General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Current Affairs 2009: part3



General Knowledge : Current Affairs 2009 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 81 to 85

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

81.Vijay Kelkar was in news recently for having said that companies like ONGC and RIL should be given freedom to fix natural gas prices that move in tandem with changes in international crude oil prices. What designation does Kelkar hold?

Chairman, Finance Commission
Chairman, Oil Industry Development Board
Petroleum Secretary
Director General of Hydrocarbons

82.Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori recently?

2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket
3,000 runs and 300 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket
2,000 runs and 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)

83.Banking Cash Transaction Tax (BCTT) has been withdrawn with effect from:

January 1, 2009
March 1, 2009
March 31, 2009
April 1, 2009

84.Where has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US president Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up worlds largest solar park (3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity) in India recently?

Bihar
Orissa
Gujarat
Rajasthan

85.The Union government has given Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) permission to partner billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal for buying out 25 per cent stake in the Satpayev oilfield in the Caspian Sea. ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd, the joint venture of ONGC Videsh Ltd and Mittal Investment Sari plans to invest $400 million in the oil field. Which Central Asian country owns the Satpayev oilfield?

Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan

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