Superlatives And First In India And World - Class 8 General Knowledge - Extra Questions

Chilka Lake in Odisha is the largest brackish water lake in India. State its significant uses with respect to biodiversity.

Chilka Lake is a home for the migratory birds in winter. It is also a wintering ground for a number of threatened species of plants and animals.
It acts as an ecosystem with a large variety of fishes in it. It sustains 15,000 fishermen living around it. Thus, it acts as a habitat and home ground for many different species of flora and fauna. 
This provides the country with beautiful biodiversity and also facilitates to be a source of income for many people living in the surrounding areas.


Which is the highest peak of the world ?

Mount Everest is the highest peak of the world. The peak of the Mount Everest is 8,848 meters above sea level. This is found in the northernmost range of Himalaya which is known as "Greater Himalaya" or "Inner Himalaya" or "Himadri".


What were the first reliable streetcars powered by?

The horse drawn streetcar first appeared in America at about 1826 in New York City, on Broadway. In 1835 New Orleans became the 2nd city to used the horse drawn street car
The next step was the cable car. San Francisco was a natural for such cars with its steeply inclined streets. That was in 1873. There were many other American cities to have an extensive cable car system was Washington D.C. was a bit different. That was because with the appearance of the electric streetcar, local politicians thought the necessary overhead wires and attendant poles were unsightly. Washington never had an electric streetcar system and its cable car system died after WW2.


Class 8 General Knowledge Extra Questions