Answer: C) David Grossman Explanation: David Grossman has become the first Israeli author to win the 2017 Man Booker International prize for his novel “A Horse Walks Into a Bar”. The novel was translated by Jessica Cohen and is published in Britain by Jonathan Cape. The book is an ambitious high-wire act of a novel that shines a spotlight on the effects of grief, without any hint of sentimentality. Since 2016, the Man Booker International Prize awards both the winning author and translator £25,000. To be considered for the prize, books had to be translated into English and published in the UK between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017.

Answer: B) 24 Explanation: Sum of Interior angle is 180 .and it is given that interior angle is 150 more than exterior,so let exterior angle is x then interior will be x+150 now , interior + exterior =180x+150+x=180x=15 now , number of sides of polygon = 360 / exterior anglen = 360 / 15n = 24

Answer: B) New York Explanation: New York City, London, and Tokyo are the richest cities in the world 2018, according to their ranks.

Answer: A) 3 July Explanation: International Plastic Bag Free Day was observed on 3rd of July 2017. It has been dedicated to heightening awareness about plastic and disposable carrying devices. International Plastic Bag Free Day gives us an opportunity to remind ourselves, and others, that every action we take, and every bag we dispose of effects the lives of everyone in the world for generations to come.

Sr. No             Minister                         Portfolio  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 other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.   2.           Shri Raj Nath Singh         Minister of Home Affairs   3.           Smt. Sushma Swaraj       Minister of External Affairs   4.           Shri Arun Jaitley            -  Minister of Finance                                                     – Minister of Corporate Affair  5.           Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari   – Minister of Road Transport & Highway                                                       – Minister of shipping                                                        – Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation  6.           Suresh Prabhu                     Minister of Commerce & Industry  7.           D.V Sadananda Gowda        Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation  8.           Sushri Uma Bharati             Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation  9.           Nirmala Sitharaman            Minister of Defence  10.         Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi          Minister of Minority Affairs  11.         Shri Ramvilas Paswan         Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution  12.         Maneka Sanjay Gandhi       Minister of Women & Child Development  13.         Shri Ananth Kumar          – Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers                                                    – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs  14.         Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad    – Minister of Law & Justice                                                                                                    – Minister of Electronics & Information Technology           15.         Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda      Minister of Health & Family Welfare 16.         Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati     Minister of Civil Aviation 17.         Shri. Anant Geete                      Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises      18.         Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal         Minister of Food Processing Industries 19.         Shri Narendra Singh Tomar         – Minister of Rural Development                                                             – Minister of Panchayati Raj                                                            – Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation 20.         Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh      Minister of Steel 21.         Shri Jual Oram                              Minister of Tribal Affairs 22.         Shri Radha Mohan Singh                Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare           23.         Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot              Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment 24.         Smt. Smriti Irani                           – Minister of Textiles                                                                – Minister of Information & Broadcasting             25.         Dr Harsh Vardhan                         – Minister of Science & Technology                                                                – Minister of Earth Sciences                                                               – Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change 26.          Prakash Javadekar                        Human Resource Development 27.          Piyush Goyal                                 – Minister of Railways                                                                 – Minster of Coal 28.         Dharmendra Pradhan                     – Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas                                                                – Minister of Skill Development & Enterprise

Answer: D) 1/7 Explanation: Multiplicative inverse is nothing but a reciprocal of a number.  It is defined as one of a pair of numbers that when multiplied with another number equals the number 1. Multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of 7 is  7 x n = 1 => n = 1/7.   Hence, Multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of 7 is  1/7.

Answer: D) 45/4 Explanation: As clear from the figure itself, triangle OQX and triangle O'PX are similar. So, OQ/O'P = OX/O'X => OX = (7/9)xO'X And since, OX + O'X = 20 => (7/9)xO'X + O'X = 20 => O'X = 45/4

Answer: D) Norway Explanation: Norway is the top most country in the world's happiest country's list 2017 and India ranks 122nd in the list below than the Pakistan and Bangladesh.