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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. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Did You Know: Grand Canyon The area iscurrently hometomanyunique speciesofplantsandanimals. The layers ofrocks are well-preserved andreveal atimelineof Earth's history. The area isofgeologicalimportance duetothepresence ofseveral typesof Itisahugegorge famousfor Itisconsideredtobea LEVEL 2 The Grand Canyon, inArizona, wonders oftheworld. U.S.A., isoneofthenatural that inhabitedtherocks inthepast. Colorado Plateau. canyon. Originally, thearea was agiantflatslaboflayered rock, calledthe been eroding therocks intoa the actionofrain andwind, has which flows through thecanyon. ago bytheColorado River, Lord Brahma andLord Rama. walkway, stretching over apart ofthecanyon. rafting, bikingand onhelicopter tours. in 1919. it becameanationalpark 'Big Canyon'or'Great Canyon', colourful rocks. The rocks atthetoplayers are theyoungest. its colourful landscape. thousands ofyears. in andaroundthe area for Americans, whohavelived sacred sitebythe Native Study ofthefossilsformed ontherocks, shedlightontheanimalsandplants The Colorado River, alongwith It was formed millionsofyears Some rocks havebeen namedafter Hindu Godssuch asLord Vishnu, Tourists can walk ontheGrand Canyon Skywalk, ahorseshoe-shaped glass It isanextremelypopular tourist destination. Itcanbeexplored byhiking, Previously known asthe

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Skywalk Grand Canyon Image Credit-doi.gov 1 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tourists, who are exploring theplaceonfoot,cross theroad when thesignal Whenthesignalturns green, camels,accompaniedbytour guides,cross the The signalhasanimageofacamelhighlightedwith green dots. The cityofficialsbelievethemeasure takenwill reduce thecollisionsand The signallighthasbeeninstalledtoavoid The area isapopular tourist destinationandis Itissaidtobetheworld’s first traffic lightdesigned Adesertoasis,Dunhuang isnow amodern andbustlingmarket town. TheMingshaMountain,alsoknown asthe Inthepast,city was amajor stopfor Inthepast, she hasalsoclimbedmountains Shehasnow becomethefirst Indianwoman China hasinstalledatraffic lightfor camelsatan Did You Know:DunhuangCity area closetotheDunhuang City. turns red. road. ensure traffic safetyinthearea. collisions between camelsandtourists, which isquitecommoninthearea. known for its camel-riding tours. especially for camels. Buddhas’. also called‘Caves of theThousand tourist spot. Singing SandDunes, isanother scenic traders toferrygoodsacross Asia. The cityisfamousfor theMogaoCaves, India’s Priyanka Mohitehas scaled Mt. Annapurna, the10 in theworld. peaks around the world. which come under the listoftop ten highest climber toachievethefeat. Priyanka MohitescalesMt. Annapurna th highestmountainpeak Traffic LightforCamels Some touristspots inthearea Traffic Light for camels Priyanka Mohite Image Credit-MumbaiMirror

LEVEL 2 2 • • • • • • 1 Shecurrentlyworksatapharmaceuticalcompany Passionateaboutmountaineeringsincechildhood, PriyankaMohite,aged28,hailsfromSatara, Itisnamedafterthe Hindu GoddessAnnapurna, theGoddessofFood and Standing8091metres inheight,itisconsidered tobeoneofthetoughest LocatedinNepal,Mt. Annapurna isamassif(acompactgroup ofmountains) Did You Know:MountAnnapurna LEVEL 2 related tomountaineering. trekking, rock-climbingandwatchfilmsthatare in Bengaluru.Inherleisuretime,shelikestogo range ofMaharashtra,asateenager. she startedtoscalemountainsintheSahyadri dancer. Maharashtra. SheisatrainedBharatnatyam Harvest ortheGoddessofNourishments. mountains toclimb, duetoitsunpredictable climate. in theHimalayas. • dimensional real-life structures. manufacturing methodfor constructing three concrete 3D printing technology,anautomated designed using software, and printed using campus ofIITMadras. The entire housewas 3D printedhouse was inaugurated onthe India’s first3Dprinted house: WhenshescaledMt.Everestattheageof21,in 2013, shebecamethethirdyoungestIndiantodoso. Michael Collins Image Credit-trtworld.com walked ontheMoon. as hiscolleaguesNeil Armstrong andBuzzAldrin away. He was aged90.Collins stayedinlunar orbit mission thatlandedontheMoonin1969,haspassed Collins, acrew member ofthehistoric Apollo11 Remembering MichaelCollins: India's first India's first3DPrinted house Priyanka Mohite atop Astronaut Michael Mt. Annapurna Image Credit-timesofindia Image Credit-twitter 3 4 • • • • • • • • • • • Hehasmade severalguestappearances inBollywood films.The Bollywood • Heownsa chain ofrestaurants calledthe 'Captain's Eleven' in Chandigarh • Hehaswrittenseveral books oncricket. • Agolfenthusiast,hehas beenabrand ambassador for manyproducts suchas • Heisalsonicknamed 'KapilExpress' and'Iron ManofCricket'. In2010,hewas inductedintotheICC Cricket Hall ofFame. Besidesbeingawarded theArjuna Award, thePadmaShri andthePadma Postretirement in1994,heserved asthecoachofIndianNational Cricket He becamethefirst cricketer intheworld toachievetheall-rounder's double Captaining Indiatowin their first Cricket World Cup, in1983,was thehighlight He madehisdomesticdebutintheRanji Trophy. Attheageof19,he He was born in1959,Chandigarh. His father KapilDev isaformer Indiancricketer. He is KapilDevRamlalNikhanj earned thenickname'The Haryana Hurricane', as regular player for them. impressed with histalentthatKapilbecamea in asareplacement. The organisers were so inter-sector matchatChandigarh, hewas taken Indian Cricketer of the Century’, in2002. Bhushan, from theGovernment ofIndia,hewas alsonamedthe‘Wisden team for ashort period oftime. wicket-taker inboth,Tests andODIs. of 4,000Test runs and400Test wickets. He was alsoIndia'shighest of hisillustrious career. represented IndiabymakinghisTest andODI debutagainstPakistan, in1978. was aprosperous businessman. have playedthegame. regarded asoneofthegreatest all-rounders to At theageof13,when hehadgonetowatch an Did You Know:Kapil Dev movie titled ‘83’is a biopic onKapilDev. Itisyetto be released. and Patna. Palmolive, BSA-SLR bicycles,andBoost,amongothers. he usedtorepresent theHaryana cricket teamindomesticcricket. Kapil Dev Kapil Dev Image Credit -Instagram

LEVEL 2 • • • • • • ‘ASymphony ofLights’ isadaily lightandsoundshow organised byHong • Thecity’sresidents eatlongnoodlesontheir birthday astheybelieveit • Thecityisfamousfor producing • TheTsingMaBridgeisamong

ThenameHongKong means LEVEL 2 The many bunsaspossible. a race toclimbupthetowers andgrab as the BunTowers. Traditionally,mencompetein days, thefestival’smostspectacular feature are deities who savedtheisland.Held over several Disneyland themeparks intheworld. statues intheworld. one ofthelargest bronze, seated-Buddha boat races. known for itsenergetic andcolourful dragon The Hong Kong Disneyland isoneofthefive The Did You Know: Hong Kong largest permanentlight andsound show. Kong Tourism Board. According toGuinness World Records, itistheworld’s symbolises longevity. and BruceLee. and martialartistslikeJackie Chan some ofthebestKungFu movies, suspension bridge. the world’slongestroad andrail ‘Fragrant Harbour’. Location of Hong Kong Bun Festival isheldannuallytothankthe Tian Tan Buddha ortheBigBuddhais Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnivalis Major Attractions People's RepublicofChina. is currentlyaspecial administration region ofthe more than200islands.Aformer Britishcolony,it Hong KongisacityinAsiathatmadeupof Hong Kong A Symphony of Lights The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival Image Credit-hong-kongtraveller.com Bun Festival 5 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • Occasionally,theperformer will tosstheinstrument upin theair andcatchit InSouthIndia,itisplacedonthelap,with themouthofpotfacingbelly InNorth India,theghatamisplacedonaplatform with itsmouthfacing Itismadefrom earthenware claymixed with iron filings.The toneandthepitch Ghatamisdifferent from other mudpotsthatare usedfor domesticpurposes. The mouthoftheghatam Itismostlyassociatedwith Ghatamand itsvariants were initiallyusedasafolk instrument inoldendays. Ithasdifferentnamesin different parts ofIndiasuchasbada,madga, noot, Itisoneoftheoldest percussion instruments ofSouthIndia.Itissaidthat Ghatammeans‘pot’ inSanskrit. Did You Know: Ghatam Ghatam isapercussion our hands. played bystriking itwith musical instrument. Itis with appropriate rhythm, toentertain theaudience. stomach, theartist strikes different parts ofthepottoproduce different sounds. of theartist. Withcontinuouspressure applied tothemouthofpotby upwards. Both thehandsare usedfor playing. shape ofthepot’smouth. of theinstrument dependonthesizeofpot,thicknessitswalls and It ismadeprecisely tobeplayedasamusicalinstrument. mridangam. is openanddoesnothaveamembrane likethatofthetablaor the classical vocal. mridangam inconcerts of It usuallyaccompaniesa music ofSouthIndia. the traditional Carnatic and matka,amongothers. Hindu epicRamayana. Sage Valmikihaddescribed thesoundoriginating from theghatamin them withourhand or an object suchas astick,mallet, etc. * Percussion instruments: musicalinstruments thatare playedbystriking * Ghatam A Ghatam

LEVEL 2 3 1 2 9 cricket players. Complete thegridbelowtonamesomeformerandcurrentIndian I. THEMENINBLUE(10x1/2=5)

Max. Score: 25 LEVEL 2 V S Marks scored: ______Name: ______1 Class: ______Sec: ______4 8 R 7 N V R Y S 4 5 10 R A S L 3 6 V T 5 I 7 V K 2 I G 8 R D 6 I 10 9 E 7 8 10 II. QUICK QUIZ(10x1=10) • • Hehasmadeseveralguestappearances inBollywood films.The Bollywood • Heownsachainofrestaurants calledthe'Captain's Eleven'inChandigarh • Hehaswrittenseveral booksoncricket. • Agolfenthusiast,hehasbeenabrand ambassador for manyproducts suchas • Heisalsonicknamed 'KapilExpress' and'Iron ManofCricket'. 1 8 6 4 2 7 5 3 9 KapilDevRamlalNikhanj earned thenickname'The Haryana Hurricane', as movie titled‘83’is a biopiconKapilDev. Itisyettobereleased. and Patna. Palmolive, BSA-SLR bicycles, andBoost,amongothers. he usedtorepresent theHaryana cricket teamindomesticcricket. Who isthefirst Indian woman toscaleMt.Annapurna? Which country has installed traffic lightspeciallyfor camels? ‘wonder drug’. ______, theworld’s first antibiotic, was known as the Carnatic musicofSouthIndia? Which oftheseinstruments is mostly associated with thetraditional If Rahul Dravid :The Wall:______The Haryana Hurricane. ______, which flows through the canyon. The Grand Canyon was formed millions of years agobythe a scenictourist spot in the city of ______in China. The Mingsha Mountain, also known astheSingingSandDunes, is that landedontheMoon,in1969? Who amongthesewas acrew member oftheApollo11mission of ‘Project Tiger’, in1973? Which nationalpark in India was thevenuefor the inauguration The nameof which Asiancitymeans‘Fragrant Harbour’? Sitar Anacin Ranthambore National Park Beijing Sunil Gavaskar Colorado River Poorna Malavath U.A.E. Beijing Alan Shepard Dunhuang Penicillin Jim Corbett National Park Ghatam Hong Kong Kapil Dev Canyon River Priyanka Mohite China Michael Collins

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 2 III. NATURALWONDERS(6x1=6) Use thehelpboxtonamesomeofthesenaturalwondersworld. 5. 3. 1.

Help Box Victoria Falls|Great BarrierReef | AuroraBorealis Crystal Cave|Grand Canyon|Spotted Lake 4. 2. 6. 9 10 IV. PICTUREQUIZ(4x1=4) 4 2 Cup victory,in1983. Cricket teamtotheirfirstWorld He captainedtheIndianNational located inArizona,U.S.A. Name thisnaturalwonder city inwhichitislocated. statues intheworld.NameAsian the largestbronze,seated-Buudha This istheTianTanBuddha,oneof Identify themusicalinstrument. 3 1

LEVEL 2 important andpopular deities. ‘Bank ofHell’ andtheJadeEmperor, oneofChinese mythology'smost on them.Handmade with avariety ofmaterials, theycarry animageofthe Money. These notesare printed tolooklikereal onesor havesimpledesigns such asfakecurrency notescalledGhost they thinkwill help the deadintheir afterlife, At funerals, Hong Kongresidents burn itemsthat What is GhostMoney inHongKong? of toads. often referred toas'horned toads',astheir faceandskinresemble that The bloodsquirts outoftheir eyesand cantravel uptothree feet.They are 'Tied Test', '4Sixes','9Wickets'and'432'. after major eventsinKapilDev's cricketing career like‘Port Elizabeth', The hotelisuniqueastherooms are notnumbered andare insteadnamed career, suchasphotographs, souvenirs, mementos,batsandbatting pads. with mostofthecricketing memorabilia hehadcollectedduring hisillustrious in Chandigarh. The walls ofthehotelare adorned 'The Kaptain'sRetreat', arestaurant-cum-museum Former Indiancricketer KapilDev owns Kaptain's'The Retreat'? What is special about Kapil Dev's LEVEL 2 Image Credit -nps.gov to mark theWorldEnvironment Day. Sacred Jasmine, astheirnationalflowers 3 flowers:the Moon Orchid,Rafflesiaand June 05: of theUnitedKingdom. was formallycrownedasthe monarch June 02: In 1990,Indonesia adopted In 1953,QueenElizabethII their eyestoscare away predators, when attacked. Grand Canyon are known toshootbloodfrom The Greater Short-horned lizards thatliveinthe lizard found at theGrand Canyonin U.S.A.? What is uniqueabout theGreater Short-horned flag ofUSA. adopted asthe Stripes was the Stars& In 1777, June 14: 11 12 • • • • • • • • • TheCorbett Museum inthereserve isamajor tourist attraction. Itisa • Itisamongthefew tiger reserves inIndiatoallow overnight stay inthelapof • Tourismisallowedin selectedareas ofthereserve. Tourists cangoonan • Itisalsorenownedfor itsfloral attractions andvaried reptile andbird species. Themostfamousof Corbett's wild residents are theBengal tiger, theAsiatic In1973,theParkwasvenuefor theinauguration of‘Project Tiger’, a In1957,itwasrenamedastheCorbett National Park, inhonour ofthe TheParkwasfirstestablishedasHailey National Park, in1936.Itwas later Theareaconsistsofhills,marshy depressions, lakes,rivers and grasslands. JimCorbettNational Park, locatedinUttarakhand, isoneofIndia’soldest Theareaisfilledwith trees suchasteak,eucalyptus,silver oakandsal. Did You Know:Jim CorbettNationalPark elephant, leopards,wild boar, slothbear, jackal,mongooseandcrocodile. Indian tigers. wildlife conservation project launchedtoprotect thediminishingpopulationof legendary tigerhunter turned conservationist, JimCorbett. renamed asRamganga National Park. national parks. Bamboos andvariouskindsofshrubs are alsofound. personal belongings, antiquesand rare photographs. bungalow that earlier belonged toJimCorbett. Itcontainshis memoirs, the nationalpark. elephant safariorjeep safari towitness theanimalsintheir natural habitat. The parkisfamousfor itstiger habitat. A signboard insidethepark Jim CorbettNationalPark Jim Corbett National Park

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