Earth Day QuizEarth Day Quiz

21- 04 – 2011School of Environmental Sciences,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Quiz Masters:Mihir Tanay DasChinmaya MoharanaSadaf

Round - ZeroRound - ZeroElimination round10 questions will be displayed on

screenEach question carrying 1 markWrite answers on the paper

provided to youTop 6 groups (2 member) will be

selected

1 gallon how many litersSACEP stands for:Project tiger was launched in the year:Earth hour is celebrated on Who reported ozone hole for the first

timeSilent spring was written by2010 United Nations Climate Change

Conference was held atEarth day was conceptualized byLongest earthen dam of the worldDriest place on earth

Round 1- Warm up roundRound 1- Warm up round

2 question to each groupCorrect: 10 marks each questionPassing Pass bonus: 5marks each

question

Which country has been chosen by UN to host world environment day 2011.

As declared by UN, 2011 is the international year of

What is the theme of this year world heritage day

What is the full scientific name of the Superbug recently found in drinking water supply of Delhi

According to Latest 2011 tiger census highest population of tigers are found in which state

Epicenter of 2011 Japan Earthquake

Metal contaminant of broken fluorescent bulbs

Maximum no of national parks are found in which state of India

Green peace was formed to protest against

Name the largest freshwater lake in India.

The concept of sustainable development first given by

National aquatic animal of India

Round 2: Arrange the Round 2: Arrange the series series

1 questions to each groupTotal 10 marks:PassPass bonus 5

Arrange according to ascending order of calendar date:

Earth day, World ocean day, world environment day, world aids day

• Arrange these biosphere reserves from north to

south of India:

Norek, Similipal, Nilgiri, Gulf of mannar

• Arrange these river mouths from south to north of India:

Kaveri, Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi,

• Arrange according to evolutionary sequence: Angiosperms, MammalsAmphibiansGymnosperms,

• Arrange according to atmospheric stratification low

to high:

Stratopause,Mesopause, Tropopause,Ozone layer,

• Arrange in the increasing order Global warming potential (GWP 20 yr):

N2O, CCl2F2

CO2, CH4,

• Arrange longer to shorter:

Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, Godvari

Round 3 – Personality Round 3 – Personality Hints Hints Two hints will be given one after

another.If correct answer is given with first

hints: 10 marksIf correct answer is given after both the

hints: 5 marksIf wrong answer or no answer after both

the hints: – 5marks. If don’t want to loose 5 marks, pass it

after 1st hint. No pass after 2nd hint.

• hint 1: known for Green Belt Movement in Africa and helped to plant over 10 million trees

• hint 2: was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

• hint 1: NDTV Global Indian of

the Year for the year 2007.

• hint 2: Chairman of the IPCC, has become synonymous with climate change and the environment

•hint 1: author of the book Great Extinction, and was the first to detect the widespread presence of CFCs in the atmosphere.

•hint 2: More famous for Gaia hypothesis

•hint 1: first Indian to receive prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 1992

•hint2: Associated with Narmada Bachao Andolon

•hint1: has worked on India’s traditional IPR and challenged the biopiracy of Neem, Basmati and Wheat.

•hint2: known for promoting organic farming moment at Navdanya

•hint1: He/ She quoted "Ecology is permanent economy."  

•hint2: Associated with chipko moment

hint1: Jammu & Kashmir born environmental activist and advocate, awarded the ‘Magsaysay Award’ in 1997.

hint2: He/She has played a substantial role in the cleanup of the Taj Mahal and in promoting unleaded fuel in the 4 metros?

•hint1: Is the founder of an NGO called Tarun Bharat Sangh.

• hint2: known as water man of Rajasthan

Round 4 – Visual Round Round 4 – Visual Round Image identification Correct: 10Pass bonus: 52 questions to each group.

Audience Round - Audience Round - visualvisual

Tie breakers