LEARN 5 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q/A DAILY FOR 09 April 2022
Question 1 of 5:
French researcher Luc Montagnier, who passed away at 89, shared the Nobel prize for medicine for co-discovering which virus?
Luc Montagnier (born in Chabris on 18 August 1932 – 8 February 2022) was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He worked as a researcher at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and as a full-time professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Montagnier promoted the conspiracy theory that SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus, was deliberately created and escaped from a laboratory.Such a claim has been rejected by other virologists. He has been criticised by other academics for using his Nobel prize status to "spread dangerous health messages outside his field of knowledge"
The answer is- HIV
Question 2 of 5:
The first match of the 2022 IPL would be played between Chennai Super KIngs and which team?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional men's Twenty20 cricket league, contested by ten teams based out of ten Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. It is usually held between March and May of every year and has an exclusive window in the ICC Future Tours Programme.
The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world.
Match No. Date Match Details Venue
1 26, March 2022, CSK vs KKR Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The answer is- Kolkata Knight Riders
Question 3 of 5:
The movie 'Jalsa' starring Shefali Shah, also stars which of these famous actresses?
Jalsa is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment. Starring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah in lead roles. The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 18 March 2022.
The answer is- Vidya Balan
Question 4 of 5:
Name this species of monkey endemic to the western ghats of South India.
The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), also called wanderoo, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.
The hair of the lion-tailed macaque is black. Its outstanding characteristic is the silver-white mane which surrounds the head from the cheeks down to its chin, which gives this monkey its German name Bartaffe – "beard ape".
The answer is- Lion Tailed Macaque
Question 5 of 5:
Name this bird which lays the largest egg on land in the animal kingdom.
There are two living species of ostrich: the common ostrich and the Somali ostrich. They are large flightless birds of Africa who lay the largest eggs of any living land animal. With the ability to run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph), they are the fastest birds on land. They are farmed worldwide, particularly for their feathers as they are used as decoration and feather dusters. Their skin is also used for leather products. Ostriches are notable for being the heaviest living birds.
DYK :
The genus Struthio was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
The answer is- Ostrich
