1. Which of the following is a learning platform launched to combat Covid-19 for all frontline workers to equip them with the training and updates in coping with pandemic?
a. bGOT
b. gGOCORONA
c. iGOT
d. dGOT
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• The Department of Personnel and Training has launched a learning platform to combat Covid-19 for all frontline workers to equip them with the training and updates in coping with pandemic.
• The target group is doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, auxiliary nursing midwives (ANMs), Central & State goverment officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Service Scheme (NSS), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) and other volunteers.
• This platform can be accessed at https://igot.gov.in where it delivers curated, role-specific content, to each learner at his place of work or home and to any device of his choice.
• iGOT platform is designed to population scale, and will provide training to around 1.50 crore workers and volunteers in the coming weeks.
2. Who among the following is the chairman of the high-level expert committee formed to review the testing strategy for Covid-19 by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)?
a. Naresh Trehan
b. Randeep Guleria
c. Swati Sharma
d. Ravindra Sharma
S-b
3. How much amount has been issued by the US to India as an aid to help fight the coronavirus pandemic?
a. USD 2.9 million
b. USD 3.4 million
c. USD 1.8 million
d. USD 7.1 million
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The United States announced USD 174 million financial assistance to 64 countries including USD 2.9 million to India to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic.
• This is in addition to the USD 100 million aid announced by the US in February.
• The newly announced assistance is part of a larger American global response package across multiple departments and agencies, including the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The funding is for 64 of the most at-risk countries facing the threat of the global pandemic.
• The US State Department said it is providing USD 2.9 million to help the Indian government prepare laboratory systems, activate case finding and event-based surveillance, and support technical experts for response and preparedness, and more. This builds upon the foundation of more than USD 1.4 billion in health assistance out of the more than USD 2.8 billion in US assistance for India over the last 20 years.
4. Scoott Morrison is the Prime Minister of which country?
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. Russia
d. Germany
S-a
5. Which of the following countries sent Antonov-124 with medical aid to the United States?
a. Russia
b. Germany
c. France
d. Italy
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• A Russian military plane, Antonov-124, carrying medical supplies landed in New York, the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak.
• The Russian medical aid came after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with US counterpart Donald Trump.
• The US has by far the highest of any country, according to a Johns Hopkins tally,and over 4,500 deaths.
