Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Basketball.

Key Points

• Rajasthan is a state in northern India.
• Its capital is Jaipur.
• The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of the total geographical area of India.
• It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh-largest by population.
• Rajasthan comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Great Indian Desert").

• Basketball is the official Game of Rajasthan State.

Additional Information 

• Other state symbols of Rajasthan-
  • Rohida (Tecomella undulate) is the official state Flower of Rajasthan.
  • Godawan or Great Indian Bustard is the official state bird of Rajasthan.
  • Khejri (Prosopis Cineraria) is the official tree of Rajasthan State.
  • Ghoomar is the official dance of Rajasthan State.

The correct answer is Hard Disk.

• In a typical desktop computer,  Hard disk memory sizes would be the largest.
• had a capacity of 1 to 8 terabytes, with the largest-capacity drives reaching 20 terabytes (single-disk drives, "dual" drives are available up to 24 TB).
• Smaller, laptop internal 2.5-inch drives, are available up to 5 TB.
  • Register> RAM> Cache> Hard disk.

​​Key Points

• RAM 
  • RAM is a hardware element where the data being currently used is stored.
  • It is a volatile memory.
  • Two types of RAM are
    • Static RAM, or (SRAM) and
    • Dynamic RAM, or (DRAM).
• Register
  • A register holds instructions or data that the processor is working on or will be working on shortly.
  • They form part of the processor and are capable of holding only one item at a time.
• Cache 
  • Cache memory is an area in the computer where codes and instructions are stored.
• Hard disk
  • A hard disk drive is an electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage.

Additional Information

• There are four major storage levels on the computer:
  • Internal – 
    • Processor registers and cache.
  • Main –
    • The system RAM and controller cards.
  • On-line mass storage –
    • Secondary storage.
  • Off-line bulk storage –
    • Tertiary and Off-line storage.

The correct answer is Gold.

• Gold is not found in the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Key Points

• Chhota Nagpur Plateau:
  • Chotanagpur plateau represents the north-eastern projection of the Indian Peninsula.
  • Chhota Nagpur plateau has an abundance of mineral resources such as mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal.

Additional Information

• Gold in India is found in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. 

The correct answer is Charles Babbage.

• Charles Babbage is considered to be the ‘Father of Modern Digital Computer’.

Key Points

• Digital computer, any of a class of devices capable of solving problems by processing information in discrete form.
  • It operates on data, including magnitudes, letters, and symbols, that are expressed in binary code—i.e., using only the two digits 0 and 1.
  • Examples of digital electronic computers include the IBM PC, the Apple Macintosh as well as modern smartphones.
• Today computers are being used almost everywhere like schools, colleges, hospitals, offices, railway stations, hotels, etc.
• A computer system is multitasking so that you can do two tasks very easily at the same time.

Additional Information

• Storage Capacity of Computer
  • Computer systems have a very large capacity to store any type of data.
  • A computer can store and resell any information due to its storage capacity. 
  • Computers have the ability to store all types of data such as data, pictures, files, programs, games, and sound for many years and later we can get any data in a few seconds at any time for taking that information and for future retrieval.
• Reliability of Computer
  • Reliability is a very big characteristic of computers.
  • Today almost all the big industries or big e-Commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart, and big search engine companies like - Google and Bing, all these companies are dependent on computers. 
  • Today every major industry and company in the world has full confidence in their computers, and their entire business is running from computers.
• Diligence of Computer
  • A person gets tired of doing some work in a few hours and a computer has the ability to do any work continuously for many hours, days, months. 
  • Even after the computer has worked for such a long time, there is no decrease in its ability to work and its accuracy.
  • The computer does work without any discrimination.
    • A computer is free from monotony and tiredness.
• Accuracy of Computer
  • A computer is very accurate.
    • It does not make any kind of mistake in calculating.
    • Sometimes we get some errors but these are because of the mistake performed by us.
  • The Accuracy of the computer is constantly high and it can perform hundreds of operations with the carry-out calculation and analysis accurately and speedily.

The correct answer is Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Key Points

• Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has won the prestigious German Peace Prize.
• She is the first Black woman to win the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, which is endowed with $29,100 and has been awarded since 1950.
• Dangarembga is known for her works including the bestselling novel, “Nervous Conditions” and its sequel, “This Mournable Body.”

Important Points

• In 1988, her debut novel Nervous Conditions was the first to be published in English by a Black woman from Zimbabwe.
• In 2020, her novel This Mournable Body was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
• In addition to the Peace Prize, Dangarembga has also been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize and the PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression in 2021.

Additional Information

• The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade is an international peace prize that is awarded annually by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association.
• The prize has been awarded since 1950 traditionally on the Sunday of the Frankfurt Book Fair which usually takes place in October.
• The prize includes 25,000 euros.

• The Peace Prize acknowledges individuals who have been committed and contributed towards the realization of peace and humanity through their work especially in the field of literature, art, and science.