Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Patagonia region of Chile, South America.
Named as “Orretherium tzen” meaning ‘Beast of Five Teeth’, it is claimed to have lived lived between 72 and 74 million years ago. It is said to have been a herbivore and said to have lived in South America at the end of the Mesozoic era.

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Indian Government’s think tank – NITI Aayog has planned to launch a hand book for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). This book would serve as an invitation to business leaders to adopt ODR in India.
The book would be published in association with organizations like Agami and Omidyar Network India, ICICI Bank, Ashoka Innovators for the Public etc.

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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 month of April is considered to be Parkinson’s Awareness Month. On April 11 every year, communities from around the world come together to raise awareness about the disorder.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects the movement of the human body.

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The Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers has recently approved 16 applicants under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacture of Key Starting Materials and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the country.
This is expected to create an investment of over Rs.348 crore and generate employment to generation of about 3042 by the companies.

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The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship State of World Population Report 2021 waws released recently.
As per the report titled ‘My Body is My Own’, only 55% of women are fully empowered to make choices. Around half the women from 57 developing countries do not have the right to make decisions regarding their bodies, using contraception, seeking healthcare or on their sexuality.

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Adenoviruses are a family of viruses that can cause a wide variety of illnesses in humans, including the common cold, gastrointestinal infections and pink eye. There are 88 types of adenovirus that would infect humans, and these are grouped into seven different species, A-G.
Recently, in several COVID-19 vaccines, including those produced by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, these viruses are the basis for several COVID-19 vaccines.

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Wular, Asia’s second largest freshwater lake is located in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is fed by the Jhelum River. The lake’s size varies from 12 to 100 square miles seasonally.
A massive work to remove silt is in process. The project to clean the lake had a deadline of June this year. As per the officials, around 48.94 lakh cubic metres of silt has been removed.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) launched Global Diabetes Compact to fight the disease more effectively. This was launched during the centenary of the discovery of insulin.
The programme will focus on increasing access to diagnostic tools and medicines in low- and middle-income countries. The launch was hosted by WHO and the government of Canada along with many countries including Kenya, Fiji, Norway and Singapore and UN agencies.