Answer: A) K. Sivan Explanation: Rocket specialist K. Sivan has been appointed as new Chairman of India's space agency ISRO for a three-year term. He replaces current ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, whose term ends January 14, 2018.   He is currently Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.   His expertise gave ISRO ability to send 104 satellites in a single mission.

Answer: B) 12 Explanation: There are 12 Indian origin persons in the "House of Commons".   The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom. The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees.

Answer: B) Kalology Explanation: The Study of human beauty and the ways in which beauty influences the society is called as Kalology.   This study is focused primarily on human attractiveness, rather than the broader field of aesthetics.   Opposite of beauty is Ugly.

Answer: A) a multi barrel rocket launcher developed by DRDO Explanation: 1. Pinaka is a multi barrel rocket launcher developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. 2. The system has a maximum range of 40 km for Mark-I and 75 km for Mark-II, and can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds. 3. The system is mounted on a Tatra truck for mobility. 4. Actually, the meaning of Pinaka is Shiv Dhanush.

Answer: B) Ferdinand de Lesseps Explanation: The Suez Canal in Egypt, is a 101 mile long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It was built in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Answer: A) Polish Explanation: Slavic languages, also called Slavonic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages Eastern European ethnic group, commonly associated with Russia, the Baltic States, and other Eastern European countries. peoples of the lands of today's Eastern Europe and Russia have excited curiosity and beckoned visitors. Key to these peoples and cultures are the Slavic languages: 1. Russian, 2. Ukrainian, 3. Polish, 4. Czech, and 5. Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian.   Flemish is the language of many Belgians. Romanians are more Hungarian or Balkans-affiliated than Russian. Gaelic is the language of the Celts (Scotland/Ireland).

Answer: A) Usha Ananthasubramanian Explanation:

Answer: B) 325 Explanation: The Indian Government awarded 325 routes to airlines as well as helicopter operators under its regional connectivity scheme (RCS) with an emphasis on enhancing flight services to hilly and remote areas, including Kargil under the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) — Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN-2). In the UDAN - 1 it has 128 routes.