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1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a wall. Answer: Dr. Sugata Mitra	https://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html#:~: text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall.	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall	Google.com	1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT
2. What does NIIT stand for? Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	© 1988-2022, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved.	http://blog.acronymfinder.com/	Google.com	What does NIIT stand for?
3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi Answer: Kalkaji	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© 1988-2022, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved.	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall	Google.com	1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall? Answer: Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall	Google.com	1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment? Answer: the children learnt to use the computer on their own	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall	Google.com	Dr. Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919. Answer: Drastic Steps to Fight Influenza (havoc caused by German U-boats to the immense final Allied	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.html	© 2022 The New York Times Company	The new York times, 1918	Google.com	two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon Answer: thunderstorm	https://www.britannica.com/science/thunderstorm	©Britannica	E. Philip Krider.	Google.com	home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon
8. How does global warning affect polar bears? Answer: causing the ice that polar bears depend on to melt away.	https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/polar-bears#:~:text=Challenges%20affecting%20polar%20bears&text=The%20Arctic%20is%20warming%20about,ice%20to%20raise%20their%20young.	WWF-UK is a registered charity in England and Wales 1081247 and in Scotland SC039593 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales 4016725.	WWF-UK	Google.com	How does global warning affect polar bears?
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: as they secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/#:~:text=Coral%20reefs%20are%20built%20by,whips%2C%20do%20not%20produce%20reefs	© 2022 Coral Reef Alliance	Great Star Coral at night, Grand Cayman. Photo by Ellen Cuylaerts / Ocean Image Bank.Coral Reef Alliance	Google.com	Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps
10. Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks? Answer: Coral Bleaching. Yes	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching#:~:text=Coral%20bleaching%20is%20the%20process,the%20coral%20to%20turn%20wh	Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.	page was last edited on 21 October 2022. Wikipedia	Google.com	Environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color.
11. What according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. When did this happen? Answer: Mass coral bleaching. Early 1980’s.	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00158/full	© 2022 Frontiers Media S.A. All rights reserved	O Hoegh-Guldberg ·2017. Frontiers	Google.com	cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050? Answer: singapore’s pyramid is in mirroring form while Philippines is in	Philippines https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Population-pyramid-of-the-Philippines-Central-Intelligence-Agency-2016_fig1_321193498 Singapore https://www.alamy.com/singapore-population-pyramid-2018-image457488608.html?imageid=E622E71A-8380-49CF-A339-D11540E9B297&p=1842431&pn=1&searchId=a3e12725197c0946defab850cfd39db8&searchtype=0	Philippines © 2008-2022 ResearchGate GmbH. All rights reserved. Singapore Copyright © 31/10/2022 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved.	Philippines Adrian N. S. Badana.2016. Central Intelligence Agency Research Gate. Singapore Danvis Collection.2018. Alamy Stock Photo	Google.com	Philippines Shape of the population pyramid of Philippines Singapore Shape of the population pyramid of Singapore