Name the method of asexual reproduction in lichens.

If $\left[\begin{array}{rrr}1 & -1 & x \\ 1 & x & 1 \\ x & -1 & 1\end{array}\right]$ has no inverse,then the real value of $x$ is

The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud from a point $2500 \ m$ above a lake is $15^{\circ}$ and from the same point the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is $45^{\circ}$. The height (in metres) of the cloud above the lake,given that $\cot 15^{\circ}=2+\sqrt{3}$,is

If the terminal speed of a sphere of gold (density $= 19.5 \times 10^3 \, kg/m^3$) is $0.2 \, m/s$ in a viscous liquid (density $= 1.5 \times 10^3 \, kg/m^3$),find the terminal speed of a sphere of silver (density $= 10.5 \times 10^3 \, kg/m^3$) of the same size in the same liquid.

$A$ circular disc of radius $R$ is removed from a bigger circular disc of radius $2R$ such that the circumferences of the discs coincide. The center of mass of the new disc is $\alpha R$ from the center of the bigger disc. The value of $\alpha$ is:

Two cylinders $A$ and $B$ fitted with pistons contain equal number of moles of an ideal monoatomic gas at $400 ~K$. The piston of $A$ is free to move while that of $B$ is held fixed. Same amount of heat energy is given to the gas in each cylinder. If the rise in temperature of the gas in $A$ is $42 ~K$, the rise in temperature of the gas in $B$ is (in $~K$)