- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Forest
B) Aquarium
C) Desert
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Land
B) Religion
C) Community
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Sea
B) Road
C) Mountain
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing plant
B) Growing crops
C) Growing population
- 5. The rock which is made up of molten magma is
A) Igneous
B) Metamorphic
C) Sedimentary
- 6. The innermost layer of the Earth is
A) Crust
B) Core
C) Mantle
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Minerals
B) Rocks
C) Fossils
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Igneous rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks
C) Metamorphic 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) Sea cave
C) Cliff
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Flood plain
B) Moraine
C) Beach
- 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) Deserts
B) Glaciers
C) River valleys
- 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
A) Deserts
B) Glaciers
C) River valleys
- 15. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land
A) Water cycle
B) Ocean currents
C) Tides
- 16. Generally the warm ocean currents originate near
A) None of these
B) Equator
C) Poles
- 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A) Tide
B) Wave
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) 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) Monkey
C) Camel
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Teak
B) Rosewood
C) Pine
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Australia
B) Russia
C) S. Africa
- 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) Fly over
B) Subways
C) Expressways
- 25. Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?
A) Car
B) Train
C) Ship
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Aeroplane
B) Cycle
C) Bus
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Crops
B) Animals
C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Amazon
B) Africa
C) Ganga Basin
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Bhagirathi
B) Hooghly
C) Orange
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Coniferous trees
B) Shrubs
C) Deciduous 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) Velds
C) Pampas
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Elephant
B) Fish
C) Sheep
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Platinum
B) Diamonds
C) Silver
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Eastern
B) Northern
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) 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) Church
B) Temple
C) Monastery
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Cotton
B) Wheat
C) Maize
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Nitrogen
B) Ozone
C) Carbon dioxide
- 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) Stratosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Mesosphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains the same
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Snow
B) Rain
C) Cloud
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