Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Barmer - Jalore.

Key Points

• Barmer-Jalore are major bajra producing districts.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is 30 October 1974.

• Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. was established on 30 October 1974.

Key Points

• The prime objective of RSMML is to achieve cost-effective technological innovations in the mining of minerals and to diversify into mineral-based downstream projects
• The major activities of the company have been divided into four parts called Strategic Business Units & Profit Centres (SBU & PC) under the direct control of the corporate office situated at Udaipur. 
• The four SBU & PC are as follow
  • SBU & PC Rock phosphate, Udaipur
  • SBU & PC Gypsum, Bikaner
  • SBU & PC Limestone, Jodhpur
  • SBU & PC Lignite, Jaipur

Given code language:

'nee muk pic' means 'grave and concern';
'ill dic so' means 'every body else'; and
'tur muk so' means 'body and soul'.

So we can decode the following words:

muk - and

so' - body

'tur - soul

Proceeding ahead accordingly, the code for 'every' is either 'ill' or 'dic' and the code for 'concern' is either 'nee' or 'pic'.

The correct answer is Solar cells.

Key Points

• A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
• Photovoltaic cells consist of two or more layers of semiconductors with one layer containing positive charge and the other negative charge lined adjacent to each other.
• Sunlight, consisting of small packets of energy termed as photons, strikes the cell, where it is either reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
• When the photons are absorbed by the negative layer of the photovoltaic cell, the energy of the photon gets transferred to an electron in an atom of the cell.
• With the increase in energy, the electron escapes the outer shell of the atom.
• The freed electron naturally migrates to the positive layer creating a potential difference between the positive and the negative layer.
• When the two layers are connected to an external circuit, the electron flows through the circuit, creating a current.
• Advantages of Photovoltaic Cells:
  • ​Environmental Sustainability
  • Economically Viable
  • Accessible
  • Renewable
• Disadvantages of Photovoltaic Cells:
  • ​The efficiency of solar panels is low compared to other renewable sources of energy.
  • Power generated gets reduced during cloudy weather.
  • Long-range transmission of solar energy is inefficient and difficult to carry.
  • Photovoltaic panels are fragile and can be damaged relatively easily.

The correct answer is Hydrocarbons.

Key Points

• The compounds which are formed by the covalent bond between carbon & hydrogen, are known as hydrocarbons.
• These are also known as 'parent compound'.
• Carbon is placed in the Second period.
• The atomic number of carbon is 6 while the weight is 12.
• Carbon needs 4 electrons to complete the octet state and it is full filled by covalent bonds.

Additional Information

•  Examples of Hydrocarbon.
• Natural Gas:
  • Natural gas contains 97% of Methane.
  • It is a colourless highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon.
  • It is used as fuel for generating electricity and heat.
  • Natural gas is a compressed form that is used as fuel for vehicles which is known as CNG.
  • This is used for making fertilizers also, mainly ammonia.
• Methane:
  • Methane was discovered by the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta between 1776-1778 while he was studying the gases found in marshy land.
  • Melting Point- -182.5 degree
  • Boiling point- -161.5 degree
  • Methane gas is colourless and is less dense than water.
  • This gas is highly inflammable. While burning with oxygen it has a bluish flame.