Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 10.4%.

• Rajasthan is spread over approximately 10.4%  .
  • The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres.

​Additional Information

• Geography of Rajasthan
  • It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh-largest by population.
  • Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Great Indian Desert") and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley.
  • It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
  • Its geographical location is 23.3 to 30.12 North latitude and 69.30 to 78.17 East longitude.
  • The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southernmost tip of the state.

UPDATE -  the number of wetlands in India has increased to 42.

Key Points

The Ramsar Convention:

• Ramsar Convention, 1971: on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands
• The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
• The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975. Since then, almost 90% of UN member states, from all the world’s geographic regions, have acceded to become “Contracting Parties”.
• India is a party to the Ramsar Convention. India signed under it on 1st February 1982.
• Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first Ramsar Sites of India
• Sundarbans is the largest Ramsar Site of India
• On 2nd February 2021, India’s first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management has been set up in Chennai.
• There are 42 wetlands in India that have international importance and hence recognized as the Ramsar Sites in India. Ramsar Sites are wetlands that have international importance.

Three Pillars:

• ​Under the “three pillars” of the Convention, the Contracting Parties commit to:
  • work towards the wise use of all their wetlands;
  • designate suitable wetlands for the list of Wetlands of International Importance (the “Ramsar List”) and ensure their effective management;
  • cooperate internationally on transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems, and shared species.

The Montreux record:

• The Montreux Record is a register of wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur as a result of technological developments, pollution, or other human interference.
• It is maintained as part of the Ramsar List.

The logic is:

In the first letter E is added six then we get K similarly in the second letter F is added six the

we get L.

Similarly, in the first letter T is added six then we get Z and in the second letter U is added six then we get A.

The correct answer is Ladakh.

• ''Hemis Gompa'' festival is celebrated in Ladakh.

Key Points

• The festival is organized in Hemis Gompa.
• The Hemis Monastery is the biggest monastery of Ladakh.
• The festival is held by the Lama Head to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava who was the Tibetan Buddhism founder.
• It is a two-day festival that praises in the Hemis Monastery.
• Guru Padmasambhava is known as incredible for Tibetan Buddhists and known as Second Buddha.

Additional Information

• Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh become separate Union Territories from October 2019.
• Currently, there are 28 States and 8 Union territories in India.

The correct answer is Element.

Key Points

• An electric room heater or an electric heater used for cooking contains a coil of wire.
• The coil of wire used in electric heaters is called a heating element.
• The heating coil of the electric room heater transfers the electric energy into heat energy.
• The elements become red hot and give out heat after connecting to the electric supply.
• The amount of heat produced in a wire depends on its material used, length, and thickness.
• The coil of the electric heater is made up of nichrome.
• Nichrome consists of 80% nickel, 20% chromium.

Additional Information

• The filament is usually made of very thin tungsten wire.
  • In an incandescent bulb, an electric current is passed through a metal filament.
• A cell is a single unit device that converts chemical energy into electric energy.
  • It produces electricity capable to run smaller appliances.
• A battery usually consists of a group of cells.

Mistake Points

• A filament is a fine resistance wire the purpose of which is to emit white light. 
• An element is a resistive wire the sole purpose of which is to produce heat.