Answer: C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares of the issuing company Explanation:

Answer: C) Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter Explanation:

Answer: C) Sanjoy Chakravorty Explanation:

Answer: A) Alok Kumar Verma Explanation: Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

Answer: B) Afghanistan Explanation: In Afghanistan, Bamiyan caves.

Answer: A) Jeff Bezos Explanation: Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history. The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth broke $150 billion in New York on 16th July 2018 morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.       That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

Answer: A) Smt. Malvika Sinha Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Smt. Malvika Sinha as Executive Director (ED). As Executive Director Smt. Sinha will look after Foreign Exchange Department, Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Internal Debt Management Department. Smt. Malvika Sinha holds a Masters Degree from University of Bombay and has done her Masters in Public Administration. She is also a Certificated Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. Smt. Sinha joined Reserve Bank in 1982 and as a career central banker served in the areas of regulation and supervision, foreign exchange and Government and Bank Accounts in the Bank. Prior to being promoted as ED, Smt. Sinha was Principal Chief General Manager, Department of Co-operative Banking Supervision in the Reserve Bank.