Answer: D) Tata Steel and Wipro Explanation: Two Indian companies, Tata SteelBSE and Wipro have been named in the list of world’s most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute. Ethisphere honors those companies who recognize their role in society to influence and drive positive change in the business community and organizations around the world. In 2017, 124 honorees were spanning five continents, 19 countries, and 52 industry sectors. Wipro is one of the two information technology companies named in the list, the other being Xerox Corporation.

Answer: C) China Explanation: China's amphibian aircraft, which is stated to be the world's largest, has successfully passed engine tests and is expected to make its maiden flight in the first half of the year 2017.

Answer: A) Ashwani Lohani Explanation: Ashwani Lohani is IRSME officer, appointed as new Chairman of the Indian Railway Board soon after A.K. Mittal stepped down from the post. He is former Chairman & Managing Director of Air India.

Answer: B) IIT, Kharagpur Explanation: The researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a new technology to manufacture cheaper, quicker and pollution-free bio-fuel. The ‘soil-to-soil’ manufacturing technology developed at the P K Sinha Centre for bio-energy at IIT-KGP is in the process of being patented. The technique will ensure relatively quicker production of bio-fuel and the process is completely green. The green leafy part of corn and sugarcane plants, the waste part of paddy straw, bamboo, banana plant, pineapple and cotton plants, kans grass (kassh phool), castor plant and even non-edible weeds that grow in dry and waste land and a mix of all has been used by IIT-KGP to produce bio fuel. The project is funded by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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) J s Deepak Explanation: Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was on Wednesday named India’s next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from June this year. A 1982 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh, Deepak, who is at present attending the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona, has been shifted with “immediate effect” from the telecom ministry and has been made Officer on Special Duty in the commerce department.

Answer: A) HDFC Bank Explanation: Private sector lender HDFC Bank has made online fund transfer through RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) and NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer) free with effect from November 1, with an aim to promote digital economy. According to the revised charges, customers of savings and salary accounts of HDFC Bank will not have to pay any charge for transferring funds online using its RTGS and NEFT facilities.

Answer: D) All the above Explanation: A greenhouse gas (GHG) is any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation in the thermal infrared range.   The increase in average global temperatures that results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Effects of increased greenhouse gas emissions: Increases in the different greenhouse gases have other effects apart from global warming including ocean acidification, smog pollution, ozone depletion as well as changes to plant growth and nutrition levels.