World Health Organization named deadly virus from China as ______.
- A. NOVID-19
- B. COVID-19
- C. NCV-19
- D. NCVV-1
Correct Answer: B. COVID-19
The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that “COVID-19” will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a “very grave threat” for the world but there was a “realistic chance” of stopping it. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s COVID-19,” World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. Tedros said that “co” stands for “corona”, “vi” for “virus” and “d” for “disease”, while “19” was for the year, as the outbreak was first identified on December 31. Tedros said the name had been chosen to avoid references to a specific geographical location, animal species or group of people in line with international recommendations for naming aimed at preventing stigmatization. WHO had earlier given the virus the temporary name of “2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease” and China’s National Health Commission this week said it was temporarily calling it “novel coronavirus pneumonia” or NCP.
Correct Answer: B. Kosovo
Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties, US President Donald Trump said on September 4, 2020, hailing what he called a `major breakthrough` more than a decade after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
Correct Answer: A. December 11, 2022
A Japanese startup`s spacecraft was launched to the Moon on December 11, 2022 in the country`s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company. The launch was carried out by Elon Musk`s SpaceX in Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks.
Correct Answer: A. September 26, 2022
Yusuf al-Qaradawi was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. He was best known for his programme الشريعة والحياة, al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh (“Sharia and Life”), broadcast on Al Jazeera, which had an estimated audience of 40–60 million worldwide. He was also known for IslamOnline, a website he helped to found in 1997 and for which he worked for as a chief religious scholar. On the afternoon of 26 September 2022, At the age of 96 Qaradewi died in Qatar.
Correct Answer: D. Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully put a second military satellite, the Noor 2, into orbit, according to the semi-official news agency Tasnim. “Iran’s second military satellite, named Noor-2, has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and successfully placed in orbit 500 kilometers [310 miles] above the Earth,” the official IRNA news agency reported.
Correct Answer: D. 13 June
The world is observing International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13 (Tuesday) in an United Nations effort to stop the brutalities against people with albinism.
Correct Answer: A. Czech Republic
The world’s largest suspension bridge has opened to travelers in the Czech Republic. The bridge, which had been under construction for nearly two years, was officially opened. Sky Bridge 721 is the name given to it. The promenade promises both beautiful views of the cloud-shrouded Jesenky mountains and an exhilarating, but the slightly dangerous experience.