Environment based quiz. 6 rounds of 6 questions each.

1. Eco quiz
COMMERCE CLUB
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
GREEN FINGER PRINTS ORGANISATION
PRESENTS
On 05/06/2013…World Environment Day

2. General
• 6 Rounds of 6 questions in each
• Bouncing system of questioning
• 10 points for every question

3. Round 1
Ozone

5. Aadalodakam

7. Kaachil

9. Arya Veppu

11. Inchi

13. Mathan

15. Nilappana

16. Round 2
Amazon

17. Locally called as „SAIRANHRI VANAM‟, this forest is
said to be the place where Pandavas lived during
Vanavasa. By what name it is well known?

18. Silent Valley

19. Having an altitude of -2.2mtrs, this is india‟s lowest
elevated place. Which place is referred here?

20. Kuttanadu

21. Ranging at 8848 mtrs, Mount Everest is the highest
mountain on earth. How tall is kerala,s highest peak
Aanamudi?

22. 2695 Mtrs (8842 ft)

23. June is always been a month of heavy rains in kerala.
Which monsoon brings us rain from june to august?

24. Southwest Monsoon

25. Two of the world's Ramsar Convention listed wetlands
are in Kerala. One is Vembanad-Kol wetlands. Which
is the other one?

26. Lake Sasthamkotta

27. The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains in our
east, functioning as our rain shadow. This wall is
interrupted to break only at one place. Where?

28. The Palakkad Gap

29. Round 3
Mangroves

30. Covering an area of 2500 sqkm, it is the largest
mangrove forest in the world, constituting 7% of the
world‟s mangroves. Which forest are we talking about?

31. Sundarbans, West Bengal

32. Evergreen forests are the blessings of mother nature.
India has got two of such hot spots. One is at the
north-east region. Where is the other one?

33. Andaman Nicobar Islands

34. There are 3 kinds of deserts. The sand desert, the salt
desert and the cold desert. India has got few cold
deserts. Where is the largest one located?

35. Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir

36. Which is the highest mountain in India?

37. Kangchenjunga (Sikkim,8586mtrs)

38. India‟s national animal is Tiger. Our national heritage
animal is Elephant. We‟ve got a national aquatic
animal too. Which one is that?

39. Ganges River Dolphin

40. Even though it is declared as a Tiger Reserve, the
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, is world renowned
for the presence of another animal. Which one?

41. One-horned Rhinoceroses
(The park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-
horned Rhinoceroses.)

42. Round 4
Wetlands

44. Dodo

45. This is the worlds largest Glacier, located @
East Antarctica. What‟s its name?

46. Lambert Glacier

47. Identify the molecule..

48. Ozone

49. Identify the river..

50. Amazon

52. Bryce Canyon

53. What do the red markings denote?

54. Volcanic Belts

55. Round 5
Himalaya

56. “EAT INSECTS TO BEAT WORLD HUNGER”- WHICH
UN ORGANISATION MADE THIS STATEMENT BY
ITS NEWEST STUDY?

57. UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANISATION (F.A.O)

58. Relate these two..
For a living Planet

60. What‟s the common link?
• Aranmula Kannadi
• Kuthampully Saree
• Alleppey Coir
• Malabar Pepper
• Vazhakulam Pineapple
• Wayanad Jeerakasala & Gandhakasala Rice

61. They all are GI tagged products of kerala.

62. Find the relationship..

63. House sparrow is the state bird of Delhi

64. What do this logo stands for?

66. Which Indian share index measure the performances
of companies in terms of carbon emissions?

67. Greenex by BSE

68. Round 6
Glacier

69. World Water Day..

70. March 22

71. Earth day..

72. April 22

73. International day of biodiversity..

74. May 22

75. World forestry day..

76. March 21

77. World animal day..

78. October 4

79. And may 23 is..?!!

80. World Turtle day..!!

81. End of
Rounds..

82. Thanking our sponsors...
Green Fingerprints Organisation

83. And..thank you..
Go..make the
world a bit more
greener...!!