Current Affairs Quiz – February 03 2021
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1. Jeff Bezos has decided to step down as CEO of which company?
a) Microsoft
b) Facebook
c) Amazon
d) Google
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Answer c) Amazon. 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.
2. Yudh Abhyas – a joint military exercise between India and____________.
a) Russia
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Sri Lanka
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Answer b) USA. The 16th edition of ‘Yudh Abhyas’, India-US joint military exercise, will be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21, 2021.
3. Which UT has become first UT to be free of COVID-19?
a) Chandigarh
b) Goa
c) Pondicherry
d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Answer d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands has become the first Union Territory of India to be officially declared free from the Coronavirus infection as the active cases of the virus in the UT has fallen to zero.
4. Recently, which company has joined hand with Google to offer cloud-based data services?
a) Mahindra
b) TATA
c) Maruthi
d) Ford
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Answer d) Ford. Ford Motor Co has joined hands with Alphabet Inc’s Google to cooperate in software, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, to develop new consumer services and modernize internal operations.
5. India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management in_______________.
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) new Delhi
d) Mumbai
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Answer b) Chennai. A dedicated Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) has been established at the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management(NCSCM), Chennai, an institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
6. Who has launched ASEAN India Hackathon 2021?
a) Ramesh Pokhriyal
b) Raj Nath singh
c) Prakash Javadekar
d) Harsh Vardhan
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Answer a) Ramesh Pokhriyal. The Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has addressed the inaugural ceremony of the ASEAN India Hackathon 2021 on February 1. The Ministry of Education has launched the ASEAN India Hackathon 2021.
7. Who is the new CEO of Amazon?
a) Henry Bezos
b) Harry John
c) Andy Jassy
d) None of these
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Answer c) Andy Jassy. Amazon announced on February 2, 2021 that founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of the company during the third quarter of 2021.