FUNDA OF THE WEEK
1. 30-35 % of the cold that affects human beings are caused by viruses that are named after the Greek word meaning ‘ at the nose. What is the collective name given to this family of viruses?
2. Which type of virus strains causes the yearly outbreak of Flu around the world?
3. What is the name of the virus family that is the third largest contributor of colds in Humans ?
4. How did the Corona virus get their name?
5. The Rhinoviruses get replicated faster at temperatures ranging between 30-33 deg Centigrade. Which body part has this temperature?
6. The Coronaviruses are more fatal. In 2002-03 they were responsible for the outbreak of SARS. What does SARS stand for?
7. Another pandemic, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) affected which animal before it spread to humans ?
8. Rabies is categorized as one of the 12 deadliest viruses. Which part of the body does it affect?
9. The Dengue virus first appeared in 1950. Which were the two countries that were the first ones to be affected by the Dengue virus?
The largest democracies of the world like India, United States, Indonesia do not have a good record in female representation in their parliaments. Which country in Africa leads the table with nearly two thirds of its seats held by women? (UN Murthy, Secunderabad)
1. Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marton… Fill up the blanks with the fifth and the most famous name? (Sudesh Patnaik, Delhi)
2. France has 12, Antarctica has 9, Brazil has 4, Indonesia has 3 and India has 1. What is being referred here? (Partha Sarkar, Kolkata)
3. In 1950, it was rumored that a reputed personality reached Sweden from India on a motorcycle. But the truth is that he carried his Sunbeam motorcycle aboard the ship SS Stratheden and traveled many parts of Europe before reaching his destination. Apart from his interest in motorcycles, he is a pioneer in another profession. One of his maternal uncles led the salt marchers at Dandi after Mahatma Gandhi got arrested. Who is this person? (Bikram Keshari Jena, Nayagarh)
4. You will find Copper Country in Michigan, United States. But which nation is known as “country of copper’? (Miracle Surampalli, Secunderabad)
5. On 5th February 2020 , Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal opened the batting for India in the ODI against New Zealand. Both Shaw & Agarwal were making their debut in this ODI. The first time that two openers made their debut for India in an ODI was forty five years back . Identify the former two Indian openers? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
6. World Unani Day is observed every year on
11th February and celebrates the birth anniversary of a great Unani practitioner. Name this person who also has a road in Delhi named after him?(Soulath Mohd, Hyderabad)
7. La Bougie du Sapeur is a French satirical newspaper launched in 1980 Newsstand copies cost Euro 4 apiece; you can buy a 100-year subscription for Euro 100. What is unique about this newspaper? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)
8. Thierry Henry, the French footballer who led English club Arsenal as a captain has a statue outside the club’s Emirates stadium. What famous pose is Thierry Henry cast in? (T Ramamurthy, Chennai)