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Answer is: (b) 1957 AD

Astrosat is the name of India’s first space observatory. It was launched from Sri Harikota by ISRO in October, 2015.

In ancient time, observatories had been established in Pataliputra and Nalanda. Sawai Jai Singh extended significant contribution in establishing of observatories. On the basis of knowledge derived from China, Babylon and Europe, he started building observatories. Among these, the first observatory was Jantar – Mantar in Delhi. He got constructed the first observatory in Delhi in 1724. The second observatory was built in Jaipur in 1734 AD. Apart from these, he also got constructed observatories in Banaras, Ujjain and Mathura. Apart from observatories, he invented three new scientific instruments – Samrat Yantra, Jai Prakash Yantra and Ram Yantra. These instruments are capable of telling time even today.

Biofertilizers: Fertilizers synthesized by microorganisms from the environment or from soil to plants.

Correct answer is (c) FSH

Correct answer is (d) Holstein

Correct answer is (d) All of these

The middle-aged tempo-truck driver who spoke Gujarati volunteered to help Baleshwar.

The manner in which she had been rescued was astonishing. According to Roma it was astonishing because a stranger would jump off a train and risk his life for her. She was also a stranger to him.

(b)   Airoli

Roma was shifted to back of the tempo truck with Baleshwar, she lay on the seat. When the vehicle moved unsteadily it made her stir and her eyes fluttered open.

(a)  black salwar-kameez

(d) On the railway track

The cop means police.

The people who saw the scene that Roma had Men on the tracks. Though they had seen, they did not volunteer to help her. They were considered as callous towards the accident.

(c)  Baleshwar

(b) Intensive care unit

When he came to India he soon realized that it was not going to be difficult to get involved in India from the first day itself he was surrounded by friends. His predecessors introduced him to the staff of A India Radio, members of press club, new neighbours, still many continued as good friends. That’s why he says when he was questioned about staying in India. He said that ’s because of his friends.

According to Mark, Indian beauty of nature, great works of literature, our folk art, way of worship, our monuements, and the Indian food etc, He says it would need a be to describe What India means to him and – can only say that he is not alone among foreigners in believing there is nowhere like. India and being people like be how Mark was perhaps unusual for a foreigner in that he has been accepted as a part of India. Marks, was accepted by Indian and Indians because he got himself involved in India and Indians.

I heard someone calling.

Mother is cooking breakfast.

I’ll be going to the cinema.

I came riding a cycle

Some books are not good for reading.

Some Peacocks are not dancing.

Correct Answer is: (a) first

Bird was flying in the sky.

Peacock is dancing.

The great works of our literature are great epics like Ramayana and Mahabharatha and the love poetry. Folk arts like folk songs and the classical music with ragas that though starts with simplicity ends with happiness. Ways of worshipping are, in mosques worshippers bowing their heads in prayer and the colourful informality of the Priests performing the evening rites in Hindu temple, sound of priests singing the sikh scriptures carrying across the water of the sacred tanks.

About our moments he says nobody will be disappointed by the Taj Mahal or the forts of Rajasthan. About food he says there are fresh cooked parathas for breakfast in the open-air dhabas or restarunts along the Grand trunk road and there’s the delicacy of vegetarian thali in Gujarat.

We Indians accept everybody whoever comes to India. India is a country of unity in diversity. No other country has so many religions languages, culture, custom etc. We have the quality of friendly nature which makes us to welcome anybody who comes here. In the same way Mark was also accepted as one of us.

He saw the sunsets in Great himalayan national park where the mountains glittered in the sunset whereas in Kerala over the Arabian sea sunset looked as the sun slid like a great red dome. The difference is one sunset was watched over the himalayan mountains, other was watched over the Arabian sea.

Correct answer is (c) Rhodospirillum

Correct answer is (a) bread

Correct answer is (c) interspecific hybridization

Correct answer is (a) production of hybrids

Ape:

1. Brain of the apes is smaller in size.

2. Ape cannot walk upright.

3. Ape is less intelligent as compared to human. 

4. Apes are arboreal in their habitat and they spend more time on the trees. 

5. The forelimbs of ape are longer than the hind limbs.

Human:

1. Brain of humans is larger in size. 

2. Humans can walk upright. 

3. Human is considered to be the most intelligent animal. 

4. Humans are terrestrial in their habitat. They cannot stay on the trees. 

5. The forelimbs of humans are shorter than the hind limbs.

Mark Tully was born in Calcutta and educated in England. He was correspondent for the BBC in South Asia for twenty five years. He now works as a journalist in New Delhi. Mark Tully’s books on India- ‘No full stops in India’, ‘The Heart of India’, and ‘India in slow motion’ are highly acclamied.

He is the former bureau chief of BBC, New Delhi. He worked for BBC for a period of 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He is currently the regular presenter of weekly BBC Radio 4 programme something understood. Tully was made an officer of the order of British empire in 1985 and was awarded Padmashree in 1992. He was knighted in new year Honours 2002 receiving KBE and in 2005 he received PadmaBhushan.

The lesson ‘India through the eyes of a foreigner’ is a short account by British – Indian Radio Journalist Mark Tully. Mark Tully was with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) until he resigned in the year 1994. In this short account of his experiences in India, Mark Tully tells us why he likes India and Indians very much. He vividly gives as the imagery of India’s natural beauty and the beauty and diversity of India’s social religions and cultural activities.

After Mark Tully arrived in India he quickly realised that it was not difficult to get involved in India. From the very day he’ arrived he was surrounded by friends, who introduced him to the staff of All India Radio, Press club and his neighbours. He says that many are still good friends. These friends encouraged him to get involved in India. When anyone asks him why he did not go back to England he replies that it is because of his dear friends.

He discloses to us that it was not the only reason he decided to stay in India. The truth was he was drawn to the natural beauty of India. He describes how he explored the beauty of India. One week we was camping in the Great Himalayan National Park watching the snow clad mountains glitter in the sunset and next week he would be in Kerala, sitting in his swimming tranks watching the sunset over the Arabian sea.

He is nostalgic about the smells of seasons of India. He distinguishes the dry scent of early summer of Delhi, When the blue Jacarandas, the scarlet gulmohars flower to the sweet smell of queen-of-the-night flowers and the freshness of the pine trees in the foothills of Himalayas. He is impressed by the variety of folk songs and Indian classical music. He feels that the classical ragas start with austerity (simplicity) and end in ecstasy.

Mark Tully is amazed at the great epics and the love poetry of India. He tells as that one wall of his flat is covered by the art of the Pradhan tribe of Central India. He is awed by the colourful festivals of India and the Pujari, he is not dressed grandly like the church preachers, performing evening poojas in temples. He is swayed by the solemn dignity of the courtyards of Mosques where Muslims offer namaz. He tells us that he will never know a person was would be disappointed after seeing the Tajmahal or the forts of Rajasthan. He also likes Indian food like parathas a vegetarian thali.

He admits that all these things compelled him to stay in India. He is apologetic and admits that he is not a poet to give an apt description of India. Only a poet can describe what India means to him. Most foreigners like him believe that India and Indians are unique. He is grateful to India and Indians for being accepted as one of themselves.

Often the author was asked why he stays in India, he used to stay because of his friends was one part of the truth.

1. Artificial insemination is the technique used for controlled breeding experiments. 

2. Superior males of a particular commercial breed are selected. 

3. Semen from such superior males is collected and injected into the genital tract of female. 

4. This insemination is either done immediately or semen is frozen and used later on. 

5. In frozen semen, sperms can remain alive for long duration. They are also convenient for transport. 

6. Artificial insemination is preferred as it is easy and helpful to overcome several problems of normal mating.

1. In order to improve the quality of milk, following measures should be taken at every stage of dairy farming: 

2. Good breeds having high yielding potential should be selected.

3. The breeds selected should be suitable for the local climatic conditions. 

4. The breeds selected should have proper resistance to diseases. 

5. Cattles should be well looked after with proper care. 

6. The feed should be of suitable quality and quantity. Feed includes silage made from legumes, grasses, maize and jowar. Silage should be supplemented with oilcakes, minerals, vitamins and salts. 

7. Utmost care should be taken about cleanliness and hygiene of the cattle as well as the handlers who handle the cattle. 

8. This is especially important during milking, storage and transport of milk and its products. Mechanized processes should be adopted as far as possible as they reduce chance of direct contact of produce with the handlers.

9. The shed must be clean and well maintained. Similarly the dairy should be spacious with adequate facilities for feeding, watering and light. 

10. Help of veterinary doctor should be sought from time to time for the identification of health problems, diseases and rectification. 

11. Transportation of milk, processing, marketing and distribution play a vital role in dairy industry. If all the above care is taken then the quality of milk will surely improve.

1. Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer (MOET) technology is used to increase chances of successful production of hybrids. 

2. In this technique, cow is administered with Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) which induces follicular maturation and then the super ovulation is brought about. 

3. By such technique in each cycle, 6 to 8 eggs mature simultaneously. 

4. The cow is then either mated with a superior bull or she is artificially inseminated. 

5. The blastocysts at 8 to 32 cell stage are recovered non-surgically and transferred to surrogate mothers.

6. The genetic mother who gave the egg is then again subjected to another round of super ovulation. 

7. This technology is used for cattle, sheep, rabbits, buffaloes, etc. 

8. The MOET is used to produce high milk yielding breeds of female and high quality meat yielding bulls with lean meat containing less lipids. It helps in increasing favourable herd size in a short period.

Correct answer is (d) tyrea moth

It is situated in the North-West of India and is in kite shape. It lies between 23° 3’ to 30° 12’ N latitude and from 69° 30’ to 78° 17’ East longitudes. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southern tip.

Correct answer is (c) protozoan

Major part of Rajasthan lies in the Temperate sone.

Pratapgarh is the newly created district of Rajasthan.

The pathogenic fungus which kills or inhibits the growth of a weed is called mycoherbicide.

On the basis of function, bacterial biofertilizers are of three types – nitrogen fixing, phosphate solubilizing and compost making biofertilizers.

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