Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Constellation.

• Ursa Major constellation lies in the northern sky. Its name means “the great bear,” or “the larger bear” in Latin.
• Ursa Major is the largest northern constellation and third largest constellation in the sky.
  • Its brightest stars form the Big Dipper asterism, one of the most recognizable shapes in the sky, also known as the Plough.
• Ursa Major contains seven Messier objects. It also contains 13 stars with confirmed planets.

Important Points

• The biggest known galaxy is IC 1101, which is 50 times the Milky Way's size and about 2,000 times more massive.
  • It is about 5.5 million light-years across.
• Our Sun (a star) and all the planets around it are part of a galaxy known as the Milky Way Galaxy.
  • A galaxy is a large group of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity. The Milky Way is made up of about 90% dark matter, the matter which cannot be seen, and about 10% “luminous matter”, or matter that we can see with our eyes.
  • The solar system lies about 30,000 light-years from the galactic centre.

Additional Information

• Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky.
• The name means "glowing" in Greek.

The correct answer is Tropical Deciduous Forests.

Key Points

• Tropical Deciduous Forests
  • These are the most widespread forests in India.
  • They are also called the monsoon forests because the trees in these forests shed their leaves during the dry season and re-grow during the monsoon. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
  • They spread over regions that receive rainfall between 70-200 cm. 
  • The average temperature of Tropical Deciduous forests is 30oC. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
  • The humidity in these forests lies in the range of 80-90 per cent.
  • The prime feature of these forests as trees shed their leaves in the dry season and grow back leaf in rainy seasons.
  • Major states where tropical deciduous forests are found:
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • Chhattisgarh
    • Jharkhand
    • Odisha
    • Maharashtra 
    • Some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
  • On the basis of the availability of water, these forests are further divided into
    • Moist Deciduous
    • Dry Deciduous
• Moist Deciduous forests
  • They spread over regions that receive rainfall between 100-200 cm.
  • These forests are found in the northeastern states along the foothills of the Himalayas, eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, and Odisha.
  • Teak, Sal, Shisham, Hurra, Mahua, Amla, Semul, Kusum, and Sandalwood, etc. are the main species of these forests. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.​
• Dry Deciduous forests
  • They spread over regions that receive rainfall between 70-100 cm.
  • These forests are found in the rainy areas of Peninsular India, Plains of Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
  • In the higher rainfall regions of the Peninsular plateau and the northern Indian plain, these forests have a parkland landscape with open stretches in which teak and other trees interspersed with patches of grass are common.
  • As the dry season begins, the trees shed their leaves completely and the forest appears like a vast grassland with naked trees all around.
  • Tendu, Palas, Amaltas, Bel, Khair, Axlewood, etc. are the common trees of these forests.

Additional Information

• Tropical Thorn Forests
  • Tropical Thorn Forests are found in areas having less than 50cm of Rainfall.
  • A variety of Grasses and Shrubs are found in these thorn forests.
  • They are present in dry and semi-dry areas of south-west Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat,
  • Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
  • In Tropical Thorn Forest, Trees remain leafless for the most part of the year
  • Tussocky Grass grows up to 2m in these areas. 
• ​Montane Forests​
  • Evergreen type of vegetation is prevalent in montane forests.
  • Generally, they are conical in shape so that it is easy for the snow to slide down.
  • Montane Forest is an ecosystem found in mountains.
    • These forests can be found in the higher hilly areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, also in the region of Eastern Himalayas to the east of 88°E longitude including the hills of Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland.
  • Some significant trees of the montane temperate forest are rhododendrons, ferns, oak, maple, juniper, deodar, chilgoza, etc.
• Tropical Evergreen Forests
  • ​Tropical evergreen forests are dense, multi-layered, and harbor many types of plants and animals.
  • These forests are found in the areas receiving heavy rainfall (more than 200 cm annual rainfall).
  • Therefore, these forests always appear green and are known as evergreen forests.
  • The greatest single area of tropical evergreen forest is the Amazon Basin, in the northern half of South America.
  • In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. They are also found in the hills of Jaintia and Khasi.
  • Evergreen forests are found in the Assam Valley, the foothills of the eastern Himalayas, and the lower parts of the Naga Hills, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Manipur.
  • Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber, and cinchona are some of the commercially important trees that grow in the tropical evergreen forests.

The correct answer is Desert Climate.

Key Points

• According to Tharnwet, Rajasthan has four climate region-
  •  CA'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the subhumid/arid and wet-dry region.
    • Rajasthan's Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar districts come in this region.
    • Sawana and Monsoon type flora is found in this region.
  • DA'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the semi-arid/tropical-wet climate region.
    • Rajasthan's  Barmer, Jodhpur, Churu, Jalore, Pali, Ajmer, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur districts come in this region.
    • Semi-desert flora is found in this region.
  • DB'w-
    • This climate region is similar to the mid thermal semi-dry/mixed climate region.
    • Rajasthan's Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Churu districts come in this region.
    • Thorny bushes and semi-desert flora is found in this region.
  • EA'd-
    • This climate region is similar to the Desert climate region.
    • Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, Western Jodhpur, South-West Bikaner, North-West Barmer come in this region.
    • Desert flora is found in this region

The correct answer is All of the above.

• Foreign Marriage Act,1969:
  • Section 4 of the act deals with the conditions relating to the solemnization of foreign marriages.

Key Points

• The act says that it solemnizes the marriage between parties one of whom which should be an Indian citizen under article 8 of the Indian Constitution or if the following conditions got satisfied:-
  • Spouse of both parties should not be living.
  • Both parties should be of sound mind.
  • At the time of marriage, the bridegroom should be of 21 years and the bride should be of 18 years.
  • Neither of the party is within the degree of prohibited relationship.
• With an element that personal law and custom laws governing at least one party permit marriage between them including that they are not within the degree of prohibited relationship.
• Section 5 of the act deals with the need for intended marriage.
• The section states that when a marriage is solemnized under this act the parties who got married have to give notice to the marriage officer of the district in writing specified in the First Schedule of the act.

Given series.- 34, 41, 48, 55, 62, 69, ?

We add seven in each number we get-

Hence, "76" is the correct answer.