Analyst Questions

The Farmers Alliance was an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished in 1875.

One of the goals of the organization was to end the adverse effects of the crop-lien system on farmers in the period following the American Civil War.

The Farmer's Alliance moved into politics in the early 1890s under the banner of the People's Party, commonly known as the "Populists."

Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey. Introduced in 1928, the Rangaswami Cup, was originally known as Inter-Provincial Tournament meant to pick up players for the national team for the Olympics.

After some years, The Hindu Group in 1951 presented the Rangaswami Cup that was named after one of its editors and since then the tournament is known as the Rangaswami Cup.

After falling it bruises, similarly after knocking it bumps.

Hence, Bruise : Fall :: Bump : Knock.

An amorphous or non-crystalline solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal. In Brief, An amorphous solid is any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel.

Quartz glass (SiO2) is an amorphous solid due to its short range order of constituent particles. Note Quartz is a crystalline solid while quartz glass is an amorphous solid.

Annie Besant (1847-1933) – political reformer, women's rights activist, theosophist and Indian nationalist is known as the grand old lady of Indian nationalism.

Hardness can be removed by adding sodium carbonate (washing soda) or by passing the water through an ion-exchange column.

Hardness in water is caused by dissolved magnesium ions and calcium ions. These can get into the water when it comes into contact with limestone and other rocks that contain calcium compounds. This can happen, for example, when rainwater flows over these rocks on its way to a reservoir.

Hardness in water is of two types. They are :

1. Temporary hardness

2. Permanent hardness

1. Temporary hardness:: Temporary hardness is caused by dissolved calcium hydrogen carbonate.

2. Permanent hardness:: Permanent hardness is caused by dissolved calcium sulfate. Unlike temporary hardness, it is not removed by boiling the water.

Using Trial and error method,

From the options  u = 1, v = 3/2 satisfies both the equations.