Current Affairs Quiz: 4 February 2021

4 February 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as New START Nuclear Treaty, new BFI President and India's first centre for wetland conservation among others. 

1. The second COVID-19 vaccine shot will be administered from which date in India?
a) February 13th
b) February 14th
c) February 15th 
d) February 16th 

2. The United States has extended the New START Nuclear Treaty for five years with which nation?
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) China
d) UK

3. Who has been re-elected as Boxing Federation of India President?
a) Ashish Shelar
b) Rakesh Singh
c) Ajay Singh 
d) Ramesh Tomar

4. Which Indian city will host its first International Test match amid the COVID-19 pandemic on February 5th?
a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Kolkata

5. Which company has got the world's first consignment of 'carbon-neutral oil' from the US?
a) Reliance
b) Tata Group
c) HAL
d) DRDO

6. Which Indian medical institute has launched India's first amputee clinic?
a) JIIPMER
b) AIIMS
c) CMCH
d) PGIMER

7. Which state will open its first human milk bank on February 5?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu 
c) Kerala
d) Goa 

8. India has set up its first centre for wetland conservation in which city?
a) Kochi
b) Bengaluru
c) Panaji
d) Chennai

Answers

1. (a) February 13th
The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to the healthcare workers from February 13, 2021. The central government informed that 97 percent of people who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are satisfied.

2. (b) Russia
The United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for another five years. This was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said that it made the world safer as unconstrained nuclear competition would endanger us all.

3. (c) Ajay Singh
Ajay Singh has been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). He defeated former Maharashtra sports minister Ashish Shelar in the polls. Ajay Singh received 37 votes while Shelar got 27 votes in the BFI elections that were held on February 3, 2021. 

4. (a) Chennai
India is set to host the first international test match amid COVID-19 at the historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on February 5, 2021.

5. (a)Reliance
Reliance has sourced the world's first consignment of 'carbon-neutral oil' from the United States. The move comes as the company looks to become a net zero-carbon company by 2035.

6. (d) PGIMER
India's first amputee clinic has been launched by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. The clinic was formally inaugurated on February 1, 2021. It has been set up to improve the care of amputee patients by providing a wide range of services under one roof and with significant coordination.

7. (c) Kerala
Kerala's Health Minister KK Shailaja announced that the state will open its first Human Milk Bank, a state-of-art facility, at the Ernakulam General Hospital on February 5, 2021.

8. (d) Chennai 
India established its first centre for wetland conservation in Chennai on the occasion of Wetland Conservation Day on February 2, 2021. The wetlands occupy around 4.6 percent of the country’s landmass.