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The capital of which
state of India is
1
named after the Ita
Fort?
TOISHI SARKAR, Class VII,
St John’s Diocesan School,
Calcutta
is the largest
mammal on earth?
2 Which
SANDEEP MAURYA, Class
VIII, Sunrise English Medium
School, Howrah
Towards Freedom is
the autobiography
3
of which famous Indian
? [email protected]
question
marks
from
heetah, the world’s fastest animal over short distances, became extinct in
India about 60 year ago. The last one of the species was seen in Madhya
Pradesh in 1947, which was hunted down by the then ruler of the area. But
now, with the Indian government planning to import this animal from
Africa, we will soon be able to see them in the wild again.
C
politician?
Chhattisgarh was
originally a part of
4
which Indian state?
BISHAL KUMAR OJHA, Class
VI, School of Competition,
Burnpur, West Bengal
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
5. Where is the Temple
of Preah Vihear, a
world heritage site,
situated?
RANJIT SHARMA, Class VII,
Kendriya Vidyalaya,
Guwahati, Assam
1 2
4
3 5
What is
the scientific
name of cheetah?
B
In which
country is the De
Wildt Cheetah and
Wildlife Centre
situated?
Which
Mughal
emperor, according
to the Iqbalnamah,
is reputed to have
procured over 9,000
cheetahs?
2. Name this
personality
locks
Mount Fuji is the highest point of this country:
ROOPAK BASU, CLASS VIII, ST XAVIER’S SCHOOL, PURULIA, WEST BENGAL
Males and females of this deer species can grow antlers:
PRAKRITI SINHA, CLASS VII, B.D. MEMORIAL SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
This river covers 40.2 per cent of the Ganga Basin:
ANINDYO SEN, CLASS VIII, TECHNO INDIA PUBLIC SCHOOL, CALCUTTA
Banginapalli, Totapuri and Suvarnarekha are varieties of:
RITWIK KUMAR, CLASS VI, SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL, GOLAGHAT, ASSAM
Country with the largest number of post offices:
CHANCHAL SINGHA, CLASS VII, BURNPUR BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL, BURNPUR
Naveen Patnaik is the chief minister of this state:
DEEPTI SAHA, CLASS VII, AHMADPUR JOY DURGA GIRLS’ SCHOOL, BIRBHUM
This sport is called chedu-gurdu and kaun-bada in India:
ABHIRUP SEN, CLASS VII, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, SANTRAGACHI, HOWRAH
cub
he short-nosed fruit
bat or Cynopterus
sphinx is found in
tropical forests, grasslands,
mangrove forests and cultivations of Sri Lanka, India,
South China, Southeast
Asia, Western Malaysia,
Sumatra and the adjacent
small islands.
These bats are usually
found in nests in palm trees
T
1. Identify this
instrument
Who played
the role of Ted in
the 1989 film,
Cheetah?
KQFACT: Did you know that when
a cheetah runs at top speed, it
covers a distance of about 23 feet
in only four footfalls?
mental
Which word
defined as the act of
two or more groups
joining together, is
the collective term
for a group of
cheetahs?
➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ANSWERS: Question Marks 1. Acinonyx jubatus 2. Coalition 3. South Africa 4. Keith Coogan
5. Akbar Mental Blocks 1. Japan 2. Caribou 3. Yamuna 4. Mango 5. India 6. Orissa 7. Kabaddi
Top Five 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Blue whale 3. Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Cambodia
Pic Clues 1. Banjo 2. Ambika Soni
SWASTIK KUMAR, Class VI,
Bidhannagar High School,
Calcutta
club
fruitilicious
(see picture). Cavities
amidst the hanging berries
are used by them as their
day roost.
The male bats construct
tents from stems, which
serve as a shelter for females and young pups during the breeding season.
The short-nosed fruit
bats are by far the most
common
frugivorous
(fruit-eating) bats in India.
They are important dispersers of banana and
guava seeds.
Sanctuary Features
Pic: Jay Joshi
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BY
HENRY BOLTINOFF