Summative Assessment _ 2 Flashcards
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wears an armour of thick bumpy skin. Feeds on leaves, shrubs, branches and grass
one horned rhino
Largest kind of ape found in Africa; quite, gentle and shy
gorilla
long and narrow snout, one of the strongest and rarest crocodile species in Asia
gharial
largest animal to inhabit the world’s oceans. gentle, giant, with greyish blue skin and light spots
blue whale
largest from cat family, found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar
royal Bengal tiger
graceful, ostrich like bird commonly found earlier across the Indian subcontinent is a rarity today
Indian bustard
the world’s tallest flying bird that resides and breeds in India
sarus crane
symbol for world wide life fund ( WWF) for nature, found only in China.
giant panda
largest land animal that inhabits the Savannah and semi-deserted regions of Africa
African elephant
fossils are remains of pre-historic plants and animals
true
stars shine only at night
false
stars seem to twinkle due to the air in between them
true
Siberia covers a large part of Canada
false
the tundras stretch across the north of the Asian continent
true
the old name of Zimbabwe was Zambia
false
sri lanka was formerly known as Ceylon
true
the thar desert is a cold desert
false
a manometer measures the pressure of liquids
true
one inch of rain is equivalent to one inch of snow
true
Switzerland is called the ‘ playground of the Europe’
true
Kashmir is also known as the Switzerland of India
true
Mumbai is known as the Hollywood of India
true
prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca
true
Pentagon is the headquarters of the British defence forces
false
Wall Street is famous for American stock exchange market.
true
the earth rotates in the opposite direction as it orbits the sun
false
in a quire there is a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper
true
saccharine, an artificial sweetener, is derived from coal
true
male wasps have no stings
true
the largest cold desert in the world is Gobi desert
true
one yard is equal to three feet.
true
in the Fahrenheit system freezing point is at 20°
false
one pound is equal to twelve pennies
false
tongue is the only muscle attached at only one end
true
the radio broadcast started in India in the year___
1927
the India’s first TV station was set up at ___
new Delhi
color telecast began in India in the year __
1982
the Atlantic and Pacific ocean meet at __
cape Horn
the term for 180° longitude meridian is ___
international date line
the tallest tree in the world is __
red wood tree
chocolate is made from –
cocoa beans
the fruitnut of an oak tree is called __
acorns
a fruit having seeds on it’s outside is __
cashew nuts
mineral fibres of asbestos are also known as __
rock cotton
Cristians recall the last supper on __
Maundy Thursday
black widow is the common name of ___
spider
one who studies about living organisms is called__
biologist
one who studies human antiquity is called__
archeologist
Oscar award are for excellence in __
film industry
Pulitzer prize is US award for achievements in __
literature and journalism
ides of March ( assassination of Julius Caesar) is on –
15th march
the world health day is celebrated on __
7th april
the world environment day is celebrated on __
5th June
Pearl are found inside a living creature called__
oysters
who holds the record for most gold medals at a single Olympics?
Michael Fred Phelps
bull fighting is the national game of
Spain
which country got maximum medals in Olympics 2012
USA
which color ball is spotted at the centre of the table of snooker
blue
the first Asian games were hosted in
India
