Current Affairs MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | June 8, 2020
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1. COVID-19 cases in Nigeria crossed the 12,000 mark on?
[A] June 1, 2020 [B] June 2, 2020 [C] June 4, 2020 [D] June 6, 2020
Correct Answer: D [June 6, 2020]
Notes: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday, June 6, 2020 confirmed 389 new cases of COVID-19. Total number of cases reported is 12233, 3826 discharged and 342 deaths.
2. Which of the following State Governors tested positive for coronavirus on June 4, 2020?
[A] Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma [B] Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu [C] Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari [D] Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Correct Answer: B [Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu]
Notes: Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, is the latest leader of state government to be infected.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had Saturday, 30th May, 2020, volunteered his sample for COVID-19 test and subsequently directed members of the state Executive Council (EXCO) and those of the inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 to submit themselves for the same test.
On Tuesday, 2nd June, 2020. The result of Governor Ikpeazu’s test returned negative. On Thursday, 4th June, 2020, the Governor submitted another sample at NCDC laboratory for confirmation and the result returned positive.
He joins a list that included Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, Senator Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Seyin Makinde of Oyo all of who have recovered from the virus.
3. The Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme is an initiative of?
[A] National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) [B] National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) [C] Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [D] National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)
Correct Answer: C [June 6, 2020]
Notes: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of its policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has introduced the Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme (HSRDIS) to help strengthen the public healthcare system with innovative financing of research and development (R&D) in new and improved drugs, vaccines and diagnostics of infectious diseases in Nigeria.
Specifically, the HSRDIS is designed to trigger intense national R&D activities to develop a Nigerian vaccine, drugs and herbal medicines against the spread of COVID-19 and any other communicable or non-communicable diseases through the provision of grants to biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies, institutions, researchers, and research institutes for the research and development of drugs, herbal medicines and vaccines for the control, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
The Scheme is intended to boost domestic manufacturing of critical drugs and vaccines to ensure their sustainable domestic supply and reduce the bulk manufacturing costs of the drugs, herbal medicines and vaccines in Nigeria.
4. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsidiaries have made available ______ for the building of hospitals in 12 states across the six geopolitical zones of the country?
Notes: This was disclosed on Saturday, June 6, 2020 by the Minister of Health (State), Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Emergency and Infectious Disease Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Mamora said the health care delivery sector is currently witnessing major infrastructural development that would outlive the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said health care facilities being put in place across the country is a major step to address the infrastructural deficit in the health sector.
5. The World Ocean Day is celebrated on?
[A] April 1, 2020 [B] May 2, 2020 [C] June 8, 2020 [D] July 6, 2020
Correct Answer: C [June 8, 2020]
Notes: June 8 is World Oceans Day, the United Nations day for celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspiring action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources.
6. The Theme for World Ocean Day 2020 is?
[A] “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean” [B] “Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean” [C] ”Gender and the Ocean” [D] “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”
Correct Answer: A [“Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”]
Notes: As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them.
To that end, the theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” Innovation—relating to the introduction of new methods, ideas, or products—is a dynamic term, and one that is fundamentally filled with hope.
The UN World Oceans Day celebration this year will take place as a virtual event produced in partnership with Oceanic Global.
7. The World Oceans Day was first declared as June 8th 1992 at the Global Forum in?
[A] New Jersey, USA [B] Toronto, Canada [C] Mosco, Russia [D] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Correct Answer: D [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
Notes:
Oceans Day was first declared as June 8th 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the Global Forum, a parallel event at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which provided an opportunity for non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil society to express their views on environmental issues.
The Declaration was inspired by an event organized on that day by the Oceans Institute of Canada and supported by the Canadian Government: “OCEANS DAY AT GLOBAL FORUM – THE BLUE PLANET”. The programme featured international experts, opinion leaders and those in a position to speak for the oceans’ contributions to sustaining the Blue Planet.
8. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, unveiled a new Operational Guidelines for the Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies on COVID-19 prevention enforcement duties on?
[A] April 1, 2020 [B] May 2, 2020 [C] June 8, 2020 [D] July 6, 2020
Correct Answer: C [June 8, 2020]
Notes: This is part of measures to foster a more harmonious relationship between the Police and members of the public, deepen respect for the rights of citizens, provide a new set of policing tools for tackling emerging crimes such as domestic violence, rape, child molestation and other incidents of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The IGP notes with concern, increase in reported cases of domestic violence, rape, defilement, cybercrimes etc linked with the COVID-19 restrictions.
9. The 63rd Virtual Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa was held on?
[A] Monday, May 4, 2020 [B] Monday, May 11, 2020 [C] Monday, June 1, 2020 [D] Monday, June 8, 2020
Correct Answer: D [Monday, June 8, 2020]
10. The ___________ proposed setting a World Ocean Day during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992?
[A] Russian Government [B] US Government [C] Government of Canada [D] German Government
Correct Answer: C [Government of Canada]
Notes: The Declaration was inspired by an event organized on that day by the Oceans Institute of Canada and supported by the Canadian Government: “OCEANS DAY AT GLOBAL FORUM – THE BLUE PLANET”. The programme featured international experts, opinion leaders and those in a position to speak for the oceans’ contributions to sustaining the Blue Planet.
