NATURE QUIZ

NATURE QUIZ QUIZ CLUB

KOTTAYAM MEDICAL COLLEGE

QUIZ MASTER : MOHAMMED WASEEM

RULES

• 23 Questions• 1 point each.• No negative points….

Q1.

• Which part of the atmosphere screens out the harmful radiation from the sun?

Q2.

• Identify this plant – it is one among the Dasapushpa.

Q3.

• Brazil has the largest rainforest area on the planet.• The second in the list ??

Q4.Who is X ??• X is a well known environmentalist from India.• X helped bring the Chipko movement (A movement that

began in UP to save trees and forests from felling by forest contractors) to prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalaya march undertaken from 1981 to 1983, travelling from village to village, gathering support for the movement.

• He had an appointment with the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and that meeting is credited with resulting in Ms. Gandhi's subsequent 15-year ban on felling of green trees in 1980.

• X gave the following slogan for the Chipko Movement : “ Ecology is the permanent economy”

Q5.

• The World’s First National park is ??

Q6.

• Scotland is having 2 national animals – one is Red Lion.

• The other is mythological horse-like creature with a single horn – the horn is believed to have magical properties that could heal any disease or illness.

• The Scots even believe that these creatures existed on earth..

• It is ??

Q7. The organisation is ??

This organisation was founded in 1980. The organization first caught the public's attention in the

summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case, a widely publicized dispute about experiments conducted on 17 macaque monkeys inside the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The case lasted ten years, involved the only police raid on an animal laboratory in the United States, triggered an amendment in 1985 to that country's Animal Welfare Act, and established it as an internationally known organization.

The motto of this organisation is “Animals are not ours to eat, wear,experiment on or use for

entertainment “.

Q8.

• Locally called as “ Sairanhri Vanam” ,this forest is said to be the place where Pandavas lived during Vanavasa.

• The river flowing through it is the “Kunthi puzha”

• By what name it is well known ??

Q9.

• X is an international standard for energy efficient consumer product that was created in the early 1990s by the US Environmental Protection agency to reduce Green house Gas emission & energy consumption.

• These days, X is seen on a lot of daily use appliances.

Q10.

• The use of microorganisms’ metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as

Q11.

• This species of bird native to North america was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on Earth.

• Intensive shooting & destruction of the bird’s natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their number.

• The last of the species on earth died in a Zoo in Cincinnati (USA) in 1914.

• Name the bird.

Q12.

• In 1992,at the Earth Summit in Rio, 2 countries, rather incongruously announced that they would resume Whale Hunting.

• Name the 2 countries.

Q13.

• The DuPont trade name Freon has become an alternative name of which abbreviated compound name strongly associated with global warming ?

Q14.• X was an American marine biologist.• Late in the 1950s, X turned her attention to conservation,

especially some environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides.

• The result was the book Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people.

• Although Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides, and it inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• Who is X ??

Q15.

• Selaginella Bryopteris is a herb grown abundantly on the hills of Tropical areas, particularly the Aravali Mountains.

• It is mentioned in Hindu Mythology as ……..

Q16.The River ??

• Fransisco de Orellana,a Spanish explorer completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the River X.

• His men had to fight with some tribals in the banks of the tributaries of this river .They were led by female warriors & they fought fiercely.

• As these female warriors made them think about the female warriors in Greek Mythology (known as X) ,they called them X.

• And subsequently,the river also came to be known as X.

Q17.

• This Company which started as ‘J.W. Foster & Sons’ changed its name to the present name in 1958.• It takes its present name from a particular

type of antelope endemic to South Africa,Zimbawe,Lesotho ..• It is now a subsidiary of Adidas.• Identify the Company.

Q18.

• Name the poison leaked from the Union Carbide Company that resulted in the Bhopal gas Tragedy of 1984.

Q19.

• This is an international non-governmental organization founded on April 29, 1961, and is working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment.

• The group's mission is "to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.“

• Its Headquarters is in Switzerland.• The logo of the organisation is very famous..

Q20.This is the picture of people of Jarawa tribe. These are the inhabitants of which island in a South Asian country?

Q21.

• This place is India is named after a peculiar kind of shrubs found in the region the name of the trees literally meaning ‘ beautiful’.

• It is the largest of its kind in India.• Recently,the trees were in news as they were

found to contain some active principles which can be used against Diabetes.

Q22.

• It is triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contains at least 500 species of reef- building organisms .

• It is also called as “Amazon of the seas”

Q23.

• 2012 – Green Economy: Does it include you ?? • 2013 – Think.Eat.Save• 2014 – Raise your voice.Not the

sealevel• 2015 - ??

ANSWERS

Q1.

• Which part of the atmosphere screens out the harmful radiation from the sun ??

• THE STRATOSPHERE (OZONE LAYER)

Q2.

• Identify this plant – it is one among the Dasapushpa.

• Mukkutti

Q3.

• Brazil has the largest rainforest area on the planet.• The second in the list ??

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Q4.Who is X ??• X is a well known environmentalist from India.• X helped bring the Chipko movement (A movement that

began in UP to save trees and forests from felling by forest contractors) to prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalaya march undertaken from 1981 to 1983, travelling from village to village, gathering support for the movement.

• He had an appointment with the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and that meeting is credited with resulting in Ms. Gandhi's subsequent 15-year ban on felling of green trees in 1980.

• X gave the following slogan for the Chipko Movement : “ Ecology is the permanent economy”

• Sunderlal Bahuguna

Q5.

• The World’s First National park is ??

• YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Q6.

• Scotland is having 2 national animals – one is Red Lion.

• The other is mythological horse-like creature with a single horn – the horn is believed to have magical properties that could heal any disease or illness.

• The Scots even believe that these creatures existed on earth..

• It is ??

• Unicorn

Q7. The organisation is ??

This organisation was founded in 1980. The organization first caught the public's attention in the

summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case, a widely publicized dispute about experiments conducted on 17 macaque monkeys inside the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The case lasted ten years, involved the only police raid on an animal laboratory in the United States, triggered an amendment in 1985 to that country's Animal Welfare Act, and established it as an internationally known organization.

The motto of this organisation is “Animals are not ours to eat, wear,experiment on or use for

entertainment “.

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals

Q8.

• Locally called as “ Sairanhri Vanam” ,this forest is said to be the place where Pandavas lived during Vanavasa.

• The river flowing through it is the “Kunthi puzha”

• By what name it is well known ??

• Silent Valley

Q9.

• X is an international standard for energy efficient consumer product that was created in the early 1990s by the US Environmental Protection agency to reduce Green house Gas emission & energy consumption.

• These days, X is seen on a lot of daily use appliances.

• ENERGY STARS

Q10.

• The use of microorganisms’ metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as

• BIOREMEDIATION

Q11.

• This species of bird native to North america was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on Earth.Intensive shooting & destruction of the bird’s natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their number.the last of the species on earth died in a Zoo in Cincinnati (USA) in 1914.

• Name the bird

• PASSENGER PIGEON

Q12.

• In 1992,at the Earth Summit in Rio, 2 countries, rather incongruously announced that they would resume Whale Hunting.

• Name the 2 countries.

• Iceland & Norway

Q13.

• The DuPont trade name Freon has become an alternative name of which abbreviated compound name strongly associated with global warming ??

• Chloro Flouro Carbons (CFCs)

Q14.• X was an American marine biologist.• Late in the 1950s, X turned her attention to conservation,

especially some environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides.

• The result was the book Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people.

• Although Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides, and it inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• Who is X ??

• Rachel Carson

Q15.

• Selaginella Bryopteris is a herb grown abundantly on the hills of Tropical areas, particularly the Aravali Mountains.

• It is mentioned in Hindu Mythology as ……..

• Mrutha Sanjeevani

Q16.

• Fransisco de Orellana,a Spanish explorer completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the River X.

• His men had to fight with some tribals in the banks of the tributaries of this river .They were led by female warriors & they fought fiercely.

• As these female warriors made them think about the female warriors in Greek Mythology (X) ,they called them X.

• And subsequently,the river also came to be known as X.

• Amazon River

Q17.

• This Company which started as ‘J.W. Foster & Sons’ changed its name to the present name in 1958.• It takes its present name from a particular

type of antelope endemic to South Africa,Zimbawe,Lesotho ..• It is now a subsidiary of Adidas.• Identify the Company.

• Reebok

Q18.

• Name the poison leaked from the Union Carbide Company that resulted in the Bhopal gas Tragedy of 1984.

• Methyl Isocyanate

Q19.

• This is an international non-governmental organization founded on April 29, 1961, and is working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment.

• The group's mission is "to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.“

• Its Headquarters is in Switzerland.• The logo of the organisation is very famous..

• WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature

• Andaman & Nicobar islands

Q21.

• This place is India is named after a peculiar kind of shrubs found in the region the name of the trees literally meaning ‘ beautiful’.

• It is the largest of its kind in India.• Recently,the trees were in news as they were

found to contain some active principles which can be used against Diabetes.

• Sunderbans ( after Sundari trees)

Q22.

• A triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contains atleast 500 species of reef- building organisms .

• It is also called as “Amazon of the seas”

• Coral triangle

Q23.

• 2012 – Green Economy: Does it include you ?? • 2013 – Think.Eat.Save• 2014 – Raise your voice.Not the

sealevel• 2015 - ??

• SEVEN BILLION DREAMS.ONE PLANET.CONSUME WITH CARE

PROMISE TO PROTECT THE NATURE…