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quiz on global warming

Imagine if the world had not used  fossil fuels to produce electricity 100 years back and would have met all  its energy requirement using solar panels (80 %) and the remaining from waves , wind and tides . We would not have cut the forest i.e we would have maintained it at 1918 level.( no decrease in forest area) In this situation the global temperature would have ? A. Increase in the last 100 years B. Remained same in the last hundred years. C. It would have decreased.

HERITAGE QUIZ 2020

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1. In which language is this song sung ? Many of you may get  confused with the question because the song was sung by an Emirati singer in his traditional dress . If you listen carefully he had sung Bapus favorite  Bhajan vaishnav jan to  which was in Gujarathi   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMSzlE79dg 2. The bird sanctuary in Haryana ? a. Bharatpur  b. Sultanpur  c. Bandipur  The answer has to be Sultanpur in Jhajjar district of Haryana. Bharatpur is in Rajasthan and Bandipur is in Karnataka. It is the wintering ground of several species of migratory birds . The national park is open for visitors from October to March . 3. In which month due you see this tree flowering ? This tree is called Gul Mohar in Hindi and Mayflower tree in English , so the answer is obvious . You find them flowering in the months of May and June . 4. which is the national aquatic animal of India ?                                                                     

Atlas quiz -1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpHJ6W743-c&t=91s PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEOS  AS IT MAY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW TO USE THE ATLAS AND ANSWER THE GIVEN QUESTIONS. 1. If you fly from Pune to Jaipur and from there to Hyderabad and then on to Lucknow which letter of English your flight  would trace ? A. M B.N C. H D. L E. Z 2. Divya and Riya are flying from Delhi to Bengalore , the flight leaves Delhi at 2:45 PM and reaches Benagalore at 5:15 PM . Divya get a right side window seat in Business class and Riya get a left window seat in Business class . Who will be able to see the sun clearly during greater part of the flight ( diagram of seating plan in pasted for your reference ) A. Divya B. Riya C. Both D. None of the above 3.Your friend plans to visit you at Kanyakumari  and he plant to take a direct flight to reach India  from Singapore. Which nearest Airport from Kanyakumari would you suggest so that you can go and pick him up in minimum time ? A. Chennai B.

TECTONIC PLATES AND LANDFORMS

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1 .OBSERVE THE  BELOW IMAGE AND  IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS GIVEN BELOW ARE TRUE. A. Continental crusts are thicker than oceanic crust . B.Continental crusts are denser than oceanic crust. C. Mantle is denser than crust. D. Continental crusts are thickest in mountainous regions. 2.Observe the various plates and answer the below questions. A. Name the structure formed because the North and South american plate are moving apart from Europe and Africa? B. Which type of plate movement is responsible for the formation of Andes mountain and Himalayas? C. Why are countries like Japan and Indonesia vulnerable to earthquakes? D. Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep are island territories of India . What is the fundamental difference between them in terms of their origin. E. If you install a statue exactly at  the south pole after millions of years the statue will not be at the south pole ( am I serious or joking). 3.Why is the Himalayan Tibetian region called the w

holiday h w class viii 2019

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1. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE  AND LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TYRE . HOW IS IT HELPFUL IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THROUGH MARSHY AREA ? 2.IN A  CERTAIN  VILLAGE IN THE HILLS THE VILLAGERS DECIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THEIR COWS AND GOATS TO THE HILLS  FOR GRAZING INTEAD THE PEOPLE WILL GO TO THE HILL AND HARVEST THE GRASS AND STALL FEED THEIR LIVESTOCK. THE REASON  GIVEN WAS TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION. IS IT CORRECT TO SAY COWS AND GOATS CAN CAUSE MORE SOIL EROSION BY WALKING ON THE HILLS. SHOWN ABOVE ARE THE FOOT PRINTS OF MAN AND HOOFPRINT OF A COW.CAN YOU TELL  ME WHY STALL FEEDING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS. ( CLUE ; APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT IN PHYSICS i,e pressure). 3. IN THE PICTURE SHOWN BELOW THE FIRST ONE IS A NYLON FISHING NET AND THE SECOND ONE IS A JUTE FISHING NET . YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHY FISHERMEN PREFER NYLON NETS TO  THE ONES MADE OF JUTE? 4. THE HYDROGEN AND HELIUM BALLONS WHICH ARE USED TO STUDY WEATHER EXPLODE WHEN THEY REACH THE UPPER LAYER OF TROPOS

TRANSPORTERS

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THE LONGEST RAILROUTE  Q. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE RAIL SERVICE FROM INDIA TO MOSCOW. IN THAT CASE THROUGH WHICH COUNTRIES WOULD THE RAIL PASS. Q. CONSIDER THE ABOVE SITUATION IF THERE IS A RAIL LINE FROM DELHI TO MOSCOW AND WE WISH TO TRANSPORT SOMETHING FROM MOSCOW TO DELHI .IN THE FIRST CASE YOU ARE USING THE SEA ROUTE TO TRANSPORT FROM MOSCOW TO DELHI . WHAT WOULD BE THE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY THE SHIP AND TRAIN WHEN THE GOODS ARE TRANSPORTED FROM MOSCOW TO DELHI? THE HIGHEST RAIL ROUTE China high speed train tickets are the cheapest. Below is a price list for six countries that account for 90% of the world’s high-speed rails. Country/ Region EUR/km China 0.04 France 0.22 Spain 0.19 Italy 0.25 Japan 0.22 Germany 0.27 One thing to note is that all countries except China offer a discount on tickets. Still, the price is higher than in China. Q. WHAT COULD BE THE REASON THAT TICKETS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE IN OTHER COUNTRIES THAN CHINA? Q. WHY IS IT THAT MANY OF

TRANSPORT POLICIES

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POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE TRANSPORT POLICIES OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES SINGAPORE : The   country   Singapore has been successful in compelling   its people to   use public transport   by making cars expensive . It is not only buying a car is expensive in Singapore because of a series of taxes   and certificate of entitlement but also maintaining one is very expensive because of   higher insurance rate, parking charges , electronic road pricing. Singapore has a very well developed bus   system and MRTS . The people of Singapore are using the smart technology effectively in the   form   of carpooling app for office goers and school children. There are many car sharing companies in Singapore which enables people to use cars   on occasions. The less frequent users need not   buy a car as they do in many    other countries . The automated check in , bag drop , security check at Changi is a great idea and it will be followed by many countries in the coming year. Singapo