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1. LOOK AT THE MAP OF AUSTRALIA SEE IF THE RAIL NETWORK IS DENSE OR NOT IN AUSTRALIA. WHY TRUCKS WITH MULTIPLE TRAILERS ARE POPULAR IN AUSTRALIA ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb5d6ISHoMU 2.WHERE WILL YOU FIND SHIPS TRAVELING THROUGH FRESH WATER LAKE IN A RAIN FOREST ?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shWrzvNGLdw 3. WHICH AIRPORT IN  INDIA ARE YOU ABOUT TO LAND ?

1. WHAT DO YO CALL THE ABOVE  TRADITIONAL  RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES IN THE URBAN AREAS OF NORTHERN INDIA ? 2. THE ABOVE TWO IMAGES ARE RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES IN PATAN , GUJARAT WHICH IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE . CAN YOU NAME THIS STRUCTURE? 3. THE BELOW IS A PROFILE PICTURE OF A TRADITIONAL RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE IN THE SEMI ARID REGIONS CALLED KAREZ. CAN YOU TELL ME IN WHICH COUNTRIES YOU WILL FIND THIS WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE . THIS IS A SERIES OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL WELLS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL . 4. THIS METHOD OF IRRIGATION IS TRADITIONALLY USED IN TAMILNADU AND ANDHRA PRADESH . DURING ANCIENT TIMES THE CHOLA AND PALLAVA KINGDOMS FARMERS SPEND BETWEEN 6 TO 8% OF THEIR INCOME IN MAINATAINING THIS IRRIGATION SYSTEM . THE KINGS BELIEVED THAT FOOD  SECURITY LEADS TO NATIONAL SECURITY  5. THIS IS A TRADITIONAL METHOD OF RAINWATER HARVESTING SEEN IN KASARGOD DIST O

WHAT IS BIONICS? Bionics is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. 1.After a hunting trip in the Alps in 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral’s dog was covered in burdock burrs. Mestral put one under his microscope and discovered a simple design of hooks that nimbly attached to fur and socks. After years of experimentation, he invented ----------- and earned U.S. Patent 2,717,437 in October 1952.this is used in shoes and for fastening space suits. 2.High-speed trains can literally cause headaches. That's why Japan limits their acceptable noise-pollution level, which can be particularly high when the trains emerge from tunnels. As they drive through, air pressure builds up in waves and, when the nose emerges, can produce a shotgun-like thunderclap heard for a quarter mile. Eiji Nakatsu, a bird-watching engineer at the Japanese rail company JR-West, in the 1990s took insp

1.IMAGINE IF YO U ARE AT THE SURAT PORT IN THE17 TH CENTURY AND   YOU SEE MERCHANDISE BEING UNLOADED FROM A   DHOW , IT MEANSTHE MERCHANDISE IS FROM A. PORTUGAL B. MALAYA C. ENGLAND D. ARABIA 2. KNOWN AS INDIA’S GEOGRAPHICAL CENTRE IT IS ALSO CALLED AS   ZERO MILE , IN WHICH CITY IS THIS LOCATED? 3.In which state is the festival Bali Jatra which commemorates the glorious past of commercial sea journeys which were organised  to the islands of Sumatra , Java Lanka and Bali. It was on the Karthik Purnima the sailors used to set sail to distant lands for the expansion of trade and culture. 4. The tourism department of a particular state of  India has signed an Memorandum of Understanding  with  UNESCO  for promoting and protecting the spice route heritage of the state . It is a revival of the ancient spice route that connected 31 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. The Spice Route Project has a great potential for promoting world peace and inter-faith tolerance ap

1. where will you find this type of bridges in India? What is so unique about this bridges? 2. .     . This place in Himachal Pradesh has the highest cricket ground in the world. This place used to serve as the summer retreat of the Maharaja of Patiala. Guess the name of the place ? 3. In which Indian river can you have this type of experience. The coracles will serve as a clue .   4.4. The below image is taken from an abandoned fort which is located in a national park.pilgrims visit the Lord Ganesha temple which is in the fort . Can you guess the fort. 4. T 15. The picture shown above is an active volcano in India. The crystal clear waters of this region is a popular SCUBA diving spot. Can you name this place.

Guess the physical features? 1.       I lie north of tropic of cancer, the rivers Sabarmathi and Luni arise from me .Guess the name of the mountain range? 2.       I lie to the south of Tropic of cancer , the water from my northern slopes flow into   Narmada and the that of southern slope flows into Tapi. Which mountain range am I? 3.       River Subernarekha and Damodar arise from this feature and it is richest in terms of mineral deposit ? 4.       This hills are part of an important mountain range of peninsular India. Thse hills are named after a spice. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is in   this hills .Name these hills. 5.       I am a mountain range lying to the east of Deccan Plateau. My continuity has been broken by rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar and Kavery.Which mountain range am I ? 6.       Which mountain ranges name can be translated as land of many passes, the highest motor able road   in the world Khardung La pass is located in this mountain