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GLOBAL Name: AWARENESS PROGRAM Class: Section: BASIC | L EVEL 2 | CLASS 5 & 6 June 2021 01 Grand Canyon 12 05 Jim Corbett 06 National Park Hong Kong Ghatam The Greater The Kaptain's Short-horned lizards Retreat Ghost Money Join the Knowledge Tribe! Global Awareness Program Gaptopedia Edi�on - June 2021 Basic | Level 2 Research and Content Contents Development Pickbrain Roopa Balasubramaniam Pick Of The Month 01 Rashmi Marian Furtado Apoorva Upadhyay Global Update 02 Varsha Prasad Asmita Srivastava Global Update 03 Snippets 03 Design and Production Nilufer Nisha Gap Profiles 04 Around The World 05 Operations Anand Tirumalai Did You Know 06 Ambreesha M. Ashok Kumar S. Monthly Quiz (pull out) Madhu B. Swamynath C P The Men in Blue 07 Content Queries/Feedback Quick Quiz 08 Email: [email protected] Natural Wonders 09 For Sales Queries Picture Quiz 10 Contact: H.N. Sridhar (+91) 9738202073 Gap Gyan|Gappenings 11 Discover India 12 Story Time 13 Born This Month 14 Brain Teasers|Book To Read 15 Quick Facts 16 Answers For Brain Teasers: June 2021 16 Published by Greycaps Knowledge Tribe www.greycaps.com Copyright: This book is a reading and teaching material. It has been researched and published with great care to ensure the author/s do not in any way violate the copyrights (exis�ng or intellectual property rights) of anybody. In the event of us having not found or not being able to trace any source, or if any copyright has been inadvertently infringed, do no�fy us at [email protected] and we shall ini�ate correc�ve ac�on. All rights are reserved by Greycaps Knowledge Tribe. No part of this publica�on may be produced or transmi�ed, in any form or by any means, without prior permission. Grand Canyon LEVEL 2 • The Grand Canyon, in Arizona, U.S.A., is one of the natural wonders of the world. • It is a huge gorge famous for its colourful landscape. • It was formed millions of years ago by the Colorado River, which flows through the canyon. Image Credit - doi.gov • The Colorado River, along with the action of rain and wind, has Grand Canyon been eroding the rocks into a canyon. Originally, the area was a giant flat slab of layered rock, called the Colorado Plateau. • The area is of geological importance due to the presence of several types of colourful rocks. The rocks at the top layers are the youngest. • The layers of rocks are well-preserved and reveal a timeline of Earth's history. • Study of the fossils formed on the rocks, shed light on the animals and plants that inhabited the rocks in the past. • The area is currently home to many unique species of plants and animals. Did You Know: Grand Canyon • It is considered to be a sacred site by the Native Americans, who have lived in and around the area for thousands of years. • Previously known as the 'Big Canyon' or 'Great Canyon', it became a national park Grand Canyon Skywalk in 1919. • It is an extremely popular tourist destination. It can be explored by hiking, rafting, biking and on helicopter tours. • Tourists can walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway, stretching over a part of the canyon. • Some rocks have been named after Hindu Gods such as Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma and Lord Rama. 1 Traffic Light for Camels LEVEL 2 • China has installed a traffic light for camels at an area close to the Dunhuang City. • It is said to be the world’s first traffic light designed especially for camels. • The area is a popular tourist destination and is known for its camel-riding tours. Traffic Light for camels • The signal light has been installed to avoid collisions between camels and tourists, which is quite common in the area. • The city officials believe the measure taken will reduce the collisions and ensure traffic safety in the area. • The signal has an image of a camel highlighted with green dots. • When the signal turns green, camels, accompanied by tour guides, cross the road. • Tourists, who are exploring the place on foot, cross the road when the signal turns red. Did You Know: Dunhuang City • In the past, the city was a major stop for traders to ferry goods across Asia. • The city is famous for the Mogao Caves, also called ‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas’. • The Mingsha Mountain, also known as the Singing Sand Dunes, is another scenic Some tourist spots in the area tourist spot. • A desert oasis, Dunhuang is now a modern and bustling market town. Priyanka Mohite scales Mt. Annapurna • India’s Priyanka Mohite has scaled Mt. Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain peak in the world. • She has now become the first Indian woman climber to achieve the feat. • In the past, she has also climbed mountains Image Credit - Mumbai Mirror which come under the list of top ten highest Priyanka Mohite 2 peaks around the world. • When she scaled Mt. Everest at the age of 21, in LEVEL 2 2013, she became the third youngest Indian to do so. • Priyanka Mohite, aged 28, hails from Satara, Maharashtra. She is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. • Passionate about mountaineering since childhood, she started to scale mountains in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra, as a teenager. • She currently works at a pharmaceutical company in Bengaluru. In her leisure time, she likes to go trekking, rock-climbing and watch films that are Image Credit - twitter related to mountaineering. Priyanka Mohite atop Mt. Annapurna Did You Know: Mount Annapurna • Located in Nepal, Mt. Annapurna is a massif (a compact group of mountains) in the Himalayas. • Standing 8091 metres in height, it is considered to be one of the toughest mountains to climb, due to its unpredictable climate. • It is named after the Hindu Goddess Annapurna, the Goddess of Food and Harvest or the Goddess of Nourishments. 1 Remembering Michael Collins: Astronaut Michael Collins, a crew member of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon in 1969, has passed away. He was aged 90. Collins stayed in lunar orbit Image Credit - trtworld.com as his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins walked on the Moon. 2 India’s first 3D printed house: India's first 3D printed house was inaugurated on the campus of IIT Madras. The entire house was designed using software, and printed using concrete 3D printing technology, an automated Image Credit - timesof india manufacturing method for constructing three India's first 3D Printed house dimensional real-life structures. 3 Kapil Dev LEVEL 2 • Kapil Dev is a former Indian cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game. • He was born in 1959, in Chandigarh. His father was a prosperous businessman. • At the age of 13, when he had gone to watch an inter-sector match at Chandigarh, he was taken Image Credit - Instagram in as a replacement. The organisers were so Kapil Dev impressed with his talent that Kapil became a regular player for them. • He made his domestic debut in the Ranji Trophy. At the age of 19, he represented India by making his Test and ODI debut against Pakistan, in 1978. • Captaining India to win their first Cricket World Cup, in 1983, was the highlight of his illustrious career. • He became the first cricketer in the world to achieve the all-rounder's double of 4,000 Test runs and 400 Test wickets. He was also India's highest wicket-taker in both, Tests and ODIs. • Post retirement in 1994, he served as the coach of the Indian National Cricket team for a short period of time. • Besides being awarded the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, from the Government of India, he was also named the ‘Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century’, in 2002. • In 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Did You Know: Kapil Dev • Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj earned the nickname 'The Haryana Hurricane', as he used to represent the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket. • He is also nicknamed 'Kapil Express' and 'Iron Man of Cricket'. • A golf enthusiast, he has been a brand ambassador for many products such as Palmolive, BSA-SLR bicycles, and Boost, among others. • He has written several books on cricket. • He owns a chain of restaurants called the 'Captain's Eleven' in Chandigarh and Patna. • He has made several guest appearances in Bollywood films. The Bollywood 4 movie titled ‘83’ is a biopic on Kapil Dev. It is yet to be released. LEVEL 2 Hong Kong Hong Kong is a city in Asia that is made up of more than 200 islands. A former British colony, it is currently a special administration region of the People's Republic of China. Location of Hong Kong Major Attractions • The Bun Festival is held annually to thank the deities who saved the island. Held over several days, the festival’s most spectacular feature are the Bun Towers. Traditionally, men compete in Image Credit - hong-kong traveller.com a race to climb up the towers and grab as Bun Festival many buns as possible. • The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival is known for its energetic and colourful dragon boat races. • Hong Kong Disneyland is one of the five Disneyland theme parks in the world. • The Tian Tan Buddha or the Big Buddha is one of the largest bronze, seated-Buddha The Hong Kong Dragon statues in the world. Boat Carnival Did You Know: Hong Kong • The name Hong Kong means ‘Fragrant Harbour’. • The Tsing Ma Bridge is among the world’s longest road and rail suspension bridge.
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