Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is First.

• In the year 2017-18, Rajasthan was the largest millet producing state of India.

Key Points

• Rajasthan was followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.
• The year 2023 will be observed as the International Year of Millets. 
• The Central Government declared 2018 as the year of millets. 
• Millet Mission comes under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) which was launched in October 2007. 
• Millets include Jowar and ragi etc.

Additional Information 

• Types of Crops in India:
  • Kharif: Sown in June/July, harvested in September/October, e.g., rice, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, cotton, and jute.
  • Rabi: Sown in October/December, harvested in April/May, e.g., wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, mustard grains.
  • Zyad: They are raised between April/June, e.g., melons, watermelons, cucumbers, toor, leafy and other vegetables.

CONCEPT:​

• Power of Lens: The inverse of the focal length is known as the power of the lens.
  • It shows the bending strength for the light ray of the lens.

\(P = \frac{1}{f}\)

where P is the power of the lens and f is the focal length of the lens.

• The unit of power of a lens is Dioptre when the focal length of the lens is taken in meter (m).
• The focal length of the convex lens (converging) is positive and that of the concave lens (diverging) is negative. 

CALCULATION:

Given that lens is diverging. so focal length is negative.

f = -5 cm = -0.05 m

Power of lens \(P = \frac{1}{f} =\frac{1}{-0.05} = -20 D\)

P = -20 D

So the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is Afforestation.

• Afforestation is not a cause of soil erosion.

Key Points

• Afforestation is planting trees on an area of land in order to form a forest.
• Removal of the top layer of soil when it is exposed to wind and rain is easily blown or washed away. This condition is known as soil erosion.
  • Basically, the soil cover is removed by two powerful agents– (i) Running water, (ii) Wind.
• Deforestation, overgrazing, floods, Landslides and heavy rainfall have led to soil erosion.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Character, Field, Record, File, Database.

Additional Information

• A character is any letter, number, space, punctuation mark, or symbol that can be typed on a computer.
• The word "computer," for example, consists of eight characters.
• The term "fields" refers to columns or vertical categories of data.
• A record is composed of fields and contains all the data about one particular person,
• A file is the common storage unit in a computer, and all programs and data are "written" into a file and "read" from a file.
• A database is an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
• A database is usually controlled by a database management system (DBMS).

The pattern is as follows:

The first letter in each group is a series of vowels in reverse alphabetical order.

The second letter in each group is the opposite letter to the first one.

Hence, “AZ” is the correct answer.