{"id":55481,"date":"2024-04-16T00:28:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=55481"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:28:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:28:07","slug":"the-meeting-of-commonwealth-nations-was-held-in-uganda-on-25-november-2007-who-was-elected-its-general-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-meeting-of-commonwealth-nations-was-held-in-uganda-on-25-november-2007-who-was-elected-its-general-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"The meeting of Commonwealth Nations was held in Uganda on 25 November, 2007. Who was elected its General Secretary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a973b076275a\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Mahesh Sharma                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Kamlesh Sharma                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Bimalesh Sharma                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Kailash Sharma                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: B. Kamlesh Sharma<\/p>\n<p>Kamlesh Sharma was the 9th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, serving from 2008 to 2016. He was elected at the 32nd Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, on 25 November 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma was born in 1941 in Agra, India. He studied at <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n        <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>     Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> the University of Agra and the University of Delhi, where he received a master&#8217;s degree in political science. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1964 and served in various diplomatic postings, including in the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom. He was also India&#8217;s ambassador to France and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma was appointed Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations in 2007. In this role, he was responsible for promoting the Commonwealth&#8217;s values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He also worked to strengthen the Commonwealth&#8217;s economic and social development programs.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma retired as Secretary-General in 2016. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect. Mahesh Sharma is an Indian politician who served as Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj from 2014 to 2019. Bimalesh Sharma is an Indian politician who served as Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2009 to 2014. Kailash Sharma is an Indian politician who served as Minister of State for External Affairs from 2014 to 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[963],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The meeting of Commonwealth Nations was held in Uganda on 25 November, 2007. 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