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30 Minute Activity 23
30 Minute Activity 23
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Innes Horticultural Institute at London. She helped in the discovery Pentagon
*1. The Spanish national anthem has was born in Thalassery, Kerala, in 1897. Her of hybrid varieties of
family encouraged her to engage in highyielding
no words. intellectual pursuit from a very young age. sugarcane. She also produced many hybrid
Octagon
The Spanish national anthem, the "Marcha Real" or "Royal She graduated in Botany in Madras in 1921 eggplants (brinjal). She was awarded a
March", has no ocial lyrics. The original version had lyrics, but and went to Michigan as the rst Oriental Padma Shri in 1977.
they are no longer used. The lyrics, which were said to have Barbour Fellow where she obtained her DSc Now that you have read Janaki
fascist overtones, were scrapped in 1978 when Spain embraced in 1931. She did face gender and caste Ammal’s bio, try answering the
Decagon
democracy after nearly 40 years of Francisco Franco's discrimination in India, but found following questions.
dictatorship. recognition for her work outside the country. 1. Which ower has been named after
Q: Find out other countries whose national anthem has After a stint at the John Innes Horticultural Janaki Ammal?
no ocial lyrics. Institute at London, she was invited to work ...............................................................
_________________________________ at the Royal Horticulture Society at Wisley, 2. Apart from sugarcane, Janaki Ammal Hexagon
close to the famous Kew Gardens. In 1945, worked on hybrids for which plant?
she coauthored The Chromosome Atlas of ............................................................... Quadrilateral
*2. National ags with purple colour Cultivated Plants with biologist CD Ammal, 2. Brinjal.
Dominica and Nicaragua are the only two Darlington. Answers: 1. Magnolia Kobus Janaki Answer: Decagon
countries whose national ags have the colour
purple on them. While the Dominica ag
features an image of the purple
Sisserou parrot which is endemic to
the region, Nicaragua's ag Logic magic
features a rainbow with a
band of purple.
Which gure will replace the question mark?
War of words
Q: Name three colours
commonly found on Choose from the options given below. Strike up a debate on
national ags.
_____________________ the given topic
Amid the COVID19 lockdown, sports
has been put on hold. But the
Bundesliga, Serie A and Premier
League are planning to resume the
season in front of empty stands, once the
lockdown is lifted. So put on your thinking caps and get ready to
argue: Post lockdown, should sports be played in front of empty
stands?
Yes
2. Red, blue and green. No
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and San Marino Answer: C
Answers:
(Content provided by Amrita Bharati)
C.V. Subrahmanyam
meaning arms or weapons) 1. A ying mammal; a wooden
piece integral to playing sports
Usage: Here are a couple of examples of sentences using the word 1. The such as cricket.
artist’s panoply of portraits will be on display at the museum. 2. The designer’s ___________
stunning panoply of dresses won acclaim from the critics.
2. A tropical tree; the inner part
Activity of our hand from above the wrist.
Use the word of the day in a sentence of your own __________
3. What grows from ngertips;
a piece of metal that serves as a hook.
___________
4. The front part of the head;
C D to deal with a situation.
___________
B
5. An airlled rubber bag used for
E playing; to grow exponentially
in size and weight.
___________ Answers: 1. Bat, 2. Palm, 3. Nail, 4. Face, 5. Balloon.
Journal Writing
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