Current Affairs Questions and Answers - September 2, 2015

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Q1. Who is the Chairman of the Law Commission that recommended abolition of death penalty for all crimes other than terrorism related offences and waging war against the state?
A. Justice A P Shah
B. Justice H L Dattu
C. Ravi Prasad
D. A K Singh

ANSWER: A. Justice A P Shah

Q2. What is the GDP growth estimated in first quarter of current financial year?
A. 6.9
B. 7
C. 7.1
D. 8

ANSWER: B. 7

Q3. Who has been appointed as new Home Secretary on 31st Aug’15?
A. Ajit Doval
B. L C Goyal
C. Rajiv Mehrishi
D. S K Sharma

ANSWER: C. Rajiv Mehrishi

Q4. Against which of the following person the Supreme Court upholds ‘ban on entering Goa’?
A. M K Venkatraghvan
B. Giriraj Singh
C. Baba Ramdev
D. Pramod Muthalik

ANSWER: D. Pramod Muthalik

Q5. What is the theme of the 10th World Hindi Conference (WHC) to be organized in Bhopal from 10th -12th Sept’15?
A. Hindi Jagat: Vistar
B. Hindi: Hamari Matrabhasha
C. Hindi Jagat: Vistar evam sambhavnai
D. Hindi se Jagat

ANSWER: C. Hindi Jagat: Vistar evam sambhavnai

Q6. Who has developed a mobile based security system for the running trains named “Rakshak scheme” for safety of rail passengers?
A. IIT-Roorkee
B. DRDO
C. Railway Protection Force
D. Government Railway Police

ANSWER: D. Government Railway Police

Q7. Name the new name of the Mount McKinley of North America?
A. Proud of North America
B. Denali
C. Alaskans
D. Arcticans

ANSWER: B. Denali

Q8. Which of the following states has been conferred 5 awards for outstanding performance in the various fields of Renewable Energy and Power Generation, including first award for highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Odisha
D. Chhattisgarh

ANSWER: B. Punjab

Q9. Which state’s Chief Minister has directed all the departments of the City government to submit their updated guidelines by 4th Sep’15 for the effective implementation of the Citizens Charter?
A. Delhi
B. Uttarakhand
C. Bihar
D. Assam

ANSWER: A. Delhi

Q10. What is the status of the country's infrastructure sector in July 2015?
A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. No Change
D. None of the above

ANSWER: B. Decreased