Question Discussion & Solution

​The correct answer is Sirohi.

• The district of Rajasthan, where the tropical dry deciduous forests are not found in Sirohi.

Key Points

• Biodiversity of Rajasthan:
  • Though a large percentage of the total area is desert and even though there is little forest cover, Rajasthan has rich and varied flora and fauna.
  • The natural vegetation is classed as Northern Desert Thorn Forest (Champion 1936).
  • These occur in small clumps scattered in more or less open forms.
  • The density and size of patches increase from west to east following the increase in rainfall.
  • The Northwestern thorn scrub forests lie in a band around the Thar Desert, between the desert and the Aravallis.
  • The Aravalli and the south-eastern region is home to the dry deciduous forests, with tropical dry broadleaf forests that include teak, Acacia, and other trees. Hence Sirohi is the correct answer.
  • The hilly ‘Vagad’ region lies in southernmost Rajasthan.
  • Vagad is the wettest region in Rajasthan, and the most heavily forested.
  • North of ‘Vagad’ lies the Mewar region, home to the cities of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh.
  • All these regions have varied flora and fauna distinct to the region.

Additional Information 

• Plant Biodiversity:
  •  Red data Species - 02
  • Orchids - 14
  • Terrestrial - 08
  • Epiphytic - 06
  • Parasitic Species -10
  • Carnivorous Species - 05
  • Endemic Species -19
  • Medicinal Plant Species -157+ 

The correct answer is Another name for the coronavirus that created the epidemic in 2020.

Key Points

• The Ministry of AYUSH has launched the Jan Andolan Campaign on COVID-19.
• This Andolan is regarding “Public Health Response to COVID-19: Campaign for COVID-Appropriate Behaviour” which has been launched by the Prime Minister.
• The three key messages which are being highlighted across it are - “Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, and Maintain Hand Hygiene.

The pattern repeat alternatively.

The correct answer is citric.

• Orange juice contains citric acid due to which tastes sour.

Key Points

• Fruits that contain citric acid are called citrus fruits.
• Citrus fruits are lemon, lime, orange, Grapefruit, etc.
• The formula of citric acid is C₆H₈O₇.

Additional Information

• Oxalic acid is found in tomato.
  • Its formula is C₂H₂O₄.
• Formic acid is found in the sting of ants and bees.
  • Its formula is CH₂O₂.
• Acetic acid is found in vinegar.
  • Its formula is id CH₃COOH.

The correct answer is- ​Jammu&Kashmir.

Key Points

• Chashma Shahi or Chashma-i-Shahi is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
• As per the orders of Emperor Shah Jahan, gifted to his elder son Prince Dara Shikoh.
• The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan (Governor‘s house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Additional Information

• There is a total of 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir. 
• Jammu and Kashmir are one of the newly formed 8th Union Territory of India. Jammu is the summer capital of the territory and Srinagar is the winter capital of the territory.
• It was a Region formerly administered by the Government of India as a state from 1954 to 2019.
•  It has been a disputed part between India, China, and Pakistan. After the Independence of India in 1947, the Jammu and Kashmir were divided between India which controlled the regions of (Jammu, Kashmir Valley, and Ladakh) and Pakistan which controlled (Gilgit–Baltistan and Azad Kashmir).
• Jammu and Kashmir was the only state in India with a mostly resident of Muslim Majority.
• It was the only state in India that had special autonomy under Article 370 of the (Constitution of India), according to which no law enacted by the Parliament of India. But on 31st October 2019, Article 370 was scrapped by the Government of India, and Jammu and Kashmir become the Union territory of India.