Question Discussion & Solution

Just as Needle is a part/component of the Clock, similarly Blade is a part/component of Fan.

Thus the related word pair is Fan : Blade.

The correct answer is Uttarakhand

Key Points

• Nanda Devi is India's second-highest mountain peak, after Kanchenjunga.
  • But it is the highest mountain peak entirely located in India.
  • Height: 7,817 metres
  • Location: Uttarakhand.

Additional Information

About Uttarakhand (as of August 2021):

• Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the country.
  • Uttarakhand was carved out from Uttarpradesh on 9 November 2000 as the 27th State of India.
  • It is bordered to the northwest by Himachal Pradesh, to the northeast by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, to the southeast by Nepal, and to the south and southwest by the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Its capital is the northwestern city of Dehra Dun.
  • Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
  • CM: Pushkar Singh Dhami
  • State flower: Saussurea obvallata
  • State Bird: Alpine musk deer
  • National park: Valley of Flowers National Park (UNESCO sites), Rajaji National Park, Nanda Devi National Park, Gangotri National Park, Jim Corbett (1st National park in India).

Concept:

• Social evils or social issues are referred to any undesirable condition that is opposed by society or by a section of society.
• Some major issues are the caste system, poverty, dowry system, child labour, religious conflicts, etc.

Explanation:

Child labour:

• Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood.
• Any activity that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful.
• Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act was enacted by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 30th July 2016.
• This Act amended the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.
• According to this Act:
  • No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or process.
  • Criteria of a child - A person below the age of 14 yrs.
• Although these laws do not consider all work by children as child labour.
• Exceptions include work by child artists, family duties and supervised training.
• Child labour is more prevalent in the cities where the standard of living is high and children have to work to support their families.

Dowry System:

• Dowry, or the custom of accepting gifts by the bridegroom’s parents from to bride’s parents as part of a marriage settlement.
• Dowry is the money, valuables, goods, estate or property which the bride party gives to the groom's party in exchange for marriage.
• The Dowry system is most prevalent in village areas where people are uneducated and a girl is considered as a burden on their family.
• With upcoming times, this practice is not that common in urban areas.
• To prevent the system of dowry, The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was enacted.

Important Points

• Both child labour and the dowry system are social evils.
• They both are punishable offences.

Thus, 

Dowry and child labour are punishable offences: Correct

Dowry and child labour are necessary evils: Incorrect

Dowry and child labour are common in the villages: Incorrect

Dowry and child labour are common in cities: Incorrect

1^st letter: increase by - 8, - 4, - 2, - 1

P - 8→ H - 4→ D - 2 → B - 1 → A

2^nd letter: second letter increase by + 2

K + 2→ M +2 → O + 2 → Q + 2 → S

3^rd letter: Decrease by - 1

R - 1→ Q – 1 → P - 1 → O – 1 → N

The correct answer is Ram Niwas Mirdha.

• The Speaker to serve the Assembly for the longest term was Shri Ramniwas Mirdha.
  • He remained the speaker for the second and the third legislative assembly.

Key Points

• The first Speaker of the State Assembly was Narottam Lal Joshi.
  • He was a politician, freedom fighter, and social worker.
  • He was also the leader of Jakat Aandolan.
• C P Joshi is the present legislative assembly speaker.
  • He is the current and 15th Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
• Smt. Sumitra Singh was the first woman speaker of the Rajasthan State Assembly.