- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Forest
B) Aquarium
C) Desert
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Religion
B) Land
C) Community
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Road
B) Sea
C) Mountain
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing population
B) Growing plant
C) Growing crops
- 5. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
A) Igneous
B) Sedimentary
C) Metamorphic
- 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) 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) Crust
B) Core
C) Mantle
- 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) Volcano
C) Flood plain
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) River valleys
B) Deserts
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) Ocean currents
B) Water cycle
C) Tides
- 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) Tide
B) Ocean Current
C) Wave
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Tundra vegetation
B) Tropical evergreen forest
C) Desert Vegetation
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Hot and humid tropical climate
B) Cold polar climate
C) Hot and dry desert climate
- 20. In tropical evergreen forest, one of the common animals is
A) Monkey
B) Giraffe
C) Camel
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Teak
B) Rosewood
C) Pine
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) S. Africa
B) Russia
C) Australia
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Table
B) Telephone
C) Books
- 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) Cycle
B) Bus
C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Animals
B) Birds
C) Crops
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Amazon
B) Africa
C) Ganga Basin
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Hooghly
B) Orange
C) Bhagirathi
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Deciduous trees
B) Shrubs
C) Coniferous trees
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Mountains
B) Delta area
C) Amazon
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Canada
B) USA
C) Africa
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Velds
B) Prairies
C) Pampas
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Elephant
B) Sheep
C) Fish
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Diamonds
B) Platinum
C) Silver
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Eastern
B) Western
C) Northern
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Hot
B) Mild
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) Low evaporation
C) Heavy precipitation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Monastery
B) Temple
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) Ozone
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
- 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) Stratosphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Increases
B) Remains the same
C) Decreases
- 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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