(Dec
15th, 2001 - Jan 15th, 2002) |
| 1. |
A metal that often causes poisoning in fish
and aquatic life, as well as humans who eat that fish. Found in the effluent of the
fertilizer industry. It struck Minamata in Japan.
Ans. Mercury |
| 2. |
Dead as a
Ans. Dodo |
| 3. |
Over 70% of Delhi's drinking water comes
from this river drain
Ans. Yamuna |
| 4. |
A famous movement to save forests in the
Chamoli district of the UP Himalays by clinging to the trees.
Ans. Chipko |
| 5. |
The gas with the hole - its presence in the
upper atmosphere reduces harmful ultraviolet radiation
Ans. Ozone |
| 6. |
A cracked, controversial dam in an
earthquake-prone region of the UP Himalayas
Ans. Tehri |
| 7. |
Once the wettest spot on earth, covered
with lush forests, today a barren area with a water problem
Ans. Cherapunjee |
| 8. |
Shawls fine enough to pass through a ring,
made from the fur of the Chiru
Ans. Shahtoosh |
| 9. |
Summer slumber - opposite of hibernation
Ans. Aestivation |
| 10. |
Reuse of waste as new products
Ans. Recycling |
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