Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Brahmi.​

• The Edicts of Ashoka are in total 33 inscriptions written on the Pillars, boulders, and cave walls of the Mauryan Period, during the reign of the Emperor Ashok that are dispersed throughout the Indian Sub-continent covering India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
  • Inscriptions found in the eastern parts of the Mauryan empire are written using the Brahmi script in Magadhi language.
  • While in the western parts of the empire, the script used is Kharoshti, written in Prakrit. To add to the variety, one extract in the Edict 13 is written in Greek and Aramaic.
• A notable thing in these inscriptions is, that Ashoka refers to himself in many of these inscriptions as “Devampiyaa” which means “Beloved of the Gods” and “King Piyadassi.”
• The world came to know of these details of the Mauryan empire and Ashoka when the edicts and inscriptions were decoded by British Archaeologist James Princep. 

Key Points

• These edicts have mentioned that Buddhism as a religion had reached as far as the Mediterranean under the Ashokan reign.
• Many Buddhist monuments had been created in the wide-spread area.
• In these edicts, Buddhism and the Buddha are also mentioned.
• But primarily these edicts focus more on social and moral precepts rather than the religious practices (or the philosophical dimension) of Buddhism during Ashoka’s reign.

Explanation:

BOSS (BHARAT OPERATING SYSTEM SOLUTIONS)

• National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India developed a free and Open Source operating system called Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS).
• The latest variant of BOSS called GNU/Linux or simply BOSS Linux Version 5.0 is developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
• Linux Foundation has certified BOSS GNU/Linux for compliance with the Linux Standard Base standard.
• EduBOSS, another variant of BOSS GNU Did you know Linux, has educational applications for school students.
• The latest PC version learning packages that contain education of BOSS GNU/Linux is games, paint and graphic tools, typing tutor, available in eighteen and many other such tools.
• It also contains Indian languages. teaching tools for subjects like Math, Science, Social Studies among others.
• Another main component is the e-learning editor that enables teachers to develop and publish web-based learning and teaching materials and design online quizzes, tests, and self-evaluation procedures.

Important Points

•  The latest PC version of BOSS GNU/Linux is available in 18 Indian languages.

The positions of the letters according to the English alphabet series:

The pattern for this code is as follows;

Similarly;

Hence, "HFIZG" is the correct answer.

Shortcut Trick

Shortcut to remember the reverse positional letters.

The correct answer is Viticulture.

• Cultivation of grapes called Viticulture.

Key Points

• Cultivation of grapes either for wine production or for raw consumption (table grapes) is called Viticulture.
• China is the leading producer of grapes.
• It accounts for 16.9% of global production.
• China is followed by Italy at 10.8%, and later by the United States at 8.7%.

Additional Information

• Horticulture is a type of agriculture in which fruits and vegetables are grown.
• The breeding, rearing, and transplantation of fish are called pisciculture.
• Sericulture is the production of raw silk by means of raising caterpillars.

Concept:

• Food chain:​ The sequence of living organisms in a community in which one organism consumes another organism to transfer food energy is called a food chain.
• In simple words, A list of organisms showing 'who eats whom' is called the food chain.
• The food can be transferred from one organism to the other through the food chain.
• Each step in the food chain is represented by a trophic level.
• Producers occupy the base of the food chain, producers are followed by Consumers → Secondary consumers → Tertiary consumers → Decomposers.

Explanation:

• Humans occupy the position of consumers in a food chain.
• The human can be divided into two types of consumers - Primary consumer & Secondary consumer.
• Primary Consumer - When humans derive their nutrition directly from the producers (green plants) in the form of fruits & vegetables.
• Secondary Consumer - When humans derive the nutrition indirectly by eating primary consumers like goat, cow & buffalo.