Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers January 2012, January 23-January 29

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1. India and Pakistan on 25 January 2012 agreed to transit fee formula for Tapi gas pipeline project in New Delhi. Tasi gas pipeline project comprises
a) India, Pakistan and Tajikistan
b) India, Pakistan and Russia
c) India, Pakistan and Iran
d) India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer:  (a) India, Pakistan and Tajikistan

2. The military rulers declared partial lifting of emergency in Egypt. The move came into effect from__.
a) 25 January 2012
b) 22 January 2012
c) 20 January 2012
d) 28 January 2012
Answer:  (a) 25 January 2012

3. India signed agreement with OECD( Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) to check both tax evasion and avoidance. The headquarters of OECD are in___.
i) Paris
b) London
c) New York
d) Washington DC
Answer:  (a) Paris

4. The influential 1950s rhythm-and-blues singer, Etta James died on 20 January 2012 from complications of leukemia. Which of the following facts about her is/are not true?
1.    Etta James is best known for her show-stopping hit At Last
2.    Three-time Grammy winner hit the R&B charts with 30 singles, and placed nine of those songs in pop music’s top 40
3.    James’ last album, The Wallflower, was released in 2011
4.    James won her first Grammy in 1995 for her album, Mystery Lady: The Songs of Billie Holiday
5.    She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
a.    Only 5
b.    Only 1
c.    Only 3
d.    2 & 5
Answer: (c)

5.    Whose record did Dutch teeager Laura Dekker break on 21 January 2012 when she became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world?
a.    Jessica Watson
b.    Alena Ladev
c.    Christiana Notham
d.    Bisht Jove
Answer: (a)

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