंड म- मणीपुर मी- मिजोरम

Read more at: https://gkshortcuts.blogspot.com/2015/06/seven-sisters-india.html

Publisher: x - September 26, 2018

Short GK Trick to Remember Layers of Earth's Atmosphere | Download in PDF

Short GK Trick to Remember Layers of Earth's Atmosphere | Download in PDF

वायुमंडल क्या है ? ( What is the Atmosphere ? ) 

• वायुमंडल पृथ्वी के चारों ओर हवा के विस्तृत भंडार को कहते हैं ! यह सौर विकिरण की लघु तरंगों को पृथ्वी के धरातल तक आने देता है , परंतु पार्थिव विकिरण की लंबी तरंगों के लिए अवरोधक बनता है ! इस प्रकार यह ऊष्मा को रोककर विशाल “ग्लास हाउस” की भांति कार्य करता है , जिससे पृथ्वी पर औसतन 15 डिग्री सेंटीग्रेड तापमान बना रहता है  ! यही तापमान पृथ्वी पर जीव मंडल के विकास का आधार है !
• यद्यपि वायु मंडल का विस्तार लगभग 29000 किलोमीटर ऊंचाई तक मिलता है ! परंतु वायु मंडल का 99% भार सिर्फ 32 किलोमीटर तक ही सीमित है !

 वायुमंडल का संघटन ( Atmosphere Composition ) 

वायुमंडल में अनेक गैसों का मिश्रण है ! सर्वाधिक मात्रा में नाइट्रोजन तथा उसके बाद क्रमशा ऑक्सीजन , आर्गन व कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड का स्थान आता है  ! इसके अलावा जलबाष्प , धूल के कण तथा अन्य अशुद्धियां भी असमान मात्रा में वायुमंडल में मौजूद रहती हैं ! विभिन्न गैसों की 99% भाग  मात्र 32 किलोमीटर की ऊंचाई तक सीमित है , जबकि धूल कणों व जलवाष्प का 90% भाग अधिकतम 10 किलोमीटर की ऊंचाई तक मिलता है !

1. नाइट्रोजन ( N2 ) – 78%
2. ऑक्सीजन ( O2 ) – 21%
3. आर्गन ( Ar ) – 0.93 %
4. कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड – 0.03%

GK TRICK

छोड सबको में आया बाहर

Explanation

छोड – छोभ मंडल
सबको – समताप मंडल
में – मध्य मंडल
आया – आयन मंडल
बाहर – बाहय मंडल

Publisher: x - September 26, 2018

How To Hide Comments And Reactions While Watching Facebook Live In Our Smartphones

How To Hide Comments And Reactions While Watching Facebook Live In Our Smartphones

Here Is The Way To Go:-

1. Open Your Facebook Application.

2. Select Your Facebook Live Streaming Video.

Publisher: x - September 19, 2018

How To Capture Whole Web Page In One Click In Android Devices

If We Need Anything Information We Use Google, Off Course Our First Thought Is Google Search Right We Get Information Fastly And Easily. Once We Got The Information We Save It Into Our Device. There Are Many Ways To Save Information Like Taking Screenshot, Downloading Web Page, Printouts Etc..

When It Comes To Desktop It Is More Easy And Simple For The Users With One Click We Can Capture Almost Everything. But In Android Devices It Is Hard To Do That, For Ex:- If We Need To Take A Screenshot Of Whole Web Page We Can’t But Not In All Devices There Are Some Devices That We Can Easily Capture Whole Web Pages. Most Of The Devices Doesn’t Have The Feature To Capture Whole Page. To Do It Manually We Have To Spend Some Time To Do That.

While In Capturing Process We May Miss Some Of The Information. I Think You Had The Experience Right. To Avoid This We Have Install A App Called ” Web Page Capture ” This App Will Do Everything To Us. To Know How To Use The App Check Out The Article ” How To Capture Whole Web Page In One Click In Android Devices “.

Publisher: x - September 19, 2018

Refresh Windows 10 to its default state in a few clicks, keeping your files and settings

If you've been thinking about reinstalling Windows 10 because of stability issues, malware infections, software bloat or some other issue with your system, it may come as great news that Microsoft has built in a simple method of reinstalling the operating system without deleting your user settings or data and without necessarily going through the full process of creating a bootable disk or drive.

The option is called "Reset this PC" which will boot you into a fresh installation of Windows while preserving your documents/files. However do note, your installed programs will be gone (OEM and otherwise).

Publisher: x - September 19, 2018

Current Affairs : 18-09-2018 in English / Hindi

Current Affairs : 18-09-2018 in English

National

·         According to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report, the number of polluted stretches in India’s rivers has increased to - 351.

·         Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 organized in - Houston, USA.

Publisher: x - September 19, 2018

Lucent’s objective GK -Hindi | DigiGurukul | Download PDF

Lucent’s objective GK -Hindi

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Publisher: x - September 15, 2018