- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Aquarium
B) Forest
C) Desert
- 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) Sea
C) Road
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing population
B) Growing crops
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) Fossils
B) Rocks
C) Minerals
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Metamorphic rocks
B) Igneous rocks
C) Sedimentary rocks
- 9. The thinnest layer of the Earth is
A) Mantle
B) Core
C) Crust
- 10. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
A) Cliff
B) Sea cave
C) Beach
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Flood plain
B) Beach
C) Moraine
- 12. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the Earth?
A) Folding
B) Flood plain
C) Volcano
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) River valleys
B) Glaciers
C) Deserts
- 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) None of these
B) Poles
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) Tropical evergreen forest
B) Tundra vegetation
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) Giraffe
B) Camel
C) Monkey
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Teak
B) Rosewood
C) Pine
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Australia
B) S. Africa
C) Russia
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Telephone
B) Table
C) Books
- 24. Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
A) Subways
B) Fly over
C) Expressways
- 25. Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
A) Car
B) Ship
C) Train
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Aeroplane
B) Cycle
C) Bus
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Birds
B) Crops
C) Animals
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Africa
B) Amazon
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) Coniferous trees
B) Deciduous trees
C) Shrubs
- 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) Velds
B) Prairies
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) Western
B) Northern
C) Eastern
- 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) 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) Nitrogen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Ozone
- 43. The most important layer of the atmosphere is
A) Stratosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Mesosphere
- 44. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?
A) Troposphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Stratosphere
- 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) Cloud
C) Rain
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