Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The month of April is considered to be Parkinson’s Awareness Month. On April 11 every year, communities from around the world come together to raise awareness about the disorder.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects the movement of the human body.

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The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has entered into a loan agreement with
Deutsche Bank for a loan value of Euro 68.87 million (Rs 600 cr).
The proceeds of the loan would be used by the corporation for onward lending to cooperatives in the country. Also, the NCDC has entered into another agreement with Indian Chamber of Commerce to boost farmers’ linkages with markets.

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Former Bank and member of the conservative – Guillermo Lasso has been elected as the new President of Ecuador. He is 65 years old and is a three time Presidential candidate.
He defeated his left-wing opponent economist Andrés Arauz by securing 52.4% of the vote compared to Mr Arauz’s 47.6%.

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Adenoviruses are a family of viruses that can cause a wide variety of illnesses in humans, including the common cold, gastrointestinal infections and pink eye. There are 88 types of adenovirus that would infect humans, and these are grouped into seven different species, A-G.
Recently, in several COVID-19 vaccines, including those produced by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, these viruses are the basis for several COVID-19 vaccines.

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Hong Kong recently observed “National Security Education Day”, which aims to promote a law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous region last year.
It aims to create awareness and make all people including Children learn about the national security law. The law, which was introduced in June last year, punishes anything China considers subversion, secession, “terrorism” or collusion with foreign forces.

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Bengali New Year named Pohela Boisakh or Shubho Nobo Borsho is celebrated this year on 15th April 2021.
It is the first day of the first month of Boishakh according to the lunisolar Bengali calendar, which usually falls on 14th or 15th of April every year.

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The United States of America headed by President Biden has decided to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan over the next few months.
The exit of troops is set to be completed by September 11th this year, which marks the 20th year anniversary of Twin tower attacks on the USA by the Taliban.

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The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), announced some new initiatives to raise awareness of the IPv6 protocol in India.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had, in February last year, mandated all government organizations to transition to IPv6 by March 2020. NIXI launched an expert panel called IP Guru to support transition to IPv6 systems. NIXI is also creating an education platform for IPv6, called NIXI Academy and a NISI IP-Index.

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Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao who was a renowned radiologist passed away recently at Secunderabad. He also served as the Director of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad.
For his relentless service in the field of medicine, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2000 by the Government of India.

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The financial system regulator – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently announced the list of shortlisted applicants, under its on-tap licensing window for universal banks and small finance banks.
Universal bank licence can be obtained by individuals and professionals having 10 years of experience in banking and finance at a senior level. For SFBs, the minimum net worth requirement is Rs 200 crore.