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1. Sometime in 1991, a
chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a
wall.
Answer: Dr. Sugata Mitra |
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Sometime in 1991, a chief
scientist at the NIIT named ________ started an experiment + hole in a wall. |
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2. What does NIIT stand for?
Answer: National
Institute of Information Technology |
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What does
"NIIT" stand for? |
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3. It was first
implemented at a slum area in _______ ,
Answer: Kalkaji |
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It was first implemented
at a slum area in ,New Delhi + hole in the wall |
4. His team carved a hole
in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they
carve a hole in the hall?
Answer: Through this hole, a freely
accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant
hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior
experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. |
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His team carved a hole in
the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve
a hole in the hall? + hole in the wall |
5. What was the
significant finding of the experiment?
Answer: This computer proved to be an instant
hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior
experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. |
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what was the significant
finding of the experiment? + hole in the wall |
6. What were the two headlines in Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.
Answer: Echoes of
Another Pandemic: How The Times Covered the 1918 Flu
What New York
Looked Like During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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What were the two
headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in "1918"
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7. ______ is home to
moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon
Answer: Wind
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is home to moving air
currents,+ clouds, + storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon |
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8. How does global
warning affect polar bears?
Answer: Because of melting sea ice, it is
likely that more polar bears will soon starve |
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How does "global
warming" affect polar bears? |
9. Coral reefs are built
by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: Coral reefs are built by coral polyps as they
secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies. |
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“Coral reefs" are built by
colonies of coral polyps . |
10. Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will
this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks?
Answer: Coral bleaching |
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Ssevere environmental
imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This
process is known as _________. + Will this phenomenon affect the growth of
fish stocks? |
11. What according to scientist was the cause
of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs
in the Pacific and the
Answer: caused by unusually high sea surface temperatures
as the Indian Ocean swelters under particularly unforgiving El Niño conditions. And this happened since 2015 |
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What according to
scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality
of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. + When did this happen? |
12. Compare the shape of
the population pyramid of
Answer: Singapore 6,407,527 Philippines 144,488,171 |
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population pyramid of
"Philippines 2050"
population pyramid of
"singapore 2050" |
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