Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Western disturbances.

Key Points

• Western Disturbances are responsible for the rainfall during winter over the northwestern part of India.
• The Western Disturbance originates in the mid-latitude region near Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The low pressure builds up over the Mediterranean Sea and moves over Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan before entering India, and contains substantial amounts of moisture.
  • When these low-pressure systems reach the Indian subcontinent, they are blocked by the Himalayas and rain as snow over the northwestern plains and the higher reaches of the western Himalayas.
  • After precipitation over northwest India, they weaken and are devoid of moisture, they blow as dry winds that form dense fog over the northern plains of India.

Additional Information

• The period June to September is referred to as the Southwest Monsoon period.
  • Southwest Monsoon period is the principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent.
  • This is the summer monsoon period where the southwest monsoon holds away over the country.
  • The whole country receives nearly 75% of its rainfall during this period.

The correct answer is Pirated Software.

Key Points

• Pirated Software is the unauthorized use, duplication, or sale of copyrighted software.
  • Pirated software is software that has been copied or distributed for free or at a vastly reduced price against the wishes of the creator.
  • The term "piracy" comes from the music industry and specifically the illegal broadcasting of music without paying a royalty.
  • Windows 10 automatically scans your computer for pirated software.

Additional Information

• Cracked software is usually (but not always!) pirated.
• The operative term is ‘crack’, which means that some type of patch or workaround was applied to defeat copy protection.

The correct answer is Mount Batten​.

Key Points 

• Cabinet Mission (1946): 
  • ​This mission to India was launched by the British Government in March 1946 to discuss plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
  • The members of the mission were:
    • Lord Patrick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India,
    • Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade,
    • A.V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty.

Important Points

• On 22nd January 1946, the decision to send Cabinet Mission was taken and on 19th February 1946, the British PM C.R Attlee Government announced in the House of Lords about the mission and the plan to quit India.

Additional Information

• Important dates to remember:
  • 23 March-29 June: Cabinet mission visits India
  • 16 May: constitutional scheme
  • 16 June-plan for the formation of interim government)
  • 16 August-‘Direct Action Day’
  • 02 September: Congress forms interim government with Nehru as Vice-President
  • 13 October-Muslim League decides to join the interim government
  • 3-6 December: London conference of major Indian leaders aborted

The correct answer is Pali.

• Jawai River:
  • Origin of Jawai River - Jawai river originates from the hills of Goria village of Bali tehsil of Pali district.
  • The main cause of water pollution in the Jawai river is the dyeing and printing industry.
  • Tributaries of Jawai River - Bandi River, Sukri River, and Khari River are its tributaries.

Key Points

• Luni Tributaries:
  • The main tributaries of Luni joining from the left are the Lilri, the Guhiya, the Sukri, the Jawai, the Bandi (Hemawas), the Khari Bandi, the Sukri Bandi and the Sagi.
  • Jojri is the only major tributary that joins the Luni river from the right.

Additional Information 

Other Important rivers of Rajasthan:

The correct answer is one party to another party to marriage or parents of one party to another party to the marriage.

Key Points

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.
• Section 2 of the Prohibition of Dowry Act defines dowry as any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly.
• Dowry is given by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage or by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person, to either party to the marriage or to any other person.