- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Aquarium
B) Desert
C) Forest
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Land
B) Community
C) Religion
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Mountain
B) Sea
C) Road
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing crops
B) Growing population
C) Growing plant
- 5. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
A) Metamorphic
B) Igneous
C) Sedimentary
- 6. The innermost layer of the Earth is
A) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Core
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Rocks
B) Fossils
C) Minerals
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Metamorphic rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks
C) Igneous rocks
- 9. The thinnest layer of the Earth is
A) Mantle
B) Crust
C) Core
- 10. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
A) Sea cave
B) Beach
C) Cliff
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Beach
B) Moraine
C) Flood plain
- 12. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the Earth?
A) Folding
B) Flood plain
C) Volcano
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) River valleys
B) Glaciers
C) Deserts
- 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
A) Deserts
B) Glaciers
C) River valleys
- 15. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land
A) Tides
B) Ocean currents
C) Water cycle
- 16. Generally the warm ocean currents originate near
A) None of these
B) Equator
C) Poles
- 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A) Tide
B) Wave
C) Ocean Current
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Tundra vegetation
B) Desert Vegetation
C) Tropical evergreen forest
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Hot and dry desert climate
B) Cold polar climate
C) Hot and humid tropical climate
- 20. In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is
A) Giraffe
B) Monkey
C) Camel
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Rosewood
B) Teak
C) Pine
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Australia
B) Russia
C) S. Africa
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Telephone
B) Books
C) Table
- 24. Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
A) Subways
B) Expressways
C) Fly over
- 25. Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
A) Ship
B) Train
C) Car
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Cycle
B) Bus
C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Crops
B) Animals
C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Amazon
B) Africa
C) Ganga Basin
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Orange
B) Bhagirathi
C) Hooghly
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Shrubs
B) Coniferous trees
C) Deciduous trees
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Delta area
B) Mountains
C) Amazon
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Canada
B) Africa
C) USA
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Pampas
B) Velds
C) Prairies
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Elephant
B) Sheep
C) Fish
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Silver
B) Diamonds
C) Platinum
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Western
B) Northern
C) Eastern
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Mild
B) Cold
C) Hot
- 38. The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
A) Christians and Buddhists
B) Buddhists and Muslims
C) Buddhists and Muslims
- 39. Deserts are characterised by
A) Heavy precipitation
B) Low evaporation
C) Scanty vegetation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Temple
B) Monastery
C) Church
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Maize
B) Wheat
C) Cotton
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen
C) Ozone
- 43. The most important layer of the atmosphere is
A) Mesosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Troposphere
- 44. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?
A) Stratosphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Remains the same
B) Decreases
C) Increases
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Cloud
B) Rain
C) Snow
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