Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The Benin Bronzes are a group of over a thousand metal plaques and sculptures located in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin.
The Benin city is situated in modern-day southern Nigeria. It was famous for its skilled artisans that produced works of huge historic and cultural importance. In 1897, the British soldiers plundered Benin City, stealing a set of metal sculptures. Recently, UK accepted that the objects will be supplied by their current European custodians, initially on loan for three years.

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Every year April 18 is celebrated as World Heritage Day or the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
This year, the theme of the World Heritage Day is “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures”. In India, Tourism and Culture Minister has inaugurated the first-ever online exhibition on Ramayana. The online exhibition showcases 49 miniature paintings collections of National Museum, New Delhi.

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The Ministry of Energy, Israel has announced a National plan which includes the main target of reducing 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The plan aims to shut down all coal-fired power plants by 2025, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector by 75 to 85 per cent by 2050, increase electricity generation from renewable energy among others.

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Italy has recently launched its first ever mega food park project in India involving food processing facilities.
The pilot project “The Mega Food Park” was launched in virtual mode. A Letter of Intent was signed between the ICE Office in Mumbai and Fanidhar Mega Food Park, Gujarat. PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the country in the coming days.

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Hypoxia is a condition in which the human body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. This condition gets repeated in a Covid-19 patient due to the virus infection.
Amid a massive shortage of oxygen cylinders in the country due to raise in coronavirus cases, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental oxygen delivery system. It saves a person from sinking into a state of Hypoxia.

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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India and GIZ GmbH India on behalf of the German Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety signed an agreement on Technical Cooperation titled ‘Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment’.
The project’s outcomes are completely in line with the objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban focusing on sustainable solid waste management and the target to phase out single use plastic by 2022”.

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The President of the Central African country Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the country for more than three decades, died recently during a fight with rebels.
Hours earlier, the electoral officials had declared Deby as the winner of the April 11 presidential election. Deby was a major French ally in the fight against Islamic extremism in Africa and also supplied critical troops to the peacekeeping effort in northern Mali.

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The Government of India has recently extended the insurance scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for health workers for a period of one year.
This insurance scheme convers loss of life due to COVID 19 and accidental death due to COVID related duty. A sum of Rs. 50 lakh would be paid to the claimant of insured person.

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The former RBI Governor Shri. M. Narasimham passed away recently at the age of 94 years. He was the 13th Governor of RBI and till date is the only Governor of RBI to be appointed from Reserve Bank cadre.
He chaired the Committee on Financial System (CFS) 1991 and the Committee on Banking Reforms 1998, which forms the financial sector landscape that is in existence today.

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The World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated on April 21 every year by the United Nations.
This day aims to raise awareness on the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving with respect to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieve by the year 2030. This day was first observed in the year 2021.