GK Question and Answer on coronavirus
A coronavirus was identified in the year 2019. It typically affects the respiratory system. Scientists named the virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the illness that it causes coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). It can be spread from person to person.
Here are some GK Questions and Answers on coronavirus. So scroll down and read.
Coronavirus GK Question & Answer
Q1. What is Coronavirus?
Ans. It is a large family of viruses. It belongs to the family of Nidovirus.
Q2. What is the name given to the disease caused by coronavirus spread in Wuhan City?
Ans. COVID-19
Q3. Who has declared COVID-19 an epidemic?
Ans. WHO
Q4. What is the name given by scientists to Coronavirus before Wuhan city?
Ans. SARS-Cov-2
Q5. On which day is the public curfew “Janta Curfew” imposed due to Coronavirus?
Ans. 22-Mar 2020
Q6. In which Indian state has a full curfew been imposed due to coronavirus for the first time?
Ans. Punjab
Q7. When Indian government announced Coronavirus lockdown phase-1?
Ans. 25-March 2020 - 14 April 2020
Q8. How many days remained Coronavirus lockdown phase-1?
Ans. 21
Q9. How many days remained Coronavirus lockdown phase-2?
Ans. 19
Q10. How many days remained of Coronavirus lockdown phase-3?
Ans. 14
Q11. How many days remained in total Coronavirus lockdown phase-1, phase-2, phase-3?
Ans. 54 Days
Q12. Which state became the first state to lockdown due to coronavirus?
Ans. Rajasthan
Q13. COVID-19 affects which part of the human body?
Ans. Lungs
Q14. What is the name of the test of coronavirus (Covid – 19)
Ans. RT-PCR
Q15. Coronavirus has started in Wuhan in China, it is located in which province of China?
Ans. Hubei
Q16. What is the full form of COVID-19?
Ans. ‘ CO ’ FOR corona,
‘ VI ’ FOR Virus,
‘ D ’ FOR disease and
‘ 19 ’ FOR 2019
Q17. What does VI in the word COVID-19 mean?
Ans. virus
Q18. Which state became the first state to declare coronavirus as an epidemic?
Ans. Haryana
Q19. How much aid has India announced in SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund?
Ans. 10 million dollars
Q20. Indian Government Launches which app for COVID-19 Tracker App?
Ans. Aarogya Setu
Q21. Social app Instagram has launched which feature to make its users aware of Coronavirus?
Ans. Instagram Feed
Q22. What feature has Whatsapp launched in India to make you aware of Coronavirus?
Ans. Whatsapp Chatbot
Q23. What feature Facebook has launched in India to make you aware of Coronavirus?
Ans. Coronavirus information center
Q24. What new website has Google launched to make you aware of Coronavirus?
Ans. Google.com/covid19
Q25. What does the structure of the coronavirus look like when viewed with a microscope?
Ans. Crown
Q26. From where coronavirus got its name?
Ans. Due to their crown-like projection.
Q27. What was the new name of Coronavirus temporarily?
Ans. 2019-nCoV
Q28. In which age group the COVID-19 spreads?
Ans. COVID-19 occurs in all age groups.
Q28. How does Coronavirus transmit?
Ans. [a] When a person sneezes and coughs, droplets spread in the air or fall on the ground and nearby surface.
[b] If another person is nearby and inhales the droplets or touches these surfaces and further touches his face, eyes, or mouth, he or she can get an infection.
[c] If the distance is less than 1 meter from the infected person.
Q29. A disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals is…………?
Ans. Zoonotic
Q30. How long does the virus survive?
Ans. It is not confirmed how long the virus stays, but studies suggest that it may persist on the surface for a few hours to many days.
Q31. Which medicine has India exported to America?
Ans. Hydroxychloroquine
Q32. Name a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition?
Ans. Plasma Therapy
Q33. The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in .....
Ans. Wuhan, Hubei
Q34. What are the symptoms of the virus?
Ans. Sneezing, Running nose, cough, and in some rare cases fever, sore throat, asthma, etc.
Q35. Is there any proper treatment to combat this Coronavirus?
Ans. Unfortunately, there is no treatment now.
Q36. What should be the proper precautions for the suffering persons?
Ans. Drinking water and rest.
Q37. Name the first country mostly affected by coronavirus?
Ans. China
Q38. When coronavirus first identified?
Ans. 1960
Q39. Coronavirus is related to which disease
Ans. SARS & MERS
Q40. What are the main symptoms of coronavirus?
Ans. Fever, cough, Difficulty in breathing
Q41. Which virus is responsible for COVID-19?
Ans. SARS-COV-2
Q42. In which language is the name “coronavirus” originated?
Ans. Latin
Q43. What are the precautions that need to be taken to protect from the coronavirus?
Ans. Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing.
Q44. On 11 February 2020 WHO announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak? What is the new name of the disease?
Ans. COVID-19