Current Affairs Questions and Answers - April 18, 2015

ANSWER: D. IPL-6

Vviek Priyadarshi will replace B B Mishra as the head of the probe team following his retirement. Earlier, he was recommended by the apex court appointed three-member committee of retired judges headed by former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha. The committee has been entrusted the job of further investigating the IPL-6 scandal.

ANSWER: A. 30th June 2015.

In 2014-15, interest subvention of 2 per cent was made available to banks on funds used for short-term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh per farmer subject to some conditions. Also, additional interest subvention at the rate 3 per cent was made available to farmers repaying loans promptly.

ANSWER: C. Masarat Alam.

He has been arrested in the case registered in police station Budgam in connection with the provocative actions during the said rally. The arrest comes hours ahead of Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call for a march to Tral area of Pulwama district where a youth was allegedly killed in a cross firing incident between the army and militants. Almost all separatist leaders including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, have been put under house arrest, in view of the Tral March Call.

ANSWER: C. 18th Apr 2015

The foundation stone of the High Court was laid by then Viceroy of India Sir Charles Harding in 1912 and completed in 1916.

ANSWER: D. V Saritha

V Saritha belongs to Telangana State.

ANSWER: C. Ten years

Air Canada had announced that it will begin non-stop service from Toronto to Delhi from November 1, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Canada had halted flights on the Toronto-Delhi route in 2005 as the service had become a poor financial performer in the airline's global network.

ANSWER: A. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The roof top installation by Karnataka State Cricket Association is a novel initiative executed for the first time at any stadium in the country and probably also the first cricket stadium in the world to have such facility.

ANSWER: B. 113

India is ranked at 113th with a penetration of 3.2 per 100 inhabitants. India ranks 125th in the world for fixed broadband penetration. In fact Bhutan and Sri Lanka are ahead of us.

ANSWER: A. First

Pakistan and Russia on 16 April 2015 agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercises as a part of their enhanced defence cooperation.

ANSWER: B. Satya Nadella

He is one of the 12 local Champions of Change who were honoured for their exemplary leadership.