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) Vizianagaram Explanation: The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram as one among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during 2015-16. The award would be presented at the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan to the district programme coordinator and District Collector on June 19, 2017 in New Delhi.

Answer: A) Kattupalli Shipyard Explanation: India’s first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-2) for the Indian Navy has launched at the L&T Shipbuilding Yard at Kattupalli near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Floating Dock is 185 metres long and 40 metres wide and will enable docking of all kinds of vessels, including Naval ships and submarines (excepting aircraft carriers and tankers) of up to 8,000 tonnes displacement, with draughts of up to seven metres, during both day and night. FDN-2 was designed and built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) at a cost of Rs 468 crore.

About 150 - 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every day or 24 hrs. This is not an accurate but an estimation by U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity and Global Extinction Rates. It is also said that current extinctions were 'up to 100 times higher than the background rate.'

Answer: C) Uncontrolled mitosis Explanation:

Answer: C) Oppo Explanation: OPPO, the mobile manufacturing brand has dealt with Indian Cricket Team for its sponsorship for 05 years. OPPO has paid Rs. 1079 crore for this deal. The BCCI has signed a five-year contract with OPPO and this contract will begin from April.

Answer: A) Determination of rate of exchange between rupee and foreign currencies freely by the market forces of demand and supply Explanation:

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Common properties of Minerals are :   1. All minerals are formed in a natural process. 2. Minerals are inorganic 3. Minerals are crystalline solids. 4. Every mineral is an element or compound with a definite chemical composition.