Question Discussion & Solution

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 5.

Key Points

• Livestock census is conducted in India every 5 years. 
• So far, 20 livestock censuses have been conducted.
• For the first time, livestock data were collected online in the 20^th Livestock Census.
• Advance technology has been adopted to collect data through tablet computers.

Additional Information

• The first livestock census was conducted in 1951.
• West Bengal has the highest population of livestock in India.
• The total population of Goat is 64.6 million.
• The total population of livestock in India is 535.8 million.

The Correct Answer is Option (2) i.e Pancreas.

Key Points

• In humans, the kidney is one of the main organs of the excretory system.
• The kidney's function is the filtration of the blood and removing waste(toxic) products.
• Waste products and excess fluid are removed through the urine.
• If the kidney fails person needs to undergo dialysis.
• Dialysis is a treatment that filters and purifies the blood using a machine
• The human excretory system includes certain organs that eliminate the wastes such as salts, carbon dioxide, urea, uric acid and water produced by the body.
• The path of the urine in the human excretory system is -
• After filtering from the kidney → The urine through Ureter → Stored in the Urinary bladder → Exits through the urethra.

Important Points

• The Pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen. It is not a part of the human excretory system.
• The Pancreas plays an important role in converting the food we eat into fuel for the body's cell.
• It helps in the process of digestion. It also regulates blood sugar.
• The body system that removes metabolic wastes from the body is known as the 'Excretory System'.

The correct answer is Mohan Lal Sukhadia.

• Mohan Lal Sukhadia laid the foundation stone of Jakham Dam.

Key Points

• Jakham Dam
  • Jakham Dam is a dam located in Pratapgarh District.
  • It is located in Anooppura village of Pratapgarh Tehsil, 32 km from Dhariawad and 35 km from Pratapgarh town.
  • The dam is the main irrigation project of the area.
  • This dam is built on the Jakham river.
  • The Jakham dam's foundation was laid on 14 May 1968 by then chief minister Mohan Lal Sukhadia.

​Additional Information 

• Mohan Lal Sukhadia
  • ​Mohan Lal Sukhadia was a politician.
  • He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years.
  • He became chief minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan.
  • For this, he is still widely revered as the "founder of modern Rajasthan".

Explanation:

Option 1 is correct, i.e. Anthracite.

• Anthracite, also called the hard coal is a highly metamorphosed form of coal.
• The calorific value of a substance is defined as the amount of heat released by a unit weight of a substance during complete combustion.
• Anthracite coal has the highest calorific value.

Anthracite is a type of coal that has the highest carbon content.

• Anthracite: 87-96%
• Bituminous: 45-86%
• Lignite: 25 - 35%

Extra information:​

• The most common volatile matter in coal is water, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
•  Volatile matter is directly related to coal rank; as coal rank increases, volatile matter content decreases.
• Peat has the highest volatile matter.