- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Forest B) Desert C) Aquarium
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Community B) Land C) Religion
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Road B) Mountain 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) Sedimentary B) Igneous C) Metamorphic
- 6. The innermost layer of the Earth is
A) Core B) Mantle C) Crust
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Fossils B) Rocks 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) Mantle C) Core
- 10. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
A) Beach B) Cliff C) Sea cave
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Moraine B) Beach 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) Glaciers B) River valleys C) Deserts
- 15. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land
A) Water cycle B) Tides C) Ocean currents
- 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) Tide C) Ocean Current
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Desert Vegetation B) Tropical evergreen forest C) Tundra vegetation
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Hot and dry desert climate B) Hot and humid tropical climate C) Cold polar 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) Pine B) Rosewood C) Teak
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Russia B) S. Africa C) Australia
- 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) Expressways B) Fly over C) Subways
- 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) Aeroplane C) Bus
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Animals B) Crops C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Africa B) Amazon C) Ganga Basin
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Bhagirathi B) Orange C) Hooghly
- 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) Africa B) USA C) Canada
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Prairies B) Pampas C) Velds
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Fish B) Elephant C) Sheep
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Diamonds B) Silver C) Platinum
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Northern B) Eastern 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) Low evaporation B) Heavy precipitation 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) Cotton C) Wheat
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Ozone B) Nitrogen C) Carbon dioxide
- 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) Mesosphere B) Troposphere C) Stratosphere
- 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) Snow B) Cloud C) Rain
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