1. What is the highest mountain peak in Syria?
a) Mount Hermon
b) Qurnat al-Sawdā
c) Mount Damavand
d) Jabal Soudah
Answer. a) Mount Hermon
Israel captured Mount Hermon, Syria's tallest mountain.
2. Apiculture is the science of raising ------
a) Fish
b) Honey bee
c) Flower
d) Vegetables
Answer. b) Honey bee
3. Santa Ana winds are seasonal winds to ------------
a) Canada
b) USA
c) Mexico
d) Argentina
Answer. b) USA;
Santa Ana winds are a seasonal weather phenomenon unique to California, characterized by hot, dry, and gusty conditions that significantly increase the risk of wildfires and cause damage across affected regions.
4. What is Ustad Zakir Hussain famous for?
a) Bansuri Player
b) Guitar Player
c) Tabla Player
d) Dholak player
Answer. c) Tabla Player;
Ustad Zakir Hussain, the globally celebrated tabla maestro, passed away in San Francisco on 17 December 2024.
5. The "Sangankallu Hiregudda" site of Karnataka often appears in the news, it is related to which period?
a) Paleolithic Period
b) Mesolithic Period
c) Neolithic Period
d) Vedic Period
Answer. c) Neolithic Period
A Neolithic ash mound, dating back 4,000 to 5,000 years near Sangankallu Hiregudda on Ballari, Karnataka, has been destroyed by landowners.
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