Question Discussion & Solution

Copper is a type of metal similarly, rupee is a currency of India.

The correct answer is Shark — Tortoise — Otter.

Key Points

• Shark - Scientists believe that sharks came into existence around 400 million years ago. It is believed that they descended from a small leaf-shaped fish that had no eyes, bones on fins.
  • These fish then evolved into two main groups of fish that are found today.
  • Bony fish and cartilaginous fish which include shark and Chimaira.
  • Sharks are on the top of the marine food chain and are the only huge marine reptiles that exist today.
• Tortoise is believed to have existed for 250 million years.
  • They belong to the reptile species of the family Testudinidae.
  • Tortoise has a hard shell to protect from the outside environment. They are believed to have evolved from very large body sizes of around 100 kgs. They are among the longest-living land animals in the world.
• Otters are believed to have existed on earth for the past 23 million years.
  • They have evolved significantly and have gone through many adaptations to survive till this time.

Additional Information

• They have the ability to move both on water and land except sea otters. The rest of the otters have webbed feet which help them to move in the water.
• They have five toes which help them to move on land as well. It is believed that they were once land animals only but they ended up going in the water to be safe from predators.
• It is also believed that the food sources were available in limited quantities on land so they started hunting in water to survive.

The correct answer is Dot Matrix.

Important Points

• Impact printer
  • Impact printer refers to a class of printers that work by banging a head or needle against an ink ribbon to make a mark on the paper.
  • The three most common forms of impact printers are:
    • Dot-matrix.
    • Daisy-wheel.
    • Line printers.

Key Points

• Dot-matrix Printers 
  • The technology behind dot-matrix printing is in such a way that the paper is pressed against a drum (a rubber-coated cylinder).
  • The electromagnetically-driven printhead moves across the paper and strikes the printer ribbon situated between the paper and printhead pin.
  • The impact of the printhead against the printer ribbon imprints ink dots on the paper which create human-readable characters.

Additional Information

• Laser Printer
  • ​A laser printer is a printer that uses a focused beam of light to transfer text and images onto paper. 
• Inkjet printer
  • ​Inkjet printers, as the name implies, use ink to print text, graphics, and images onto various types of paper. 
  • Inkjet printers, cartridges, and supplies are more widely available therefore cheaper than their thermal printer.
• Thermal printer​
  • Thermal printers use tiny heating elements to activate or transfer pigments.
  • Thermal printers are used most commonly to create labels, safety signs.

The correct answer is Social Justice and Empowerment.

• As of June 2020, Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal is the Cabinet Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Bhanwarlal Meghwal is a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress.
• His constituency is Sujangarh Churu, Rajasthan.
• He has served as Cabinet Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan State Government.
• He also served as the Education Minister.

Additional Information

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment:
  • It is responsible for welfare, social justice, and empowerment of marginalized sections of society like SCs, STs, and LGBTQ, etc.
  • At the centre, Thaawar Chand Gehlot is the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Rajasthan:
  • Lok Sabha seat: 25
  • Number of Constituencies: 200

The correct answer is Vitamin C.

Important Points

• Scurvy is a nutritional disorder of humankind.
  • Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C
  • Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of vitamin C.
  • Vitamin C is the first artificially synthesized vitamin.
  • Vitamin C is essential for the healing of wounds, repair, and maintenance of cartilage, bone, and teeth.
  • Vitamin C deteriorated through cooking and canning of food.

Additional Information 

• Xerophthalmia and night blindness are the deficiency diseases of Vitamin A.
• Rickets is the deficiency diseases of Vitamin D.
• Hemorrhage is the deficiency diseases of Vitamin K.