COVID-19 RESPONSE: LIVING WITH COVID-19

1) SAGE stands for

a) Social Assets of Government & Employee
b) Scientific Agency for Global Environment
c) Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
d) Services for Advance & General Emergencies

2)Among G20 members, which country first vaccinate 50% of its population with COVID-19 vaccine
a) United States of America
b) United Kingdom
c) South Africa
d) Russia

3)Which variant of COVID-19 appeared in South Africa during November 2021

a) Delta Variant
b) Alpha Variant
c) Beta Variant
d) Omicron Variant

4)Moderna booster provides 90-95% protection against hospitalization up to _____ weeks.

a) 9
b) 10
c) 8
d) 7

5)How much the largest recession on record with the UK economy contracting ______ in 2020.
a) 17.5%
b) 16%
c) 13.2%
d) 9.4%

6)The UK government had stopped to provide free universal symptomatic and asymptomatic testing for the general
public in England. In which month government had stooped.

a) April 2022
b) June 2022
c) March 2022
d) February 2022

7)Individuals can still reduce the risk of catching and passing on COVID-19 by
a) Letting meeting indoors, or meeting outside fresh air in if.
b) Getting vaccinated
c) Trying to stay at home if you are unwell
d) All of the above
e) Both B & C
8)From April 2022, all 5 to 11 year old would be able to take 2 doses of vaccines. What would the interval between two
doses?

a) 8 weeks
b) 10 weeks
c) 12 weeks
d) 14 weeks

9)________ can be used at the earliest stage of infection to help reduce the development of severe COVID-19 by
blocking virus replication.

a) Antioxidants
b) Antibacterial
c) Sedatives
d) Antivirals

10)What was the first steroid in 2020, UK used to reduce the risk of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
requiring oxygen or ventilation by up to 35%.

a) Dexamethasone
b) Prednisolone
c) Hydrocortisone
d) Methylprednisolone

11)What were the key objectives of NHS to keep patients and staff safe and limit the spread of COVID-19 within
hospitals.

a) Asymptomatic testing for patients and for staff

b) Enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers and the patients
c) Move within hospital’s vicinity liberally
d) Both A & B
e) All of the above

12)Adults and Children who test positive will continue to be advised to stay at home and avoid contact with other
people. After how many days they may choose to take a Lateral Flow Device (LFD)?

a) 5 days
b) 6 days
c) 7 days
d) 8 days

13)In order to work better and understand COVID-19 long-term health impacts, how much UK government will support
in research

a) £20 million
b) £30 million
c) £40 million
d) £50 million
14)In June 2020, which study was established to investigate COVID-19 infections in care homes, to find out how many
care home staff and residents have been infected with COVID-19.

a) SIREN study
b) Vivaldi study
c) Qualitative study
d) Introductory study

15)In December 2021, how many PCR tests were processed in a week at Rosalind Franklin Laboratory
a) 100,000
b) 200,000
c) 300,000
d) 400,000

16)Which section of Coronavirus Act 2020 deals with “Registrations of deaths and still-births”.

a) Section 18
b) Section 39-41
c) Section 45
d) Section 50

17)Which of the following country have highest proportion of total population of European countries who have received
a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine by 20-Feb 2022.

a) United Kingdom
b) Portugal
c) Denmark
d) Italy

18)Which of the following country had highest Excess deaths per million among European countries by 20-Feb 2022

a) Bulgaria
b) Russia
c) Portugal
d) United Kingdom

19)In order to provide better ventilation to state funded educational settings, ______ monitors were provided
to clean air. These monitors act as proxy to measure ventilation.

a) O2 (oxygen)
b) O3 (Ozone)
c) N2 O (Nitrogen Oxide)
d) CO2 (Carbon dioxide)
20)When did government removed the guidance for staff and students in most education and childcare settings to
undertake twice weekly asymptomatic testing?

a) January 2022
b) February 2022
c) March 2022
d) April 2022

21)GISAID stands for

a) Government Institute for Statistics and Aid for Individuals & Dependents
b) Global Initiative of Security from Acute Infectious Disease
c) Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data
d) Geographic Information System on Advance Infectious Disease

22)Which Taskforce will continue to support the eight national priority clinical trial platforms run by National Institute
for Health Research (NIHR), focused on prevention, novel treatments, and treatments for Long COVID.

a) ATF (Antiviral Taskforce)

b) VTF (The Vaccine Taskforce)
c) STF (Social Taskforce)
d) TTF (The Therapeutics Taskforce)

23) What kind of monitors NHS has provided to patients with COVID-19 who are at a higher risk, along with supporting
information and 24/7 access to advice and support.

a) Pulse Oximeters
b) Blood Pressure Meters
c) Flow Meter
d) ECG Monitor
e) EMG Sensor Monitor

24)Who chaired the COVID-19 public inquiry that will start this spring and is intended to enable the Government to
learn lessons about its response.

a) Jerry H. Henry
b) Baroness Hallett
c) Dame Meg Hillier MP
d) Lord Jonathan Evans of Weardale
25)Among European countries which was the first country to authorize and deploy the Pfizer and Oxford / AstraZeneca
COVID-19 vaccines.

a) France
b) Italy
c) United Kingdom
d) Spain

26)During the pandemic, over 720,000 patients have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19, and _______ people
have died within 28 days of a positive test in the UK till 20-Feb 2022.

a) Over 160,000
b) Over 200,000
c) Over 250,000
d) Over 300,000