Today's Amazon Daily Quiz Answers (Fun Zone) - 26 January 2023 - Win ₹1,000 Amazon Pay Balance
Question 1 of 5:
Which color is an emerald?
The answer is- Green
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor. Emerald is a cyclosilicate.
The word "emerald" is derived (via Old French: esmeraude and Middle English: emeraude), from Vulgar Latin: esmaralda/esmaraldus, a variant of Latin smaragdus, which was a via Ancient Greek: σμάραγδος (smáragdos; "green gem") from a Semitic language. According to Webster's Dictionary the term emerald was first used in the 14th century.
Question 2 of 5:
Name the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
The answer is- Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.
Jammu and Kashmir Capital is Srinagar (May–October), Jammu (Nov-April)
Question 3 of 5:
A hexagon has _____ sides
The answer is- 6
In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning "six", and γωνία, gonía, meaning "corner, angle") or sexagon (from Latin sex, meaning "six") is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon creating the outline of a cube. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.
Question 4 of 5:
Where is this Ashoka Pillar located?
The answer is- Sarnath
The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, India, 250 BCE. Its crowning features are four life-sized lions set back to back on a drum-shaped abacus. The side of the abacus is adorned with wheels in relief, and interspersing them, four animals, a lion, an elephant, a bull, and a galloping horse follow each other from right to left. A bell-shaped lotus forms the lowest member of the capital was secured to its monolithic column by a metal dowel.
Question 5 of 5:
The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty rock-cut ______cave monuments dating from the second century?
The answer is- Buddhist
The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. They are universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
