Current Affairs - 14th April 2016

1. The Dardic indigenous people residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and fears existential threat is
Ans : Kalash (Kalasha)
2. The 1985 batch IPS officer who was appointed the Director General of Haryana Police is
Ans : K P Singh
3. The state that announced the formation of a new Integrated Tribal Development Agency is
Ans : Andhra Pradesh
4. The cricketer named as the Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2015 is
Ans : Kane Williamson
5. The nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile that was successfully test fired in March 2016 from an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal is
Ans : K-4 missile
6. The senior journalist appointed the president of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is
Ans : Ram Bahadur Rai
7. People of this state on 14 April 2016 celebrated the harvest festival, Vishu
Ans : Kerala
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 April 2016 unveiled the National Perspective Plan for Port Development at
Ans : Maritime India Summit in Mumbai
9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Agriculture Market portal to connect e-mandis in several States at a function in New Delhi, aimed at
Ans : Ushering in much needed agri marketing reforms
10. In its annual report Migration and Development Brief, World Bank said, India retained its top spot in 2015, attracting about 69 billion US dollars in remittances, down from
Ans : 70 billion in 2014
11. The state whose government on 13 April 2016 launched Mission Drinking Water
Ans : Maharashtra
12. International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global growth forecast on 12 April 2016 termed Brexit that means
Ans : Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU)
13. PM Narendra Modi on 14 April 2016 launched 'Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan' at
Ans : Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
14. Organisation that 14 April 2016 released Innocenti Report Card 13, titled Fairness for Children: A league table of inequality in child well-being in rich countries
Ans : United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)