13. 6.
โข A lyric on the Green Day song โLast of the
American Girlsโ reads as follows โ โShe wears
her overcoat for the coming of the nuclear
________โ What is the term used to define
the weather condition that would prevail post
a nuclear holocaust?
15. โข In 1905, a Glasgow public health official, Dr H
A Des Voeux coined a term to describe a
condition had impaired visibility due to the
presence of air pollutants. The term was
________; and is arguably one of the most
popular portmanteau words.
19. 8.
โข Strobilanthes kunthiana, is a plant which lends
its name to a place in India. Paliyan tribal
people use it to calculate their age. Which
place?
29. 14.
โข Which book, containing the details of 700
medicinal plants in 184 chapters, dating back
to the 3rd or 4th century, was translated into
Arabic in the 8th century CE?
โข Hint: Indian author
31. 15.
โข Those who are concerned with protecting the
environment often use the words X and Y. These
two terms are often confused and are used to
mean the same thing, although differences exist.
โข X is the sustainable use and management of
natural resources including wildlife, water, air,
and earth deposits . โข Y, in contrast to X, attempts
to maintain in their present condition areas of
the Earth that are so far untouched by humans. Y
denotes a fortress-like approach to nature,
walling off human influence in order to maintain
pristine โwildernessโ. โข Identify X & Y
33. 16.
โข What was special about the cabinet meeting
of Maldives Govt. held in October 2009 ? โข
The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes and
was attended by 11 ministers (out of 14) ?
