Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is ​Article 370.

Key Points

• Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which was administered by India as a state from 1954 to 31 October 2019.
• On 5th August 2019, the President of India in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 370 of the Constitution had issued the Constitution application to Jammu and Kashmir Order, 2019.
• Article 35A stems from Article 370 and was introduced through a Presidential Order in 1954, on the recommendation of the J&K Constituent Assembly.
• The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, passed by Parliament divides the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new Union Territories (UTs) are Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
  • Kashmir will no longer have a Governor, rather a Lieutenant Governor like other UT.

Additional Information

• Article 360 gives authority to the President of India to declare a financial emergency.
• Article 350A (Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at the primary stage) provides that it shall be the endeavor of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
• Article 350B (Special Officer for linguistic minorities) provides the power to the President that he can appoint a special officer for linguistic minorities to investigate all matters relating to the constitutional safeguards for linguistic minorities and to report to him.

Important Points

• The Constitution of India talks about three types of emergencies
  • National Emergency in Article 352.
  • President's Rule in State is mentioned under article 356.
  • Financial Emergency in Article 360 of the Indian Constitution.

The pattern followed is:

There are two series here:

i) 5, 10, 20, 40, 80

5 × 2 = 10

10 × 2 = 20

20 × 2 = 40

40 × 2 = 80

ii) S, R, Q, P, O

S - 1 = R

R - 1 = Q

Q - 1 = P

P - 1 = O

Hence, the correct answer is "80O".

The correct answer is Virendra Kumar Singhal.

Key Points

• Virendra Kumar Singhal has not been Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.

Additional Information 

• The Rajasthan High Court: 
  • It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949.
  • The seat of the court is at Jodhpur and the bench at Jaipur.
  • The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50.
  • The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved to Jodhpur with the recommendation of the Satyanarayana Rao committee.

Important Points

• The First Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was Kamala Kant Verma.
• Present Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court - Indrajit Mahanty

The pattern used here is,

Code for ‘Raj’ is either ‘da’ or ‘di’.

Code for ‘is’ is ‘na’

Code for ‘going’ is either ‘za’ or ‘ta’                              

Code for ‘to’ is either ‘za’ or ‘ta’

Code for ‘bed’ is either ‘da’ or ‘di’

Hence, code for ‘bed’ is either ‘da’ or ‘di’.

The correct answer is Ficus benghalensis.

• The botanical name of the banyan tree is Ficus benghalensis.

Additional Information

• Azadirachta indica is the botanical name of Neem Tree.
• Ficus religiosa is the botanical name of the fig tree.
• Ocimum tenuiflorum is the botanical name of holy basil.