- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Forest
C) Aquarium
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Land
B) Community
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) Crust
B) Mantle
C) Core
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Minerals
B) Fossils
C) Rocks
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Metamorphic rocks
B) Igneous rocks
C) Sedimentary rocks
- 9. The thinnest layer of the Earth is
A) Core
B) Crust
C) Mantle
- 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) Beach
B) Flood plain
C) Moraine
- 12. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the Earth?
A) Flood plain
B) Folding
C) Volcano
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) Glaciers
B) Deserts
C) River valleys
- 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) None of these
B) Poles
C) Equator
- 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A) Ocean Current
B) Wave
C) Tide
- 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 humid tropical climate
B) Hot and dry desert climate
C) Cold polar 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) Pine
C) Rosewood
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Russia
B) S. Africa
C) Australia
- 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) Ship
C) Car
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Aeroplane
B) Bus
C) Cycle
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Crops
B) Animals
C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Ganga Basin
B) Africa
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) Coniferous trees
C) Deciduous trees
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Delta area
B) Amazon
C) Mountains
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) USA
B) Africa
C) Canada
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Prairies
B) Velds
C) Pampas
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Elephant
B) Sheep
C) Fish
- 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) Cold
C) Hot
- 38. The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
A) Buddhists and Muslims
B) Buddhists and Muslims
C) Christians and Buddhists
- 39. Deserts are characterised by
A) Heavy precipitation
B) Scanty vegetation
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) Nitrogen
C) Ozone
- 43. The most important layer of the atmosphere is
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
- 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) Decreases
B) Remains the same
C) Increases
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Cloud
B) Snow
C) Rain
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