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- For animals, sodium and calcium are essential to transfer information from the brain to other parts of the body. Similarly, plants also need some minerals, one of which is Potassium. Which are the other minerals that they need the most?
A) Nitrogen and Chlorine
B) Phosphorus an Iodine
C) Nitrogen and Phosphorus D) Sulphur and Iodine
A
C
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- All life on Earth is based on one single element, without which no part of life can even exist. What is this single chemical element that all living life, from tiny microbes to blue whales, is made up of?
A) Nitrogen
B) Sulphur C) Carbon D) Calcium
A
C
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3. When the Universe was created many billions of years ago, elements were very simple. Even things like oxygen and carbon were not yet made. What existed then are still found in the sun, and are often used to fill up balloons that float up into the sky. Which elements? A) Hydrogen and Carbon B) Hydrogen and Helium C) Helium and Carbon D) Hydrogen, Helium and Carbon
A
B
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- Muscle is soft tissue while bone is hard. What are the soft bones, that feel like muscles, called? (Our nose is made of this)
A) Ligament
B) Blood
C) Cartilage D) Hair
A
C
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5. The Baya is a bird that creates a nest by using long grass leaves put together intertwined so that a nice hanging nest is made. This is different from a cup-shaped nest, made by most birds. Which kind of bird is Baya? A) Hawk B) Weaverbird C) Tailorbird D) Lark
A
B
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- When leaves are on the ground, they slowly lose colour, become soft, like powder, turn black and then look just like soil. This process is helped by insects and microbes in the soil, including earthworms. What is the process called?
A) Decomposition B) Condensation C) Evaporation
D) Jogging
A
A
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- If root is used to describe the part of a plant that grows under the soil, what do you call the part of the plant that grows above the soil?
A) Boot
B) Coot
C) Loot D) Shoot
A
D
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8. Water is a very simple thing, made from just two simple elements. Which elements? A) Hydrogen and Carbon B) Hydrogen and Oxygen C) Carbon and Oxygen D) Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen
A
B
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9. Robert Hook was one of the first people to look at plants under a microscope, and what he saw for the first time looked like little boxes, similar to a honeycomb. He, therefore, called it what? A) Brain B) Cell C) Heart D) Home
A
B
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10 Jumbo is a common name referred to a certain circus animal, because the first circus animal of that kind was called Jumbo. Which animal? A) Horse B) Monkey C) Lion D) Elephant
A
D
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- Circuses have many animals in them, but they have now reduced. Why have the numbers come down?
A) Fewer animals are available now
B) Because of cruelty against animals
C) People no longer know how to train animals D) None of the above
A
B
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- Kalandars are a community that know bears very well. They had a practice that was very cruel to bears, but that was their only option for money. Recently, most of the people have got other jobs and the bears have been rescued and kept in zoos. What practice did they do?
A) Dancing bears – tied thread through nose, removed teeth and made them dance B) Jumping bears – made the bears jump over all
C) Sleeping bears – they would make the bear snore after sleeping
D) Snorting bears – they make the bear blow its nose
A
A
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13. ABC (Animal Birth Control) programme was introduced so that domestic animals are made to not have young – a humane way of ensuring population is in control. Which animal receives ABC the most? A) Cats B) Pigs C) Rats D) Dogs
A
D
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14. The Panda is an iconic animal – very beautiful, rare and found in China. This made it popular as the logo of a large global organization – the biggest in wildlife. Which? A) Wildlife Conservation Society B) World Wide Fund for Nature C) Nature Conservancy D) Conservation International
A
B
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- What does the organization PETA stand for?
A) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
B) Persons for the Ethical Treatment of Anisotropes C) Persons for the unethical Treatment of Antelopes D) People for the Ethical Termination of Animals
A
A
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- Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
A) Earth B) Venus C) Jupiter D) Saturn
A
C
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- Which planet is closest to the Earth?
A) Venus B) Mercury C) Saturn D) Jupiter
A
A
18
Q
- How many sets of teeth does a person get in his/her lifetime?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
A
B
19
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- Which of these comes from plants?
A) Paper B) Butter C) Wool D) Steel
A
A
20
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- What would you do to make a shadow?
A) Turn off the lights
B) Stand between light and wall C) Stand in the doorway
D) Walk out at night
A
B
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- Camouflage helps animals to do what?
A) Find shelter
B) Run
C) Hide from other animals D) Keep warm
A
C
22
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- Venus is a _____ in our solar system.
A) Planet
B) Star
C) Constellation D) Satellite
A
A
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- Rising temperature is a result of global warming and may eventually increase sea levels due to the melting of the __________.
A) Mountains
B) Wetlands
C) River beds D) Glaciers
A
D
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- Why would you prefer to ride a bicycle to school/college
rather than a scooter or a motorcycle?
A) Your body will get exercise
B) Riding a bicycle will not cause pollution C) Riding a bicycle is cheaper
D) All of the above
A
D
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25. Which of the following can be considered as a source biomass?
A) Groundnut Shells
B) Sugarcane Bagasse C) Rice Husk
D) All of the above
D
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26. In which state in India does the southwest monsoon arrive first?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal C) Maharashtra D) Kerala
D
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27. Which animal is named as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the short story with the same name written by Rudyard Kipling in his book, The Jungle Book?
A) Crow
B) Civet
C) Mongoose D) Wolf
C
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28. Stamen, pistil, and petals are parts of what?
A) Flowers B) Cars
C) Books D) Animals
A
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29. What is the branch of Biology, concerned with the inter-relationship between plants and animals, called?
A) Physiology
B) Ecology
C) Anatomy
D) Morphology
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B
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30. What is the largest unit of living organism on Earth called?
A) Ecosystem B) Biome
C) Biosphere D) Population
C
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31. Every year, on which date, is the Earth Day observed?
A) February 16 B) April 4
C) April 22
D) September 17
C
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32. What type of pollution would spraying DDT, an insecticide, on crops cause?
A) Soil & Water
B) Air & Soil
C) Crops & Air D) Air & Water
A
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33. What is water which is suitable for drinking called?
A) Natural Water
B) Distilled Water
C) Chlorinated Water D) Potable Water
D
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34. Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?
A) Sun
B) Wind
C) Water
D) Petroleum
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D
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35. What is the process of collecting, processing, and reusing waste material called?
A) Recycling
B) Reworking
C) Reusing
D) Reprocessing
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A
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36. Which of the following is a by-product of photosynthesis?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide C) Nitrogen
D) ATP
A
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37. What is the popular symbol used to indicate recycling?
A) 1 green arrow, pointing upwards
B) 2 green arrows, pointing in opposite directions C) 3 green arrows, forming a triangle
D) A green tree
C
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38. America is the largest producer of waste in the world. As per EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) what percentage of American waste is recyclable?
A) 10% B) 75%
C) 90% D) 100%
B
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39. Where is life believed to have originated?
A) In waterB) On land
C) Came from outer space D) In air
A
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40. What is the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere?
| A) 25% B) 12% C) 92% D) 78%
D
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41. Which of the following would deforestation generally decrease?
A) Rainfall
B) Global warming C) Soil erosion
D) Drought
A
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42. Which one of the following are non-renewable resources?
A) Animals
B) Forests
C) Fossil fuels D) All of these
C
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43. When is the World Environment Day celebrated?
A) Aug 12
B) June 5
C) September 8 D) July 10
B
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44. Which of the following countries is the highest emitter of Carbon dioxide in the world?
A) US
B) China
C) Qatar
D) Saudi Arabia
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C
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45. In Nitrogen Cycle, who transforms soil nitrates into free nitrogen?
A) Nitrifying bacteria
B) Denitrifying bacteria C) Ammonifying bacteria D) Both A and C
D
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46. What do botanists study?
A) Plants
B) Animals
C) The environment D) Marine life
A
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47. Dengue is an infectious viral disease transmitted by what animal?
A) Rats
B) Fruit flies C) Locusts
D) Mosquitoes
D
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48. Why do seasons change?
A) Due to Earth’s revolution around Sun
B) Due to Earth’s rotation around its own axis
C) Due to Moon’s revolution around Earth
D) Due to the position of the planets in the solar system
A
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49. Most of the energy used on Earth today originally came from which single source?
A) Sun
B) Ocean
C) Soil D) Air
A
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50. Water can be separated into its constituent elements Hydrogen and Oxygen by which of the following methods?
A) Separating funnel
B) Centrifuge
C) Electrolysis
D) All of the above
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C
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51. Wildlife is ____________________________________________.
A) All biota excluding man, domestic animals and cultivated crops B) All vertebrates of reserved forests
C) All animals of reserve forests
D) All animals and plants of reserve forests
A
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52. Which country produces maximum rice in the world?
A) India
B) China
C) Malaysia D) Japan
B
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53. Who amongst the following was the first to set up the science of identifying, naming and classifying organisms?
A) Carl Linnaeus
B) Francis Harper
C) Charles Darwin D) Douglas Gilmour
A
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54. In the 1800s, marine biologists study marine life using which of the following methods?
A) Diving
B) Dredging
C) Taking underwater photographs D) Long-term experiments
B
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55. Wildlife conservation means the protection and preservation of ___________________.
A) Wild animals only
B) Wild plants only
C) Non-cultivated plants and non-domesticated animals D) All the above living in natural habitat
D
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56. A biodiversity hotspot means ________________________.
A) Areas where a high number of plant and animal species are found B) Areas where animals or plants have been re-introduced
C) Areas where only a particular type of animals or plants can survive D) Diversity of a particular area
A
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57. The tusks of elephants are actually modified teeth. Which teeth get modified to form the tusks?
A) Incisors
B) Canines
C) Premolars D) Molars
A
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58. Which of the following is the state bird of Madhya Pradesh?
A) Indian Paradise Flycatcher B) Indian Pitta
C) Great Indian Bustard
D) Bengal Florican
A
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59. Which of these animals you are not likely to find in a desert landscape?
A) Addax antelope B) Armadillo lizard C) Okapi
D) Kangaroo rats
C
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60. A vegetarian animal would eat only __________.
| A) Fish B) Eggs C) Plants D) Meat
C
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61. Dinosaurs having longs necks used to eat __________.
A) Insects from deep underground B) Fishes from deep sea
C) Leaves of tall trees
D) Birds caught flying in midair
C
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62. All caterpillars are vegetarian. True or False?
A) True, they are strictly herbivorous
B) False, they are strictly carnivorous
C) All caterpillars, by nature, are omnivorous
D) True, however, some have been found to be meat-eaters
A
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63. How can pollution be controlled?
A) Cutting trees
B) Planting trees C) Removing trees D) None of these
B
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64. Which of the following animals will eat plants?
A) Snake B) Frog
C) Deer D) Both A & B
C
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65. Which of the following animals you might find if you are a safari in India?
A) Ostrich B) Tiger C) Zebra D) Giraffe
B
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66. What is a fossil?
A) An animal which lives underground
B) Preserved remains or traces of animals and plants from the past C) A rock found on the sea bed
D) The remains of ancient civilizations
B
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67. What do you mean by a terrestrial animal?
| A) Animal living in water B) Animal living on land C) Animal living on trees D) All of the above
B
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68. Which abiotic component is necessary for any life form on earth?
A) Soil
B) Water
C) Air
D) Both B & C
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D
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69. A fossorial animal is one which spends a lot of time underground.
Which of these is a fossorial animal? A) Earthworm B) Grasshopper
C) Moth D) Dragonfly
A
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70. An arboreal animal is one which spends a lot of time on trees. Which of these is an arboreal animal?
A) Monkey B) Dolphin
C) Tiger D) Bear
A
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71. An amphibian is described as an animal which has moist glandular skin and lives on land as well as in water. Which of these are classified as amphibians? A) Frogs B) Crocodiles
C) Turtles D) All of the above
A
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72. In which of the following places would you find a Polar Bear?
A) Alaska B) Greenland C) None of the above D) Both A & B
D
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73. What is snorkeling?
A) Diving with an oxygen tank
B) Swimming with a breathing tube C) Swimming with sharks
D) Diving in a sea or an ocean
B
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74. ‘Timon & Pumba’ are famous cartoon characters from the movie ‘The Lion King’. What kind of animal was Timon?
A) Mongoose B) Gorilla
C) Meerkat D) Mouse
C
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75. Our national anthem, Jana Gana Mana written by Rabindranath Tagore, describes the rich geographical diversity of our country. In which language was it originally written?
A) Bengali C) Urdu
B) Hindi D) Pali
A
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