Current Affairs Questions for CLAT Exam CLAT Current Affairs Quiz 17

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Talismanic Indian football captain ____ A ____ was picked among ____ C ____ past and present stars for world governing body FIFA's campaign to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers, who are calling on all people around the world to follow five key steps to stop the spread of the disease.

The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.

The ____ C ____ players, who will be involved in the video campaign to be published in ____ B ____ languages, include some of the best known players like Argentine superstar and World Cup winners like Philip Lahm, Iker Casillas and Carles Puyol.

1. Name the person who has been replaced with “A” in the passage above, has been named for campaign to combat COVID-19 crisis.

A. B. Bhaichung

C. D. None of these

2. Who among the following is the President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)?

A. B.

C. Aleksander Čeferin D.

3. The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign promotes five key steps for people, will be published in how many languages that has been replaced with ‘B’ in the passage above?

A. 13 B. 12

C. 14 D. 15

4. How many past and present players will be involved in the video campaign that has been replaced with “C” in the passage above?

A. 21 B. 27

C. 28 D. 29

5. Who among the following is the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

A. Margaret Chan B. Sania Nishtar

C. Audrey Azoulay D. Tedros Adhanom

Correct answer:

1 2 3 4 5 C A A C D

Common Explanation:

Talismanic Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri was picked among 28 past and present stars for world governing body FIFA's campaign to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers, who are calling on all people around the world to follow five key steps to stop the spread of the disease.

The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.

The 28 players, who will be involved in the video campaign to be published in 13 languages, include some of the best known players like Argentine superstar Lionel Messi and World Cup winners like Philip Lahm, Iker Casillas and Carles Puyol.

Explanation:

1. From the paragraph 1, line 1, we can see that Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri has been named for FIFAs campaign to combat COVID-19 crisis.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

2. Giovanni Vincenzo "Gianni" Infantino is a Swiss–Italian football administrator and the current president of FIFA. He was elected President of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26 February 2016. He was reelected as FIFA President on 5 June 2019.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

3. From the paragraph 4, line 1, we can see that The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign promotes five key steps for people, will be published in 13 Languages.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

4. From the paragraph 1, line 1, we can see that 28 past and present stars will be involved in the video campaign.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

5. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian politician and academic who has been Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.