Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Sep 6, 2015

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Q1. Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner on 13th Aug’15?
A. O P Rawat
B. P S Gangwar
C. S P Ranjan
D. R R Ranjan
ANSWER: A. O P Rawat

Q2. On which planet Researchers have found what is believed to be the youngest lake?
A. Pluto
B. Kepler B-252
C. Mars
D. Saturn
ANSWER: C. Mars

Q3. Who has been appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court?
A. Justice A K Nayar
B. Justice B N Mishra
C. Justice V M Sahai
D. Justice Jayant Patel
ANSWER: D. Justice Jayant Patel

Q4. Name the person elected as the president of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) on 12th Aug’15?
A. Sudhakar Shetty
B. Anirban Kumar
C. Anil Mahapatra
D. Suneel Singh
ANSWER: A. Sudhakar Shetty

Q5. Name the scheme that has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records for being the largest cash transfer program (households)?
A. UIDAI
B. Jan Dhan Yojana
C. PAHAL
D. All of above
ANSWER: C. PAHAL

Q6. Name the former Indian cricket team captain who became social ambassador of Coca-Cola India for three years?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Saurav Ganguly
ANSWER: D. Saurav Ganguly

Q7. Under which initiative Social network giant Facebook has given benefits of around 21 million dollars to Indian developers?
A. FacebookSetup
B. FbStart
C. FbStartup
D. Fb First
ANSWER: B. FbStart

Q8. What is the new character limit for direct messages set by Twitter?
A. 320
B. 1000
C. 2500
D. 10000
ANSWER: D. 10000

Q9. Which bank has made profit worth Rs 3692 Crore for the first quarter of 2015-16 as announced on 11th Aug’15?
A. ICICI Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Bank of Baroda
D. ING Vysya
ANSWER: B. State Bank of India