<section><h2>Grade 5: Global Jigyasa Weekly Quizzes: 19th July '24</h2><p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Happy Quizzing! ❓🌍</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Students of Grade 5, we hope you enjoy attempting this GK quiz with 10 questions. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Each question has 4 options 🔠 of which 1 is correct✅ ! These questions are related to the happenings of the world🌍 in the past week. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:18px;">Stay updated! 🧠 Stay enlightened! ✨</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;"><strong></strong><strong></strong></p></p></section><section><h2><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Who was the South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, becoming the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election?</span><br /></p></h2><p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"></span><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:16px;"></span></em></strong></p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Which element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust, makes up approximately two-thirds of the mass of the human body, and contributes to some of the colors in the aurora borealis and aurora australis?</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></h3><p><p><em>Hint: CO2</em></p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">In what form of energy do the solar panels, whose design was created by Russell Ohl in 1939 and later patented in 1941, operate? This design was first used by Bell Labs in 1954 to create the first commercially viable silicon solar cell, with significant growth in solar panel installations occurring between 2008 and 2013.</span><br /></p></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">The Big Dipper, also known as the Plough, is a large asterism consisting of seven bright stars. Six of these stars are of second magnitude and one, Megrez, is of third magnitude. Four stars define the "bowl" or "body" and three define the "handle" or "head." It is recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures. To which constellation does the Big Dipper belong?</span><br /></p></h3><p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Hint:</em></strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;">Its Latin name means "greater bear" </span><br /></p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Thien Mu Pagoda is an ancient Buddhist temple located on the bank of the Perfume River. In which country is Thien Mu Pagoda situated?</span></p></h3><p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Hint:</em></strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;">The capital of this country is Hanoi</span><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was an explorer credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world. Magellan was sponsored by Spain to travel west across the Atlantic in search of the East Indies. Which country did he belong to?</span><br /></p></h3><p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><em>Hint:</em></strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;">The capital of this country is Lisbon</span></p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">How many sets of eyelids do camels have, in addition to two rows of long eyelashes and thick eyebrows that protect their eyes from the desert sun?</span></p><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><span style="font-size:18px;"></span></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">What is the term for the money people earn from working?</span><br /></p></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">Which famous author wrote the novella "A Christmas Carol," originally published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech?</span></p></h3><p><span style="font-size:16px;"></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:18px;">What process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and forming clouds?</span><br /></p></h3><p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px;"><em> </em></span></p><br /><span style="font-size:16px;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></p></section><section><h2><h2><strong> </strong></h2><h2>Thank you so much for attempting the quiz.<a href="https://rzp.io/l/qd-aigjq"></a></h2></h2><p><strong></strong>Stay updated😎! 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