Question Discussion & Solution

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.

Explanation:

• The metallic property of the elements of the periodic table decreases when we move across the group whereas it increases when we go down the group, as we go down the number of electrons increases and thereby their distance from the nucleus increases. 
• This increase causes them to shed more electrons and thereby have a greater electropositive or metallic character. 

Among the given compounds Na shows maximum Metallic character. 

The correct answer is Payal Jangid.

• Payal Jangid has been awarded the 'Changemaker Award' by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the year 2019.

Key Points

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
  • Founded by Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates this organization help people lead healthy, productive lives.
  • In developing countries, the organization focuses on improving people's health and providing them with the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.
  • Its headquarters is in Washington, USA.
  • Payal Jangid was awarded the 'Changemaker Award'  at Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019.
    • She was awarded for her work towards the abolition of child marriage in her village.
  • Her mentors were Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and child rights activist Sumedha Kailash.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the Global Goalkeeper award of 2019.

Additional Information

• Apurvi Singh Chandela is a shooting player and competes in 10m rifle events.

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​The correct answer is Truck farming.

Key Points

• The farmers specialize in vegetables only, this type of farming is known as Truck farming.
• In the regions where farmers specialize in vegetables only, the farming is known as Truck farming, and the distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.
• Vegetable farms are in some regions known as truck farms: "truck" is a noun for which its more common meaning overshadows its historically separate use as a term for "vegetables are grown for the market".
• The production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets known as Truck farming.
• The major truck-farming areas are in California, Texas, Florida, along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in the Great Lakes area.
• Centres for specific crops vary with the season. Among the most important truck crops are tomatoes, lettuce, melons, beets, broccoli, celery, radishes, onions, cabbage, and strawberries.

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