- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Forest
B) Desert
C) Aquarium
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Religion
B) Community
C) Land
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Sea
B) Road
C) Mountain
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing crops
B) Growing plant
C) Growing population
- 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) Rocks
C) Fossils
- 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) Mantle
C) Crust
- 10. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
A) Sea cave
B) Beach
C) Cliff
- 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) Flood plain
B) Folding
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) Equator
B) Poles
C) None of these
- 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) Tundra vegetation
B) Desert Vegetation
C) Tropical evergreen forest
- 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) Giraffe
B) Monkey
C) Camel
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Pine
B) Rosewood
C) Teak
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Australia
B) Russia
C) S. Africa
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Table
B) Telephone
C) Books
- 24. Which type of road is constructed under the ground?
A) Fly over
B) Expressways
C) Subways
- 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) Bus
C) Cycle
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Birds
B) Animals
C) Crops
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Ganga Basin
B) Amazon
C) Africa
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Bhagirathi
B) Orange
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) Africa
B) USA
C) Canada
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Pampas
B) Velds
C) Prairies
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Elephant
B) Fish
C) Sheep
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Diamonds
B) Platinum
C) Silver
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Eastern
B) Western
C) Northern
- 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) Heavy precipitation
B) Low evaporation
C) Scanty vegetation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Church
B) Temple
C) Monastery
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Wheat
B) Cotton
C) Maize
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Ozone
B) Carbon dioxide
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) Troposphere
B) Mesosphere
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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