Question Discussion & Solution

Option 3 is correct, i.e. p-block.

• Modern Periodic Table:
  • The Modern Periodic Table is classified into the following elements - p-block, s-block, d-block, and f-block.
  • The p-block elements include chalcogens, pnictogens, halogens, inert gases.
    • The 18^th group is known as Inert gas, zero groups, Nonreactive gases.
    • The 17^th group is known as Halogen.
    • The 16^th group is known as Chalcogen.
    • The 15^th group known as Pnictogen.
    • Pnictogen group refers to the choking property of nitrogen gas (as opposed to air, which contains oxygen as well as nitrogen).
    • Nitrogen family elements consist of atoms having 5 electrons in their outer energy level. Two of the electrons are in the s subshell, with 3 unpaired electrons in the ​p subshell.
  • The s-block elements include alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. 
  • The d-block elements include Transition elements.
  • The f-block elements include Inner Transition Elements.

The correct answer is Chittorgarh.

Key Points

• Bojunda Stromatolite Fossil Park is situated in Chittorgarh
• The Bojunda Stromatolite Fossil Park was in the news in May 2021 because the Department of Mines and Geology, in collaboration with the Chittorgarh district administration, proposed the creation of a 12-hectare geopark at this location.
• The original park was roughly 3.5 hectares in size, but it has now been reduced to 0.5 hectares.

Additional Information

• About Stromatolite
  • Stromatolites are layered bio-chemical mounds, column or sheet-like sedimentary rocks created in shallow water by biofilms of microorganisms capturing, binding, and cementing sedimentary grains.
  • Stromatolites are fascinating windows into the origins and evolution of life on our planet.​

Concept: To find out the cube of the next number.

Solution:

From the given figure, it can be seen-
1³ = 1

2³ = 8

3³ = 27

4³ = 64

5³ = 125

6³ = 216

So, the number is 216.

The correct answer is Only I.

Key Points

• In asexual reproduction, only one parent is involved and sex cells are not involved. 
• It is observed in both multicellular and unicellular organisms.
• Types of asexual reproduction are:
  • Binary Fission
  • Budding
  • Fragmentation
  • Vegetative Propagation
  • Sporogenesis
• Spore formation comes under sporogenesis. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• Spore formation is a kind of reproduction process in plants by produces tiny spores and propagates through them.
• Spore Formation is a method of asexual reproduction. 
• Spore formation can be seen in the bread mould / Rhizopus.
• The airborne spores land on bread under favourable conditions and they germinate and produce new bread mould plants.
• Each spore is covered with a protective coat to withstand unfavourable conditions.
• Plants like ferns, mucor, and mosses are also reproduced through spore formation
• Spores are present in a sac called sporangia.
• Fragmentation is a type of asexual reproduction. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Additional Information

• Pollination is a method of Sexual Reproduction.
• Self-pollination:
  • The transfer of pollen grains from another to the stigma of the same flower is called self-pollination.
• ​Cross-pollination:
  • The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower is called cross-pollination.
• Vegetative propagation:
  • It is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant wherein a new plant grows from a fragment of the parent plant.

The pattern followed here is:

Hence, “XRW” is the correct answer.