Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Have you learnt mama?(Episode 1)

This is the first in a series of questions aimed at teaching mama: Watch this space daily for new questions-

1.Rajkumari Hira Kunwari Sahiba, was born on October 1 ,1542 as the eldest daughter of Kachhwaha Rajput, Raja Bharmal, Raja of Amber. Her name is written in Mughal chronicles as Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba.She even has a mosque constructed in her honour in the walled city of Lahore. How do we know her better as?

2.Which famous person is the author of the books - 'Sunny days', 'Idols', 'Runs n Ruins' and 'One Day Wonders'?

3.The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World Fair.Its was originally planned to build it in Barcelona, for the Universal Exposition of 1888, but those responsible at the Barcelona city hall thought it was a strange and expensive construction, which did not fit into the design of the city.Name the structure in question.

4.Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies balsamea, Abies fraseri, Abies grandis, Pinus edulis, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus pinea (list not exhaustive): Commonly used types of what?

ANSWERS 1.JodhaBai of Jodhaa Akbar fame
2.Sunil Gavaskar
3.Eiffel Tower
4.Christmas Trees

2 comments:

Mayur Mama said...

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2.fhavy tninfxne?
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4.Kznf gerrf

Unknown said...

1.jodha bhai
2.Sunil Gavasker
3.Eiffel tower