- 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) Sea
B) Mountain
C) Road
- 4. Which is a threat to environment?
A) Growing population
B) Growing plant
C) Growing crops
- 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) Core
B) Crust
C) Mantle
- 7. Gold, petroleum and coal are examples of
A) Fossils
B) Minerals
C) Rocks
- 8. Rocks which contain fossils are
A) Igneous rocks
B) Metamorphic 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) Beach
B) Cliff
C) Sea cave
- 11. The depositional feature of a glacier is
A) Moraine
B) Flood plain
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) River valleys
B) Deserts
C) Glaciers
- 14. Ox-bow lakes are found in
A) River valleys
B) Glaciers
C) Deserts
- 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) Poles
C) None of these
- 17. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A) Ocean Current
B) Tide
C) Wave
- 18. Mosses and lichens are found in
A) Desert Vegetation
B) Tropical evergreen forest
C) Tundra vegetation
- 19. Thorny bushes are found in
A) Hot and humid tropical climate
B) Cold polar climate
C) Hot and dry desert 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) Pine
B) Rosewood
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) Subways
B) Fly over
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) Bus
B) Cycle
C) Aeroplane
- 27. Toucans are a type of
A) Animals
B) Birds
C) Crops
- 28. Manioc is the staple food of
A) Ganga Basin
B) Africa
C) Amazon
- 29. Kolkata is located on the river
A) Hooghly
B) Orange
C) Bhagirathi
- 30. Deodars and firs are a type of
A) Coniferous trees
B) Deciduous trees
C) Shrubs
- 31. Bengal tiger is found in
A) Amazon
B) Mountains
C) Delta area
- 32. River Mississippi drains
A) USA
B) Africa
C) Canada
- 33. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
A) Prairies
B) Pampas
C) Velds
- 34. Merino is a species of
A) Sheep
B) Fish
C) Elephant
- 35. Kimberley is famous for
A) Silver
B) Diamonds
C) Platinum
- 36. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
A) Eastern
B) Northern
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) Scanty vegetation
B) Low evaporation
C) Heavy precipitation
- 40. Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
A) Church
B) Monastery
C) Temple
- 41. Egypt is famous for growing
A) Cotton
B) Maize
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) Stratosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Mesosphere
- 44. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?
A) Stratosphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere
- 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) Rain
B) Cloud
C) Snow
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