weekly quiz 2

It was controlled at different times by Portugal, Netherlands and the UK and has India's oldest synagogue (Jewish temple). Its population comprises Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and others and it houses India's Southern Naval Command. Identify this town.

• Chennai

• Kochi

• Surat

• Diu

Four friends from class 8 were talking about the moon. Ramnath: In the daytime on some days, we can see the moon Kaushik: In the daytime, the moon is on the other side of the Earth Chiranjivi: On all new moon nights, the Earth blocks the moon Ratna: The moon does not have its own light. Which of them is/ are correct?

• only Kaushik and Chiranjivi

• only Ramnath and Ratna

• only Kaushik, Chiranjivi and Ratna

• What should be added to the product of x and 2 to get x?

According to Aristotle, long-range forces did not exist. Long-range forces are those that can act from a distance, without being in contact with the body. Which of these would have EXISTED according to him?

• a body falling to the ground when thrown up

• like poles of two magnets repelling each other

• the slowing down of a car due to application of brakes

• a rubbed plastic comb attracting small pieces of paper

Some parts of congruent triangles PQR and LMN are marked. If the perimeter of triangle PQR is 42 cm, what is the length of LN?

• 22 cm

• 20 cm

• 18 cm

• 16 cm

Select the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word. At the present time, many people have no jobs; there is a lot of additional labour.

• available

• surplus

• such

• cheap

Ravi lives in a plateau region of Madhya Pradesh and owns about 10 acres of land. Due to continuous soil erosion, agricultural production in his land has been decreasing every year. Which of these methods can he adopt to prevent soil erosion?

• keeping the land fallow

• ploughing the fallow land

• digging a pond in the village

• growing a thick layer of grass