Organizer : CSIR-CECRI JIGYASA congratulate 75th CSIR-CECRI Foundation Day Celebrations 2023

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🔹Any stream students can participate
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🔹 E Certificate will be provided to all the participants

Regards
Dr. S. Angappan Coordinator, JIGYASA
&
Dr. K. J. Sreeram Director, CSIR-CECRI

 

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Please answer all the multiple choice questions.  You will be awarded 2 points for each correct answer. No negative marks for wrong answers. E-certificate will be provided for all the participants.

1. When is world water day celebrated every year?*

2 points

March 22

March 21

April 22

April 21

2. What is the theme of World Water Day 2023?*

2 points

accelerating change

Groundwater: making the invisible visible

Valuing Water

Water and Climate Change

3. What proportion of the earth’s surface vis covered by water?*

2 points

40%

50%

60%

70%

4. What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and causes damage to plants and animals?
*

2 points

Smog

Monsson rain

Acid rain

Seasonal rain

5. On average, how many children die each day from diarrhoea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation?
*

2 points

200

1,000

2,000

200,000

6. When was World Water Day first celebrated?
*

2 points

1998

1993

1996

2000

7. According to the UN, how many litres of water, on average, does it take to produce one person’s daily food?*

2 points

10-20 litre

100-200 litres

500-1,000 litre

1,000-5,000 litres

8. Which of these diseases are transmitted through contaminated water?
*

2 points

Cholera

Dengue

Malaria

All of the above

9. How much of the world’s fresh water is available to drink?
*

2 points

1%

30%

50%

87%

10. There are roughly 7.8 billion people in the world today. How many people do not have access to clean water?
*

2 points

2.2 billion

3 billion

4 billion

1 billion