Current Affairs MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | July 13, 2020
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1. Bill against stigmatisation of rape victims passed second reading on?
[A] June 8, 2020 [B] June 9, 2020 [C] June 10, 2020 [D] July 14, 2020
Correct Answer: C [June 10, 2020] ✓
Notes: The bill to prohibit the stigmatisation of victims of rape and insurgency passed second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
The bill is entitled “A Bill for an Act to Prohibit the Stigmatisation of Victims of Rape and Insurgency in order to encourage victims of rape to testify in court and victims of insurgency to be reintegrated into the community of his or choice.”
Leading the debate, Mr Musa said the bill was read for the first time in the chamber on December 10, 2019.
He said the objective of the bill is to provide a legal and institutional framework for the protocol for reintegration of victims of rape and insurgency in the country.
2. Worldwide Coronavirus Cases crossed the 11 Million mark on?
[A] July 2, 2020 [B] July 3, 2020 [C] July 4, 2020 [D] July 5, 2020
Correct Answer: B [July 3, 2020] ✓
Notes: Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.
The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization.
3. Which one of the following South-South Nigerian State Governors held a virtual meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on July 13, 2020?
[A] Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State [B] Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State [C] Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State [D] Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State
Correct Answer: B [Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State ] ✓
Notes: Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday held a virtual meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
The governor made this known after the meeting and likened his relationship with President Buhari as that of a son to a father.
Obaseki said he and the President engaged on development issues affecting the people of the state including the case management of the coronavirus pandemic.
4. The federal government of Nigeria on ________ said that COVID-19 can now be transmitted through the atmosphere?
[A] July 10, 2020 [B] July 11, 2020 [C] July 13, 2020 [D] July 14, 2020
Correct Answer: C [July 13, 2020] ✓
Notes: The federal government of Nigeria said on Monday, July 13, 2020 warned that COVID-19 can now be transmitted through the atmosphere. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during the PTF briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja.
“Over the past few weeks, increasing evidence has emerged that in addition to droplet infection, we cannot rule out that airborne transmission is also possible as a mode of transmission of COVID-19 and WHO has updated its guidelines on this saying exactly the same thing,” Ihekweazu said.
[A] July 8, 2020 [B] July 11, 2020 [C] July 13, 2020 [D] July 14, 2020
Correct Answer: A [July 8, 2020] ✓
Notes: Nigeria on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 resumed domestic flight operations in two major cities after several months.
The flights resumed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in capital Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Domestic Terminal in the commercial city of Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said in a tweet.
