Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Western disturbances.

Key Points

• Western Disturbances are responsible for the rainfall during winter over the northwestern part of India.
• The Western Disturbance originates in the mid-latitude region near Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The low pressure builds up over the Mediterranean Sea and moves over Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan before entering India, and contains substantial amounts of moisture.
  • When these low-pressure systems reach the Indian subcontinent, they are blocked by the Himalayas and rain as snow over the northwestern plains and the higher reaches of the western Himalayas.
  • After precipitation over northwest India, they weaken and are devoid of moisture, they blow as dry winds that form dense fog over the northern plains of India.

Additional Information

• The period June to September is referred to as the Southwest Monsoon period.
  • Southwest Monsoon period is the principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent.
  • This is the summer monsoon period where the southwest monsoon holds away over the country.
  • The whole country receives nearly 75% of its rainfall during this period.

The correct answer is Rajasthan.

• Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch a policy on pneumoconiosis.

Key Points

• Rajasthan State Government decided to give pension to people suffering from pneumoconiosis
• Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by dust
• It was launched by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the year 2019.
• In the year 2015 Rajasthan became the first Indian state to notify Pneumoconiosis as an epidemic.

Benefits to people suffering from pneumoconiosis and their families

• Rehabitation assistance
  • Rs. 400,000 as one-time assistance to the affected person after certification by pneumoconiosis board.
• Assistance on death
  • Rs. 100,000 to legal heir/nominee when pneumoconiosis patient dies
• Rehabilitation pension
  • Rs. 4000 per month or 50% of the prescribed minimum wages of unskilled workers, whichever is higher lifetime of worker.
• Family pension
  • Family pension of Rs. 3,500 per month of legal heir or dependent for a period of 5 years or till the child/children become self-dependent.
• Financial assistance for education.
  • One-time education assistance of Rs. 25,000 for children limited to maximum of two.
• Funeral assistance
  • Funeral assistance of Rs. 10,000 to dependent for last rites of pneumoconiosis victim

The pattern followed here is:

The correct answer is Archimedes' principle.

Concept:

Archimedes principle:

the principle of Archimedes states “When a body is immersed in a liquid, an upward thrust, equal to the weight of the liquid displaced, acts on it.”

Thus, when a solid is fully immersed in a liquid, it loses weight which is equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces.

i.e., \(Apperent\;weight = actual\;weight - buoyant\;force = mg - \rho gV\)

where m is mass of the object, ρ is the density of the fluid

Hence if there is no gravity, there is no Upward Thrust.

The upward force applied to the object is called the buoyant force.

Here,

ρ = density of liquid

g = acceleration due to gravity

V = volume of liquid displaced by the object

Explanation:

Archimedes’ principle, a physical law of buoyancy states that any body completely or partially submerged in a fluid (gas or liquid) at rest is acted upon by an upward, or buoyant, force the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.

Hence floating of the ship is based on Archimedes principle:

The correct answer is Rock Phosphate.

Key Points

• Jhamar Kotra mines are the largest reserve of phosphate in India.
• Jhamar Kotra huddled in the Aravali range in the southern part of Rajasthan.
• It is situated in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
• It is only the commercially exploitable rock phosphate deposit in the country.

Additional Information

• Minerals in production of which Rajasthan holds the monopoly in the country are
  • Lead and Zinc ores
  • Selenite 
  • Wollastonite 
  • Garnet​
• Rajasthan is a leading producer of Calcite, Gypsum, Bal Clay, Feldspar, Rock phosphate, Stealite, Red ochre.

• Rajasthan is the sole producer of Lead & Zinc (Pb & Zn), Selenite and Wollastonite.
• Rajasthan is also called Mineral's Museum.
• Rajasthan has 2nd position in terms of minerals availability.
• The almost entire production of Silver, Calcite and Gypsum in the country comes from Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan is also the leading producer of Ball Clay, Phosphorite, Ochre, Steatite, Felspar and Fire Clay in the country.