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Heritage trail
Read the clues and guess the UNESCO World Heritage Site
1. This Mahavihara (‘Great
monastery’), revered by Buddhists,
ourished in the ancient kingdom of
Magadha (modern­day Bihar).
Fun facts
2. It earned a name for being one of
the greatest seats of learning from *1. Floating post oce?
the 5th CE and 12th CE , on the
Indian subcontinent. Yes, India is the only country in the world to have a oating
3. Much of our knowledge of this post oce. This post oce is located in Srinagar, Kashmir, on a
once thriving university stems from huge houseboat in Dal Lake. It was inaugurated in August 2011.
the writings of the Chinese pilgrims Did you know India has the largest postal network in the world?
Xuanzang and Yijing, both of whom It has over 1,50,000 post oces across the country.
visited at dierent times. Q. Who founded the modern Indian postal system and
4. Early archaeological remains date to the 3rd century BCE, but this centre of learning enjoyed the special patronage of the FILE PHOTO when?
Gupta kings in the 5th and 6th centuries. _________________________
5. The vast complex sprawls over 23 hectares on which stand several structures.
6. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.
Answer: Nalanda Mahavihara
*2. Highest cricket ground
Standing at 2,444 metres above sea level, the Chail
Cricket Ground located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh,

Fun with numbers Heads­Up is the highest cricket ground in the world. Built
in 1893, it is being used as a playground by
the Chail Military School.
Connect the Chief Ministers with their States Q: Can you nd out which is the
largest cricket stadium in the
1. Naveen Patnaik is the founder and president of world?
the Biju Janata Dal party. This is his fth consecutive – A. Kerala _________________________
term as Chief Minister.

2. Mamata Banerjee is the founder of the All India

Trinamool Congress party. She came to power in – B. Punjab
2011 defeating a left­front government, which ruled
the State for three decades.

3. Pinarayi Vijayan, a member of the Communist

Party of India (Marxist), has been the Chief Minister. – C. West Bengal
of his State since 2016. Gujarat.
4. Capt. Amarinder Singh of Congress is on his
Cricket Stadium) in
Stadium (Motera
From the sequence second term as the Chief Minister. He has served in – D. Meghalaya 2. The Sardar Patel
of numbers given, the Indian Army in the 1960s. 1854.
spot the number
5. Conrad Sangma, president of the National
1. Lord Dalhousie in
Answers
8024 People’s Party and son of former Chief Minister P.A.
Sangma, came to power in 2018.
– E. Odisha

Answer:
Answers: 1. E, 2. C, 3. A, 4. B and 5. D

High ve Picture story

A quiz on India, its people, culture and lots more Come up with a

PHOTO AFP
witty caption
Answers: 1. Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter),

1. Jammu and Kashmir has a separate capital for this photo

for summer and winter. Can you name them?
__________________
A zookeeper brushes a
girae at the Roger
2. The Manas National Park in Assam is
Williams Park Zoo in the
contiguous with the Royal Manas National
U.S. The zoo has been
2. Bhutan, 3. Mawsynram, 4. Bihar,

Park in which neighbouring country?

closed for the public due
__________________
to concerns over the spread
5. The Barren Island volcano.

of the new coronavirus.

3. Cherrapunji was toppled by which
Write a caption that can
neighbouring village to become the wettest
sum up the picture in just
place on Earth?
a few words. Be creative!
__________________

4. Which State was Jharkhand carved out

of in 2000?
__________________

5. India’s only active volcano is in Andaman

and Nicobar Islands. Can you name it?
__________________
Nissar Ahmad

Journal Writing
Word of the day
The W Corner Quiver Dear Diary
WHY are chequered flags Quiver (verb) means to shake or tremble, often I miss school.
because of a strong emotion such as fear,
used in Formula 1 races? nervousness or excitement.
As a noun, it also refers to a portable case
used for holding arrows.
Origin: The word quiver originates from the
Old English word cwifer meaning nimble and
quick. It can also be traced back to the
Germanic word ‘kukur’ meaning a container.
Usage: Here are a couple of examples of
sentences using the word ­­ 1. A quiver of
FILE PHOTO: AP excitement ran through the crowd as the
popular star walked on stage. 2. The gulmohar
2020 after a season using electronic panels.
An easy one this time around. If you have trees quivered in the breeze at night.
chequered ags to end F1 races again from
seen F1 races, you would have seen
ag. F1 has moved back to physical
chequered ags being used in them. Have Activity
winner becomes the rst to drive past the
you ever wondered why they are used and
“takes the chequered ag” when the
what purpose they solve? Do you think Use the word of the day in a sentence of
even heard commentators use the phrase
you can guess the answer? Write down in your own
winner of the race and you might have
the space provided and check with the
race. The ag is often associated with the
answer to see if you have got it correct. Imagine and write. You may even type a note and mail it to us at
to signal the ocial nish or end of the
_____________________________________ school@thehindu.co.in. We will select a few for publication when we
“checkered”) ags are employed in F1 races
_____________________________________ resume printing In School broadsheet.
Answer: Chequered (can also be spelt as
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