General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Current Affairs 2009: part2



General Knowledge : Current Affairs 2009 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 46 to 50

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2024 examinations :

46.Which, of the following combinations of diplomats who took charge in New Delhi recently and their countries is matched incorrectly?

Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde – Ambassador of Peru
Peter Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese – High Commissioner of Australia
Nafsika Chr Krousti - High Commissioner of Turkey
Terhi Hakala - Ambassador of Finland

47.The National Mission for Manuscript is set up by

Minsitry of Law
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Finance
None of these

48.Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma has taken over as the new Chief of the Indian Navy from Admiral Sureesh Mehta who retired recently.Which of the following statements about Admiral Nirmal Kumar is/are correct?

He is an alumnus of Royal Naval Staff College in the UK, and the Naval War College in the US
He has commanded the Naval Academy, Goa
He was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command before his appointment as Chief of the Indian Navy
His achievements include the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

49.How much is the interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for the year 2008-09 as announced by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recently?

7 per cent
7.5 per cent
8.5 per cent
9 per cent

50.Which island nation was in news recently for organising a an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight the threat global warming and rising sea levels pose to the low-lying atoll nation?

Maldives
Mauritius
Seychelles
Fiji

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