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The correct answer is 21 July 2017**.**

Key Points

• Section 16 of the National Food Preservation Security Act 2013 provides for the State Food Preservation Commission.
• The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted the Madhya Pradesh Food Preservation Commission on 21 July 2017.
• Objectives
• ​Preventing scams in the distribution of food in Madhya Pradesh.
• Improvement in the food distribution system.
• Protection of all types of beneficiaries.
• Advising the State Government.
• Monitoring and reviewing the implementation of this Act.

Additional Information

• Composition: Chairman+5 members+Secretary
• It is necessary to have at least 2 women and one member of Scheduled Caste and one member of Scheduled Tribe in the Commission whether it is the Chairman, Member, or Member Secretary.
• Tenure: 5 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier.
• Removal and Resignation: State Government.
• Salary and allowances: Decided by State Government
• Powers: The powers of the Civil Court will be given under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908.

Important Points

• Madhya Pradesh Food Preservation Commission is situated in Bhopal.
• Chairman - Rajkishore Swain
• Members - Durga Dawar and Kishore Khandelwal
• Secretary - Rajeev Chandra Dubey.

वाक्य अशुद्ध है- उसके विरूद्ध मुकदमा चलाया गया।

शुद्ध वाक्य है-

• उस पर मुकदमा चलाया गया।

Key Pointsवाक्य अशुद्धि शोधन-

• ‘वाक्य’ भाषा की महत्त्वपूर्ण इकाई है, अत: वाक्य को बोलते व लिखते समय उसकी शुद्धता, स्पष्टता और सार्थकता क��� ध्यान रखना आवश्यक है।
• यदि वाक्य में किसी तरह की अशुद्धि होती है तो आपके बोले गए वाक्य अर्थ भी बदल सकता है।
• सामने वाले व्यक्ति को आसानी से और सही-सही समझ आ सके उसके लिए आवश्यक है कि व्याकरण के नियमों की दृष्टि से ‘वाक्य’ को शुद्ध हो।
• अत: वाक्य को व्याकरण के नियमों के अनुसार शुद्ध करना ही ‘वाक्य अशुद्धि शोधन’ कहलाता है।

वाक्यों में अनेक प्रकार की अशुद्धियाँ होती हैं जिनमें से कुछ इस प्रकार हैं-

• शब्द-अर्थ प्रयोग की अशुद्धि
• कभी-कभी वाक्यों में सही शब्दों की जगह उनके ही सादृश लगने वाले शब्दों का प्रयोग अर्थ में परिवर्तन का कारण बन जाता है, जिसके कारण वाक्य का सही अर्थ ही बदल जाता है और यह वाक्य में शब्द-अर्थ प्रयोग की अशुद्धि कहलाती है।
• उदाहरण -
• अशुद्ध रूप - मैं उपेक्षा करता हूँ कि तुम यह काम कर लोगे।
• शुद्ध रूप - मैं अपेक्षा करता हूँ कि तुम यह काम कर लोगे।
• अशुद्ध रूप - तुम हमेशा बेफ़िजूल की बातें करते हो।
• शुद्ध रूप - तुम हमेशा फ़िजूल की बातें करते हो।

The correct answer is Agitated.

Key Points

• Serene- is an adjective that describes a state of calmness, tranquility, and peace (शांतिपूर्ण)
• E.g.- Walking through the tranquil garden, I felt a sense of serenity wash over me, leaving behind all my worries.
• The most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word is Agitated.
• Agitated means **feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. (**परेशान या घबराया हुआ )
• For Example - There's no point getting agitated.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.​

Additional Information

• Unperturbed means not perturbed or concerned. (बाहरी कारकों या घटनाओं से अप्रभावित, शांत और अप्रभावित होने की अवस्था)
• Pleased means feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation. (विशेष रूप से किसी घटना या स्थिति में खुशी और संतुष्टि महसूस करना या दिखाना।)
• Composed means having one's feelings and expression under control. (किसी की भावनाओं और अभिव्यक्ति को नियंत्रण में रखना)

Shortcut Trick

Net Interest Rate for 4 years = 12% × 4 = 48%

Total Amount (%) = 100% (Principal) + 48% (Interest) = 148%

Required Amount = 148% of ₹50,000

Amount = 1.48 × 50,000 = ₹74,000

∴ The correct answer is ₹74,000.

Alternate Method

Given:

Principal (P) = ₹50,000

Rate (R) = 12% per annum

Time (T) = 4 years

Formula Used:

Simple Interest (SI) = (P × R × T) ÷ 100

Total Amount (A) = Principal (P) + Simple Interest (SI)

Calculations:

⇒ Simple Interest = (50,000 × 12 × 4) ÷ 100

⇒ Simple Interest = 500 × 48

⇒ Simple Interest = ₹24,000

⇒ Total Amount = 50,000 + 24,000

⇒ Total Amount = ₹74,000

∴ The correct answer is ₹74,000.

Additional Information

Compound Interest Formula

When interest is compounded annually, the amount is A = P(1 + R/100)ⁿ, where n is the number of years.

SI vs CI for 1^st Year

For the first year (if compounded annually), the Simple Interest and Compound Interest are always equal on the same principal and rate.

Difference between CI and SI

The difference for 2 years is given by D = P(R/100)².

The correct answer is Mushroom.

Key Points

• Mushroom
• Mushroom is a Heterotrophic Plant.
• Heterotrophic means which depends on others for food. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
• They cannot make their food themselves as Autotrophs.
• Also, they are a non-green plant that doesn't part in photosynthesis.
• While others are Autotrophs; they can make their food themselves.
• Also, they can take part in photosynthesis as they are green plants
• Mushroom is a Fungi.
• Scientific Name: "Agaricus bisporus" (Edible Mushroom).
• Any of various fungi having a stalk topped by a fleshy, often umbrella-shaped cap.
• Ecology of Mushrooms:
• Sporophores: The spore-producing organ of a fungus or slime mold.
• Two types of Sporophores are: The term Mushroom is used to identify the edible sporophores,
• The term Toadstool is often reserved for inedible or poisonous sporophores.
• Mushrooms contain no chlorophyll which means they can not photosynthesize.
• Mushrooms are a low-calorie source of fibre, protein, and antioxidants.
• Mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins.

• The much-awaited day, Nuakahi, for the people of western Odisha districts came on 3 September 2019 with much pomp and gaiety.
• People offer the newly harvested crop called Nabanha to their respective presiding deities at a stipulated moment this morning.
• The Nuakhai Juhar is a major ritual of the festival. It is an exchange of greetings with friend relative and well-wishers.
• Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season.

'राजपुत्र' में समास है - 'तत्पुरुष'

• राजपुत्र का समास-विग्रह - राजा का पुत्र
• राजपुत्र में समास का उपभेद षष्ठी तत्पुरूष ( सम्बंध तत्पुरुष ) समास है।
• वह समास जिसका उत्तरपद प्रधान होता है, अर्थात प्रथम पद गौण होता है एवं उत्तर पद की प्रधानता होती है
• व समास करते वक़्त बीच की विभक्ति का लोप हो जाता है। उसे तत्पुरुष समास कहते हैं।
• इस समास में आने वाले कारक चिन्हों को, से, के लिए, से, का/के/की, में, पर आदि का लोप होता है।
• उदाहरण -  ​
• भारतरत्न = भारत का रत्न

Key Pointsतत्पुरुष समास के अन्य उदाहरण:-

• भुखमरा = भूख से मरा
• सूररचित = सूर द्वारा रचित
• देशभक्ति = देश के लिए भक्ति
• जन्मांध = जन्म से अँधा
• पराधीन = दूसरों के आधीन
• गृहप्रवेश = गृह में प्रवेश
• आपबीती = आप पर बीती

Additional Information 

Correct option 3) The error lies in part C.

Explanation:

• Here, it should be ‘bring her around' instead of 'bring her down' in the third part.
• ‘Bring around’ is a phrasal verb which means to persuade or convince someone.
• ​It also means to restore to consciousness, to get someone talking about something.

Additional Information

• Phrasal verbs: a verb that is made up of the Main Verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both.
• Some other phrasal verbs of 'bring' are: 
• Bring along: to bring someone or something to a certain place.
• Bring about: to cause to take place, to accomplish.
• Bring down:  to cause to fall as if by shooting, to make someone feel bad, to reduce, to make a ruler lose his/her position.
• Bring forward: to make something happen earlier than originally planned.
• Bring up: to mention, to raise, to uncover, to cause to stop suddenly, to vomit.
• make up: to form by fitting together or assembling, to arrange typeset matter for printing, to combine to produce (to constitute, compose), to compensate for (something, such as a deficiency or omission), to settle, decide (as used in the given sentence), to wrap or fasten up, to prepare in a physical for a role (to apply cosmetics), to invent, improvise, to reconcile (after a quarrel).

Hence, the correct sentence will be - She has already made up her mind to leave for Mumbai tomorrow, and there is nothing you can do to bring her around to your point of view that she should not go there.

Given:

The weights of the family members are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 66 kg, and 37 kg.

Formula used:

Average weight = (Sum of weights) / (Number of members)

Calculation:

Sum of weights = 40 + 49 + 56 + 66 + 37

⇒ Sum of weights = 248

Number of members = 5

Average weight = 248 / 5

⇒ Average weight = 49.6 kg

∴ The correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is Epilepsy.

Key Points

• Epilepsy is a disorder resulting in abnormal electrical discharges from the brain cells causing seizures.
• Epilepsy is a medical condition of the brain, which results in untimely seizures or fits.
• India observes National Epilepsy Day on November 17 to create awareness about the disease.
• The World Health Organisation has described it as a "chronic non-communicable disease of the brain which is characterized by recurrent seizures".
• Symptoms include loss of consciousness, sudden twitching, etc.
• WHO has also reported that close to 50 million people in the world suffer from epilepsy.
• It is considered one of the most common neurological diseases globally.
• Nearly 80% of people with epilepsy live in low- and middle-income countries.

Additional Information

• Prostatitis:
• ​The inflammation of the prostate gland is called prostatitis. It can be a result of a bacterial infection or nerve damage.
• The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland that is located below the urinary bladder in all men and it is responsible for producing semen.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA):
• It is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting connective tissue and the synovial membrane of joints.
• Hypoglycemia:
• It is a condition when the sugar level is very low.