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LEARNING FROM STAMPS

Once upon a time i.e not very long back we used to eagerly look forward to the postman delivering letters from our near and dear ones. It would  have been a great feeling if we had letters from some foreign countries , the greatest benefit of this would have been the opportunity to get some rare postal stamps.  Some pictures in the stamp are so interesting that we take  a look at it  for many days we see something interesting every time we see.    Imagine a philatelist ( a person who has stamp collection as hobby ) lends you his album and there are some kids from your neighbourhood who are not as educated as you are and you are suppose  to tell them something about the stamps. 1. Look at the below set of pictures and find out why these countries are glorifying this person?What is so unique about the achievement of this pilot?What was the name of his aircraft? When did he accomplish this unique feat? 2.   You need to tell what is written in this stamp  and name  the countr

EXPLORATION SKILL QUIZ

        If you are flying from Hyderabad to Madurai and your flight leaves Hyderabad at 4 PM and reaches Madurai by 5 30 PM . You have got a seat which is on the left side window of  the plane and your friend  Monica gets a seat on the right side window of the plane.( all seat face towards the front i.e cockpit side)From whose side will  the sun rays enter through the glass  window of the plane. A.        Yourself B.        Monica C.        Both equally D.        None will find the rays entering through the window. 2.         Your plane takes off from  Pontlanak  (Borneo island , Indonesia )at noon and flies continuously towards the west over  the equator and reaches  Quito  and it is noon the moment your plane lands there. At what speed should your plane fly if during the entire flight so  that the sun is vertically over the plane. Which information will be of relevance for you ? A.        Time of departure from Pontlanak (LT) and time of arrival in Quito. B.        Ti

Mathematics Quiz

MATHEMATICS QUIZ 1.Various shops offer discount on a particular brand of Jeans. Which of them offers you the best deal? A.        Shop A offers a discount of 40 % flat off B.        Shop B offers a discount of 20 % and 25 % after the previous discount. C.        Shop C offers first a discount of  30 % and 12% after  the previous discount. D.       The offer by Shop A and B are the same. 2. A cylindrical vessel of radius 4 cm and height 24 cm is available.  A cone with height  8 cm and diameter 8 cm is available. How many cones of water are needed to fill the cylinder. A. 18                B.  12               C. 8                  D. 9 3. A bacteria divides every 15 minutes. With one bacteria at 1000 Hrs how many bacteria will be there at 1300 hrs on the same day. A. 2048                        B.  4092                       C. 8192                        D. 16384­ 4. Nobitha asked his grandmother what her  age was .She told him that 5 years back she was t

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS 8 INTEGRATED

1. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE  AND LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TYRE . HOW IS IT HELPFUL IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THROUGH MARSHY AREA ? 2.IN A  CERTAIN  VILLAGE IN THE HILLS THE VILLAGERS DECIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THEIR COWS AND GOATS TO THE HILLS  FOR GRAZING INTEAD THE PEOPLE WILL GO TO THE HILL AND HARVEST THE GRASS AND STALL FEED THEIR LIVESTOCK. THE REASON  GIVEN WAS TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION. IS IT CORRECT TO SAY COWS AND GOATS CAN CAUSE MORE SOIL EROSION BY WALKING ON THE HILLS. SHOWN ABOVE ARE THE FOOT PRINTS OF MAN AND HOOFPRINT OF A COW.CAN YOU TELL  ME WHY STALL FEEDING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS. ( CLUE ; APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT IN PHYSICS i,e pressure). 3. IN THE PICTURE SHOWN BELOW THE FIRST ONE IS A NYLON FISHING NET AND THE SECOND ONE IS A JUTE FISHING NET . YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHY FISHERMEN PREFER NYLON NETS TO  THE ONES MADE OF JUTE? 4. THE HYDROGEN AND HELIUM BALLONS WHICH ARE USED TO STUDY WEATHER WHEN THEY REACH THE UPPER LAYER OF TROPOSPHERE .

NTSE PRACTICE TEST

1. A pilot while flying announced  for the passengers to look through the right side window to see the snow covered peak which happens to be the second peak in territory under India's control . Which peak is he referring to and on which route is he flying ? a. Nanda Devi , flying from Dehra Dun to Patna b. K2 , Sri Nagar to Delhi c. Kanchanjunga , Guwahati to Chandigarh  d. Nanga Parbat , Gangtok to Kolkata 2.  This chemical Quinine is  obtained from a tree found in the rain forests of Andes in Peru  it is useful for treating an insect borne disease . Which disease are we referring to here ? a. Kala Azar          b. Plague     c.  Monkey Pox          d. Malaria 3. The above disease was earlier attributed to bad air but a doctor working India discovered that it was transmitted by the bite of an insect . Which doctor am I referring to here ? a. Ronald Ross          b. Edward Jenner                c.  SN De       d. BC  Roy  4. The tea plantation of Assam is connected to which of the