Answer: A) Indu Malhotra Explanation: Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court. Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice. Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court’s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007. In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court. At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.

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: C) A genetic disorder with symptoms of pre-mature aging Explanation: Progeria is a rare genetic disordr which involves symptoms resembloing aspects of aging, manifested at a very early age.The term is often used in reference to Hutchinson - gilford progeria syndrome(HGPS).

Answer: D) Rajat Sharma Explanation: India TV chairman and editor-in- chief Rajat Sharma will be the new president of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) for 2017-18.

Answer: A) Taj Mahal Explanation: Iconic attraction of India Taj Mahal has emerged as the 5th most popular landmark in the world and 2nd in Asia, according to the online travel portal TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice Awards for Landmarks. Globally, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi, Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba in Spain, and St Peter’s Basilica in Italy, bagged the first four ranks respectively. Whereas, the top 10 landmarks in Asia has been topped by Angkor Wat, followed by Taj Mahal on the second place. Apart from this, Taj Mahal has also ranked first in the list of popular landmarks in India, followed by AmberFort, Jaipur; Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi, etc.

Answer: D) Axis Bank Explanation:

Answer: A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni Explanation: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals. He broke the record of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara.

Answer: A) Thiruvananthapuram Explanation: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.   This is the lead centre of ISRO responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle technology focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme.