1^st Sept 2019

 

Quiz for Sunday:-

 

Question 1:- Choose correct:- 

(Geography)

1) North America is the largest continent in the world.

2) North America is linked to South America by a very narrow strip of land called Strait of Panama.

3) The Nile River is the world’s largest river in terms of Volume.

 

[A] ​1 and 3

[B] ​2 and 3

[C] ​Only 2

[D] ​None

 

Question 2: -Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?​​(Environment)

[A] ​Saltwater crocodile​

[B] ​Olive ridley turtle​

[C] ​Gangetic dolphin​

[D] ​Gharial

 

Q.3:-Hundru falls in which river of India? (Geography)

[A] ​Damodar River

[B] ​Ganga River

[C] ​Barakar River

[D] ​Subarnrekha River

 

Q.4:- Who among the following has written the book “A History of British India”?(History)

[A] Sumit Sarkar

[B] Arthur Llewellyn

[C] Bipan Chandra

[D] James Mill

 

Q.5:- The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is called?(Polity)

[A] Question Hour

[B] Zero Hour

[C] Discussion Hour

[D] None

 

Q 6:- Raja Medni Prakash of Sirmaur had sent an invitation to which Sikh Guru to visit Nahan? (Himachal GK)

[A] Guru Arjun Dev

[B] Guru Hargobind

[C] Guru Teg Bahadur

[D] Guru Govind Singh

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Answers:-

Q1:- D

​Statement1 is incorrect:- North America is the third largest continent in the world after Asia and Africa.

Statement 2 is incorrect:-  North America is linked to South America by a very narrow strip of land called Isthmus of Panama. ( Strait is a navigable waterway that connects two large water bodies, while Isthmus is a thin strip of land that connects two larger areas of land)

Statement 3 is incorrect:- The Nile River is the world’s longest river and largest river in terms of volume is Amazon.

 

Q2:- C

​Dolphins are one of the oldest creatures in the world along with some species of turtles, crocodiles and sharks. The Ganges river dolphin was officially discovered in 1801. Ganges river dolphins once lived in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.​

 

 

Q3:- D

The Hundru Falls is created on the course of the Subarnarekha River, where it falls from a height of 98 metres (322 ft) creating one of the highest waterfalls in the Jharkhand. The spectacular scene of water falling from such a great height has been described as a sight to behold.

 

Q4:- D

“A History of British India” was written by James Mill. He divided India into 3 Periods:-

HINDU

MUSLIM

British

James Mill was critical about development before the British. Like, he mentioned religious intolerance, Superstitious practices dominated and caste taboos etc.

 

Q5:- A

The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for Question Hour.

 

Q6:- D

Raja Medni Prakash of Sirmaur sent an invitation to  Guru Govind Singh to visit Nahan and later with the permission of Raja, he built Paonta Sahib.

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