Answer: C) IISc-Bengaluru Explanation: The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)- Bengaluru has topped the list of best universities of country's official higher education rankings, recently announced by the HRD Ministry.

Answer: D) Statistics Explanation: Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.   All scientists uses Statistics for analysing data.

Answer: C) Survey of India Explanation: Survey of India publishes maps and the unrestricted category maps can be obtained at very affordable prices from its several Geospatial data centers. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps. Only an Indian citizen may purchase topographic maps and these may not be exported from India for any reason.   The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying, set up in 1767. Its members are from Survey of India Service cadre of Civil Services of India. It is headed by the Surveyor General of India.

Answer: C) Planet Labs Explanation: American startup Planet Labs, that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its acquisition of Google's 'Terra Bella' satellite business. As part of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million and that time it was known as Skybox Imaging.

Answer: A) Dalveer Bhandari Explanation: India's nominee to International Court of Justice (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to fifth and the last seat of World court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security Council (UNSC). He was elected after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. This is the first time since the ICJ was established in 1945 that there will be no British judge in ICJ. Bhandari is fourth Indian judge to be elected to ICJ after B.N. Rau, Nagendra Singh and RS Pathak.

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Inventors and their Inventions ::   Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution.   Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner.   Thomas Alva Edison - Invented Phonograph and motion picture camera.

Answer: C) Leaves Explanation: Cactus spines are also known as modified bud scales, which are also called modified leaves.   Cactus spines occur in clusters in the axil of leaves.

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Some more NPP Acronym stands for  NPP New Patriotic Party NPP Nuclear Power Plant NPP Notice of Privacy Practices NPP Non-Physician Practitioner NPP New Progressive Party NPP National Patriotic Party NPP Notice of Proposed Procurement NPP Neighbourhood Police Post (Singapore) NPP Non-Paged Pool (memory) NPP Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry.