Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Zila Parishad → Panchayat Samiti → Village Panchayat.

Key Points

• Panchayati Raj
  • Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.
  • It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized.
  • They are tasked with "economic development, strengthening social justice and implementation of Central and State Government Schemes including those 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule."
  • ​Part IX of the Indian Constitution is the section of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats.
  • It stipulates that in states or Union Territories with more than two million inhabitants there are three levels of PRIs:
    • Zilla Parishad at the District Level
    • Panchayat Samiti at the Block Level
    • Gram/Village Panchayat at the Village Level

 Additional Information

• The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan in Nagaur district on 2 Oct 1959 but first started by Andhra Pradesh.
• During the 1950s and 60s, other state governments adopted this system as laws were passed to establish panchayats in various states.
• The modern Panchayati Raj system was introduced in India by the 73rd constitutional amendment in 1993.

The correct answer is Local Area Network.

• A Local Area Network (LAN) is a collection of devices connected together in one physical location, such as a building, office, or home.
• A LAN can be small or large, ranging from a home network with one user to an enterprise network with thousands of users.
• A LAN single defining characteristic is that it connects devices that are in a single, limited area.

Additional Information

• In contrast, a Wide Area Network (WAN) or Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) covers a larger geographical area.
• Some WANs and MANs connect many LANs together.
• Ethernet and Wi-fi are the two most common technologies in use for local area networks. Historical network technologies include ARCNET, Token ring, and Appletalk.

Concept:

• Nutrition is a process by which an organism consumes and uses food materials.
• According to WHO, Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body's dietary needs.
• There are various modes of nutrition mainly Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, Chemoautotrophic, Saprophytic,  etc.

Explanation:

• Holophytic or autotrophic nutrition: In this type of nutrition the organisms prepare their food by themselves. Eg - green plants.
• Plants prepare their food by the process called photosynthesis. 
• During photosynthesis, plants trap solar energy or light energy with the help of chloroplast present in the green leaves and convert it into Chemical energy
• A pigment called chlorophyll is present in the chloroplasts which are required in trapping sunlight
• Plants utilize Carbon dioxide and Water for the synthesis of carbohydrates during photosynthesis, oxygen is liberated as a side product
• This gaseous exchange occurs through the stomata present on the leaf surface

• These events can be demonstrated by the following equation:

  \(\rm \underset{(Carbon\ dioxide)}{6CO_2} + \underset{(Water)}{6H_2 O} \xrightarrow[Chlorophyll]{Sunlight} \underset{(Carbohydrates)}{C_6H_{12}O_6} + \underset{(Oxygen)}{6O_2}\)

Therefore, Plants require CO₂, Chlorophyll, Sunlight and water for autotrophic nutrition and hence the correct option will be ''All of these''.

The correct answer is Barium.

Key Points

• Metal salts commonly used in firework displays include calcium chloride, sodium nitrate, barium chloride, copper chloride, etc.
• The green flame produced in fireworks is due to the presence of Barium.
• The blue flame is due to the presence of Copper.
• The orange flame is due to the presence of Calcium.
• A yellow flame is due to the presence of Sodium.
• Lithium is used to impart a red colour to fireworks.

Additional Information

• Barium (Ba):
  • The atomic number is 56.
  • It is mostly used in drilling fluids for oil and gas wells and also used in paints and glassmaking.
  • It is found in combination with other elements.
  • Barite is one of the major ores of Barium.
• Calcium (Ca):
  • The atomic number is 20.
  • Calcium provides strength to bones and teeth along with vitamins.
  • It also plays an important role in blood formation, muscle contraction, clotting of blood, etc.
  • Milk, eggs, fish, etc. are the main sources of calcium.
• Lithium (Li):
  • Atomic Number is 3.
  • Lithium is the lightest metal on the periodic table.
  • It is widely used in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras, etc.
• Chromium (Cr):
  • The atomic number is 24.
  • It is used in manufacturing stainless steel.
  • Chromite is the major ore of Chromium.
  • It is a blue-white hard, brittle, and very corrosion-resistant metal and is used to produce several alloys.

• ​Is a substance that contains living microorganisms.
• These, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant. 
• Biofertilizers add nutrients through the natural processes of Nitrogen fixation.
• Examples: Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Blue-green algae, Azospirilium.

Key PointsBlue green algae:

• Blue-green algae (BGA) is a photoautotrophic, prokaryotic algae.
• They are free-living creatures and also known as Cyanobacteria.
• It fixes the atmospheric nitrogen in moist soils.
• So BGA has been recommended as a biofertilizer.
• The algae include unicellular as well as filamentous species.
• Some of the filamentous forms have specialized cells known as heterocysts.​

Important Points

Biofertilizers:

Thus, the manure also considered as bio-fertilizer is Blue green algae.

Additional Information

Compost: 

• Composting is a process in which both aerobic and anaerobic micro-organisms decompose organic matter.
• Farm compost is a mass of rotted organic matter made from farm waste like sugarcane trash, paddy straw, weeds and other plants.
• While town compost is a mass of rotted organic matter made from town refuses like night soil, street sweepings and dustbin refuse.

​Green Manure:

• Green manures are the crops that are grown primarily for building and maintaining soil fertility and structure.
• Green manure crops should be such that they can be grown quickly.
• Green manure crops include legumes such as vetch, clover, beans and peas; grasses such as annual ryegrass, oats, rapeseed, winter wheat and winter rye and buckwheat.
• Green manure crops provide nitrogen as the major nutrient.

Farmyard Manure:

• It is the decomposed mixture of dung and urine of farm animals.
• It also contains litter and leftover materials from roughages or fodder fed to cattle.