Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Jaisalmer and Bikaner.

Key Points
Tropical Thorn Forest:

• These forests are found in Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Barmer.
• It comprises 6.25% of the forest in Rajasthan. 
• Rainfall varies from 0 to 25 cm. It is scanty in nature.
• Xerophytic vegetation is found in this forest. 
• Khejri, Rohida, and Jaal are prominent trees present in the Forest.

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The correct answer is Rakesh Sharma.

Key Points

• Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to enter space.
  • He was selected as a cosmonaut for a joint Soviet-Indian spaceflight in 1982.
  • He made history by becoming the first Indian to travel to space in 1984.
  • He flew on Soyuz T-11 with commander Yury Malyshev and flight engineer Gennady Strekalov, to the space station Salyut 7 on 3^rd April 1984.
  • Rakesh Sharma and his crewmates landed in Kazakhstan on 11^th April 1987 after the successful completion of the mission.
  • He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space.

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• Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-origin woman to enter space.
  • She was killed in the space shuttle Columbia disaster on 1st February 2003.
• Sunita Williams is the second Indian-origin woman to enter space.
  • The first marathon in space was run by Sunita Williams.
• Yuri Gagarin is the first man to enter space.
• Ravish Malhotra was an Air Force test pilot in India. 
  • He served as a backup for Rakesh Sharma on the Soyuz T-11 mission.

The correct answer is Concave lens.

Key Points

• To treat the eye disease known as myopia or nearsightedness we use the Concave Lens.
• A concave lens is a category of lens that deviates a straight light beam coming from the origin to a diminished, upright, virtual image.
• It can construct both real and virtual images.
• The convex lens is a lens that tends to meet at a point of rays of light that convey parallel to its principal axis which is comparatively thick across the middle and thin at the lower and upper edges.
• A convex lens is used in cameras, correction of Hyperopia, etc.
• Bifocal lenses hold two different prescriptions, an upper part to allow for distance vision and an additional power on the bottom part of the lens to help in close-up focus.
• A bifocal lens is used in people suffering from presbyopia, myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
• The result is eyesight lucidity at both distance and near with one pair of glasses.
• A Compound lens is simple lenses made on a general axis usually in close proximity and often cemented with each other.

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The correct answer is ​Ahar.

• Ahar civilization:
  • Ancient name
    • Tamravati Nagari
    • Aghatpur
    • Aghat Pur
  • Upnaam
    • Banas culture
    • Mounds of the dead

Key Points

• Ahar civilization-
  • It is situated in Udaipur.
  • It was excavated by-
    • Akshay Kirti Vyas in 1953 AD.
    • Ratan Chand Agrawal in 1956 AD.
    • Dheeraj Lal Sankaliya in 1961 AD.
  • It was known as Tamravati / Aghatpur / Dhulkot in ancient times.
  • It is also known as mounds of dead.
  • Ahar's houses were built with soft black stone and raw briquette.
  • One/ two/ six stoves were also found in Ahar's houses.
  • Red black ware also found there.
  • It was a copper-age civilization.
  • Agriculture and animal rearing were also done by Aharvasi.
  • Soil-made ox statue was also found there, which is known as the Banasiyal bull.

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• Bairath civilization-
  • It is situated in Shahpura, Jaipur.
  • It is also known as Virat Nagar.
  • It is situated on the bank of the Banganga river.
  • It was firstly searched by Rai Bahadur Dayaram Sahani in 1936 AD.
  • Its survey and excavation were done by Kailash Dixit and Neel Ratna Banarjee. 
• Bagore civilization- 
  • It is situated in Bhilwara on the bank of the Kothari river.
  • It was excavated by Dr. V.N. Misra and Dr. L.S. Laishnik.
  • It has evidence of the most ancient animal rearing of India.
  • It is also known as the museum of primitive culture.
  • Swastik sign was used there for Vastu dosh prevention.
• Kalibanga civilization-
  • It was excavated by Amlanand Ghosh (firstly) in 1952 AD.
  • It was also excavated by Brijvasi Lal and Balkrishna Thapar in 1961-69 AD.
  • It is situated on the bank of the Ghaggar river.

The correct answer is IPC Section 354 C.

• IPC Section 354 C provides safety and punishes the offender for voyeurism watching, capturing or sharing images of a woman engaged in private acts, without her consent, when she does not expect so.
• IPC Section 354 C:
  • Voyeurism Watching, capturing or sharing images of a woman engaged in private acts, without her consent, when she does not expect so is a punishable offence
  • 1 to 3 years of jail term + Fine for the first conviction.
  • 3 to 7 years jail term + Fine for a second or subsequent conviction

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