eco quiz

Eco quiz

COMMERCE CLUB IN ASSOCIATION WITH

GREEN FINGER PRINTS ORGANISATIONPRESENTS

On 05/06/2013…World Environment Day

General

• 6 Rounds of 6 questions in each

• Bouncing system of questioning

• 10 points for every question

Round 1

Ozone

Aadalodakam

Kaachil

Arya Veppu

Inchi

Mathan

Nilappana

Round 2

Amazon

Locally called as ‘SAIRANHRI VANAM’, this forest is said to be the place where Pandavas lived during Vanavasa. By what name it is well known?

Silent Valley

Having an altitude of -2.2mtrs, this is india’s lowest elevated place. Which place is referred here?

Kuttanadu

Ranging at 8848 mtrs, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth. How tall is kerala,s highest peak Aanamudi?

2695 Mtrs (8842 ft)

June is always been a month of heavy rains in kerala. Which monsoon brings us rain from june to august?

Southwest Monsoon

Two of the world's Ramsar Convention listed wetlands are in Kerala. One is Vembanad-Kol wetlands. Which is the other one?

Lake Sasthamkotta

The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains in our east, functioning as our rain shadow. This wall is interrupted to break only at one place. Where?

The Palakkad Gap

Round 3

Mangroves

Covering an area of 2500 sqkm, it is the largest mangrove forest in the world, constituting 7% of the world’s mangroves. Which forest are we talking about?

Sundarbans, West Bengal

Evergreen forests are the blessings of mother nature. India has got two of such hot spots. One is at the north-east region. Where is the other one?

Andaman Nicobar Islands

There are 3 kinds of deserts. The sand desert, the salt desert and the cold desert. India has got few cold deserts. Where is the largest one located?

Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir

Which is the highest mountain in India?

Kangchenjunga (Sikkim,8586mtrs)

India’s national animal is Tiger. Our national heritage animal is Elephant. We’ve got a national aquatic animal too. Which one is that?

Ganges River Dolphin

Even though it is declared as a Tiger Reserve, the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, is world renowned for the presence of another animal. Which one?

One-horned Rhinoceroses

(The park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.)

Round 4

Wetlands

Dodo

This is the worlds largest Glacier, located @ East Antarctica. What’s its name?

Lambert Glacier

Identify the molecule..

Ozone

Identify the river..

Amazon

Bryce Canyon

What do the red markings denote?

Volcanic Belts

Round 5

Himalaya

“EAT INSECTS TO BEAT WORLD HUNGER”- WHICH UN ORGANISATION MADE THIS STATEMENT BY ITS NEWEST STUDY?

UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (F.A.O)

Relate these two..

For a living Planet

What’s the common link?

• Aranmula Kannadi

• Kuthampully Saree

• Alleppey Coir

• Malabar Pepper

• Vazhakulam Pineapple

• Wayanad Jeerakasala & Gandhakasala Rice

They all are GI tagged products of kerala.

Find the relationship..

House sparrow is the state bird of Delhi

What do this logo stands for?

Which Indian share index measure the performances of companies in terms of carbon emissions?

Greenex by BSE

Round 6

Glacier

World Water Day..

March 22

Earth day..

April 22

International day of biodiversity..

May 22

World forestry day..

March 21

World animal day..

October 4

And may 23 is..?!!

World Turtle day..!!

End of Rounds..

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