Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Recently, a new view of the black hole has been released by astronomers working with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). In this view, the astronomers have mapped the magnetic fields close to the hole.
The event horizon telescope first revealed the images of black hole, in the year 2018, which is located in the galaxy M87 at a distance of 55 million light-years.

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The Indian Railways has recorded highest ever electrification in a single year, covering 6,015 Route Kilometre (RKM) in a single year during 2020-21. This was released as a statement by the Railways recently.
It has surpassed its previous year’s achievement of 5,276 RKM in 2019-20 and this fete was achieved amidst COVID pandemic.

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Pakistan has recently rejected the proposal for trade relations with India. Prime Minister of Pakistan has denied to allow imports of sugar and cotton from India, in order to control prices and overcome a shortage.
Pakistan has stated that no bilateral trade would be encouraged with India till Article 370 is not restored in Jammu and Kashmir.

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The Government of India has promulgated an Ordinance that allows the use of pre-packs as an insolvency resolution mechanism for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This is applicable for defaults upto an amount of Rs. 1 crore.
A pre-pack is an agreement for the resolution of debt of a distressed MSME through an agreement between secured creditors and investors instead of a public bidding process.

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Ingenuity is a mini-helicopter developed by NASA for propulsion in Mars. This was fixed with the NASA’s Perseverance rover that successfully landed in Mars recently.
The helicopter has been dropped successfully on Mars’s surface and is expected to make its flight through Mars atmosphere on 11th April.

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The National Maritime Day is celebrated every year on 5th of April. This year marks the 58th edition of National Maritime Day, while the first such event was celebrated in the year 1964. This day is celebrated to support the global maritime economy.
It was on April 5th, 1919, Indian shipping first started with the ship “SS Loyalty” sailed from Mumbai to the United Kingdom.

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The Food and Drug Administration of the USA have approved the first new drug in over a decade for children aged 6 to 17 with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
ADHD is said to cause inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. This new medicine is different from the traditional ADHD medicines as it is not a stimulant or a controlled substance, which makes it hard to abuse.

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A massive data leak has been recently reported on Facebook. Information of about 533 million Facebook users has been leaked online, which includes contact numbers, IDs, birth dates and more personal information.
Among the affected, were the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other co-founders.

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India recently hosted the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors 2021. It was co-chaired by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI governor Shaktikanta Das.
Finance Minister addressed the meeting virtually from New Delhi. Issues regarding New development bank, social infrastructure, IMF reforms, fintech for SME and financial inclusion, customs cooperation were discussed during the meeting.

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Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the 65-year-old man behind Vietnam’s successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic, has been formally sworn in as President of the country.
Phuc was Vietnam’s Prime Minister for the last five years. He was known for his contribution for the economy boom and his government’s COVID-19 response. Pham Minh Chinh has been appointed as the new Prime Minister.