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1. Abotic Environment does not Include…….

A. Air

B. Water

C. Plants

D. Siol

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2. Chief Source of energy in Environment is_____________________
A. Fire

B. Moon

C. Sun

D. Star

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3. Zone Consisting Air,Water and Soil is Known as,
A. Atmosphere

B. Hydrospere

C. Biospere

D. lithospere

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4. Formation of Ozone is

A. Oxidation Reaction

B. Photochemical Reaction

C. Reduction Reaction

D. None of the Above

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5. Social Environment Includes

A. Traditions.

B. Ethics.

C. Culture.

D. All of Above.

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6. One of the following is not a type of environment________

A. Physical Environment.

B. Man-Made Environment

C. Social Environment

D. Hydrosphere.

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7. Natural sources include
A. Renewable Resources.

B. Non Renewable Resources.

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None

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8. Biotic and abiotic components together form an

A. Ecosystem

B. Pond

C. River

D. None of above.

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9. The natural resources are used to meet the requirementof

A. food

B. Energy

C. Cloth

D. All of Above

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10. Ecosystem can be of any

A. Size

B. Shape

C. Type

D. None of Above.

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11. Which of the following is not a Recyclable Waste

A. Metal

B. Plastic

C. Sand

D. Glass

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12. Energy Flow involves all ------to play role

A. Components

B. Trees

C. Animals

D. None of Above

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13. Burning Of Fossil Fuel

A. Decrease Green House Gases

B. Increase green house gases

C. Increse level of Oxygen

D. Increase level of Ethane

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14. The dead organic matter from living organism is part of

A. Soil

B. Environment

C. Ecosystem

D. None of the Above

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15. Ozone Layer Found in

A. Thermosphere

B. Stratosphere

C. Troposphere

D. Mesosphere

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16. Biotic Environment Includes

A. Producers

B. Consumers

C. Decomposers

D. All the Above

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17. Renewable resources include

B. Wind Energy

C. Tidal Energy

D. All the Above

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18. The Essential Components of any ecosystem is,___________

A. Energy Source Components

B. Biotic and Abiotic

C. (A) and (B)

D. None of Above

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19. The Natural Resources Which can be available for long time by nature is called

A. Solar Energy
B. Renewable Energy

C. Man-Made Resources

D. None

20. Which of them can be recycled

A. Paper
B. Plastic

C. Metal

D. All of Above

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21. --------_% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
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a)20

b)80

c)71

d)100

22.When trees are cut, amount of oxygen

a)decreases

b)increases

c)both a) and b)

d)remains same

23. Write example of Non-metallic minerals Identify the uses of water

b)industrial

c)agricultural

d) All the above

24. Land covers up only __---------___% of the earth’s surface

a)10

b)29

c)40

d)30

25. Which metals are used for making Jewellery?

a)Sodium, Potassium

b)Zinc, Tungsten

c)Iron, Copper, Aluminium

d)Gold, silver, platinum

26.Write example of Non-metallic minerals

a)Lime

b)Haematite

c)Cuprite

d)Bauxite

27. Forest is responsible for--------_________

a) water shedprotection

b) land erosion control

c) providing economic and environmental benefits

d)All of the above

28. Renewable source of energy is------

a) coal

b) petroleum

c)plants

d) uranium

29. What is LPG?

a) liquefied petroleum gas

b) Loaded petroleum gas

c) liquid petroleum gas

d) None of the above

30. Abiotic environment does not include

a) air

b) water
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c) soil

d) Plants

31. Chief source of energy in environment is ......

a) Sun

b) Fire

c) Moon

d) Stars

32. Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of

a) potential energy

b) metabolic energy

c) heat

e) vapors

33. Which of the following is the example of impact of development activities on

a) Soil Pollution

b) Noise Pollution

c) Water Pollution

34.Zone consisting air, water and soil is known as....

d) Atmosphere

b) Hydrosphere
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c) Biosphere

d) Lithosphere

35. Formation of Ozone is?

a) Oxidation Reaction

b) Reduction Reaction

c) Photochemical Reaction

d) None of the above

36.One of the following is not a type of environment.

b) Physical environment

e) Man made environment

f) Social environment

g) hydrosphere

37. Major cause of increment in population growth is......

a) decrease in birth rate

b) decrease in mortality rate

c) illiteracy

d) none of the above

38. Which of the Following is not the impact of acid rain?

a) Acidification of soil

b) Deterioration of buildings

c) Loss of crops

d) Improve the taste of water

39. Which one of the following is not a recyclable waste?

b) Plastic

c) Sand

d) Glass

40. The 4Rs principle is applicable for…

a) Public awareness

b) Environmental protection

c) Saving natural resources

d) All of the above

41.Greenhouse gases which is present in very high quantity is

a) Prophen

b) Ethane

c) Carbon di-oxide

d) Methane

42.The most harmful environmental pollution from nuclear reactor is

a) radioactivity

b) particulate formation

c) thermal pollution

d) Noise Pollution

43. Of the total water on the Earth, fresh water reserves constitue approximately–

a) 70 %
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b) 2.7%

c) 27 %

d) 8.9 %

44. Public awareness of environment creates ----------------------

a) Environment protection

b) Environment degradation

c) Environmental improvement

d) Environmental cultivation

45.What is troposphere?

a) Portion of air

b) Portion of water

c) Lowest layer of atmosphere where we survive

d) Portion of sky

46.The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth is called as

a) Solar flux

b) Reflected light

c) Minerals

d) solvents

47.Acid rain contains.....

Recall/ Remembering

a) Sulphuric acid

b) Hydrochloric acid

c) Oxalic acid
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d) Acetic acid

48.The 4Rs principle is applicable in…

b. a) Agriculture areas

b) Industrial areas

c) Municipal areas

d) All of the above

49.Hydrosphere includes

a) Animal

b) Plants

c) Soil

d) Water bodies

Biosphere is

a) The solid shell of inorganic materials on the surface of the Earth

b) The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of earth comprising of all the living
things
c) The sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all the spheres

d) All of the above