Answer: B) 3 kmph Explanation: Let the speed of the stream = x kmph   From the given data,    129+x+129-x=3 hrs 3x2 = 27   => x = 3 kmph   Therefore, the speed of the stream = 3 kmph

Answer: B) Prashant Ranganathan Explanation: An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high school students from various parts of India, participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Answer: A) TRUE Explanation: The given series follows, 2 2 x 2 = 4 4 x 3 = 12 12 x 4 = 48 48 x 5 = 240.

Plants are photosynthetic autotrophs, which means that they are able to produce their own food through the process called photosynthesis.   In photosynthesis, plants use light, water, and carbon dioxide to create glucose, which they convert to cellulose and use to make new cells.   Hence, that is why, Plants are called photosynthetic autotrophs.

Answer: B) bL = -a Explanation: [(K-L)2-K+L2]4K = abK2+L2-2KL-K2+L2+2KL4K= ab   => - 4KL/4K = a/b   => L = - a/b   => bL = -a

Answer: D) India Explanation: India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled “The Age of Focus” ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.

Answer: A) quality, quantity and duration of light Explanation: Plants and animals are separated by about 1.5 billion years of evolutionary history. They have evolved their multicellular organization independently but using the same initial toolkit — the set of genes inherited from their common unicellular eucaryotic ancestor. Two basic peculiarities of plants are: First, they get their energy from sunlight, not by ingesting other organisms. This dictates a body plan different from that of animals. Second, their cells are encased in semirigid cell walls and cemented together, preventing them from moving as animal cells do. This dictates a different set of mechanisms for shaping the body and different developmental processes to cope with a changeable environment. Because they cannot match themselves to their environment by moving from place to place, plants adapt instead by altering the course of their development. Their strategy is opportunistic. A given type of organ—a leaf, a flower, or a root, say—can be produced from the fertilized egg by many different paths according to environmental cues.   Hence, Plant development is influenced by quality, quantity and duration of light.

Answer: D) France Explanation: France national football team has won the FIFA 2018 - an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.