- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Forest
C) Aquarium
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Community
B) Religion
C) Land
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Road
B) Sea
C) Mountain
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing plant
B) Growing population
C) Growing crops
- 5. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
A) Metamorphic
B) Sedimentary
C) Igneous
- 6. The innermost layer of the Earth is
A) Crust
B) Core
C) Mantle
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Minerals
B) Rocks
C) Fossils
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Igneous rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks
C) Metamorphic 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) Cliff
B) Beach
C) Sea cave
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Moraine
B) Flood plain
C) Beach
- 12. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the Earth?
A) Folding
B) Volcano
C) Flood plain
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) Deserts
B) River valleys
C) Glaciers
- 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
A) River valleys
B) Glaciers
C) Deserts
- 15. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land
A) Ocean currents
B) Water cycle
C) Tides
- 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) Ocean Current
B) Tide
C) Wave
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Tropical evergreen forest
B) Tundra vegetation
C) Desert Vegetation
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Cold polar climate
B) Hot and dry desert climate
C) Hot and humid tropical climate
- 20. In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is
A) Monkey
B) Camel
C) Giraffe
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Teak
B) Pine
C) Rosewood
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) S. Africa
B) Australia
C) Russia
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Books
B) Telephone
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) Train
B) Ship
C) Car
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Bus
B) Aeroplane
C) Cycle
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Birds
B) Crops
C) Animals
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Africa
B) Ganga Basin
C) Amazon
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Orange
B) Bhagirathi
C) Hooghly
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Shrubs
B) Deciduous trees
C) Coniferous trees
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Delta area
B) Amazon
C) Mountains
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Africa
B) USA
C) Canada
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Prairies
B) Velds
C) Pampas
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Fish
B) Elephant
C) Sheep
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Diamonds
B) Platinum
C) Silver
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Eastern
B) Northern
C) Western
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Mild
B) Hot
C) Cold
- 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) Scanty vegetation
B) Heavy precipitation
C) Low evaporation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Monastery
B) Temple
C) Church
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Wheat
B) Maize
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) Troposphere
C) Stratosphere
- 44. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?
A) Mesosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Troposphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Decreases
B) Remains the same
C) Increases
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Snow
B) Rain
C) Cloud
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