Answer: D) Narendra Modi Explanation: The President expressed his gratitude to The Statesman for bringing out a photo essay on the 13th Presidency. He appreciated the wonderful photos taken by Shri Varun Joshi from The Statesman that feature in the photo essay. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the photo essay was important from the historical perspective.

Answer: C) Dhrupad Explanation:

Answer: D) Kolkata Explanation: The Largest Mint in India is Kolkata Mint.   Government of India operates 4 Mints in the country for the production of Coins. They are at Hyderabad, Telangana Mumbai, Maharashtra Kolkata, West Bengal Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Answer: A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels. Explanation: Eating raises blood sugar levels, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar level. In this example the response to the stimulus (increased blood sugar levels) opposes that stimulus (by lowering blood sugar levels).

Answer: B) E-Cinepramaan Explanation: ‘E-Cinepramaan’ is the name of the online film certification system (OFCS) that was launched by Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu on 27 March 2017. – This online system is being seen as a big step towards making the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) paperless and transparent, enabling effective monitoring and real-time progress tracking for applicants. – E-Cinepramaan will enable producers to track the status of their application online and would be inform them through SMSes and e-mails about any required action. The system also has inbuilt alerts to ensure that time-limits are adhered to.

Answer: C) fractional reserves Explanation: Most modern banking systems are based on Fractional reserves.   Fractional-reserve banking is the practice whereby a bank accepts deposits, makes loans or investments, but is required to hold reserves equal to only a fraction of its deposit liabilities. Reserves are held as currency in the bank, or as balances in the bank's accounts at the central bank. 1. In a fractional reserve banking system banks can create money through the lending process. 2. A fractional reserve banking system is susceptible to bank panics. 3. Bank panics are a risk of fractional reserve banking, but are unlikely when banks are highly regulated and lend prudently.

Answer: A) A Explanation: The quadratic equation whose roots are reciprocal of 2x2+5x+3=0 can be obtained by replacing x by 1/x.   Hence, 2(1/x)(1/x)+ 5(1/x) + 3 = 0   => 3x2+5x+2=0

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: All the given reactions are Decomposition reactions. Decomposition reaction is a reaction in which only one reactant is splitted into two or more products.