- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Aquarium
C) Forest
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Community
B) Land
C) Religion
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Mountain
B) Road
C) Sea
- 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) Mantle
B) Core
C) Crust
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Rocks
B) Minerals
C) Fossils
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Sedimentary rocks
B) Igneous 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) Sea cave
B) Cliff
C) Beach
- 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) Volcano
B) Folding
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) Deserts
C) Glaciers
- 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) Poles
B) None of these
C) Equator
- 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A) Wave
B) Ocean Current
C) Tide
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Tundra vegetation
B) Tropical evergreen forest
C) Desert Vegetation
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Cold polar climate
B) Hot and humid tropical climate
C) Hot and dry desert climate
- 20. In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is
A) Camel
B) Monkey
C) Giraffe
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Rosewood
B) Teak
C) Pine
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) S. Africa
B) Australia
C) Russia
- 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) Train
B) Car
C) Ship
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Bus
B) Aeroplane
C) Cycle
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Crops
B) Animals
C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Amazon
B) Ganga Basin
C) Africa
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Orange
B) Bhagirathi
C) Hooghly
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Coniferous trees
B) Shrubs
C) Deciduous trees
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Delta area
B) Mountains
C) Amazon
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) USA
B) Canada
C) Africa
- 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) Eastern
B) Northern
C) Western
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Cold
B) Hot
C) Mild
- 38. The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
A) Buddhists and Muslims
B) Christians and Buddhists
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) Temple
B) Church
C) Monastery
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Cotton
B) Maize
C) Wheat
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Ozone
C) Nitrogen
- 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) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Decreases
B) Increases
C) Remains the same
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Rain
B) Cloud
C) Snow
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