Q1. Fill in the blank:
The growth of natural vegetation largely depends on a variety of factors such as _________ and _______.
Q2. Write two types of shrubs.
Q3. When was the term biosphere first coined?
Q4. When the trees of Temperate Deciduous forests shed their leaves?
Q5. Which forests are called the ‘Orchards of the World’?
Q6. Define Conservation.
Q7. What is Wildlife Sanctuary?
Q8. Write full form of CITES.
Q9. What is the meaning of ‘Taiga’?
Q10. Complete the sentence:
The selvas are often termed as the _________.
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Answers
Answer:Q1- How much percent of earth’s area is occupied by land?
A) 45
B) 30
C) 66
D) 70
Q2- Private land properties are owned by
A) Cooperative societies
B) Individuals
C) Communities
D) Schools
Q3- An example of common property resource is
A) Private homes
B) Land for common usage
C) agriculture lands of individuals
D) factories
Q4- Which of the following steps is a major threat to the environment?
A) Planting trees
B) Desertification
C) Promoting tourism
D) Promoting renewable resources
Q5- The type of soil is determined by
A) landforms
B) soil erosion
C) water sources
D) Globalisation
Q6- As the exposed rock break off and start decaying due to temperature change, this process is called
A) Deforestation
B) Landslide
C) Soil erosion
D) Weathering
Q7- Soil is made up of
A) water
B) metals
C) organic materials & rocks
D) ice
Q8- Mass movement of rocks down the hills could be a sign ofA) Landslides
B) Floods
C) Deforestation
D) Weathering
Q9- Which of the following states of India are notorious for witnessing maximum number of landslides
A) Punjab
B) Uttrakhand
C) Tamilnadu
D) Jharkhand
Q10- How much time is taken to form 1 cm of soil
A) 10+ years
B) 5 years
C) 100s of year
D) few months
Q11- Which part of soil is fit for vegetation?
A) Sub soil
B) top soil
C) weathered rock material
D) clay soil
Q12- Overgrazing is responsible for causing
A) soil depletion
B) Floods
C) earthquake
D) landslide
Q13- Which of the following is used to conserve the soil?
A) Mulching
B) Clear the forest
C) agriculture process
D) cattle grazing
Q14- The process of piling up of rocks to prevent water flow is called
A) Rock Dam
B) Erosion
C) Mulching
D) Landslide
Q15- The moisture of soil can be retained by the process of
A) Counter Barriers
B) Mulching
C) Rock Dams
D) Planting grass
Q16- A dripping tap is capable of wasting approximately how much amount of water per year?
A) 2000 litres
B) 1200 litres
C) 1500 litres
D) 2500 litres
Q17- The evaporation of water takes place due to
A) Nitrogen Cycle
B) Water Cycle
C) Cooling of Ice
D) Floods
Q18- The zone of earth’s atmosphere where life exists is called
A) Biosphere
B) Lithosphere
C) Hydrosphere
D) Troposphere
Q19- The life supporting system is known as
A) earth
B) biosphere
C) ecosystem
D) Vegetation
Q20- Which of the following animals are protected under CITES?
A) Monkey
B) Dolphins
C) Snakes
D) Rats
Q21- Low-lying areas are susceptible to
A) water logging
B) landslides
C) illegal mining
D) Weathering
Q22- ____ are normally sparsely populated.
A) thick forests
B) Gangatic plains
C) low-lying places
D) cultivable areas
Q23- The average water consumption per person is ___ cu km/year
A) 5500
B) 6000
C) 6500
D) 5900
Q24- River Yamuna is getting polluted due to
A) industrial affluents
B) forests
C) weathering
D) trees cutting
Q25- Rainwater harvesting is compulsory in the state of _____
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Haryana
C) Rajasthan
D) Assam
Q26- Terrace farming method is common in ____ regions
A) forest
B) mountain
C) coastal
D) plains
Q27- ____ is one of the ways to prevent soil erosion.
A) Trees cutting
B) clearing of forest for agriculture
C) Counter ploughing
D) building dams
Q28- ____ is a major threat to the environment.
A) rainfall
B) sunlight
C) Desertification
D) tree plantation
Q29- Heavy rains cause _____ in mountainous regions every year.
A) earthquake
B) tsunami
C) landslide
D) accident
Q30- ____ are some of the densely populated regions.
A) River plains
B) mountains
C) thick forests
D) deserts
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