Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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During the visit of the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India, the two countries signed a number of agreements including two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on Nuclear Energy Partnership and Global Innovation Partnership (GIP)
The MoU on Cooperation on Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership was signed between India’s Department of Atomic Energy and its UK counterpart. MoU on GIP was signed between India’s Ministry of External Affairs and UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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The ‘Khelo India University Games 2021’ is being hosted in Bengaluru from 24 April 2022 to 3 May 2022.
Over 4,500 participants from 190 universities across the country are competing with each other at the Khelo India University Games. The athletes will participate across 20 different sports including indigenous sports like Mallakhamba and yogasana during the event.

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The European Parliament and European Union (EU) Member States had reached a political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA).
It is a landmark legislation to force big Internet companies to act against disinformation and illegal and harmful content. It also aims to provide better protection for Internet users and their fundamental rights. It will apply to a large category of online services, from simple websites to Internet infrastructure services and online platforms.

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The ‘India Art Fair (IAF)’ is set to be organised at New Delhi after a year’s break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is the biggest event for Indian art and artists focussed on trade and networking. The other format of a cultural art event is the Biennale, which is more focussed on cultural exchange and discussions.  This year’s event will be the 13th edition of the fair.

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A recent study organised by Ferns (a nature conservation society) in association with the Kerala Forest Department, showed that there has been a significant growth of invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, in the forest areas of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).
The growth of such plants in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a matter of serious concern to the conservation of wildlife habitats.

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The ‘International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace’ is celebrated every year on April 24. It was established by the UN in the year 2018.
It seeks to reaffirm the UN Charter and its principles of resolving disputes among countries through peaceful means. The day also acknowledges the use of multilateral decision-making and diplomacy in achieving peaceful resolutions to conflicts among nations.

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The ‘e-Proposal system’ of Meghalaya’s Planning department has won the prestigious UN Award-World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes 2022.
The system is a part of the Meghalaya government’s flagship programme, Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA). Meghalaya’s project was awarded as ‘Champion Project’ in the category “The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development”.

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In 2018, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (Ministry of Education) launched the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0’. It has completed four years.
It was launched with the vision to bring transformational change in rural development processes. UBA 2.0 is the Challenge Mode of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme where all Higher Education Institutions are required to willingly adopt at least 5 villages.

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The United Kingdom has recently provided  Stormer armored missile launchers to Ukraine, in a bid to stop the Russian army, which has begun a full-scale offensive in Eastern Ukraine.
The Starstreak missiles that were earlier sent to Ukraine by the UK can be mounted on these launchers to attack aircraft. The Starstreak missile has reportedly shot down a Russian attack helicopter recently.

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The European Commission has launched proceedings on Hungary for breaching rule-of-law standards.
It could ultimately lead to the partial suspension of support payments to Hungary. The formal notice opens a round of discussions and Hungary has 2 months to provide explanations and propose remedies. The case marks the first use of the mechanism, which allows the EU to take action to protect its budget.