Current Affairs Questions and Answers - August 14, 2015
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
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. O P Rawat
Law Ministry said, the appointment of former Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Mr Rawat will come into effect from the day he assumes office.
A. Pluto
B. Kepler B-252
C. Mars
D. Saturn
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Mars
A new research study published in the journal Geology uncovered a basin that may have housed a body of water 36 million years ago, a full 200 million years after scientists believe Mars had seen its last drop of liquid water. The findings came from a study of salt deposits in an 18 square mile area near the Martian equator, about 100 miles from NASA’s Opportunity rover landing site.
A. Justice A K Nayar
B. Justice B N Mishra
C. Justice V M Sahai
D. Justice Jayant Patel
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Justice Jayant Patel
Justice Patel has replaced Justice V. M. Sahai who retired as acting chief justice on superannuation. Gujarat High Court has received a notification from the Supreme Court of India regarding the appointment of Justice Jayant Patel as the acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court on 12th Aug’15.
A. Sudhakar Shetty
B. Anirban Kumar
C. Anil Mahapatra
D. Suneel Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sudhakar Shetty
The elections were held with Justice P K Bhasin (Retired Judge of Delhi High Court) acting as the Returning Officer in the presence of HS Bhadu, IOA Observer and R K Saxena, Government Observer.
A. UIDAI
B. Jan Dhan Yojana
C. PAHAL
D. All of above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. PAHAL
Government of India launched the `PAHAL’ Scheme in 54 districts of the country on 15.11.2014 and in remaining districts of the country on 1st January, 2015. As on 13.8.2015, 13.9 crore LPG consumers have joined the PAHAL scheme. LPG consumers who join the PAHAL scheme will get the LPG cylinders at market price and receive LPG subsidy (as per their entitlement) directly into their bank accounts.
A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Saurav Ganguly
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Saurav Ganguly
He replaced Sachin Tendulkar whose contract ended in last year.
A. FacebookSetup
B. FbStart
C. FbStartup
D. Fb First
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. FbStart
FbStart is a programme launched last year to help early-stage mobile start-ups build and grow their applications. Under this, Facebook runs two tracks called ‘Accelerate companies’ and ‘Bootstrap companies’ and for which it will provide software and tools worth 80,000 dollars and 30,000 dollars respectively to developers.
A. 320
B. 1000
C. 2500
D. 10000
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 10000
It will now allow messages of up to 10,000 characters in its mobile apps, desktop apps, and the web.
A. ICICI Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Bank of Baroda
D. ING Vysya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. State Bank of India
