Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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A group of archaeologists has recently found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt. The city is named “The Rise of Aten”, which dates back to 3,000 years.
It was discovered under the sand on the western bank of Luxor, and dates to the reign of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BCE. The city was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the period of the Egyptian empire.

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“Nomadland” won four prizes including the one for Best picture at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Chloe Zhao, became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best director for the movie ‘Nomadland’. Best actor award went to 83-year-old Anthony Hopkins while Best actress award was given to Frances McDormand.

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The Union Education Ministry headed by Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020. The theme of the awards was “women empowerment”.
Under the awards, AICTE has finalized the winners from a total of 456 entries who competed across 6 sub themes, like Women’s Health, Self-Defence, Sanitation, literacy etc.

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The Artemis program is NASA’s manned mission to the moon which is set to be executed in the year 2024.
Recently, NASA has stated that it will land the first person of colour on the moon and the first woman on moon as a part of the mission in 2024.

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On 13 April 1984, the Indian Army launched ‘Operation MEGHDOOT’ to secure Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro Ridgeline.
Siachen Day every year commemorates the courage displayed by troops of the Indian Army in securing Siachen Glacier, the highest and coldest battlefield in the world.

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Recently, space scientists have discovered a new active galaxy, which is considered to be the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy discovered so far.
This galaxy is named Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy, which is about 31 billion light-years away from earth. This has been described as a rare space entity.

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has collaborated with Bayer, which is a global leader in the fields of healthcare and nutrition. A statement of Intend (SoI) has been signed between the two organisations in this regard.
The collaboration aims to work towards the AIMs’ innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the India.

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Azhdarchid pterosaurs were the ancient giant reptiles that flew in the skies nearly 65 million years ago. They had necks longer than that of a giraffe, over 6 feet long.
Recently, researchers have reported a new finding about their long necks. As per the study, the pterosaurs were supported by an intricate internal structure, which is not like the earlier discovered ones.

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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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The Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan has launched the MANAS app. MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System.
The app is a comprehensive, scalable, and national digital wellbeing platform aimed to promote mental wellbeing across age groups. This app has been initiated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor and jointly developed by NIMHANS Bengaluru, Armed Forces Medical College – Pune and C-DAC – Bengaluru.