Answer: D) Amarinder Singh Explanation:

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: An interest group is an organization whose members share common concerns and try to influence government policies affecting those concerns. Interest groups are also known as lobbies.

Answer: B) 78 Explanation: 8(6+5) - 10 = ? ? = 8(11) - 10 ? = 88 - 10 ? = 78.

Answer: B) 13.63% Explanation: Required % is given by    => 12100-12x100   = 1200/88   = 13.636%

Answer: A) Bulletin Explanation:

Answer: D) Green Thumb Explanation: The TATA Projects has launched unique “Green Thumb” initiative in India to promote green cover and to protect the environment on 2017 World Environment Day (WED). The Green Thumb 2017 is in continuation to 2016 TATA Projects’ programme wherein it aimed to get 10,000 people to click (pledge) to plant a sapling on their behalf – the response received was a tremendous 23,000. Encouraged by the response, TATA Projects planted a total of over 42,000 saplings across the country in over 100 locations in the last one year (2016-17). This year, under Green Thumb initiative, the company will plants trees, citizens who wish to do their bit to save the environment, can express their support for the cause. They can do so by clicking on the banner to plant a sapling on the Green Thumb.

Answer: B) Nirmala Sitharaman Explanation: Nirmala Sitharaman, who took oath as the new Cabinet member in september 2017 under Narendra Modi, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio. Incidentally, she has become the first dedicated woman defence minister of India and only the second woman to hold the crucial ministry after Indira Gandhi.

Answer: B) decrease 12% Explanation: Given the price of a commodity is decreased by  p = 20% And its consumption is increased by q = 10% Now, required increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity can be  p + q + pq/100 = -20 + 10 - 200/100 = -10 - 2 = -12%.   Hence, decrease in the expenditure = 12%