Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Soap solution is alkaline.

Concept:

• Indicators are the substances that are used to identify whether the given substance is an acid or a base.
• There are two types of indicators:
  • Natural: These indicators are obtained from natural sources like plants. 
  • Turmeric, litmus, china rose petals, etc., are some of the naturally occurring indicators.
  • The most commonly used natural indicator is litmus.
  • It is extracted from lichens.
  • It is available in the form of a solution, or in the form of strips of paper, known as litmus paper.
  • Generally, it is available as red and blue litmus paper.
  • Man-made: Phenolphthalein, Methyl orange are some of the man-made indicators.

Explanation:

• • The indicators change their colour when added to a solution containing an acidic or a basic substance.
  • Turmeric is a natural indicator. It contains the substance

curcumin which changes colour with pH.

• When a substance is basic, the colour is red, whereas when the substance is acidic, the colour of turmeric turns yellow to brown

• Turmeric stains on the shirt turn red when washed with soap because the soap solution is basic in nature which changes the yellow colour of Turmeric into red colour.
• It is because turmeric contains tartaric acid, while the soap contains a sodium hydroxide base. When an acid reacts with a base, a neutralization reaction takes place and the stain becomes neutral.

Neutralization Reaction

• A neutralization reaction can be defined as a chemical reaction in which an acid and base quantitatively react together to form salt and water as products.

Saponification

• Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester with NaOH or KOH to give alcohol and sodium or potassium salt of the acid.

The correct answer is Jodhpur.

• The 'Central Arid Zone Research Institute (ICAR)' of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur.

Key Points

• Central Arid Zone Research Institute (ICAR):
  • It was established by the Government of India in 1959.
  • Its current director is Dr. O.P. Yadav.
  • This institute does arid zone research and development.  
  • It comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  • ICAR comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

The logic followed is:

The second is the currency of the first.

Hence, the correct answer is "Korea : Won"

• In 1837, Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine; The Analytical Engine contained an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit), basic flow control, punch cards, and integrated memory
• Charles Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in Babbage's analytical engine; Hence regarded as the father of computer science
• Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian
• John Napier (1550 – 1617) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer; He is best known as the discoverer of logarithms

The correct answer is Spinning.

• The process of making thread from the fibre is called Spinning.

Key Points

• Spinning is the process done as a major part of the textile industries.
  • It is the manufacturing process for creating polymer fibres.
  • In the Spinning process, fibres are drawn and twisted from the cotton mass which brings them together to form a yarn
• Ring, Rotor, Air Jet are the different types of spinners used in the textile industries.

Additional Information

• Weaving is a method of textile production in which two different sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.
• Ginning is the process of removing the seeds and debris from cotton.