Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is ​Article 370.

Key Points

• Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was administered by India as a state from 1954 to 31 October 2019.
• On 5th August 2019, the President of India in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 370 of the Constitution had issued the Constitution application to Jammu and Kashmir Order, 2019.
• Article 35A stems from Article 370 and was introduced through a Presidential Order in 1954, on the recommendation of the J&K Constituent Assembly.
• The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, passed by Parliament divides the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new Union Territories (UTs) are Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
  • Kashmir will no longer have a Governor, rather a Lieutenant Governor like other UT.

Additional Information

• Article 360 gives authority to the President of India to declare a financial emergency.
• Article 350A (Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at the primary stage) provides that it shall be the endeavor of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
• Article 350B (Special Officer for linguistic minorities) provides the power to the President that he can appoint a special officer for linguistic minorities to investigate all matters relating to the constitutional safeguards for linguistic minorities and to report to him.

Important Points

• The Constitution of India talks about three types of emergencies
  • National Emergency in Article 352.
  • President's Rule in State is mentioned under article 356.
  • Financial Emergency in Article 360 of the Indian Constitution.

The correct answer is Desert Climate.

Key Points

• According to Tharnwet, Rajasthan has four climate region-
  •  CA'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the subhumid/arid and wet-dry region.
    • Rajasthan's Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar districts come in this region.
    • Sawana and Monsoon type flora is found in this region.
  • DA'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the semi-arid/tropical-wet climate region.
    • Rajasthan's  Barmer, Jodhpur, Churu, Jalore, Pali, Ajmer, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur districts come in this region.
    • Semi-desert flora is found in this region.
  • DB'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the mid thermal semi-dry/mixed climate region.
    • Rajasthan's Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Churu districts come in this region.
    • Thorny bushes and semi-desert flora is found in this region.
  • EA'd-
    • This climate region is similar to the Desert climate region.
    • Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, Western Jodhpur, South-West Bikaner, North-West Barmer come in this region.
    • Desert flora is found in this region

The correct answer is Rajasthan.

• Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch a policy on pneumoconiosis.

Key Points

• Rajasthan State Government decided to give pension to people suffering from pneumoconiosis
• Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by dust
• It was launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the year 2019.
• In the year 2015 Rajasthan became the first Indian state to notify Pneumoconiosis as an epidemic.

Benefits to people suffering from pneumoconiosis and their families

• Rehabitation assistance
  • Rs. 400,000 as one-time assistance to the affected person after certification by pneumoconiosis board.
• Assistance on death
  • Rs. 100,000 to legal heir/nominee when pneumoconiosis patient dies
• Rehabilitation pension
  • Rs. 4000 per month or 50% of the prescribed minimum wages of unskilled workers, whichever is higher lifetime of worker.
• Family pension
  • Family pension of Rs. 3,500 per month of legal heir or dependent for a period of 5 years or till the child/children become self-dependent.
• Financial assistance for education.
  • One-time education assistance of Rs. 25,000 for children limited to maximum of two.
• Funeral assistance
  • Funeral assistance of Rs. 10,000 to dependent for last rites of pneumoconiosis victim

The correct answer is Bit.

Key Points

• Bit 
  • ​A bit or binary digit is the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data.
  • It contains a single binary value of 0 or 1.
  • A single bit can define a boolean value of True(1) or False(0).
  • Generally, data transfer rates are measured in bits.
•  Binary Number System
  • ​It contains two unique digits 0s and 1s.
  • It is also known as the Base 2 system.
  • The binary numbers 0 and 1 are called a bit.
  • The computer always calculates input in binary form.
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz developed the binary system

Additional Information

• Byte
  • ​A byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
  • A byte is the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in the computer.
• Nibble 
  • ​A nibble is a four-bit aggregation or half an octet.
  • it is also known as half-byte or tetrad.
• BCD
  • ​In computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal is a class of binary encodings of decimal numbers where each digit is represented by a fixed number of bits.
  • It is implemented in the instruction set of machines.

Input Devices:

• Input devices are the component of the computer system that accepts incoming data and instructions.
• It converts them into a pattern of electrical signals in binary code that is understandable to a digital computer.

Output Devices:

• Output devices are the component of a computer system that converts the digitized signals into a form understandable to the user.
• The output devices are generally known as the reverse of input devices.
• Output devices also send data from one computer system to another.

Key Points

•  A Visual Display Unit (VDU) is also referred to as a Monitor and VDU (video display unit), a monitor is an output device that displays video images and text.
• A printer is an external hardware output device that takes the electronic data stored on a computer or other device and generates a hard copy.
• A floppy disk is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic enclosure lined with fabric that removes dust particles. It can be both an input and output device.​

Important Points

The Central Processing Unit (CPU):

• The CPU is the brain of the computer.
• Sometimes referred to simply as the processor or central processor, the CPU is where most calculations take place.
• The CPU executes the programs and controls the operation of all the hardware.
• A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program.
• The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions in the program.

​Thus, CPU is not a computer output device.

Mistake Points

• The question is "Which one is not a computer output device?"
• Floppy is both input and output.
• CPU is the only option that is not an output device.

Additional Information

The basic difference between Input and Output devices: