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Question 1 of 5:
Which is the hottest desert in the world?
The Sahara (/səˈhɑːrə/, /səˈhærə/) is a desert on the African continent. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.
The name "Sahara" is derived from the Arabic word for "desert" in the feminine irregular form, the singular ṣaḥra' (صحراء /ˈsˤaħra/), plural ṣaḥārā (صَحَارَى /ˈsˤaħaːraː/), ṣaḥār (صَحَار), ṣaḥrāwāt (صَحْرَاوَات), ṣaḥāriy (صَحَارِي).
The desert comprises much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile Valley in Egypt and the Sudan.
The answer is- The Sahara Desert
Question 2 of 5:
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first known European to reach Australia, in 1606.
Canberra is the nation's capital, while its most populous city and financial centre is Sydney.
The answer is- Australia
Question 3 of 5:
Which planet made its closest approach to Earth since 1963?
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is making its closest approach to Earth in 59 years. This rare event last occurred in 1963.
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. Jupiter is the third brightest natural object in the Earth's night sky after the Moon and Venus, and it has been observed since prehistoric times. It was named after the Roman god Jupiter, the king of the gods.
Jupiter has 80 known moons and possibly many more, including the four large moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter, making its closest approach to the planet in December 1973.
The answer is- Jupiter
Question 4 of 5:
First woman of Indian origin to go to space
Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 in Karnal, Haryana – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.
Chawla was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on 1 February 2003.
The answer is- Kalpana Chawla
Question 5 of 5:
Who is she an Indian political activist, feminist and poet?
Sarojini Naidu (née Chattopadhyay; 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist, feminist and poet. A proponent of civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas, she was an important person in India's struggle for independence from colonial rule. She was also the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress (in 1925) and to be appointed as governor of an Indian state (United Provinces)(in 1947).
Naidu's literary work as a poet earned her the sobriquet the “Nightingale of India”, or “Bharat Kokila” by Mahatma Gandhi because of colour, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry.
The answer is- Sarojini Naidu
