Question Discussion & Solution

• Apiculture is the technique of scientific rearing of honey bees in a specially designed wooden box.
• The essential elements for beekeeping are smoker, safety dress, moveable hive, honey extractor and hive tool.
• Sericulture is the process of rearing of silkworms to produce raw silk.
• Sericulture is the production of raw silk by means of raising caterpillars (larvae), those of the domesticated silkworm.
• Silk is a continuous filament within each cocoon.

Additional Information

The correct answer is option 2 i.e C₄H_10.

Concept:

Hydrocarbons

• Compounds made of carbon and hydrogen atoms only are called hydrocarbons.
• Saturated hydrocarbons:
  • The hydrocarbons in which carbon atoms are singly bonded are called saturated hydrocarbons.
  • Saturated hydrocarbons are also called alkanes or paraffin.
    • The general formula of alkane– CnH2n+2.
• Unsaturated hydrocarbons:
  • The hydrocarbons in which carbon atoms are either doubly or triply bonded are called unsaturated hydrocarbons.
  • Doubly bonded (carbon atoms) hydrocarbons are called alkenes.
  • The general formula of alkene is CnH2n.

• The formula for alkane should be mentioned C_nH_2n+2

Explanation:

The correct answer is Rock Phosphate.

Key Points

• Jhamar Kotra mines are the largest reserve of phosphate in India.
• Jhamar Kotra huddled in the Aravali range in the southern part of Rajasthan.
• It is situated in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
• It is only the commercially exploitable rock phosphate deposit in the country.

Additional Information

• Minerals in production of which Rajasthan holds the monopoly in the country are
  • Lead and Zinc ores
  • Selenite 
  • Wollastonite 
  • Garnet​
• Rajasthan is a leading producer of Calcite, Gypsum, Bal Clay, Feldspar, Rock phosphate, Stealite, Red ochre.

• Rajasthan is the sole producer of Lead & Zinc (Pb & Zn), Selenite and Wollastonite.
• Rajasthan is also called Mineral's Museum.
• Rajasthan has 2nd position in terms of minerals availability.
• The almost entire production of Silver, Calcite and Gypsum in the country comes from Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan is also the leading producer of Ball Clay, Phosphorite, Ochre, Steatite, Felspar and Fire Clay in the country. 

The correct answer is Yash Dhull.

Key Points

• Yash Dhull became only the third Indian batsman to score a century at the U19 World Cups.
• ICC Under 19 World Cup:
  • The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
  • It is contested by national under-19 teams.
  • The first edition was held in 1988, as the Youth World Cup.
  • It was not staged again until 1998. Since then, the World Cup has been held as a biennial event.
  • India has won the World Cup on a record 5th times and India is the most successful team.
  • After India, Australia has won 3 titles.
    • Format: 50 overs
    • First edition: 1988 (Australia)
    • Latest edition: 2020 (South Africa)
    • Next edition: 2022 (West Indies)
    • Number of teams: 16
    • Current champion:  Bangladesh (1st title)​ 

Additional InformationInternational Cricket Council:

• Predecessor: Imperial Cricket Conference (1909 - 1965), International Cricket Conference (1965 - 1989)
• Formation: 15 June 1909
• Headquarters: Dubai.
• Members: 106
• Chairman: Greg Barclay(New Zealand)
• Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja (Singapore).

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Character, Field, Record, File, Database.

Additional Information

• A character is any letter, number, space, punctuation mark, or symbol that can be typed on a computer.
• The word "computer," for example, consists of eight characters.
• The term "fields" refers to columns or vertical categories of data.
• A record is composed of fields and contains all the data about one particular person,
• A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programs and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file.
• A database is an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
• A database is usually controlled by a database management system (DBMS).