Who is corona’s lover? This is one of the 10 questions on the

police’s ‘Covid-19 Awareness Test’

. It was prepared by the men in khaki as a novel punishment for youth caught loitering in streets during the lockdown. Around 200 youths have had to take the test over the past two days. Mind you, there’s negative marking too. For each wrong answer, the violators have to do 10 squats. After the test, which

said is aimed to enlighten them on the magnitude of the Covid-19 crisis, police tell them how Covid-19 has affected Italy.

“Everywhere, videos of police beating violators are being circulated. Beatings only make them angry. The questionnaire will help them learn to take the lockdown seriously,” said Thuckalay DSP M Ramachandran.

Among the questions are, “Where was Covid-19 first detected in India?” and the comical and crowd-favourite, “Who is Corona’s lover?” The questions were framed to induce curiosity, Ramachandran said. “Though the lover question was a basic one, none of the violators answered it correctly. We will announce the answer to that question after the lockdown ends on April 14,” the DSP said.

Most violators got their answers wrong on social distancing, the country most affected, and which part of the body the virus affects.

Photos of the questionnaire have since gone viral on social media. As the test has been “leaked,” the police are planning to prepare a fresh set of questions.