Which is the national anthem with no lyrics? What about the shortest national anthem in the world? Find out with this quiz.
You might know the lyrics and tune of our national anthem in and out, but what about these interesting facts about anthems of other countries? Give them a listen and guess the country! The clues in the questions will help you.
Solve this set of six questions and see how much you know about the world around you.
Time to exercise your grey cells with this set of questions. Play on.
When going back to school for in-person classes, remember to follow important hygiene practices. Here are some…
Schools are reopening after the lockdowns and it is important to maintain good hygiene to prevent falling sick. Besides some common COVID-19 guidelines like maintaining a distance of 6 feet between each other, wearing masks at all times, and sanitising your hands regularly, here are a few more general hygiene tips.
But some of them are not right. Can you identify the Do’s and the Don’ts?
The name of a bird is hidden among these words. Can you solve the puzzle and spot it correctly?
It’s always fun to play around with letters and sharpen your vocabulary skills. Here is a fun task for you.
In this puzzle, fill in the missing letters. One letter will complete all three words in a row. Row number 3 has already been solved for you. Complete the others and then read the first column of letters going down to name the bird.
Major, General, Brigadier …The officers of the Indian Army hold different ranks. Can you put them in order?
Did you know that the Indian Army is the 4th largest standing Army in the world! It has its origins in the armies of the East India Company, which went on to become the British Indian Army.
The Indian Army, which is the land-based branch of the Indian Armed Forces, comprises many officers in different ranks – each with its own function and responsibility.
Currently, the Indian Army Ranks are classified into three categories: Commissioned Officers; Junior Commissioned Officers; and Other Ranks comprising non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
They all start off as officer cadets, and eventually move on to higher ranks based on various assessments, time served, and merit. And each rank comes with its own insignia – an official sign/ emblem that is representative of the ranks.
Based on your knowledge of the Indian Army and using clues from the insignia, can you arrange these army ranks from highest to lowest? (Note: This is not the complete list of ranks. Some have been left out)
Try your hand at this memory game and see if you can identify the dance.
Indian classical dance is an umbrella term for various performance arts rooted in musical theatre styles, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text, Natyashastra. Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam are some of the more popular ones. The Indian Ministry of Culture has added Chhau, Yakshagana and Bhagavata Mela to the list.
AI is the the latest buzz word. How much do you know about it? Find out…
AI, ML, bots, and more…. how much do you know about the world of Artificial Intelligence, assisted learning, and more? Try your hand at this crossword to find out…
Phew! It’s been a hectic week. Anti-vaxxer protests, countries on the brink of war, the highs and lows of the Games and serpents on airplanes… Read on to know more.
What’s happening around the world? Well, for starters, sport’s highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in her next Olympic event. In Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the busiest trade link reopened for traffic late Sunday evening, ending a six-day blockade. Canadian police made several arrests on Sunday and cleared protesters and vehicles that occupied the Ambassador Bridge. And an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau in Malaysia was diverted after a snake was spotted inside the airplane. Pilot Hana Mohsin Khan shared a video of the reptile slithering near the overhead baggage area of the aircraft on Twitter, where it has racked up thousands of views.
This complete workout has many benefits for body and mind. Read on.
Jogging is sustained running at a slow and steady pace. It is slower than running but faster than walking. The main purpose of jogging is to maintain your tempo without causing much strain to the body. Jogging is a complete workout and also serves to prepare the body for an intense workout. It helps develop muscles, is good for the heart, and keeps the mind healthy.
Before you get set to go on a jog, here’s a small game for you to play.
Learn more about world’s largest living land creatures in this interactive article.
Elephants are the world’s largest land creatures, and also have one of the most distinctive appearances. They’re also the smartest and most sensitive animals on the planet. They have the largest brain of any land animal, with three times the number of neurons that humans have. While many of these are responsible for controlling the elephant’s huge and dexterous body, these animals have repeatedly proved their extraordinary mental capacities. Read on to know more and solve the image puzzles as you do…
It takes a herd to raise a baby elephant.
Did you know that the responsibility of taking care of the baby elephant belongs to the entire herd and not the mother alone? That’s a way of showing how elephants live a nice life of assisting one another. In fact, the entire herd goes around in search of food for the baby. Elephants need about 5% of their own body weight each day. They mostly eat grass, plants, bushes, fruits, tree bark, roots.
Appropriate use of tusks
Tusks are elongated incisors and are essentially no different from other teeth. An elephant uses its big tusks to dig deep down into the dry river bed and source water. Tusks are also used to aid foraging, digging, stripping bark and moving things out of the way and trained logging elephants are capable of even lifting large logs with their tusks.
Elephant’s role in the ecosystem
The presence of elephants means a healthy forest, as they play a vital role by helping plant trees. Wondering how? Well, Elephants are regarded as the primary seed disperser. So, majority of the plants or trees in forests must have probably been spread by elephants. When they move around the dung they drop helps in fertilizing the soil and that’s how new plants germinate.
Traits that elephants and humans have in common
Studies show that elephants can identify languages and can understand body language. They can distinguish differences in human gender, age, and ethnicity purely by the sound of someone’s voice. If the voice belongs to a person who is more likely to pose a threat, the elephants switch into defensive mode. Also, just like humans, elephants show empathy and mourn their dead. They caress the bones of the dead with their trunks and stand near the body of the deceased for hours. They also have extraordinary memories, sometimes better than human’s memory power.
