Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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“World Economic Outlook” is the annual flagship report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
This year, the report is to be released on April 6. The International Monetary Fund has announced that India’s economy is on the path of gradual recovery. It highlighted the return to positive territory in fourth quarter of 2020.

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The Left front government in Kerala has decided to recommend a judicial inquiry against the central agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate.
Earlier, the Crime Branch registered an FIR against some ED officials for derailing the probe in the gold smuggling and dollar cases. The state has decided to appoint Justice (Retd) KV Mohan to head the commission.

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The Indian women’s team won Gold in the 25m Pistol Team event of ISSF World Cup being held in New Delhi.
India placed its victory against Poland in the finals to win India’s 10th gold medal. India is leading the tournament with 10 gold, six silver and five bronze medals.

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GISAT-1 is India’s first agile earth observation satellite that will be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has revised the launch schedule of the geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 launch vehicle. The 2,268 kg satellite is expected to be launched on April 18, this year.

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The International Theatre Institute (ITI) is the world’s largest performing arts organization. It was founded in 1948 by theatre and dance experts and the UNESCO.
World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on March 27th by the centres of ITI and the theatre community across the world. On the same date in 1962, the “Theatre of Nations” season was inaugurated in Paris.

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Veteran American children’s author Beverly Cleary, has recently passed away at the age of 104. She was famous for her books including “Henry Huggins” (1950) and “Ramona and Her Father,” (1978).
The famous author was named as “Living Legend” by the US Library of Congress in 2000. She was also awarded the National Medal of Art from the ‘National Endowment for the Arts’ in 2003.

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The Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi is on a 2-day official visit to Bangladesh as a part of National Day celebrations in Bangladesh.
During his visit, he has inaugurated the “Bangabandhu-Bapu Museum” together with his counterpart of Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.

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In a recent research performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), under a contract with NASA and University of Southern California, four strains of bacteria have been discovered at the ISS.
The team of Scientists also included a team from India’s University of Hyderabad. One of the strains – Methylobacterium ajmalii, is named after Ajmal Khan, a renowned Indian scientist specialised in biodiversity.

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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the ‘Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in India- A Statistical Profile: 2021’ publication.
The report was based on the findings of recent National Sample Survey of Persons with Disabilities and Census of India 2011. The publication highlights the socio-economic status of persons with disabilities.

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The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has recently released a report titled “Women and Men in India 2020”.
This report has been published by MoSPI since 1995 and this year’s report is 20th in the series. It provides gender related data for policy makers, planners and other stakeholders.