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In southern India,
which sport is called
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Chedugudu?
AMLAN ROY, Class VII,
Ramkrishna Mission
Vidyapith, Purulia
In which town
was Mahatma
2
Gandhi born?
ANKITA BHATTACHARYA,
Class IV, Bidya Bharati, New
Alipore, Calcutta
t’s the second week of June, and with the rainy days around the corner I’m
sure you can hardly wait for your first day out in the rain. The puddles will
soon form and the fields will get muddy. While you get your paper boats and
football ready, let me share with you that the word ‘monsoon’ originated from
an Arabic word meaning ‘season’.
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Who won the Filmfare award for best
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supporting actor in
Taare Zameen Par?
In which monument
in Uttar Pradesh are
Moti Masjid and Mina
Masjid found?
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MANISH KUMAR MAJUMDAR,
Class VIII, Happy Home
School, Orissa
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
5. Which words are
written below the abacus of the Indian National Emblem?
SANDEEP MAURYA, Class VII,
Sunrise (Eng. Med) School,
Howrah
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Monsoon,
a name
for seasonal
winds was first applied to the winds
blowing over which
ocean?
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2. Name this
lyricist
locks
cub
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what is
referred to as
the ‘Brisa’ in the
Philippines?
Name the
rain bearing
wind that blows
over the Malabar
coast of India in
September and
October at the end of
southwest
monsoon?
Solar system’s largest moon belongs to this planet:
BABITA NAIR, CLASS V, CARMEL SCHOOL, DURGAPUR
Males of this mammal are called ‘boomers’:
TANMAY HALDER, CLASS VII, ST ANDREW’S SCHOOL, BIRBHUM
This Mughal emperor formed the religion ‘Din-i-ilahi’:
ANKITA NANDI, CLASS VIII, LORETO CONVENT, ASANSOL
This crisp cake means ‘to cook twice’:
RANJIT SHARMA, CLASS, VII, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, GUWAHATI
In the Mahabharata, he was Abhimanyu’s father:
RAVI KUMAR, CLASS VII, D. A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, MIDNAPORE
First commercial Indian refinery was located in this state:
UTSAB SENGUPTA, CLASS VIII, ST XAVIER’S SCHOOL, PURULIA
This board game means ‘king’ in Persian:
NILADRI SHEKHAR DUTTA, CLASS VI, ARMY SCHOOL, BARRACKPORE
carlet velvet mites are
about four millimetres
long. They are covered
in tiny hairs that give them
a velvety appearance.
Mites are not insects but
are related to spiders and
ticks. They play an important role in protecting and
conserving the environment of the planet — they
break down and recycle rot-
1. Identify this
politician
Which wind
blowing from the
east during summer
on the Bulgarian
coast is the same as
Monsoon?
KQFACT: The monsoons are
strongest on the southern and
eastern sides of Asia, but
monsoons also occur on the coasts
of tropical regions wherever the
planetary circulation is not strong
enough to inhibit them.
mental
What is
the prevailing west
to northwest winds
of summer in Europe
called?
➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ club
scarlet hue
ting vegetation.
This
tiny
species lives in
soil or leaf litter. On close examination through a microscope,
one
would find that
ANSWERS: Question Marks 1. Arabian Sea 2. European Monsoon 3. Meltém 4. Northeast Monsoon
5. Elephanta Mental Blocks 1. Jupiter 2. Kangaroo 3. Akbar 4. Biscuit 5. Arjuna 6. Assam 7. Chess
Top Five 1. Kabaddi 2. Porbandar 3. Aamir Khan 4. Agra Fort 5. Satyameva Jayate Pic Clues 1. Priya Dutt
2. Prasoon Joshi
AVIK GHOSH, Class VI, Julien
Day School, Calcutta
these mites look
startlingly like
what one would
imagine aliens
to be. Adult
mites normally
have four pairs
of legs but only
three pairs are
present in young mites.
Like most mites, the velvet mites have no antennae
and use the front pair of
legs as feelers to find out
where they are going. The
velvet mite feeds on any
creature smaller than itself
including other mites,
springtails and false scorpions.
Sanctuary Features
HOCUS FOCUS
BY
HENRY BOLTINOFF