Question Discussion & Solution

For this question,

Statements: The money plant has thin leaves and requires more water.

This statement explains the requirements and speciality of the Money plant.

Conclusion I: Plants with thin leaves require more water..

It can not be true as the statement is all about the Money plants but except for money plants, there are more plants that have thin leaves.

Conclusion II: Money plants cannot be grown in places with water scarcity.

It is completely according to the statement as it is true.

Hence, Option (4) is correct.

Additional Information

• If there are two or more sentences that are used to frame a statement, then, the sentences must be interrelated, and mutual contradiction should be there.
• Do not look for truthful notions. The information provided in the statement is the only requirement for a student to answer the question. No assumptions must be made.
• Read the statement carefully and look for keywords that are common between the statement and the conclusions
• If there is more than one conclusion that is applicable to the statement, students must ensure that the conclusions they opt for have some relation with each other.

The correct answer is Barmer - Jalore.

Key Points

• Barmer-Jalore are major bajra producing districts.

Additional Information 

A 2007 survey by the Ministry of Women and Child Development showed that 53% of children in India had been sexually abused. 

Important Points The Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was passed by both houses of Parliament on May 22, 2012.  

• It came into effect on Children’s Day, November 14, 2012.
• Salient Feature of POCSO- 
  • It is gender-neutral.
  • It makes the reporting of abuse mandatory.
  • It makes the recording of sexual abuse mandatory.
  • It lists all known types of sexual offences towards minors.
  • It provides for the protection of minors during the judicial process.

From the above, it is clear that the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) came into effect on Children’s Day, November 14, 2012.

Concept:

• Food comprises constituents like proteins, carbohydrates, fats and supplementary substances such as minerals, vitamins and water that are vital for life.
• These constituents are known as nutrients. For proper functioning of our body, we need to consume bodybuilding foods (e.g. milk, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, pulses, groundnuts); energy-giving foods (e.g. cereals, sugar, roots, fats and oils); and protective foods (e.g. vegetables, fruits).

Explanation:

• Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for our body.
• Carbohydrates are of two types – simple and complex.
• Simple carbohydrates - These are quick-energy foods, e.g. sugar. Sources of simple carbohydrates are natural fruits, milk and milk products, and vegetables including potatoes and carrots.
• Complex carbohydrates - These are better sources of energy than sugar since they are released slowly. Sources of complex carbohydrates are bread, cereals (rice, wheat, bajra, corn, barley, ragi, sorghum, millets etc.),

Gram is not a source of carbohydrate, it is a source of protein.

Additional Information

Proteins:

• proteins are obtained from the animal as well as vegetable sources. Proteins of animal origin are found in milk, eggs, cheese, fish and meat.
• Proteins from these sources contain all the essential amino acids (EAA) in adequate amounts.
• Vegetable proteins are found in pulses (legumes), cereals, beans, nuts, oilseeds, etc

The correct answer is Rice.

• Rice blast disease, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae (Ascomycota), occurs in about 80 countries on all continents where rice is grown, in both paddy fields and upland cultivation.
• The extent of damage caused depends on environmental factors, but worldwide it is one of the most devastating cereal diseases, resulting in losses of 10–30% of the global yield of rice.
• Other common diseases of the crop of rice are - Blight, Bacterial leaf streak, Brown spot, Sheath blight, False smut, etc.

Additional Information

• The biological agents that causing diseases to plants are known as pathogens. 
• Some of the viral diseases in plants are - bud blight (soyabeans), Curly tops (Beans, tomato, etc.), Mosaic leaf (Tomato, pea, potato,tobacco, etc.).
• Some of the bacterial diseases in plants are - Blights (vegetable crops), Bacterial wilts (Tobacco, potatoes, etc), Cankers (Woody plants), Leaf Spots, Soft Wrots, etc.
• Some of the fungal diseases in the plants are - Cankers, Ergot, Rusts, Root rots, Scabs, Smuts, etc.