Question Discussion & Solution

Explanation:

• The metallic property of the elements of the periodic table decreases when we move across the group whereas it increases when we go down the group, as we go down the number of electrons increases and thereby their distance from the nucleus increases. 
• This increase causes them to shed more electrons and thereby have a greater electropositive or metallic character. 

Among the given compounds Na shows maximum Metallic character. 

The pattern followed is

The correct answer is Indicator.

Key Points

• Indicators are substances that show a change in colour when brought in contact with acids and bases.
• The most common indicator used in the laboratory is Litmus.
• Litmus is extracted from lichens.

Additional Information

• A promoter is a sequence of DNA needed to turn a gene on or off.
• A neutralizer is a substance used in the neutralization of acidic water.
• Neutralization is a chemical reaction in which acid and a base react quantitatively with each other to form water and salt.
• A catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the reaction.

The correct answer is Aravali.

• Aravali range forms the main water area for Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Aravali range​
  • The Aravallis of Northwestern India, one of the oldest fold mountains of the world, now form residual mountains with an elevation of 300m. to 900m.
  • They stretch for a distance of 800 km from Himmatnagar in Gujarat to Delhi, spanning Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, the 692 kilometres (km).
  • The Aravallis act as a barrier between the fertile plains in the east and the sandy desert in the west.
  • Historically, it is said that the Aravalli range checked the spread of the Thar desert towards the Indo-Gangetic plains, serving as a catchment of rivers and plains.
  • Thus Aravali range forms the main water area for Rajasthan.

​Additional Information

•  Aravali range formation
  • ​These are fold mountains of which rocks are formed primarily of the folded crust when two convergent plates move towards each other by the process called orogenic movement.
  • The Aravallis date back to millions of years when a pre-Indian sub-continent collided with the mainland Eurasian Plate.
  • Carbon dating has shown that copper and other metals mined in the ranges date back to at least the 5th century BC.

The correct answer is Article 167.

• Article 167 of the Indian Constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister.
• It has specified in the second schedule.
• A chief minister is understood to be "first among equals".

A Chief Minister must be:

• Chief Minister must be a citizen of India.
• Chief Minister should be a member of the state legislature.
• If a person is elected chief minister who is not a member of the legislature, then he/she must take permission from the governor.
• Chief Minister must be 25 years of age or more.