Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers July 2012, July 16-July 22

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1. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to China pledgeing 20 Billion Dollar Loan to Africa over the Next Three Years
(a) The announcement about the credit line was made by the Chinese President Hu Jin Tao at the opening session of the fifth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on 19 July 2012.
(b) More than 30 Chinese and African business houses inked economic cooperation agreements worth 341 million dollar at the sideline of the conference.
(c) China’s two-way trade with Africa stood at 166 billion dollar in 2011, three times the 2006 volume.
(d) Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit 2012 marked the fifth edition of summit.
Answer: (b)

2. The US House of Representative on 19 July 2012 voted unanimously to cut the US aid to Pakistan by …………………………..
(a)   150 million dollar
(b)   650 million dollar.
(c)   10 million dollar
(d)   100 million dollar
Answer: (b)   650 million dollar.

3. The National Security Bureau in the Rawda district of Damascus, capital of Syria suffered a heavy blow on 18 July 2012. As per the information available, the bomb struck while the high profile security meeting was in progress in the Syrian security establishment. The bomb killed the country’s Defence Minister, name the Defence Minister?
(a)    Assef Shawkat
(b)    Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shaar
(c)    Dawoud Rajiha
(d)    Hisham Bekhtyar
Answer: (c) Dawoud Rajiha

4. Which are the two countries that vetoed on the UN Security Council resolution on Syria on 19 July 2012.
a. China and United Kingdom
b. Russia and China
c. France and United States
d. China and France
Answer: (b)

5. Which were the two countries that Signed Agreement on Bilateral Security Cooperation on 14 July 2012
a) India and Mozambique
b) India and Tokyo
c)India and Maldives
d) Afghanistan and Russia
Answer: (a) India and Mozambique

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