Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 22 February 2021.

• Under the vaccination program in Rajasthan, the first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush-3 started from 22 February 2021.

Key Points

• First phase of intensive mission Indradhanush-3:
  • Medical and Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma launched this special campaign of vaccination from Bhilwara district.
  • According to the instructions of the Union Health Ministry, this campaign will be conducted for 15 days in two phases and the related vaccines will be given free of cost to the children and pregnant women who are deprived of regular vaccination.
    • In the first phase, 24 districts of the state have been included. A total of 3,963 vaccination sessions will be conducted in these.
    • A target has been set to immunize 23,980 children from birth to 2 years of age and 6,268 pregnant women through the relevant vaccines.

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 correct answer is Magnesium Sulfate.

• Magnesium Sulfate is the industrial name of Epsom.
• Magnesium sulfate is a magnesium salt having sulfate as the counterion.
• It has a role as an anticonvulsant, a cardiovascular drug, a calcium channel blocker, an anaesthetic, a tocolytic agent, an anti-arrhythmia drug, an analgesic, and a fertilizer. It is a magnesium salt and a metal sulfate.

Key Points

• Magnesium Sulfate Formula Structure:  

Additional Information

The correct answer is 10.

• In India, the census is done after a gap of 10 years.

Key Points

• In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo.
• The First Official Census in India was done in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon.
  • It was called First synchronised census.
• Since 1901, it has been taking place every decade.
• Census 2011, is the 15th census and 7th after independence.
• The slogan of Census 2011 is “Our Census, Our Future”.
• India was the first country to adopt family planning in the world.

Number of persons between two different persons = Total number of persons – (position of person from left + position of persons from right)

Sum of positions of K & T from opposite ends = 23 + 28 = 51, i.e. less than the total number of students (<60)

Therefore, number of students between K & T = Total number of students - (position of K from left + position of T from right)

60 – (23 + 28) = 60 – 51 = 9