Quiz No. 69

Try to answer the questions below and send your answers along with your name, address, date of birth, school name and photograph to:

“Young India Quiz”

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We will choose one winner (the Cool Champ) from all the correct entries and publish his / her photograph and name along with the answers in our next issue.

(Last date for entries: July 20, 2009))

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Answers to Quiz 68:

Question 1

Answer: : (d) Manipur
Manipur literally means a ‘jeweled land’. The state is not only abundant in rich natural wealth but also a treasure house of art and tradition. Jawaharlal Nehru, smitten by the beauty of Manipur, described it as the ‘jewel of India’.

Question 2

Answer: (b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Hunter Commission set up by British in 1919 probed the inhumane Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which innocents including women, old citizens and children were brutally shot at by Reginald Dyer.

Question 3

Answer: (a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
A scholar and one of the prominent leaders of Indian independence movement, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as the education minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet from 1947-1958. A visionary he was, he implemented many policies which furthered the cause of education in India and advocated for bringing about a national system of education.

Question 4

Answer: (c) June 5
World Environment Day, observed on June 5, was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to spread awareness about environment and draw political and public attention towards the cause of environment.

Question 5

Answer: (b) Arvind Gupta
Arvind Gupta, one of the recipients of the One India One People Outstanding Indian Award in 2009, is fondly called the toy-maker. He has been popularising science among children with the help of educational toys, keeping simplicity and affordability as his guiding principle since the last 30 years. (For more information, read OIOP March 2009 issue)