Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Banded Column.

• Banded Column is used in Ms-Word to make the formatting of even columns different from subject columns.

Key Points

• Banded Column 
  • ​Adding colour to alternate columns.
  • Banded columns are available in the Design tab.
  • Excel’s Conditional Formatting feature allows us to apply cell shading to every other row in a worksheet.
• • By selecting the range we want to apply banded columns, and then click Conditional Formatting > New Rule under Home tab.
  • For applying banded columns, we can use this formula =MOD(COLUMN(),2)=0.

​Additional Information

• Banding
  • Adding colour to alternate rows or columns called banding.
  • It can make the data in our worksheet easier to scan. 
• Banded rows
  • The term banded rows are referring to the shading of alternating rows in a worksheet.
  • Excel’s Conditional Formatting feature allows us to apply cell shading to every other row in a worksheet.

The correct answer is option 2.

Concept:

A process control block (PCB) is a data structure used by computer operating systems to store all process-related information. A process descriptor is another name for it. The operating system creates a process control block when a process is created (initialized or installed).

Process Control is a set of system calls that perform tasks such as process creation, termination, and so on.

Process Control Functions:

• End and Abort
• Load and Execute
• Abort, end
• Create Process and Terminate Process
• Wait and Signal Event
• Allocate and free memory.

Hence the correct answer is process control.

Additional Information File Management:

File manipulation tasks such as creating, reading, and writing is handled by file management system calls.

File manipulation Functions:

• Create a file
• Delete file
• Open and close file
• Read, write, and reposition
• Get and set file attributes

Device Management:

Device management is responsible for device manipulation such as reading from and writing to devise buffers.

Device management Functions:

• Request and release device
• Logically attach/ detach devices
• Get and Set device attributes

Information Maintenance:

It handles information and its transfer between the OS and the user program.

Information Maintenance Functions:

• Get or set time and date
• Get process and device attributes

The set of given words are Almonds, Cashew, Walnuts all are dry-fruits. 

Apricot is the most similar to that set of word. Remaining Banana, Apple and Watermelon different from Apricot.

Hence, "Apricot" is the correct answer.

The diagram that best represents the relationship among Sun, Moon and Universe:

Both the Sun and Moon belong to the universe.

Hence, ‘option 2’ is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Rajasthan.

• Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch a policy on pneumoconiosis.

Key Points

• Rajasthan State Government decided to give pension to people suffering from pneumoconiosis
• Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by dust
• It was launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the year 2019.
• In the year 2015 Rajasthan became the first Indian state to notify Pneumoconiosis as an epidemic.

Benefits to people suffering from pneumoconiosis and their families

• Rehabitation assistance
  • Rs. 400,000 as one-time assistance to the affected person after certification by pneumoconiosis board.
• Assistance on death
  • Rs. 100,000 to legal heir/nominee when pneumoconiosis patient dies
• Rehabilitation pension
  • Rs. 4000 per month or 50% of the prescribed minimum wages of unskilled workers, whichever is higher lifetime of worker.
• Family pension
  • Family pension of Rs. 3,500 per month of legal heir or dependent for a period of 5 years or till the child/children become self-dependent.
• Financial assistance for education.
  • One-time education assistance of Rs. 25,000 for children limited to maximum of two.
• Funeral assistance
  • Funeral assistance of Rs. 10,000 to dependent for last rites of pneumoconiosis victim