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.

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: A) Dr MS Swaminathan Explanation:

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: C) Donald Trump Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers, surpassing US President Donald Trump.

Answer: C) Mesosphere Explanation: The mesosphere lies above the stratosphere and extends to an altitude of about 85 km. This is layer is often referred to as the cold layer, as the lowest readings in the atmosphere are found here.   Temperature decreases with height, reaching a minimum average value of -90 ºC at the top of the layer.

Answer: D) Chris Bertish Explanation: South African Chris Bertish has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on standup paddle. He made the epic 4,050-mile voyage alone at sea aboard his custom-built craft.