Q 1 – Which of the following is biotic?
(a) Plants
(b) Land
(c) Water
(d) Soil
Q 2 – Who protects the earth from the harmful rays and scorching heat of the Sun?
(a) Mechanical force
(b) Gravitational force
(c) Atmosphere
Q 3 – The domain of water is referred to as
(a) Lithosphere
(b) Ecosystem
(c) Biosphere
(d) Hydrosphere
Q 4 – Which among the following terms of utmost significance in the dynamics of resource management was coined in the ‘Brundtland Commission Report’?
(a) Polluter-Pays Principle
(b) Sustainable development
(c) Inclusive Growth
(d) Carrying Capacity
Q 5 – When is world environment day is celebrated?
(a) 5 July
(b) 5 June
(c) 5 January
Q 6 – Which of the following is NOT the major domain of the earth
(a) Troposphere
(b) Biosphere
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Hydrosphere
Q 7 – Which one of the following is a basic life support system?
(a) Music System
(b) Environment
(c) Transportation
(d) None of these
Q 8 – Which is NOT a natural ecosystem?
(a) Desert
(b) Fishing pond
(c) Forest
(d) None of the above
Q 9 – ______ must learn to live and use their environment in a harmonious way.
(a) Animals
(b) Plants
(c) Humans
(d) Birds
Q 10 – Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Land | a. lithosphere |
| 2. Animals, plants | b. atmosphere |
| 3. Mountain, plateau and plains | c. abiotic |
| 4. Gases, water vapour, dust | d. biotic |
Q 11 – Lithosphere is made up of
(a) Soil and minerals
(b) Rocks and minerals and Soil
(c) Minerals, soil and water
(d) Water and rocks
Q 12 – Which one of the following is not a threat to the environment?
(a) Growing population
(b) Growing plants
(c) Growing industries
(d) All of these
Q 13 – Fill in the blanks:
a) Hydrosphere is a part of …………….
b)Two main constituents of environment are …………. and …………..
c) …………. is the hard top layer of the earth.
d) …………. modify the natural environment.
Q 14 – Atmosphere is
(a) It is the liquid crust or the hard top layer of the earth
(b) It is the thin layer of air that surrounds the earth
(c) It is the thick layer of air that surrounds the earth
(d) It is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth
Q 15 – ______ revolution made ____ speedy across the world
(a) Information , communication
(b) Data, communication
(c) Information, conversation
(d) Data, conversation
Q 16 – _____ is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth
(a) Atmosphere
(b) Land
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Biosphere
Q 17 – Who interacts with the environment and modifies it according to their needs?
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Humans
(d) Rivers
Q 18 – The ______ holds the atmosphere around the earth.
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Pressure
(c) Gravitational Pressure
(d) Humidity
Q 19. The abiotic component of the environment is
(a) Bird
(b) Land
(c) Human
(d) None of the above
Q 20. Which is NOT a component of human environment?
(a) Land
(b) Religion
(c) Community
(d) All of these
Q 21. On _____ every year World Environment Day is celebrated.
(a) 5 June
(b) 5 July
(c) 25 June
(d) 25 July
Q 22 – A _____ is necessary between the natural and human environment
(a) Perfect balance
(b) Imperfect balance
(c) Perfect imbalance
(d) Imperfect imbalance
Q 23. Life bearing layer on the earth is
(a) Lithosphere
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Atmosphere
(d) Biosphere
Q 24. Human beings _____ with the environment and modify it according to their ____
(a) Need, goods
(b) Interact, goods
(c) Interact, needs
(d) Goods, needs
Q 25. What do plant and animal kingdoms make together?
(a) Biosphere
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Atmosphere
(d) All the above
Q 26 – Who interacts with the environment and modifies it according to their needs?
(a) Rivers
(b) Animals
(c) Mountains
(d) Human beings
Q 27. Trade-in which goods trade without money
(a) Import trade
(b) Export trade
(c) Barter trade
(d) Commercial trade
Q 28. Which of the following is created by nature
(a) Books, Copy, Pencil
(b) Mountains, Rivers, Trees
(c) Hospital, Roads, Bridges
(d) Car, Scooter, Trains