True or False: [5×1=5]
1. Kingstown is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
2. Hair grows from pockets in your skin called follicles.
3. Biennial is a time period which occurs once every two years.
4. The largest Traditional Hindu Temple in India is Shree Swaminarayan.
5. Shot Put is throwing a round heavy disc as far as possible.
Answers
1. True: After the attainment of independence in 1979 the multi-island state was renamed Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The capital and major port is Kingstown, on Saint Vincent. The country is a member of the Commonwealth.
2. True: Hair grows out of little pockets in your skin, called follicles. Your hair begins growing from a root in the bottom of the follicle. The root is made up of cells of protein.
3. False: Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years. Biennial plant, a plant which blooms in its second year and then dies.
4. False: The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India.
5. False: The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (pushing rather than throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.