GK Questions on Covid-19 India Outbreak 2025 for Students

Corona cases in India will remain under control till May 2025, but will continue to be monitored closely. The state-wise report of corona cases in India in the last 24 hours shows that states like Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have seen a mild but local increase, mainly due to the new JN.1 subvariant.

Corona cases in India are currently low, with less than 300 active cases across the country, but awareness and updated information is important – especially for school students preparing for competitive exams and general knowledge quizzes.

Here is a curated set of 50 GK questions with one-word answers to help students understand the current COVID-19 scenario in India.

50 GK Questions on COVID-19 India Outbreak 2025 for Students

Question: Which variant will be most common in India in 2025?

Answer: JN.1

Question: Which Indian state has reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases recently?

Answer: Kerala

Question: What type of virus is COVID-19?

Answer: Coronavirus

Question: What is the primary symptom of JN.1?

Answer: Cough

Question: What is the COVID dashboard of the Ministry of Health, India?

Answer: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Question: What does the RT-PCR test detect?

Answer: RNA

Question: Which app was used for COVID contact tracing in India?

Answer: Arogya

Question: What is India’s COVID vaccination platform?

Answer: CoWIN

Question: Which was India’s first approved COVID vaccine?

Answer: Covaxin

Question: In which Indian state was the first case of COVID-19 reported?

Answer: Kerala

Question: Which was the first COVID vaccine developed globally?

Answer: Pfizer

Question: What is India’s COVID-19 emergency helpline number?

Answer: 1075

Question: Which system stores digital vaccine certificates?

Answer: DigiLocker

Question: What type of COVID vaccine is GEMCOVAC-19?

Answer: mRNA

Question: What will be India’s COVID-19 recovery rate in 2025?

Answer: 98.82%

Question: What is the formal name of the virus?

Answer: SARS-CoV-2

Question: Which platform provides citizens with updates from MyGov?

Answer: MyGov

Question: Which is the genome sequencing agency in India?

Answer: INSACOG

Question: What is the number of active cases (approximate) at present?

Answer: 257

Question: How many days is the usual incubation period?

Answer: 5

Question: Which organ is primarily affected by COVID-19?

Answer: Lungs

Question: What is the standard quarantine period in India?

Answer: 7 (days)

Question: Which test is faster but less accurate than RT-PCR?

Answer: Antigen

Question: What is the term for rapid virus spread?

Answer: Outbreak

Question: What is the term for global spread?

Answer: Pandemic

Question: Which organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic?

Answer: WHO

Question: Which Indian city saw the earliest cases of Covid?

Answer: Mumbai

Question: Which type of mask provides the most protection?

Answer: N95

Q. What enzyme do RT-PCR tests target?

Ans. Polymerase

Q. What is the term for virus spread between people?

Ans. Transmission

Q. What was the term for nationwide shutdown in 2020?

Ans. Lockdown

Q. What is the color coding system used for zones?

Ans. Red

Q. What does “WFH” stand for in COVID context?

Ans. Remote

Q. Which vaccine requires two doses?

Ans. Covishield

Q. Which arm of Indian research developed Covaxin?

Ans. ICMR

Q. What kind of protein does mRNA vaccine code?

Ans. Spike

Q. What antibody is produced after infection?

Ans. IgG

Q. What is the post-COVID complication affecting children?

Ans. MIS-C

Q. What is the term for virus evolution?

Ans. Mutation

Q. What is a less severe COVID symptom variant?

Ans. Asymptomatic

Q. What is the COVID-related lung infection called?

Ans. Pneumonia

Q. Which comorbidity increases COVID risk?

Ans. Diabetes

Q. What’s the blood oxygen level threshold for alert?

Ans. 94%

Q. What device measures oxygen saturation?

Ans. Oximeter

Q. What is the term for people spreading without symptoms?

Ans. Carrier

Q. What is India’s COVID death toll in 2025 (approx)?

Ans. 533,623

Q. What does PPE stand for?

Ans. Equipment

Q. What variant preceded JN.1?

Ans. Omicron

Q. What is the viral load unit in test reports?

Ans. CT

Q. What Indian agency handles COVID testing data?

Ans. ICMR

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