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1. Language Speaks a lot

2. Do we know our Earth

3. Pages from History

4. Bowing to the greatest of Teachers

5. Children – Our future

6. It begins with a bang!

Do we know our Earth?

The world is fast losing its greenery, its blue water and its fresh air. We surely want to save it from the impending doom caused by environmental hazards. However, do we know enough about our environment or the places and events related?

Why not take a quiz to test your knowledge in the same! Find out whether you know your global home well enough!


1.When is Earth Day celebrated?
  9th Dec
  31st July
  22nd April
2.Which continent has the most tropical rainforests?
  South America
  Australia
  Africa
3.Which year did Kyoto Protocol come into force?
  1999
  2005
  2007
4.Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
  Daintree rainforest
  Amazon Rainforest
  East Gippsland
5.What is Gahirmata sea beach of Orissa known for?
  Famous for the rare color of sand on the beach
  Known for beautiful corals
  It is the breeding ground for Olive Ridley Turtles, which come all the way from the Pacific Ocean for mating and laying their eggs on the beach.
6.Which documentary film on Climate Change has a former US vice-president featuring in it? Name the former US vice-president too.
  An Inconvenient Truth; Al Gore
  Light in the Dark; Joe Biden
  Doomsday; John Adams
7.Which activist has been leading the protest against Sardar Sarovar dam project since two decades until now?
  Medha Patkar
  Ghansham Ojha
  Nafisa Ali
8.What is Bio-diesel?
  diesel fuel made from metabolic waste of animals
  a diesel fuel made from animal protein
  A diesel fuel made from vegetable oil or animal fat
9.Which event is considered the worst nuclear power plant disaster in the world till date?
  Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Japan
  Tokaimura nuclear accident, Japan
  Chernobyl Disaster in Ukraine
10.Why did Bhopal Gas Tragedy again resurface to news recently in 2009?
  US Congressmen wrote a letter to Dow Chemicals urging them to fulfill the survivors' demands for rehabilitation, medical as well as economic, and clean up the factory site.
  completion of 50 years since this tragedy occured
  controversy over compensating the victims
 

 
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