Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers October 2011, October 3-October 9

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1.  India and Iran agreed to set up a mechanism for payment of crude oil. Consider the following statements:
i) Iran is second only to Saudi Arabia as an oil supplier to India.
ii) India is Iran’s second biggest crude buyer after China.
Choose the right option:
a)    Both i and ii are correct.
b)    Only i is correct.
c)    Only ii is correct.
d)    Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer:  (a) Both i and ii are correct

2. Which one of the following countries issued a worldwide alert to its citizens in the wake of the killing of key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki?
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Yemen
Answer:  (a) USA

3.  How many agreements were signed between India and Afghanistan during the visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to India on 4-5 October 2011?
a) Two
b) Five
c) Three
d) Six
Answer : (c) Three

4. Nobel peace prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai died on 25 September 2011. She won the Nobel peace prize in___.
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2003
d) 2007
Answer: (a) 2004

5.  South Sudan recently chose __ as its official language.
a) French
b) Arabic
c) English
d) Spanish
Answer:  (c) English

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