Children's Corner

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark

One: Don’t miss the boat.

Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four: Stay fit When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Five: Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six: Build your future on high ground.

Seven: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.

Eight: Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Nine: When you’re stressed, float a while.

Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting.

1. How did the British first come into India?
A: They formed a trading company called The East India Company, with India on Dec 31st 1600

2. Who were the main rivals of the British in India?
A: The French

3. The three cities that the British first fortified?
A: Bombay, Madras and Kolkatta.

4. What did the Doctrine of Lapse that the British incorporate state?
A: That if a ruler died without a natural son the state would be taken over by the British.

5. When and by whom was the Brahmo Samaj founded?
A: 1829 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

6. Who was the last Moghul Emperor of India?
A: Bahadur Shah Zafar.

13. How many Madani Surahs(chapters) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 28

14. How many Manzils (stages) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 7

15. How many Paara or Juz (parts) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 30

16. How many Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 114

17. How many Rukoo (paragraphs) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 540

18. How many Aayaath(verses) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 6666

19. How many times is the word ‘Allah’ repeated in the Qur’an?
A) 2698

20. How many different types of Aayaath (verses) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 10

21. Who is the first ‘Haafiz’ of the Qur’an?
A) Prophet Muhammed (Pbuh)

22. At the time of the death of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) how many Huffaz were there?
A) 22

23. How many Aayaath (verses) on Sajda (prostati-on) are there in the Qur’an?
A) 14

24. In which Paara (part) and Surah(chapter) do you find the first verse about Sajda(prostation)?
A) 9th


(to be continued)