1. International Nurses Day is observed in the remembrance of whom?
a. Mother Teresa
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Clara Barton
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12.
• It is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale and this year it’s her 200th birth anniversary. She is known as the founder of modern nursing.
• This year is also significant as World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it as the 'Year of the Nurse and the Midwife'. Several lakh nurses were connected online for this event.
• Theme 2020-Nursing the World to Health
• In January 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate as International Nurses Day in honour of Florence Nightingale.
2. Which of the following is DRDO- DFRL’s mobile microbial containment lab?
a. Prakhar
b. Parakh
c. Kavach
d. Setu
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) has handed over an innovative, state of the art Mobile Microbial Containment (BSL-3) Laboratory ‘PARAKH’ to the Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) to test samples of coronavirus (Covid-19) at its hi-tech Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL).
• With this, an extra 200-300 samples can be tested in addition to the 400-450 samples being tested.
• Parakh is a fully autonomous Mobile Microbial Containment Lab.
• It was developed by ministry of Defence in collaboration with ESIC (Employees’ State Insurance Corporation) Medical College & Hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad with due permission from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) within record time of 2 weeks.
• It is designed on ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 20 feet container and installed on Ashok Leyland 1618-2C-4700 wb cabin Chassis.
• It was designed during situations like bio warfare, but with the ongoing situation, it was handed over to the district.
3. Which of the following is incorrect for the Champion Control rooms?
a. The control rooms network is created in a “Hub & Spoke Model.
b. The spokes will be in the states in various offices and institutions of Ministry
c. As of now, 61 state level control rooms are created as part of the system.
d. The control rooms network is created in a “Hub & Spoke Model.
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• The Union Ministry of MSME launched CHAMPIONS portal.
• CHAMPIONS stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.
• The portal will help in grievance registration and management of complaints lodged by MSMEs.
• Champion Control Rooms have been set up at MSME Development Institutes across the country that will help the small businesses to get guidance from the government.
• The control rooms network is created in a “Hub & Spoke Model.
• The Hub is situated in New Delhi in the Secretary MSME’s office.
• The spokes will be in the states in various offices and institutions of Ministry.
• As of now, 66 state level control rooms are created as part of the system.”
4. Which state recently launched "Dial-112" scheme?
a. Punjab
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• The state government of Madhya Pradesh launched FIR (First Information Report) Aapke Dwar Yojana in Bhopal.
• It was launched by the Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra.
• The home minister also launched "Dial-112" scheme. By dealing this number, facilities of ambulance, police and fire services will be made available to the caller immediately across the state.
5. Which of the following is incorrect for the sero test?
a. It will be conducted only by ICMR.
b. It would test outpatient attendees and pregnant women in the low-risk group.
c. The objective of this survey is to monitor the trend in prevalence of COVID-19 infection at district level.
d. The samples will be tested in a one-time pool of 25 and result of sample pooling is only for surveillance purposes.
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) will conduct a population-based sero-survey in selected districts in collaboration with key stakeholders and State Health Departments.
• The objective of this survey is to monitor the trend in prevalence of COVID-19 infection at district level.
• Sero survey involves testing of blood serum of a group of individuals to determine the presence of antibody against that particular disease.
