Sankranthi
Freiburg
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STEM
Einbürgerungstest
100
In traditional Telugu households, why is Bhogi celebrated before Makara Sankranthi?
A) To worship Surya before Uttarayana begins
B) To symbolically discard old possessions and negative traits
C) To welcome new crops into storage
D) To honour ancestral spirits
B) To symbolically discard old possessions and negative traits
100
Who is the founder of the University of Freiburg?
A) Albrecht VI
B) Ludowic III
C) Ludwig XVI
D) Albertino III
A) Albrecht VI
100
Which country flag is this?
A) Lithuania
B) Latvia
C) Luxembourg
D) Slovenia
C) Luxembourg
100
The 'SIM' card in your mobile phone is an abbreviation for which of the following terms?
A) Synchronized Interface Module
B) Satellite Interface Mobile
C) Subscriber Identity Module
D) Secure Integrated Mobile
C) Subscriber Identity Module
100
Which is a district in Baden-Württemberg?
A) Mecklenburg Lake District
B) Neckar-Odenwald District
C) North Frisia
D) Altötting
B) Neckar-Odenwald District
200
Who directed the Telugu movie "Sankranthi (2005)"?
A) Ravi Raja Pinisetty
B) Muthyala Subbaiah
C) E.V.V. Satyanarayana
D) Muppalaneni Shiva
D) Muppalaneni Shiva
200
Which local specialty is famously subject to the 'Mit oder ohne?' (With or without) debate at the Münsterplatz and is traditionally never broken in half despite being twice the length of its bun?
A) Badische Bratwurst
B) Schwarzwälder Schinken
C) Lange Rote
D) Landjäger
C) Lange Rote
200
Which country has the most islands?
A) Sweden
B) Philippines
C) Indonesia
D) Canada
A) Sweden
200
nums = [1, 2, 3]
nums.append([4, 5])
print(len(nums))
A) 5
B) 4
C) 2
D) 3
B) 4
200
How many years ago did the first Jewish community appear in what is now Germany?
A) About 300 years ago
B) About 700 years ago
C) About 1150 years ago
D) About 1700 years ago
D) About 1700 years ago
300
Which historic 12th-century event is credited with popularizing the tradition of high-stakes cockfighting (kodi pandem) during Sankranti?
A) Battle of Tallikota
B) Battle of Bobbili
C) Battle of Palnadu
D) Battle of Raichur
C) Battle of Palnadu
300
Freiburg is considered to be the sunniest city in Germany. How many hours of sunshine does it have annually?
A) around 1300 hours
B) around 2300 hours
C) around 3100 hours
D) around 1800 hours
D) around 1800 hours
300
What is the currency of South Africa?
A) Rand
B) Shilling
C) Kwacha
D) Naira
A) Rand
300
If you extracted the DNA from every single cell in an adult human body and stretched it out end-to-end, what is the approximate total length it would reach?
A) Approximately 40,000 kilometers (the circumference of the Earth).
B) Roughly 2 meters (the height of a tall human).
C) Over 60 billion kilometers (enough to reach the Sun and back dozens of times).
D) About 384,400 kilometers (the distance from the Earth to the Moon).
C) Over 60 billion kilometers (enough to reach the Sun and back dozens of times).
300
Who can't you directly elect as a citizen in Germany?
A) Members of the European Parliament
B) The Federal President
C) State parliament representatives
D) Federal parliament representatives
B) The Federal President
400
Which ancient Indian astronomical text most directly influences the traditional calculation of Makara Sankranthi?
A) Arthashastra
B) Surya Siddhanta
C) Natya Shastra
D) Brahma Sutras
B) Surya Siddhanta
400
What was the significance of the abstract bronze equestrian statue in the old city when it was inaugurated in 1965?
A) Trading hub for the infamous Schauinsländer silver
B) The monument celebrates the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War
C) Meeting spot due to its central location and convergence of tram lines
D) Represents faith in Catholicism by the House of Habsburg
C) Meeting spot due to its central location and convergence of tram lines
400
Which of the following countries celebrates the New Year earliest?
A) Fuji
B) New Zealand
C) New Caledonia
D) Kiribati
D) Kiribati
400
Identify the missing wave type with the question mark (?).
A) Gamma rays
B) Ultraviolet
C) Microwaves
D) Magnetic waves
C) Microwaves
400
Which body is not one of Germany's constitutional bodies?
A) the Federal Council
B) the Federal President
C) the citizens' assembly
D) the government
C) the citizens' assembly
500
Which statement best explains why Makara Sankranthi is astronomically not identical to the Winter Solstice, despite popular belief?
A) The solstice is calculated using the lunar zodiac
B) The solstice marks Earth’s perihelion
C) Sankranthi is based on sidereal zodiac movement, not tropical zodiac
D) The solstice depends on local latitude
C) Sankranthi is based on sidereal zodiac movement, not tropical zodiac
500
Which famous cartographer studied at the University of Freiburg created the first map to name the "New World" as "America" in 1507?
A) August Heinrich Petermann
B) Martin Waldseemüller
C) Sebastian Münster
D) Joseph Fischer
B) Martin Waldseemüller
500
Which specific island in the Andaman chain is home to one of the world's last uncontacted tribes and is legally protected by an exclusion zone to prevent outside interference?
A) Barren Island
B) North Sentinel Island
C) North Brother Island
D) Easter Island
B) North Sentinel Island
500
What is the next number in the following series?
10, 11, 24, 75, 304, ?
A) 1525
B) 1225
C) 1520
D) 1220
A) 1525
500
It is not one of the tasks of the German Bundestag to ...
A) draft laws.
B) control the federal government.
C) elect the federal chancellor.
D) form the federal cabinet.
D) form the federal cabinet.