Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Fighters of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebel group was formed in 2016. The group said to have crossed into Chad recently with the aim of overthrowing President Idriss Deby.
A day after provisional results of Deby being re-elected, the military announced that President, had died due to wounds suffered during a battle against the rebels.

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April 22 is observed as the Earth Day throughout the world. It is an international event celebrated around the world to support for environmental protection. This year marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations.
The theme for Earth Day 2021 is ‘Restore Our Earth’. The United Nations designated April 22 as ‘International Mother Earth Day’.

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Sankha Ghosh, who is a noted Bengali Poet, died recently in Kolkata at the age of 90 years. He was tested COVID positive.
He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith, Sahitya Akademi awards, and Rabindra Puraskar awards for his literature works. Ghosh was known for raising voice for various social and political issues.

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The Indian Navy has recently joined the rescue operation for an Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 and its 53-member crew that went missing.
After its 44-year-old submarine went missing while conducting a torpedo drill north of the island of Bali, Indonesia had sought assistance from India. Indian Navy’s Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSVR) left from Visakhapatnam as a part of the rescue operation.

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Non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) both local and global, are allowed to start operations in Gujarat’s GIFT City, by the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
They will be allowed to offer the complete range of financial services including loans, investment banking, and third-party product sales.

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The 73rd constitutional Amendment on Panchayati Raj was enacted in the year 1992 and it came into force on April 24, 1993. Under this amendment, the State Governments are allowed to make provisions for organising village panchayats as units of self-governance.
Every year 24th April is observed as National Panchayati Raj Day, since 2010.

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VARUNA is a multilateral Naval Exercise between India and France. The 19th edition of the bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ concluded on 27th April 2021.
Conducted in the Arabian Sea, the exercise included advanced air defence and anti-submarine programmes, intense flying operations, surface and anti-air weapon firings and other maritime security operations.

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A recent study measured antibody responses after vaccination in the people treated with a common drug prescribed for Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
As per the researchers, those people had significantly lower concentrations of antibodies. The study concluded that these people should be considered a priority for a second vaccination. The two main forms of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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NEO 01 is a robot, launched by a Chinese space mining start-up into low Earth orbit. It has been launched on an experimental basis to remove the space debris.
The robot has been launched using China’s Long March 6 rocket. The experimental technology involves use of a large net to capture debris and then burning it using its electric propulsion system.

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B.1.617 is a variant of the COVID 19 disease, which was first found in India. Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the B.1.617 variant of the COVID 19, has been detected in more than 17 countries across the globe.
So far, this new virus has claimed more than 3.11 million lives across the globe