Answer: B) Prashant Ranganathan Explanation: An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high school students from various parts of India, participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Answer: A) Scientist Explanation: 1. Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away due to age related ailments. He was 85. 2. He was currently serving as the chairman of the governing council of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad. Rao served as the chairman of ISRO for 10 years from 1984-1994.

In federal and state government, the legislative branch's primary function is to make laws.

Answer: B) 2 Explanation: Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year.

Answer: B) 8.16 % Explanation: Let the sum be Rs. 100. Then,S.I. for first 6 months = (100 x 8 x 1) / (100 x 2) = Rs. 4S.I. for last 6 months = (104 x 8 x 1) / (100 x 2) = Rs. 4.16So, amount at the end of 1 year = (100 + 4 + 4.16) = Rs. 108.16Effective rate = (108.16 - 100) = 8.16%.

Answer: C) The Debtor Explanation:

Answer: A) near images are blurry Explanation: Long sightedness is a common vision condition in which nearby objects are blurry.   In this situation, the person with this condition of the eye where the curvature of the cornea is flat or the axial length of the eyeball is short. When light enters the eye, it does not focus directly on the retina, but focuses beyond the retina. This causes near images to appear out of focus and blurred.     Long sightedness is also called hyperopia, and sometimes presbyopia.

Answer: C) 1874 Explanation: Joseph F. Glidden - Father of Barbed Wire. Glidden was born in New York in 1812. He invented Barbed Wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.