Question
: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is ___ 

Answer : All
the above 

Question
: WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency on ____ 

Answer : 30
January 2020

Question
: According to the latest update, which blood type affects Coronavirus 2019
(COVID-19) severity? 

Answer :
Type A Blood group

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: What is the full form of PPE? 

Answer :
Personal protective equipment

Question
: People who show no signs of a given disease are___ 

Answer :
Asymptomatic

Question
: The word quarantine comes from___ 

Answer : The
number 40

Question
: Can you always tell if someone has COVID-19? 

Answer : No
– not everyone with COVID-19 has symptoms

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: Can COVID-19 be cured? 

Answer : No
– but most people get better by themselves

Question
: The WHO has advised the use of _____ masks ‘in closed, overcrowded
spaces,’ alongside other infection control measures such as physical
distancing, hand washing and environmental disinfection. 

Answer :
Fabric

Question
: What happens to a person suffering from COVID-19? 

Answer : All
the above are correct

Question
: A disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals is ____ 

Answer : Zoonotic

Question
: Name the vaccine that is jointly developed by the German company BioNTech and
US pharma giant Pfizer for COVID-19? 

Answer :
BNT162

Question
: Which of the following statement is/are correct about Favipiravir? 

Answer : All
the above are correct

Question
: In a study, which cells are found in COVID-19 patients 'bode well' for long
term immunity? 

Answer :
T-Cell

Question
: How many vaccines have entered in final stages; phase-III of human
trials? (As on 31 July 2020) 

Answer : 6

Question
: How many total vaccines are under human clinical trials? (As on 31 July
2020) 

Answer : 23

Question
: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted vaccine to go
in for the first and second phase of human clinical trials which was developed
by 

Answer : Both of the above

Question
: Name of the vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited along
with Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology is
______ 

Answer :
Covaxin

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: Various multi-organ effects of COVID-19, beyond the lungs, include 

Answer : All
the above

Question
: Highest Rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests performed in the most impacted
countries worldwide as of July 31, 2020 (per million population)

Answer : UK

Question
: Recent studies published in journals such as the Clinical Infectious Diseases
and PNAS have also covered airborne transmission of the virus. 

Answer :
True

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: The Coronavirus CAN be transmitted through mosquito bites. 

Answer :
False

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: Taking a hot bath DOES prevent the Coronavirus. 

Answer :
False

Question
: Thermal scanners CAN detect if people have a fever but CANNOT detect
whether or not someone has the Coronavirus. 

Answer :
True

Question
: Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine, DO provide protection against the
Coronavirus. 

Answer :
False

Question
: Phase-I and phase-II trials are to check whether the candidate vaccine is
safe for humans, and whether it induces immune response whereas in phase-III, a
candidate vaccine is tested on thousands of volunteers for an extended period
of time in real-life situations to assess whether it is actually able to
prevent an infection. 

Answer :
True

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: SARS-CoV-2 enters the body cells via its Spike protein, which binds to
angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2) 

Answer :
True

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: Eating garlic or lemon (and other foods commonly used as home remedies for
flu and common cold) can help prevent infection with the new Coronavirus. 

Answer :
False

Question
: SARS-CoV-2 may travel from the lungs to elsewhere in the body, but it is
thought possibly via the bloodstream. 

Answer :
True

Question
: The Serum Institute of India, the largest vaccine maker in the world, has
been chosen by Oxford and its partner AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine
once it is ready. 

Answer :
True