Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 108 feet statue of Lord Hanuman in Gujarat’s Morbi.
It is the second of the four statues being built in the four directions across the country, as part of the ‘Hanumanji Char Dham’ project. The first statue of the series was built in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla in 2010. The work on the third statue, in the south at Rameswaram has started.

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Samia Suluhu Hassan is the first female President of Tanzania. It is the largest country in East-African region and known for the Kilimanjaro National Park. She is currently the only female head of government in Africa.
Recently, the President of the Country met Kamala Harris, the first woman and first woman of color to be Vice President of the United States. This meeting is expected to pull more investors towards Tanzania. Unlike the previous President, Samia Hassan encouraged Covid vaccinations by publicly taking the shot herself.

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Crypto lender Nexo has partnered with global payments company Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card.
The card available in selected European countries initially, allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets such as bitcoin. The card can be used at 92 million merchants worldwide where Mastercard is accepted, allowing investors to spend up to 90 per cent of the value of their crypto assets.

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In a recent violence occurred during the Jewish festival of Passover which coincided with the Muslims observing Ramzan, over 17 Palestinians wounded.
The incident occurred at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Earlier, at least 152 Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli riot police. The clashes follow high tensions over weeks between the Palestinians and Israelis, after attacks in Israel and deaths of Palestinian civilians during raids in the West Bank.

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Muggers or marsh crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) are freshwater crocodiles. They are found all over south Asia and South-eastern Iran. In India, they are found more in middle Ganges Basin and Chambal Basins.
Recently, over 350 mugger crocodiles in Rajasthan’s Jawai dam, are struggling to survive due to extreme and early heat in the months of March and April.  The Indian Railways has been delivering water to Western Rajasthan as several water bodies dried up. Jawai River is a tributary of Luni River.

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Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said that 80 out of the 100 Smart Cities in the country have Integrated Command and Control Centres.
The Ministry is set to complete the work in the remaining 20 cities by August 15, 2022. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in 2015 to promote cities that provide core infrastructure, clean environment and give a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of “Smart Solutions”. The Centre will provide financial support to the extent of Rs 48000 crores over five years.

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According to official data released by the Oil Ministry, India’s crude oil production fell 2.67 per cent in the fiscal year 2021-22.
State-owned ONGC produced less than the target and natural gas output rose due to the output of Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc from KG-D6 block. Crude oil production was at 29.69 million tonnes in 2021-22.

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Tripura Cabinet approved the proposal to introduce a health insurance cover for accredited journalists associated with print, web and electronic media organisations.
According to the scheme, journalists in the age group 21-65 years who have not enrolled in other health insurance schemes or Ayushman Bharat, can be considered eligible for the benefits of the scheme. The insurance will cover medical expenses up to Rs 3 lakh.

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India’s captain Rohit Sharma and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been honoured by Wisden as two of their Five Cricketers Of The Year.
They were named along with New Zealand opener Devon Conway, England pacer Ollie Robinson and South Africa Women captain Dane van Niekerk. England skipper Joe Root was named Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2022 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

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The Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, to sensitise people to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life.
Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970. It was first observed in the United States, when over 20 million people protested against the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 as ‘International Mother Earth Day’. This year, the theme is ‘Invest In Our Planet’.