- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Forest B) Desert 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) Sea C) Mountain
- 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) Metamorphic B) Sedimentary C) Igneous
- 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) Igneous rocks B) Sedimentary rocks C) Metamorphic 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) Sea cave C) Cliff
- 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) Volcano B) Flood plain C) Folding
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) Glaciers B) River valleys C) Deserts
- 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
A) Deserts B) River valleys C) Glaciers
- 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) Equator B) None of these C) Poles
- 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) Tundra vegetation C) Tropical evergreen forest
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Hot and dry desert climate B) Cold polar climate C) Hot and humid tropical 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) 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) Subways B) Expressways C) Fly over
- 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) Bus B) Cycle C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Animals B) Crops C) Birds
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Amazon B) Africa C) Ganga Basin
- 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) Mountains C) Amazon
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Africa B) Canada C) USA
- 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) Platinum B) Silver C) Diamonds
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Western B) Eastern C) Northern
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Hot B) Cold C) Mild
- 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) Heavy precipitation B) Low evaporation C) Scanty vegetation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Church B) Monastery C) Temple
- 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) Carbon dioxide B) Ozone C) Nitrogen
- 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) Remains the same B) Increases C) Decreases
- 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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