- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Aquarium
B) Forest
C) Desert
- 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 plant
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) Mantle
B) Core
C) Crust
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Rocks
B) Minerals
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) Mantle
B) Core
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) Folding
B) Volcano
C) Flood plain
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) River valleys
B) Deserts
C) Glaciers
- 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) Tides
B) Ocean currents
C) Water cycle
- 16. Generally the warm ocean currents originate near
A) Poles
B) Equator
C) None of these
- 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) Tropical evergreen forest
B) Tundra vegetation
C) Desert Vegetation
- 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) Giraffe
B) Camel
C) Monkey
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Rosewood
B) Pine
C) Teak
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Russia
B) Australia
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) Expressways
B) Subways
C) Fly over
- 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) Bus
B) Cycle
C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Crops
B) Birds
C) Animals
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Ganga Basin
B) Amazon
C) Africa
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Hooghly
B) Bhagirathi
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) Amazon
C) Delta area
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Canada
B) USA
C) Africa
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Pampas
B) Velds
C) Prairies
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Fish
B) Elephant
C) Sheep
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Silver
B) Diamonds
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) 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) Scanty vegetation
C) Low evaporation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Monastery
B) Temple
C) Church
- 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) Ozone
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
- 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) Mesosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Troposphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Remains the same
B) Decreases
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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