Current Affairs Quiz, 07 April 2020

1) Which of the following statements about ventilators is not correct?

a) It is a medical device that provides a patient with oxygen when they are unable to breathe on their own.
b) During any surgery that requires general anaesthesia, a ventilator is necessary.
c) Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF) manufactured Jeevan Ventilators
d) None of the above

Ans: d

• All the statements are correct.

2) Jeevan Ventilators, recently seen in news, is developed by

a) AIIMS Delhi
b) IIT Madras
c) ICMR
d) Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF)

Ans: d

• Railways’ Rail Coach Factory (RCF) has invented a ventilator prototype that has an original design and will cost a fraction of what regular ventilators cost.
• The prototype named Jeevan will now go for final testing at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) before being put to production to aid the country’s fight against COVID-19.

3) Anti-microbial coating, recently seen in news, is primarily used over

a) personal protective tools, clothes and equipment of health workers.
b) Tablets specifically made for viral diseases
c) To make an attenuated virus for making medicines
d) All of the above

Ans: a

• The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institution under DST, has come up with a one-step curable anti-microbial coating.
• This coating is capable of completely killing the influenza virus and resistant pathogenic bacteria and fungi, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, fluconazole-resistant C. albicans spp. and a range of virus type Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-19).

4) SARS CoV-2 virus has been confirmed so far on

a) Bats
b) Pangolin
c) Tiger
d) All of the above

Ans: d

• A tiger named Nadia, at the Bronx Zoo, in New York, US died, had tested COVID-19 positive.

5) Corona bonds, seen in news, is discussed to be issued in

a) India
b) USA
c) Eurozone
d) All of the above

Ans: c

• Corona bonds could be a possible resolution to alleviate Eurozone financial struggles amid the coronavirus crisis. However, the idea has received mixed responses amongst the EU.