04th February 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: Andy Jassy replaces Jeff Bezon as the CEO of _____.

a. Wipro
b. IBM
c. Flipkart
d. Amazon
e. Facebook

d. Amazon
Explanation: Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief Andy Jassy will replace billionaire founder Jeff Bezos as the CEO of Amazon.com.
Jassy joined Amazon in 1997 and has a MBA from Harvard Business School.

Question 2: Shrawasti, which is in _____ has topped in the ranking of aspirational districts by Niti Aayog in December 2020.

a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Gujarat
e. Rajasthan

c. Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh) has been placed at the first position.
Dhalai (Tripura) has been placed at the second position.
Garhwa (Jharkhand) has been placed at the third position.

Question 3: On 2nd February 2021, which state government launched scheme for startsups to help file IT patents?

a. Haryana
b. Maharashtra
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
e. Kerala

b. Maharashtra
Explanation: To boost the startup ecosystem in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a scheme aimed at providing financial assistance to innovative startups to file for IT patents on 2nd February 2021.

Question 4: What is India’s rank in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2020 Democracy Index?

a. 53rd
b. 55th
c. 57th
d. 61st
e. 43rd

a. 53rd
Explanation: As per the Economist Intelligence Unit, India slipped to 53rd position in Democracy Index’s global ranking.
Norway ranked 1st followed by Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada in the Index.

Question 5: Which word has been named Oxford Hindi word of 2020?

a. Nirbhar
b. Aatmanirbharta
c. Vichar
d. Acharya
e. None of the above

b. Aatmanirbharta
Explanation: ‘Aatmanirbharta’ implying self-reliance has been named Oxford Hindi word of 2020. It validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question 6: Recently, Federal Bank has announced the launch of ______, a special savings account scheme for children below 18 years of age.

a. Fedfirst
b. FirstFed
c. Fedaccount
d. Firstaccount
e. None of the above

a. Fedfirst

Question 7: On 3rd February 2021, where was the Chiefs of Air Staffs (CAS) conclave organized?

a. Kochi
b. Mumbai
c. Bengaluru
d. Pune
e. Mangalore

c. Bengaluru
Explanation: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the ‘Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave’ at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru on 3rd February 2021.

Question 8: Recently, where is India’s first ‘Amputee Clinic’ launched?

a. Pune
b. New Delhi
c. Pune
d. Chennai
e. Chandigarh

e. Chandigarh
Explanation: PGIMER, Chandigarh has launched India’s first ‘Ambutee Clinic’. The clinic was inaugurated by the PGIMER Director Prof. Jagat Ram.

Question 9: As per PHDCCI, India to emerge as most resilient economy after Germany. What does the first C stands for in PHDCCI?

a. Commerce
b. Chamber
c. Commercial
d. Cultural
e. Captive

b. Chamber
Explanation: PHDCCI stands for PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Sanjay Aggarwal is the president of PHDCCI.

Question 10: Ashok Dinda is related to which sports?

a. Hockey
b. Football
c. Table Tennis
d. Cricket
e. Boxing

d. Cricket
Explanation: Recently, Ashok Dinda announced retirement from all forms of Cricket.

Question 11: World Cancer Day is observed on which date?

a. 2nd February
b. 4th February
c. 1st February
d. 7th February
e. 28th January

b. 4th February
Explanation: World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4th February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment.

Question 12: As declared by UN General Assembly, International Day of Human Fraternity is observed on _____.

a. 3rd February
b. 7th February
c. 2nd February
d. 4th February
e. 5th February

d. 4th February

Question 13: Which Indian Documentary win audience award at Sundance Film Festival 2021?

a. Limitless
b. Writing with Fire
c. Beyond All Boundaries
d. The story of India
e. None of the above

b. Writing with Fire
Explanation: ‘Writing with Fire’ an Indian Film chronicling the rise of ‘Khabar Lahariya’, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit Women has won the audience award in the World Cinema Documentary category at the Sundance Film Festival 2021.

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