Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Sept 08, 2015

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1) With effect from which day benefit of the One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP) will be given to ex-serviceman?
a. 6th Sep 2015
b. 1st Apr 2015
c. 1st July 2014
d. 1st Aug 2000

ANSWER: 1st July 2014

2) Which of the following Indian Naval Ships, part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet based at Mumbai, entered Dubai on 5th Sep’15?
a. INS Deepak
b. INS Delhi
c. INS Tabar & INS Trishul
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

3) Which state govt. did the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) urge to upgrade 'Ashram Schools' as models in each block?
a. Uttar Pradesh Govt.
b. Puducherry Govt.
c. Telangana Govt.
d. Odisha Govt.

ANSWER: Odisha Govt.

4) Name the author who has decided to return Sahitya Akademi award as a mark of protest against the death of Kannada scholar and researcher Prof M M Kalburgi by unidentified assailants?
a. Uday Prakash
b. Kedarnath Singh
c. Mamta Kalia
d. None of these

ANSWER: Uday Prakash

5) Which of the following states has won the Skoch Order-of Merit national award for implementing six e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state?
a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Haryana

ANSWER: Haryana

6) Name the Australian all-rounder player who announced his retirement from Test Cricket during Sep’15?
a. Michael Clarke
b. Michael Hussey
c. Shane Watson
d. David Miller

ANSWER: Shane Watson

7) In which country International Film Festival for persons with disabilities will be organized in Dec’15?
a. India
b. Sri Lanka
c. France
d. Switzerland

ANSWER: India

8) Name the Tamil Nadu prodigy who is a holder of five world records, including the highest IQ and IELTS?
a. Sneha Kakkar
b. K Vilasini
c. Deepti Kandhi
d. S Preethy

ANSWER: K Vilasini

9) Which of the two countries opened their borders to thousands of exhausted refugees on 5th Sep’15?
a. Hungary & Switzerland
b. Austria & Germany
c. Germany & Hungary
d. Switzerland & Austria

ANSWER: Austria & Germany