1. The character below is Mr DNA , used by a fictitious firm Ingen in a
movie to explain a key invention that they had hit upon. Its one of the
highest grossing movies in its Genre - name the movie.
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2. Answer: Jurassic Park. Mr. DNA was created by InGen to help visitors understand
the processes involved in the creation of the dinosaurs on Jurassic Park. A film
starring him and InGen's founder John Hammond would be played in a theater
located in the park's Visitor Center before a tour. Mr. DNA also was used on the
maintenance board of Jurassic Park's Geothermal Power Plant and on a board
telling how tall a person must be to ride the upcoming Bone Shaker roller coaster.
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3. The name of the main character in the movie is a tip of the hat by Pixar
to Walter Eisner Disney. This 2008 movie still ranks as one of the best
movies with an environmental sub-theme and was the first Pixar
movie to be nominated to 6 Oscars.
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5. The writer for the movie “Tarka the Otter” was born in 1925 in
Jamshedpur. He reportedly recalled his first visit to a zoo in India and
attributed his lifelong love of animals to that encounter. He is
instrumental behind forming the Wildlife Preservation Trust
International, in the United States in 1971. Name the author
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7. Bonani was an Assamese film released in 1989 and was a recipient of a
special award in the 37th National Film Awards- name the award
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8. Answer: National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/
Preservation
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9. A broadcater and a naturalist , He is best known for writing and
presenting the nine —— series, with the BBC Natural History Unit. His
brother Richard was a celebrity in his own right , putting India on the
globe . Who is he?
12. X is a 3-5 days process that unlocks oil and natural gas typically
trapped more than a mile beneath the earth’s surface. Largely
attributed to making the US one of the largest producers of Oil and Gas
in the world
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14. The release 1993 movie brought intense focus on the living conditions
of its main character culminating in its release into captivity. The
move ended in tragedy at the Taknes Fjord , Norway. Name the movie
or the character
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21. One of India’s UNESCO World Heritage sites is an archipelago of 54
islands. During the summer the petals of the Genwa bejewel flower
blossoms over the Emerald islands. The other dominant floral species
are crab like red flowers of the Kankara and the yellow blooms of
Khalsi. Name the site.
24. Its name translates to a land with an abundance of roses. At 70km it is
the second largest of its type outside polar areas. Controversially in the
news since 1984 its has claimed over 4000 lives. Name it?
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26. His mount is known as Makara and he along with Mitra is classified as
an Asura in the Rigveda. Name this god who is credited with handing
over the Gandiva bow to Arjuna.
32. ——- water is water which flows from a spring in the Grotto of
Massabielle in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of ——-, France. Although not
formally encouraged by the church , devotees lay claims to miraculous
healing from bathing in it.
35. Where are the earliest flush toilets known to have existed?
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36. Answer: Crete/Minoan & Indus valley civilisations. The Flush Toilet was formally
patented only in 1775!
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37. The year was 1889. Prince Albert Victor, grandson of reigning queen of
British India, Queen Victoria alighted. In front was a vast expanse of
cool, clear water. It is said the prince was welcomed by
Bharathanatyam dancers in colourful attire, at the the Dharmambudhi
tank. Where is it?
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39. ____ is the world’s biggest dam, biggest power plant and biggest
consumer of sand, stone, concrete and steel. Ever. Official tally of 1.13
million displaced people.
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43. In August of 1854, Soho, a suburb of London, was hit hard by a terrible
outbreak of _____ “Within 250 yards of the spot where Cambridge
Street joins Broad Street, there were upwards of 500 fatal attacks of
____ in 10 days,” Dr John Snows tracked down information from
hospital and public records on when the outbreak began and mapped
the pipelines, wells, pumps and the fatalities. What are we talking
about?
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44. Answer: Cholera. Dr. John Snows proved that contaminated water was the cause
of the outbreak. He found the victims drank water from the Broad Street pump.
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45. Story has it that once Ganga came down to Earth, on her way to
Bhagiratha, her rushing waters created turbulence and destroyed the
fields and the sadhana of a sage. He was angered by this and drank up
all of Ganga's waters. Upon this, the Gods prayed to this sage to release
Ganga so that she could proceed on her mission. Pleased with their
prayers, he released Ganga (her waters) from his ears. Who is the
sage?
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47. The State Pollution Control Board granted this company a permit to
produce 561,000 litres of beverage per day, with an average
requirement of 3.8 litres of water for a litre of beverage. The source of
water was primarily groundwater from about 6 bore wells and two
open ponds, and about 2 million litres of water was extracted per day.
By 2004, the plant was closed after protests from people. What are we
talking about?
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63. Termites ants and Bees live in colonies. There are 3 defining aspects
that give them the name social insects. 1. Group integration 2)
Generation overlap 3)?
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65. The largest colony of non-zoo hippopotamuses outside of Africa is
believed to be in this country. Introduced by a notorious and wealthy
Colombian drug lord and an exclusive cocaine trafficker.
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66. Answer: In Colombia. In the 1980s, introduced by Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
was a notorious and wealthy Colombian drug lord and an exclusive cocaine
trafficker.
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67. Who has been called Princeps botanicorum (Prince of Botanists), "The
Pliny of the North," and "The Second Adam".
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68. Answer: Carl Linneaus. Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, laid the
foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature.
Father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern
ecology
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69. In the 15th century, Alfonso Tostada gave a detailed reconstructed
account of the logistics of this, down to arrangements for the disposal
of dung and the circulation of fresh air. If this is not Swacch Europe,
what is this?
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75. It is called the Columbian Exchange- the transfer of plant species from
the colonies to the colonisers and vice versa. The flower of one plant,
one accounting for major cultivation worldwide today, was proudly
worn by Marie Antoinette in her hair and her husband Louis XVI!
What flowers?
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77. From 1958 to 1962, Mao Zedong launched a hygiene campaign in
China, popularly known as the “Four pests campaign” to exterminate
four “pests”. This was one of the first actions taken in the “Great Leap
Forward” initiative. mosquitoes, flies, rats, Whats the 4th one?
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78. Answer: Sparrows. Its mass extermination completely upset the ecological
balance and significantly contributed to the Great Chinese Famine that led to the
death of at least 20 million people?
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79. The U.S. drank 9 billion gallons of this in 2008! The second highest
consumer was China. Its production uses 17 million barrels of oil a
year. What?
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80. Answer: Bottled water - it takes three times the water to make it as it does to fill it.
Almost half of all bottled water in the US is said to be derived from tap water.
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81. On 15 June 1918 the Makambo ran aground near Neds Beach, at the
northern end of Lord Howe Island (In Australia). There was only one
immediate casualty but it resulted in a major environmental disaster.
How?
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82. Answer: A passenger drowned when a boat capsized during the evacuation from
the vessel. The ship was only temporarily out of service until repairs could be
made; however, it was aground for nine days before it was refloated and the
incident had allowed black rats to leave the ship and go ashore on the island,
where they thrived. This introduction gave rise to an environmental disaster, with
the rats causing the extinction of several of the island’s endemic birds and other
fauna in the next few years through predation, as well as causing hardship to the
islanders by raiding their crops and only export commodity, the seeds of the
Kentia Palm. Problems with the rats led to an attempted ecological solution
through the deliberate introduction of Tasmanian Masked Owls between 1922 and
1930 to the island, an action which compounded the disaster by adding another
predator to the ecosystem. Birds which became extinct soon after the arrival of
rats include the Lord Howe Island Thrush, Lord Howe Gerygone, Lord Howe
Starling, Lord Howe Fantai and Robust White-eye.
83. Cheonggyecheon is an 8.4 km creek flowing west to east through
downtown Seoul. In the 60s it was covered with concrete for roads and
then an elevated highway was built over it. What happened to it in
2005?
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84. Answer: In July 2003, the then Seoul mayor, Lee Myung-bak initiated a project to
remove the elevated highway and restore the stream at a cost of $281 mil. One of
the largest urban renewal projects
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85. In 1789 during a walk, the Marquis of Lessert drank water from the
Sainte Catherine spring on the land of a M. Cachat in the French Alps.
The marquis, who was allegedly suffering from kidney and liver
problems, drank the water regularly while he walked, and claimed that
his health improved. Encouraged by Lessert's advocacy of the
'miraculous' water, local doctors began to prescribe it as a health
remedy. In response to the growing success of the water, M. Cachat
fenced off his spring and began selling the water. The first baths
appeared in 1824. The name of the spring was changed from Sainte
Catherine to the Cachat Source. Two years later, the Duke of Savoy
gave his permission to start bottling water from the spring and in 1829
the first Société des Eaux Minérales (Mineral Water company) was
founded. Which brand evolved from this?
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