- 1. Which is not a natural ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Aquarium
C) Forest
- 2. Which is not a component of human environment?
A) Land
B) Religion
C) Community
- 3. Which is a human-made environment?
A) Road
B) Mountain
C) Sea
- 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) 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) Minerals
C) Rocks
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Sedimentary rocks
B) Metamorphic rocks
C) Igneous rocks
- 9. The thinnest layer of the Earth is
A) Mantle
B) Crust
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) Volcano
B) Flood plain
C) Folding
- 13. Mushroom rocks are found in
A) Glaciers
B) Deserts
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) Tides
B) Ocean currents
C) Water cycle
- 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) Tide
B) Wave
C) Ocean Current
- 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) Camel
B) Giraffe
C) Monkey
- 21. One important variety of coniferous forest is
A) Pine
B) Teak
C) Rosewood
- 22. Steppe grassland is found in
A) Australia
B) S. Africa
C) Russia
- 23. Which is not a means of communication?
A) Telephone
B) Books
C) Table
- 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) Train
C) Ship
- 26. Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?
A) Bus
B) Cycle
C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Birds
B) Animals
C) Crops
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Africa
B) Ganga Basin
C) Amazon
- 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) Deciduous trees
C) Shrubs
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Mountains
B) Amazon
C) Delta area
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) Africa
B) Canada
C) USA
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Prairies
B) Pampas
C) Velds
- 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) Northern
B) Western
C) Eastern
- 37. Sahara is what type of desert?
A) Hot
B) Cold
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) Low evaporation
B) Scanty vegetation
C) Heavy precipitation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Church
B) Temple
C) Monastery
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Wheat
B) Maize
C) Cotton
- 42. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?
A) Ozone
B) Nitrogen
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) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
- 45. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure
A) Increases
B) Remains the same
C) Decreases
- 46. When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called
A) Cloud
B) Snow
C) Rain
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