Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Angola is a nation located in the eastern coast of African continent, with Luanda as its capital. Angolan kwanza is the country’s currency.
The nation is in news recently due to the heavy torrential rainstorm that has hit the capital city. The death toll has been reported to be over 25 and more than 2000 houses have been flooded.

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This year, super moons would appear on two occasions – on April 26th and on May 26th. The first super moon on April 26th is called by the name “Pink Moon”.
It is so called because, it corresponds with the springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America, which is commonly known as moss pink.

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The “World Immunization Week” is observed every year in the last week of April. It aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
This year, the theme of the week is ‘Vaccines bring us closer’. Google also created a Doodle to thank the health workers on the onset of the World Immunization Week 2021.

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Chinese Government, has named its first Mars rover as ‘Zhurong’ after the country’s traditional fire God. The rover is aboard a Mars probe named Tianwen-1 that the recently reached the Mars orbit.
It would descend to the Mars surface shortly. Tianwen-1 has been sent to mars with an aim to analyse and map the Martian surface, look for possible water resources and understand the environment.

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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an agreement between India and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, for sharing information and preventing Customs offences.
The proposed agreement is expected to facilitate trade and ensure faster customs clearance between the three countries.

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Ct, which is most commonly used in relation to RTPCR COVID detection test, stands for “Cycle Threshold”.
It refers to the number of cycles after which the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can be detected. The lower the Ct value, the higher the viral load. As per ICMR, a Ct value less than 35 may be considered as COVID positive.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners namely UN children’s agency and the vaccine alliance Gavi, have set a new global vaccination strategy- Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030). It aims to save 50 million lives within the year 2030, with 75 per cent of the children in poor countries.
This strategy calls for boost in vaccination drives against measles and other diseases prevailing worldwide.

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Veteran Gujarati poet Dadudan Gadhvi has recently passed away. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 for his contribution in literature and education.
He had also won several other awards including the Gujarat Gaurav Award as well as the Jhaverchand Meghani Award. His complete works are collected in two literary volumes named Terva and Lachhanayan.

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Dr Krithi K Karanth, Chief Conservation Scientist and Executive Director at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), is the first Indian and Asian woman to be selected for the 2021 ‘WILD Innovator Award’.
This award given by the ‘WILD ELEMENTS Foundation’. CWS is an internationally recognized centre-of-excellence in the fields of wildlife research, conservation, policy, and education.

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India and Russia recently agreed to establish a “2+2 ministerial dialogue” between foreign and defence ministers, to promote the bilateral strategic partnership.
Russian President and Indian Prime Minister had a telephonic, wherein they reviewed bilateral cooperation, especially in the area of space exploration and renewable energy sector, focussing hydrogen economy.