Shivaji was assisted by a council of ministers called Ashtapradhan. It was set up in the year 1674. The eight officials were Amatya, Peshwa, Waqenavis, Sachiv, Samant, Panditrao, Nyayadhish, Sar-i-naubat.

The Dutch set up their first factory in India at Masulipatnam in the year 1605. They also established factories at Pulicat (1610), Surat (1616), Bimilipatam (1641), Karaikal (1645), Chinsura (1653), Kasimbazar, Baranagore, Patna, Balasore, Negapatam (all in 1658) and Cochin (1663).

* Salinity is the amount of salt in grams present in 1000 grams of water.

* The average salinity of the oceans is 35 parts per thousand.

Income elasticity of demand refers to the sensitivity of the quantity demanded for a certain good to a change in real income of consumers who buy this good, keeping all other things constant. Inferior goods have a negative (less than 0) income elasticity of demand meaning that demand falls as income rises. Hence, option B is correct.

The International Solar Alliance was founded by Mr. Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in 2015. The headquarter of the International Solar Alliance is situated at Gurugram, Haryana.

NITI Ayog is not a constitutional body. It is a think tank of Government formed by resolution of Union Cabinet.

* GST Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A and it is chaired by Union Finance Minister.

* UPSC is a constitutional body under Article 315.

* State Public Service Commissions are also constitutional bodies under Articles 315 to 323.

• Bones gets affected by the illness called Osteoporosis.

• Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced.

• Around the world, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men aged fifty years and over are at risk of an osteoporotic fracture.

● A template in PowerPoint is a design or blueprint of a slide.

● A template contains colour, fonts, background styles and layouts, etc.

● Thus, the correct option is D.