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The Correct Answer is Bright products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the Appeal.

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• World No Tobacco Day: 31 May.

Key Points

• World No Tobacco Day was created in 1987 by the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO).
• The purpose is to raise awareness about the tobacco epidemic and its preventable health effects.
• In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, designating 7 April 1988 as a world no-smoking day.
• In 1988, a new resolution (WHA42.19) established 31 May as the annual date for World No Tobacco Day.
• The theme for 2025 is: "Bright products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the Appeal".
• The theme aims to expose the misleading marketing tactics used to make tobacco products appear attractive, especially to youth.

सही युग्म है - 'रसभरा - रस से भरा'

• 'रसभरा' शब्द में तत्पुरुष समास है। रसभरा का समास विग्रह 'रस से भरा' है। यहाँ 'से' परसर्ग आने पर 'करण तत्पुरुष समास' है।
• जिस तत्पुरुष समास में करण कारक के कारक चिन्ह (से, के द्वारा) का लोप हुआ हो उसे करण तत्पुरुष समास कहते हैं।
• उदाहरण-
• शोकाकुल = शौक से आकुल
• रेखांकित = रेखा के द्वारा अंकित

Key Pointsकरण कारक:- 

• वह समास जिसमें 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।
• इस समास में आने वाले कारक चिन्हों को, से, के लिए, से, का/के/की, में, पर आदि का लोप होता है।
• उदाहरण- 
• ​​ऋणमुक्त = ऋण से मुक्त
• परलोकगमन = परलोक को गमन।

Mistake Points

• पतितपावन = पापियों को पवित्र करने वाला (कर्म तत्पुरुष समास)
• रसोईघर = रसोई के लिए घर (सम्प्रदान तत्पुरुष समास)
• धनहीन = धन से हीन (करण तत्पुरूष समास)

Additional Information

The correct answer is Option 1)

Key Points

• The word 'pusillanimous' is used to describe someone who is weak and cowardly.
• The term 'pusillanimous' originates from the Latin word 'pusillus', meaning very small or weak, and animus, meaning spirit.
• It is often used in a literary or formal context to describe someone who lacks courage and resolution.
• Example: The pusillanimous politician avoided making any controversial decisions.​
• Therefore, 'pusillanimous' is the most appropriate one-word substitute for weak and cowardly.

Hence, the correct answer is 'pusillanimous'.

Additional InformationThe other options do not convey the same depth of meaning:

• Meek refers to someone who is gentle and submissive, but not necessarily cowardly.
• Timid means lacking in courage or confidence, but it is not as strong as 'pusillanimous'.
• Anxious refers to someone who is worried or nervous, which is different from being cowardly.

Given:

Monthly Income = ₹7,540

Increase Percentage = 20%

Formula used:

New Income = Old Income × (1 + Increase Percentage/100)

Calculation:

New Income = ₹7,540 × (1 + 20/100)

⇒ New Income = ₹7,540 × (1 + 0.2)

⇒ New Income = ₹7,540 × 1.2

⇒ New Income = ₹9,048

∴ The correct answer is option (3).

The correct answer is the Lungs.

• The main respiratory organ of the whale is the lung.

Key Points

• Whales and dolphins are mammals and breathe air into their lungs, just like we humans do.
• They cannot breathe underwater like the fish can as they do not have gills for that.
• They breathe through nostrils, called a blowhole, located right on top of their heads.

Additional Information

• Blowholes are a physical feature of whales and dolphins characterized by a muscular hole on the top of their heads.
• Whenever the whales reach the water surface, the blowhole opens and it blows air out and in.
• While blowing out air, it can cause the water to spray which is called the spout.
• When underwater, the muscles around the blowhole ensure that it stays closed.

The correct answer is Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

Key Points

• The Sultan of Delhi who appointed Ibn Battuta as the Qazi/Judge of Delhi was Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
• Muhammad bin Tughlaq was the second ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and he reigned from 1325 to 1351 CE.
• Ibn Battuta was a famous Moroccan explorer and scholar who visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
• The Sultan was impressed with Ibn Battuta's scholarship and reputation as a generous patron of arts, and he appointed him as the Qazi of Delhi in recognition of his abilities.
• Ibn Battuta served as the Qazi of Delhi for a period of eight years, during which he traveled extensively throughout the Sultanate and wrote extensively about his experiences.
• His travelogue,  "The Rihla," provides valuable insights into the political, social, and cultural life of medieval India.

सही उत्तर है - "किशोर खाना खा रहा है।" 

Key Points

• किशोर खाना खा रहा है। - प्रस्तुत वाक्य में अपूर्ण वर्तमान काल का प्रयोग है l
• क्रिया के जिस रूप से कार्य के लगातार होने का पता चलता है, उसे अपूर्ण वर्तमान काल कहते है।
• जिन वाक्यों के अंत में रहा है, रहे है, रही है, रहा हूँ आदि आते है, उसे अपूर्ण वर्तमान काल कहते हैं।
• अन्य विकल्प :-
• किशोर खाना खाता है - सामान्य वर्तमान l
• किशोर ने खाना खाया होगा। - संभाव्य वर्तमान l
• किशोर ने खाना खाया I -  पूर्ण वर्तमान

Additional Information

• अपूर्ण वर्तमान काल के उदाहरण:- 
• मैं स्कूल जा रहा हूँ।
• मैं बुक पढ़ रहा हूँ।
• मैं खेल रहा हूँ।

The correct answer is The Mother warned her daughter," Beware of her!"

Key Points

• While changing the narration of a sentence, we need to follow steps 
• Here the mother is warning her daughter.
• The conjunction 'that' will replace comma and inverted commas.
• Given sentence is in Indirect speech.
• While changing this sentence from indirect to direct, the exclamation sign will come as it is about the warning.
• So, here mother is warning her daughter so warned will be used here in direct speech.

​The correct sentence is The Mother warned her daughter," Beware of her!"

Given:

Diameter of the cone = 56 metres, so radius (r) = 56 / 2 = 28 metres

Slant height (l) = 35 metres

Formula used:

Volume of the cone = $\dfrac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h$, where h is the height of the cone.

Calculation:

To find the height (h) of the cone, we use the Pythagorean theorem:

l² = r² + h²

35² = 28² + h²

1225 = 784 + h²

h² = 1225 - 784

h² = 441

h = √441 = 21 metres

Volume = $\dfrac{1}{3} × \frac{22}{7} × 28^2 × 21$

Volume = 22 × 28 × 28

Volume = 17248 cubic metres

Therefore, the volume of the cone is 17,248 cubic metres .

The correct answer is ​Sublimation.

Sublimation is a change in a state of matter, just like melting, freezing, and evaporation. Through sublimation, a substance changes from a solid to a gas without ever passing through a liquid phase.

Example: Dry ice, solid CO2, Naphthalene.