Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Aravali.

• Aravali range forms the main water area for Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Aravali range​
  • The Aravallis of Northwestern India, one of the oldest fold mountains of the world, now form residual mountains with an elevation of 300m. to 900m.
  • They stretch for a distance of 800 km from Himmatnagar in Gujarat to Delhi, spanning Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, the 692 kilometres (km).
  • The Aravallis act as a barrier between the fertile plains in the east and the sandy desert in the west.
  • Historically, it is said that the Aravalli range checked the spread of the Thar desert towards the Indo-Gangetic plains, serving as a catchment of rivers and plains.
  • Thus Aravali range forms the main water area for Rajasthan.

​Additional Information

•  Aravali range formation
  • ​These are fold mountains of which rocks are formed primarily of the folded crust when two convergent plates move towards each other by the process called orogenic movement.
  • The Aravallis date back to millions of years when a pre-Indian sub-continent collided with the mainland Eurasian Plate.
  • Carbon dating has shown that copper and other metals mined in the ranges date back to at least the 5th century BC.

The cube is coloured on two adjacent faces (let us consider that the top and back surfaces are coloured)

So, the cubes on the surface having no colour will be 12 cubes on the front surface, 6 cubes on the right surface, 6 cubes on the left surface and 4 cubes at the bottom two surface.

So, cubes with no colour are:

12 + 6 + 6 + 4 = 28

Again, small cubes inside the big cube with no surface coloured is 8.

Therefore, cubes with no colour are = 28 + 8 = 36

Concept:

• Force: Force is a push or pull on an object. A force can cause an object to accelerate, slow down, remain in place, or change shape.

Force exerted = mass x acceleration

F = m × a

Acceleration = (Final velocity(v) - Initial velocity(u))/ time

\(a = \frac{{v - u}}{t}\)

Where F is the force exerted on the body, m is mass of the body, a is the acceleration of the body, v is final velocity, u is initial velocity and t s time.

Calculation:

Given,

Mass of body = 6 kg.

Change in velocity = (18 - 6) = 12 m/s

Time= 3 sec

Acceleration = 12/ 3 = 4m/s² 

Force = mass × acceleration

Force = 6 × 4 = 24 Newton.

Hence the correct option is 24 Newton

The correct answer is Shark — Tortoise — Otter.

Key Points

• Shark - Scientists believe that sharks came into existence around 400 million years ago. It is believed that they descended from a small leaf-shaped fish that had no eyes, bones on fins.
  • These fish then evolved into two main groups of fish that are found today.
  • Bony fish and cartilaginous fish which include shark and Chimaira.
  • Sharks are on the top of the marine food chain and are the only huge marine reptiles that exist today.
• Tortoise is believed to have existed for 250 million years.
  • They belong to the reptile species of the family Testudinidae.
  • Tortoise has a hard shell to protect from the outside environment. They are believed to have evolved from very large body sizes of around 100 kgs. They are among the longest-living land animals in the world.
• Otters are believed to have existed on earth for the past 23 million years.
  • They have evolved significantly and have gone through many adaptations to survive till this time.

Additional Information

• They have the ability to move both on water and land except sea otters. The rest of the otters have webbed feet which help them to move in the water.
• They have five toes which help them to move on land as well. It is believed that they were once land animals only but they ended up going in the water to be safe from predators.
• It is also believed that the food sources were available in limited quantities on land so they started hunting in water to survive.

The correct answer is Liver.

Key Points

• The liver secretes bile juice, which is a digesting juice.
• Bile is stored in the gallbladder.
• Bilirubin and biliverdin, as well as bile salts and cholesterol, make up bile juice.
• Bile juice helps in the emulsification of fat.
• Large fat globules are broken down into smaller globules by bile juice, making it easier for pancreatic enzymes to act on them.
• The human liver is the largest gland in the body.
• The liver is situated on the right side of the stomach.
• The main function of the liver is to produce bile pigment.
• Ammonia and urea are produced in the liver.

Additional Information

• Insulin and Glucagon are the hormones secreted by the pancreas.
• The nutrients in digested food are absorbed from the small intestine.
• The stomach is a hollow organ that holds food while it is being mixed with stomach enzymes.