Answer: A) Dr MS Swaminathan Explanation:

Answer: D) Snehlata Shrivastava Explanation: Snehlata Shrivastava, appointed as the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Ms. Shrivastava will replace Anoop Mishra, who retired on November 30, 2017.  Ms. Shrivastava, a senior civil servant with 35 years of rich and varied administrative experience is a 1982 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Rama Devi holds the distinction of the being the first woman secretary general of the Rajya Sabha.

Answer: B) 12 Explanation: There are 12 Indian origin persons in the "House of Commons".   The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom. The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees.

Answer: A) SBI Bank Explanation: Internet giant Google has tied up with State Bank of India (SBI) for its mobile payments app Tez. Through this partnership, Google Tez will allow users to create an SBI UPI Id - @oksbi and get access.

Answer: A) 1994 Explanation:

Answer: C) Indore Explanation: i. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The total 434 cities of India were surveyed. Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India’s cleanest city while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest. ii. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Uttar Pradesh accounted for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking. Top 10 clean cities of India in 2017 are: Indore (MP)Bhopal (MP)Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)Surat (Gujarat)Mysuru (Karnataka)Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu)New Delhi Municipal Council (New Delhi)Navi Mumbai (Mumbai)Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)Vadodara (Gujarat). Top 5 Dirtiest cities of India (with Rank) in 2017 are: Gonda (UP)- 434,Bhusawal (Maharashtra)- 433,Bagaha (Bihar)- 432,Hardoi (Uttarakhand)- 431,Katihar (Bihar)- 430.

Answer: D) World Bank Explanation:

Answer: A) Gurgaon Explanation: