Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 22, 2015

ANSWER: A. Dharamvira Gandhi

He has been replaced with Bhagwant Mann, who is said to be close to party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Mr Gandhi had spoken against the expulsion of Yogendra Yadav, and Prashant Bhushan from the National Executive.

ANSWER: D. Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu Government today cancelled the permission granted to Coca-Cola to set up a beverages plant at Perundruai in Erode district. The Managing Director of the state owned industries promotion corporation issued an order cancelling permission to the company, after it failed to start construction in the stipulated six months time.

ANSWER: B. e-Samiksha.

The portal will mainly focus on Budget Review, Board Meetings, Zonal Railway Review, Infrastructure Targets and Project Implementation Review. The Minister said, E-Samiksha is a real time, on-line system for monitoring of follow-up action on the decisions taken during the presentations made by different ministries to the Prime Minister.

ANSWER: A. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Mr Patnaik served the nation in different capacities during his long public life as a Parliamentarian, Union Minister, Governor and able administrator. He was Member of Legislative Assembly, Minister and Chief Minister of Odisha and made immense contribution for the welfare and development of the people and State of Odisha. He was also the former Governor of Assam.

ANSWER: B. Pakistan

Initially executions were limited to terrorism offences but on March 10 the government decided to implement death penalty in all cases following the Peshawar school massacre on December 17 last year.

ANSWER: A. Andrew Cuomo.

Mr Cuomo led a delegation of businessmen from his state, New York, to the island where he held talks with Cuban minister of external trade. Mr. Cuomo said that the 50 years of isolating Cuba have been unsuccessful. Relations between Havana and Washington have improved since December, when President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro announced their intention to normalise diplomatic ties.

ANSWER: D. Japan

Japan's state-of-the-art Maglev train clocked a new world speed record in 21st Apr’15 in a test run near Mount Fuji, smashing through the 600 kilometre per hour mark. The new record came less than a week after the company recorded a top speed of 590 kph, breaking its own 2003 record of 581 kilometre per hour.

ANSWER: D. Mediterranean Sea.

ANSWER: A. Haryana

Haryana government had announced on April 13 it would give Ramdev the status of cabinet minister. He was earlier made the state’s brand ambassador to promote yoga and
Ayurveda.

ANSWER: D. 230 per Quintal.

The FRP for the last sugar season was Rs 220 per quintal.

ANSWER: B. Ankit Keshri

Ankit Keshri had a collision with his team-mate Sourabh Mondal on 17 April, attempting a catch during Cricket Association of Bengal knockout match between East Bengal and Bhowanipore.

ANSWER: A. Bangladesh

In the second ODI played at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Bangladesh chased down 240 to beat Pakistan by seven wickets and clinch the 3 match ODI series.

ANSWER: C. Egypt

ANSWER: B. 21st April 2015

The day is observed by all Civil Services to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.