Answer: C) Sieve Explanation: Sieve. A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids.

Answer: D) 3 1/12 Explanation: ? = (3 + 4 - 2 - 1) + ( 1/6 + 1/2 - 2/3 - 11/12)  = 4 + [(2+6-8-11)/12]  = 4 - (11/12 )= 31/12.

Answer: B) R Explanation: The second, seventh, ninth and eleventh letters of the word ORGANISATION are R, S, T and O respectively. Clearly, only one word can be formed using these letters,which is SORT. The third letter in SORT is R.

Answer: B) Brian Lara Explanation: Virat Kohli surpasses Brian Lara with sixth Test double hundred as captain. After reaching the milestone, Virat Kohli became the first captain to score six double tons in Test cricket. He has also become the first player to score six double centuries in just a span of 17 months. He also became the second Indian to score back-to-back double centuries, only after Vinod Kambli. Apart from him, the only other cricketers who have scored back-to-back double Test tons are Wally Hammond, Don Bradman, Kambli, Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Clarke.

Answer: A) Alok Kumar Verma Explanation: Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

Answer: B) Tropical deciduous Explanation: Tropical Deciduous Forests: They are also called the “Monsoon forests”. They grow in the areas with annual rainfall of 70-200 cm. Sandal wood, Shisam, Mahua, Sal, Teak and Bamboo are important species of trees. Moist deciduous and the dry deciduous forests are two major categories of these forests.

Answer: B) Urochrome Explanation: The yellow color of urine is due to the presence of a yellow pigment, urochrome. The color of normal urine is usually light yellow to amber. Generally the greater the solute volume the deeper the color.

Answer: A) 6 Explanation: We know that Sum of Interior angles of Polygon = 180(n-2)Sum of Exterior angles of Polygon = 360so 180(n-2)=2x360Therefore, by solving we get n=6 sides.