Question Discussion & Solution

• Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are the decaying remains of once-living things.
• Soils are formed as a result of weathering of rocks.
• Different regions of India have different types of soils.
• Each soil has a unique property and characteristics and suitable for particular crop production.

Key Points

Jute:

• Jute crop requires a hot and humid climate with temperatures between 24 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius.
• Alluvial sandy loam, clay loamy soils are best suited for jute production.
• Jute is one of the natural fibre crops grown in India.
• The cultivation of jute in India is mainly confined to the eastern region of the country.
• The jute crop in India is grown in nearly 83 districts of seven states –  West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, and Meghalaya. 

Thus, Jute grows well on Alluvial soil. 

Important Points

The correct answer is Ajmer.

Key Points

• The headquarter of the Rajasthan Revenue Council is located in Ajmer.
• Functions of Revenue Department:
  • All matters relating to levy and collection of Direct Taxes.
  • All matters relating to levy and collection of Indirect Taxes.
  • Investigation into economic offenses and enforcement of economic laws.
  • Levy of taxes on sales in the course of inter-state trade or commerce.

Additional Information

• Bikaner:
  • Bikaner city is the district headquarters which was founded in 1486 AD by Rao Bika, a Rajput ruler, and is the fourth largest city of the State. 
• Jaipur:
  • It is the capital of India’s Rajasthan state.
  • It evokes the royal family that once ruled the region and that, in 1727, founded what is now called the Old City, or “Pink City” for its trademark building color. ​
• Jodhpur:
  • It is a city in the Thar Desert of the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan.
  • Its 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort is a former palace that’s now a museum, displaying weapons, paintings, and elaborate royal palanquins. 
• Ajmer:
  • Ajmer is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.
  • It is situated on the lower slopes of the Taragarh Hill of that range. 
  • South of the city's artificial Ana Sagar Lake is Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the domed shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint Garib Nawaz. 

Clearly, out of every 11 persons there is 1 teacher

So, Number of teachers = 550 ÷ 11 = 50

According to the information given in the question, we can draw the following diagram.

Thus Anusha is 9 km towards east with respect to initial position.

Hence, the correct answer is "9 km, East".

The correct answer is In 1829.

• In order to prevent the practice of Sati, in 1829 it was first banned under the "Bengal Sati Regulation".

Key Points

• The Bengal Sati Regulation
  • ​The Bengal Sati Regulation was passed on December 4, 1829, here is all you should definitely know about the practice of Sati.
  • The Bengal Sati Regulation which banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India was passed on December 4, 1829, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.

Additional Information

• About Sati practice
  • Sati was a historical Hindu practice, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre.
  • The extent to which sati was practised in history is not known with clarity.
  • However, during the early modern Mughal period, it was notably associated with the elite Hindu Rajput clan.