Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln Explanation:

Answer: D) Shri Arun Jaitley Explanation: 1. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:– Ministry of Personnel– Public Grievances and Pensions– Department of Atomic Energy– Department of Space All important policy issues and all otherportfolios not allocated to any Minister. 2. Shri Raj Nath Singh         -       Minister of Home Affairs3. Smt. Sushma Swaraj       -       Minister of External Affairs4. Shri Arun Jaitley             –       Minister of Finance                                        –       Minister of Corporate Affairs5. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu   –       Minister of Urban Development                                        –       Minister of Housing and                                                 Urban Poverty Alleviation                                        –       Minister of Information & Broadcasting6. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari –      Minister of Road Transport                                                 & Highway                                                – Minister of Shipping7. Shri Arun Jaitley(Additional Charge)             -      Minister of Defence8. Shri Suresh Prabhu          -     Minister of Railways9. D.V Sadananda Gowda    -      Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation10. Sushri Uma Bharati       -      Minister of Water Resources,                                                River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation11. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi    -      Minister of Minority Affairs12. Shri Ramvilas Paswan   -      Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution13. Shri Kalraj Mishra         -      Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises14. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi  -     Minister of Women & Child Development15. Shri Ananth Kumar       -     Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers16. Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad – Minister of Law & Justice                                            – Minister of Electronics & Information Technology17. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda  - Minister of Health & Family Welfare18. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati -  Minister of Civil Aviation19. Shri. Anant Geete            -          Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises20. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal -        Minister of Food Processing Industries21. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar – Minister of Rural Development                                              – Minister of Panchayati Raj                                              – Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation22. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh - Minister of Steel23. Shri Jual Oram                   -      Minister of Tribal Affairs24. Shri Radha Mohan Singh     -      Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare25. Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot   -      Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment26. Smt. Smriti Irani                 -      Minister of Textiles27. Dr Harsh Vardhan                –     Minister of Science & Technology                                               –     Minister of Earth Sciences 28. Prakash Javadekar               -     Human Resource Development

Answer: B) IIT, Kharagpur Explanation: The researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a new technology to manufacture cheaper, quicker and pollution-free bio-fuel. The ‘soil-to-soil’ manufacturing technology developed at the P K Sinha Centre for bio-energy at IIT-KGP is in the process of being patented. The technique will ensure relatively quicker production of bio-fuel and the process is completely green. The green leafy part of corn and sugarcane plants, the waste part of paddy straw, bamboo, banana plant, pineapple and cotton plants, kans grass (kassh phool), castor plant and even non-edible weeds that grow in dry and waste land and a mix of all has been used by IIT-KGP to produce bio fuel. The project is funded by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Answer: B) 1st April 2018 Explanation: As per the decision of the GST Council, e-Way Bill system has been rolled out from 1st of April this year (2018).

Answer: A) Together for Humanity Explanation: The World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 8 to spread awareness about this deadly disease and the importance of blood donation and how it helps the millions of people suffering from Thalassemia worldwide. Thalassemia is genetic blood disorders characterised by reduction in the synthesis or absence of haemoglobin in the body. According to a WHO report, more than 90% patients with thalassaemia in western countries lead a normal life, whereas in India, roughly half of all patients die before reaching adulthood. Approx 3.9% of India’s population is a carrier for thalassemia. The 2017 theme ‘Together for Humanity’ highlights the need for unity and the efforts that are required to fight this fatal disease.

Answer: B) Ola cabs Explanation: India's largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch a range of integrated digital offerings to customers.  As part of the partnership, Ola will integrate Airtel Payments bank to its app and Airtel will integrate Ola's mobile wallet Ola Money as a payment solution on Airtel website and MyAirtel app for mobile recharges and bill payments.

Five associate banks of SBI – State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT), besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) became part of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 1 April 2017. This merger catapulted SBI to among the top 50 banks in the world. – With this six-way mega merger, the merged entity (SBI) will have a deposit base of more than Rs. 26 lakh crore and advances level of Rs. 18.50 lakh crore. It will have a total customer base of 37 crore with a branch network of around 24,000 and nearly 59,000 ATMs across the country. – The government had in February 2017 approved the merger of these five associate banks with SBI. Later in March 2017, the Cabinet approved merger of BMB as well. – SBI first merged State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later, State Bank of Indore was merged with it.

Answer: C) 164 Explanation: For a triangle, we need 3 non-collinear points. So with 12 points (when all the 12 are such that any three non-collinear is12C3. But among them 8 points are collinear.   If all these 8 points are different we get 8C3 triangles as they are collinear.   In 12C3 triangles, we do not get 8C3 triangles   Therefore, The number of triangles we get = 12C3-8C3 = 164