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Madhav Gadgil, an Uncommon card
Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil was an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, a research unit of the Indian Institute of Science.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Madhav Gadgil quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Madhav Gadgil card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Gadgil was a ______ of the Volvo Environment Prize and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
Answer
recipient. Gadgil was a recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. From the Madhav Gadgil article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel of ____, popularly known as the Gadgil Commission.
Answer
2010s. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel of 2010, popularly known as the Gadgil Commission. From the Madhav Gadgil article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel of 2010, popularly known as the Gadgil Commission.
- Gadgil was a recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
- The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1981 and followed it up with the third highest award of the Padma Bhushan in 2006.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Madhav Gadgil article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Madhav Gadgil (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Syed Shiyaz Mirza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
