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The Viral Quiz to Combat Covid

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pioneered to the western world by an observant Magyar and immortalised in a doodle, this practice is now high on our preventive measures list . What is it ?

a)

Social Isolation

b)

Face Masks

c)

Washing Hands

d)

Alcohol Based Sanitisers

2.

Identify the city in this riddle: Much like how the Danube splits Buda and Pest, the Golden Waterway splits this city, which gave rise to a buoyant pest?

a)

Shenzhen

b)

Wuhan

c)

Chongqing

d)

Shanghai

3.
As per data released by Central Pollution Control Board as on 21 Mar 2020, which among, these Indian cities has recorded the lowest value on the Air Quality Index ? (Lower the value better the air quality)
a)
Hyderabad
b)
Bangalore
c)
Chennai
d)
Kolkata
4.
Which of these words would you use to describe the following list of insects - Mosquitos, Fleas, Ticks and Lice ?
a)
Pathogens
b)
Vectors
c)
Parasites
d)
Hosts
5.
"Like a raging river it has a mind of its own, once it starts it's hard to control " - The above could be used to describe which condition which, according to UNICEF, is the 2nd most common cause of Child Deaths Worldwide ?
a)
COVID-19
b)
Flu
c)
Diarrhoea
d)
Plague
6.
Complete the following analogy : K : Bananas :: ______ : Ragi Flour.
a)
Na
b)
Ca
c)
Mg
d)
Cd
7.
Which Indian state holds the honour of being the 1st state to be declared as an Open Defaecation Free (ODF) State ?
a)
Himachal Pradesh
b)
Kerala
c)
Sikkim
d)
Meghalaya
8.
Which of these terms could be used to describe water that is safe to drink ?
a)
Portable
b)
Potable
c)
Distilled
d)
Non-Potable
9.
Complete the following analogy : Jenner : Smallpox :: ______ : Rabies
a)
Maurice Hilleman
b)
Louis Pasteur
c)
Edward Jenner
d)
Waldemar Haffkine
10.
According to the Ministry of AYUSH, the name of which of these systems of Medicines literally translates to "Knowledge of Healing" ?
a)
Unani
b)
Sowa-Rigpa
c)
Ayurveda
d)
Siddha
11.
According to Sidhdha system of Medicine , the Bark of which tree is used to treat ailments like Piles and Dyssentry ?
a)
Moringa (Murungai)
b)
Neem
c)
Fig
d)
Amla
12.
Which Hindu Itihaasa character was an embodiment of one of the main symptoms of Klein Levine Syndrome ?
a)
Ghatotkacha
b)
Kumbhakarna
c)
Vaali
d)
Indrajit
13.
The logo of which of the following healthcare brands sports a sword ?
a)
Lifebuoy
b)
Dettol
c)
Savlon
d)
Himalaya
14.
Identify the iconic brand : Polar Expeditions, 1948 winter olympics, World War Veterans, Food Supplements, A Profanity and a Complete Mess
a)
Glucon D
b)
Complan
c)
Horlicks
d)
Ovaltine
15.

In 1864, X with the help of some folks from Indian issued the Indian Sanitary Report. Among the recommendations was the need to equip the cities of India with drains. X used this and fought for the then city of Madras to get its sewage system. This was despite not making a visit to Madras. Who is X?

a)

Isabella Mayo

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Annie Besant

d)

Nelly Brennan

16.
Which of these diseases was also referred to by the name Black Death ?
a)
Septicemic Plague
b)
Pneumonic Pague
c)
Bubonic Plague
d)
Cholera
17.
According to legends, Which of these popular kindergarten rhymes is believed to be a reference to the plague ?
a)
Jack & Jill went up the hill
b)
Ringa Ringa Roses
c)
Humpty Dumpty
d)
London Bridge is Falling Down
18.
According to WHO , the pathogen of which of these vector borne diseases is not a Virus ?
a)
Dengue
b)
Malaria
c)
Chikungunya
d)
Zika
19.
By what name ,are the flags hoisted by ships to signal they are in quarantine , generally referred to ?
a)
Black Jack
b)
Blue Jay
c)
Yellow jack
d)
Yellow Jay
20.
Identify the founder of the company whose company recently switched to produce hand sanitisers instead of gin that was produced earlier to ease the shortage caused by COVID-19.
a)
Muttiah Muralitharan
b)
Anil Kumble
c)
Shane Warne
d)
Stuart MacGill
21.

Identify the Levy being hinted at here: Shamrock, Milk, Styrofoam, Disposal. (Clue: Ireland)

a)

Café Levy

b)

Milk Tax

c)

Latte Levy

d)

Cappucino Duty

22.

Which US Insurance Major offered discounts on its policies for allowing them to track a user's wellness data using FitBit health monitors?

a)

Statefarm

b)

Liberty Mutual

c)

John Hancock

d)

All State

23.

Which among these is not a type of Coronavirus infection ?

a)

HKU1

b)

H1N1

c)

SARS

d)

MERS

24.

Which AYUSH system is based on the law of "Likes are cured by Likes" ?

a)

Siddha

b)

Naturopathy

c)

Homeopathy

d)

Yoga

25.

Which AYUSH system is said to be one of the oldest systems of medicine in India and it's name means "achievements" in English ?

a)

Naturopathy

b)

Siddha

c)

Unani

d)

Yoga

26.

What is term used to describe the heat-treatment process that destroys micro-organisms in certain foods and beverages ?

a)

Pascalisation

b)

Tempering

c)

Pasteurisation

d)

Quenching

27.

Which of these diseases are not bacterial in nature ?

a)

Cat-Scratch Disease

b)

Dengue

c)

Anthrax

d)

Cholera

28.

Whose ad

a)

Burger King

b)

McDonalds

c)

Marrybrown

d)

Google

29.

3/4 cup of isopropyl (99 percent); 1/4 cup of aloe vera gel (to counteract the harshness of alcohol); 10 drops of essential oil. What would you get if all these three are added up?

a)

Hand sanitiser

b)

Soap

c)

Nail polish remover

d)

Perfume/Deodorant

30.

The word X means "forty days" and was used in 14th-15th-century Venetian language. This designated the period that all ships and its crew were required to do during the Black Death plague epidemic. It followed the thirty-day isolation period, first imposed in 1377 in Ragusa. What word is X?

a)

Self-isolation

b)

Quarantine

c)

Social distancing

d)

Travel restrictions

31.
a)

Corona

b)

Covid

c)

Wuhan

d)

Sars

32.

X is an acronym that stands for "water, sanitation and hygiene". Universal, affordable and sustainable access to X is a key public health issue within international development and is the focus of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) established by the United Nations. What is X?

a)

WaSaHy

b)

SHaW

c)

WaSH

d)

WatSaNe

33.

What is defined by the World Health Organisation as: "X generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces. The word 'X’ also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.

a)

Hygiene

b)

Cleanliness

c)

Sanitation

d)

Sewage treatment

34.

X is a popular term used to call attention to feminine hygiene products, being subject to indirect tax, unlike the tax exemption status granted to other products considered basic necessities. Proponents of tax exemption argue that the hygiene products constitute basic, unavoidable necessities for women and thus should be made tax exempt.

a)

Napkin tax

b)

Sanitary tax

c)

Inequality tax

d)

Tampon tax

35.
a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Ignaz Semmelweis

c)

Michel-Eugène Chevreul

d)

Albert D. Foster

36.
a)

Hi Five

b)

Handshake

c)

Touch Body examination

d)

Namaste

37.

What common sight in public transport buses is banned in Mumbai by the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) 'as a precaution for containing the spread of Corona Virus' ?

a)

Gents sitting in empty ladies' seats

b)

Standing and travelling

c)

Footboarding

d)

Passing of money to other passengers to buy tickets from bus conductor

38.
a)

Trignometry

b)

Algebra

c)

Geometry

d)

Calculus

39.

During the Great Plague of 1665 the area of Derby, England, fell victim to the bubonic plague epidemic, with many deaths. During the epidemic, trade almost ceased and the population faced possible starvation, as well as a cruel death by infection with the plague. All trade was carried with stones where mostly people left food for plague victims who paid for it by placing disinfected coins on the stone. The stones were also called as the "X Stone" because money was deposited in a trough of X in the top of the stone in the belief that the X would disinfect the coins and prevent the spread of the plague from happening. Identify X.

a)

Pine Oil

b)

Wine

c)

Vinegar

d)

Beer

40.
a)

Phooto

b)

Mercado Libre

c)

Moova

d)

OQVestir