Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 1 February to 7 February 2021

1 February to 7 February 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as GDP growth rate, Chauri Chaura incident, Jeff Bezos, vehicle scrapping policy and New START Nuclear Treaty among others.

1. Under the government's new vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles will have to undergo fitness tests after how many years?
a) 20
b) 15
c) 10
d) 18

2. RBI has projected real GDP growth to be how much in FY 2021-22?
a) 10.5 percent
b) 9.7 percent
c) 11.0 percent
d) 12.7 percent

3.  The military staged a coup and took over which nation's government?
a) Pakistan
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka

4. The Chauri Chaura incident had taken place during which among the following Indian freedom movements?
a) Quit India
b) Civil Disobedience
c) Non-cooperation
d) None of the Above

5. The Defence Ministry has awarded the contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to which among the following companies?
a) DRDO
b) Antrix
c) TASL
d) HAL

6. Jeff Bezos has decided to step down as CEO of which company?
a) Microsoft
b) Facebook
c) Amazon
d) Google

7. Which space agency has appointed Indian-American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff?
a) NASA
b) JAXA
c) ESA
d) Roscosmos

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

9. Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for ICC Men's Player of the Month?
a) Rishabh Pant
b) Mohammed Siraj
c) Prithvi Shaw
d) Hanuma Vihari

10. When is ISRO scheduled to launch Gaganyaan's first unmanned space mission?
a) December 2021
b) January 2022
c) September 2021
d) June 2021

11. 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

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

Answers

1. (a) 20 years
Under the new vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles will undergo fitness tests in automated centres after 20 years while commercial vehicles will undergo the test after 15 years.

2. . (a) 10.5 percent
The Reserve Bank of India has projected the real GDP growth to be at 10.5 percent in 2021-22 – in the range of 26.2 to 8.3 percent in H1 and 6.0 percent in Q3.

3. (c) Myanmar
The Myanmar military on February 1, 2021, staged a coup and declared a state of emergency in the country for one year. The military has also detained the state counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and several other civilian leaders. The move has been condemned by several countries and the United Nations.

4. (c) Non-cooperation
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on February 4, 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of British India. The Mahatma Gandhi-led Non-cooperation movement was underway then.

5. (d) HAL
The Defence Ministry has awarded a contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the Aero India international air show on February 3, 2021.

6. (c) Amazon
Amazon announced on February 2, 2021 that its founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of the company during the third quarter of 2021. Bezos will transition to the role of Executive Chair of Amazon's board, while Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy will succeed him as the new Amazon CEO in Q3.

7. (a) NASA
Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as its acting chief of staff on February 1, 2021. The space agency said in a statement that Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.

8. (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.

9. (a) Rishabh Pant
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for the inaugural ICC Player of the Month Awards that recognise and celebrate the best performances across all forms of international cricket throughout the year. The nominees for Men's Player of the Month (January) are Rishabh Pant (India), Joe Root (England) and Paul Stirling (Ireland).

10. (a) December 2021
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on February 1, 2021 that ISRO's first unmanned space mission as a part of Gaganyaan is slated for launch in December 2021.

11. (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.

12. (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.