MOST DANGEROUS LIZARS

  MOST DANGEROUS LIZARS Lizards are a diverse group of reptiles that belong to the order Squamata, which also includes snakes. They have scaly skin, four legs (except for some legless species), movable eyelids, and external ear openings. They are mostly carnivorous and have various adaptations to avoid predators, such as venom, camouflage, and tail regeneration. There are more than 7,000 species of lizards in the world, living in different habitats and climates. Some of the most well-known lizards are the Komodo dragon, the chameleon, the gecko, and the iguana. Lizards are not dangerous to humans, however, some lizards are poisonous and can harm a person if they are touched or bitten by these reptiles. Certain lizards, such as the Komodo dragon, can grow to large sizes and have been known to attack and kill people. Most lizards, in reality, are harmless to humans, as are most turtles; however, there are certain members of both groups that can kill, maim, make ill, or inflict at...
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ENVIRONMENTALISTS - QUIZ


ENVIRONMENTALISTS - QUIZ


L   The founder of green belt movement. She empowered the rural woman by environmental conservation. Her organization, the green belt movement, planted millions  of indigenous saplings in Kenya.
     (a)     Victoria
     (b)     Rachel curson
     (c)     Wangari Mathai
     (d)     Emily Sola
2.  A well known woman environmentalist in Karnataka. She was honored the National Citizen’s award on India for social forestry for her dedicated works of tree planting.
    
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(a)     Subbalakshmi
     (b)     Saalumarada Thimmakka
     (c)     Veena Naidu
     (d)     Helen
3.  Who first proposed the natural system of classification of plants.
     (a)     Theophrastus
     (b)     Linnaeus
     (c)     J.Hutchinson
     (d)     J.S.Hooker
4.  The founder of contemporary environmental movement and author of  ‘Silent Spring’. Writer, marine biologist.Grown up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, USA. The best sell, ‘The Sea around us’ won her a U.S.National award. Who is the person described here?
     (a)     Judith Rensik
     (b)     Rachel Curson
     (c)     Shannon Lucid
     (d)     Kathryn Sullivan
5.  The man who initiated to start ‘Vanamahotsav’, an annual tree planting festival in India.Popularly known as ‘Kulapati’. He was an important literary figure in Gujarati literature and was a politician. Name this personality.
     (a)     Subh. S Mukherjee
     (b)     VallapragadaSobbarao
     (c)     G.N.Ramachandran
     (d)     K.M.Munshi
6.  He was the chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. During his period in the organization, it got Nobel Prize for the studies conducted on climate change.
     (a)     RajendrakumarPachauri
     (b)     Robert Lee Frot
     (c)     John Updike
     (d)     Margarat Fuller
7.  Co-worker of Charles Darwin. Co-discoverer of the theory of origin of species. He independently proposed a theory of evolution due to natural selection.What is the name of this scientist?
     (a)     Hunter Sheldon
     (b)     Francisco Mendes
     (c)     Alfred Russell Wallace
     (d)     Amory Lovins
8.  Who is the author of ‘Philosophia Botanica?
     (a)     John Milton
     (b)     A Cronquest
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     (c)     Thomas Stone
     (d)     C.Linnaeus
9.  Name of the Chinese environmentalist 
      who lead the anti dam movement is --------
     (a)     Ban Kiang
     (b)     Se Ching
     (c)     Dai Qing
     (d)     Minang Chu
10.          Name the notable water conservationist popularly known as             waterman of India.
     (a)     Ashok Hegde
     (b)     Rajendra Sing
     (c)     Sundarlal Bhatt
     (d)     M.S.Swaminathan

ANSWERS

1.     (c)    WangariMathai
2.    (b)     SaalumaradaThimmakka
3.    (a)     Theophrastus
4.    (b)     Rachel Curson
5.    (d)     K.M.Munshi
6.    (a)     RajendrakumarPachauri
7.    (c)     Alfred Russell Wallace
8.    (d)     C.Linnaeus
9.    (c)     Dai Qing
10. (b)     Rajendra Sing






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