11. What is the national flower of the Netherlands (Holland)?
- Daffodils
- Tulip
- Gladiolus
- Rose
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Answer: Option B. Tulip
The Netherlands stands as the primary global center of tulip cultivation. Over the weekend, thousands of people gathered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to celebrate the country’s symbolic flower, the tulip.
12. What is the national animal of Australia?
- Kangaroo
- Emu
- Koala
- Platypus
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Answer: Option A. Kangaroo
In Australia, the red Kangaroo is the official animal, and the Emu is the official bird.
13. What is the national flower of Bangladesh?
- Marigold
- Hibiscus
- Water Lily (Shalpa)
- Bakul Flower
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Answer: Option C. Water Lily (Shalpa)
The water lily is the national flower of Bangladesh, symbolizing the rivers flowing across the country.
14. What is ‘Attar’?
- Fragrance essential oil (from rose petals)
- Fragrance essential oil
- Perfume
- Rose water
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Answer: Option A. Fragrance essential oil (from rose petals)
‘Attar’, sometimes referred to as ‘Ittar’, represents a fragrance essential oil procured from natural flower origins such as rose petals. Primarily, these oils undergo extraction through methods like hydrodistillation or steam distillation. The Persian physician Ibn Sina was the first one to get flower attar from distillation.