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Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economic is ___________

a)

Human made environment

b)

Human environment

c)

Natural environment

2.

Land refers to

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Lithosphere

3.

Which is the domain that provides us forests, grasslands for grazing, land for agriculture and human settlements?

(a)  

4.

Example of Biotic Environment: (any one)

(a)  

5.

Whatever we see in our surroundings is called (a)   .

6.

Air refers to

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

7.

Community is

a)

Human environment

b)

Human made environment

c)

Natural environment

8.

Living things is

a)

Human environment

b)

Human made environment

c)

Natural environment

9.

Total number of domains of the environment?

(a)  

10.

When is world environment day celebrated?

(a)  

11.

The Brahmaputra River

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Reclamation is

a)

the process of restoring land damaged by mining

b)

planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down

c)

all the members of a species living in a given area

13.
  1. All non-living things are known as ...
a)

Biotic

b)

Exhaustible

c)

Abiotic

14.

Resources which can be renewed or reproduced are known as

a)

non exhaustible

b)

renewable

c)

non renewable

d)

exhaustible

15.

Resources that are found everywhere are called

a)

Stock

b)

Ubiquitous

c)

Localized

d)

Potential

16.

Coal is a ________ resource

a)

Inexhaustible

b)

Renewable

c)

Non Renewable

17.

Identify the type of resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

18.

A thing becomes a resource when it's .................. has been identified.

a)

Availibilty

b)

Area

c)

Utility

19.

Which among the following is not a way to conserve natural resources

a)

Afforestation

b)

Preventing wastage

c)

Deforestation

d)

Reduce

20.

Resources are found in a region but have not been utilized, might be because of the lack of technology.

a)

Potential resource

b)

Localized Resource

c)

Actual Resource

d)

Ubiquitous Resource

21.

Using resources carefully, judicially & giving them time to get renewed is called ................

a)

Resource development

b)

Sustainable development

c)

Resource Conservation

22.

Resources that cannot be replaced

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewable Resource

c)

Non-Renewable Resource

d)

Natural Resource

23.

The surroundings in which people, animals, or plants live

a)

conservation

b)

trees

c)

renewable resource

d)

environment

24.

Resources that can be replaced

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

c)

Natural Resource

d)

Conservation

25.

To convert used goods into reusable material

a)

Recycle

b)

Conservation

c)

Reduce

d)

Renewable Resource

26.

___________ are natural substances found in the ground.

a)

Environment

b)

Food

c)

Minerals

d)

Recycle

27.

There are ______ major types of natural resources.

a)

four

b)

six

c)

ten

d)

two

28.

____________ are an example of a renewable resource.

a)

Oil

b)

Minerals

c)

Natural gas

d)

Trees

29.
Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?
a)
coal
b)
the Sun
c)
wind
d)
water
30.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
coal
b)
minerals
c)
natural gas
d)
oil
31.
Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?
a)
coal
b)
the Sun
c)
wind
d)
water
32.
Which of the following is true about coal?
a)
It is renewable because it is deep inside Earth.
b)
It is renewable because it can easily be replaced as it is used.
c)
It is nonrenewable because it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.
d)
It is nonrenewable because it fuels many power plants that make electricity.
33.
Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of his home?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
sunlight
34.
 Which of the following are renewable sources of energy?
a)
coal and natural gas
b)
oil and electricity
c)
sunlight and petroleum
d)
wind and water
35.
What is the source of energy that causes the blades of a turbine to move?
a)
coal
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
sunlight
36.
Which of the following statements about energy is NOT correct?
a)
Moving air is a source of energy.
b)
Wind energy is a renewable resource.
c)
Wind is a clean source of energy.
d)
Most people use wind energy.
37.
Which of the following is NOT a way that people can be harmful to the environment?
a)
burning coal for energy
b)
clearing land for homes
c)
making products from wood
d)
planting trees in a forest
38.
Which of the following is NOT a way that people can be harmful to the environment?
a)
driving cars and trucks
b)
dumping factory wastes
c)
creating oil spills
d)
using solar energy
39.
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
dumping waste in landfills
c)
using wind and solar energy
d)
releasing waste into streams
40.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
41.

What are the three types of fossil fuels?

a)

Earth, Fire, Sky

b)

Water, Wind, Solar

c)

Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas

42.

Nonrenewable resources are

a)

Used up faster than they can be replaced.

b)

A source that can't be used up by humans

c)

hydroelectric power generated by ocean tides

43.

We enjoy the beauty of mountains, waterfalls, sea, landscapes. Thus, they are resources which have ............. value.

a)

Ethical Value

b)

Artistic Value

c)

Aesthetic Value

d)

Economic Value

44.

Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called

a)

sustainable development

b)

resource conservation

c)

resource development

d)

human resource development

45.

Land covers only about ____ percent of the total area of the earth’s surface

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

46.

The following is (are) not a factor(s) of soil formation

a)

Organic matter

b)

Time

c)

Soil texture

d)

None of the above

47.

The major factor(s) of soil formation is (are)

a)

the nature of the parent rock

b)

climatic factors

c)

time taken for the composition of soil formation

d)

All of the above

48.

The major factor(s) of soil formation is (are)

a)

the nature of the parent rock

b)

climatic factors

c)

time taken for the composition of soil formation

d)

All of the above

49.

The process in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash, is known as

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Intercropping

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Contour cropping

50.
 Which of the following are renewable sources of energy?
a)
coal and natural gas
b)
oil and electricity
c)
sunlight and petroleum
d)
wind and water
51.

A broad plain on either side of a river that may flood.

a)

flood plain

b)

tributary

c)

cataract

d)

strait

52.

What are minerals?

a)

They are a dispensable part of our lives. They are heterogeneous substances.

b)

They are an indispensable part of our lives. They are homogeneous substances.

c)

They are a dispensable part of our lives. They are homogeneous substances.

d)

None of these.

53.

3 examples of minerals.

a)

Magnesium,Copper,Clay

b)

Bauxite,Magnesium,Clay

c)

Tin,Iron,Bauxite

d)

Bauxite,Magnesium,Copper

e)

None of these

54.

The 2 types of Minerals.

a)

Mettalic Minerals, Non-Metallic minerals

b)

Metallic Minerals,Non-Metalic Minerals

c)

Metallic Minerals,Non-Metallic Minerals

55.

What are Metallic minerals?

a)

They are minerals which contain metal elements in a physical formula.

b)

The minerals which don't contain metal elements in a chemical formula.

c)

They are minerals which contain metal elements in a chemical formula.

56.

Examples of Metallic Minerals.

a)

Bauxite,Silver,Gold

b)

Silver,Iron,Gold

c)

Bauxite,Silver,Copper

d)

Diamond,Mica,Copper

e)

None of these.

57.

What are Ferrous Minerals?

a)

Minerals having gold content.

b)

Minerals having no iron content.

c)

Minerals having no gold content.

d)

Minerals having iron content.

58.

Examples of Ferrous Minerals.

a)

Iron ore,Nickel,Cobalt

b)

Manganese,Gold,Copper

c)

Tin,Copper,Gold

d)

Tin,Silver,Cobalt

e)

None of these.

59.

What are Non-Metallic Minerals?

a)

Minerals which don't contain metal elements in their physical formula.

b)

Minerals which contain metal elements in their chemical formula.

c)

Minerals which don't contain metal elements in their chemical formula.

60.

Examples of Non-Metallic Minerals.

a)

Cobalt,Clay,Mica

b)

Diamond,Clay,Quartz

c)

Quartz,Clay,Cobalt

d)

Mica,Copper,Tin

e)

None of these.

61.

What are Non-Ferrous Minerals?

a)

Have silver content.

b)

Have no diamond content.

c)

Have no iron content.

d)

Have copper content.

62.

Examples of Non-Ferrous minerals.

a)

Gold,Copper,Manganese

b)

Gold,Tin,Cobalt

c)

Iron ore,Cobalt,Manganese

d)

Iron Ore,Tin,Silver

e)

None of these.

63.

What are Fossil Fuels?

a)

They are formed over billions of years from the remains of dead plants&animals.

b)

They are formed over millions of years from the remains of rocks.

c)

They are formed over millions of years from the remains of dead animals&plants.

64.

Examples of Fossil fuels.

a)

Coal,Oil

b)

Natural gas,cobalt

c)

Nickel,Manganese

d)

Gold,CNG

e)

None of these.

65.

Fossil Fuels are found under_______________________________.

a)

Dirt,rocks naturally.

b)

dirt,rocks and water artificially.

c)

dirt,rocks and water naturally

d)

None of these.

66.

Fossil fuels are the world's_____________________.

a)

purest elements.

b)

purest minerals.

c)

secondary energy sources.

d)

primary energy sources.

e)

None of these.

67.

3 points for conserving minerals.

a)

Wasting minerals.

b)

Usage of Hydroelectricity.

c)

Usage of wind turbine.

d)

Usage of Solar Power

e)

Use of brand new metal

68.

Uses of minerals.

a)

They are used in agricultural and technological development

b)

They are used in social and economical purposes.

c)

They were used in social and economical purposes

d)

None of these

69.

Uses of minerals.

a)

They are used in agricultural and technological development

b)

They are used in social and economical purposes.

c)

They were used in social and economical purposes

d)

None of these

70.

True/False

a)

Ores are Minerals

b)

Minerals are Ores

71.

Minerals are a sign of __________________.

a)

happiness and development.

b)

happiness and prosperity.

c)

prosperity and development.

d)

None of these.

72.

What are Ores?

a)

They are minerals that have a high concentration of 2 or more elements.

b)

They are minerals that have a low concentration of an element.

c)

They are minerals that have a high concentration of an element.

d)

They are minerals that have a low concentration of 2 or more elements.

e)

None of these.

73.

What is cultivation of grapes called’?

a)

Sericulture

b)

Viticulture

c)

Floriculture

d)

Horiculture

74.

The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc form a system called as?

a)

Barter system

b)

Water system

c)

Farm system

d)

All of these

75.

Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:

a)

Subsistense

b)

Mixed

c)

Organic

d)

None of these

76.

Type of farming to meet family needs is known as:

a)

Subsistense

b)

Mixed

c)

Organic

d)

None of these

77.

Rubber plantation is famous in:

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Brazil

c)

Malaysia

d)

USA

78.

Which of these is not commercial farming?

a)

Commercial Grain

b)

Mixed

c)

Organic

d)

Plantation

79.

Rubber plantation is famous in:

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Brazil

c)

Malaysia

d)

USA

80.

______ is a plantation grown in tropical regions of the world.

a)

Rubber

b)

Silk

c)

Millet

d)

Jute

81.

Mixed farming is practised in _______.

a)

New Zealand

b)

Zambia

c)

Egypt

d)

Belarus

82.

______ is one of the crops grown under commercial farming.

a)

potato

b)

onion

c)

Wheat

d)

Tomato

83.

Shifting Cultivation is primarily practised in the regions where ________ takes place.

a)

tsunami

b)

heavy rainfall

c)

dry weather

d)

cutting of trees

84.

Across the globe, more than ___% of people are engaged in agriculture

a)

25

b)

40

c)

50

d)

30

85.

Around ___ of Indian population depends on agriculture.

a)

2/3

b)

1/5

c)

3/2

d)

4/5

86.

Arable land is

a)

land where crops are grown.

b)

land where trees are cut.

c)

land which is cleared for agriculture

d)

land where mining takes place.

87.

Cultivation of grapes is defined as

a)

Horticulture

b)

Viticulture

c)

Sericulture

d)

Agriculture

88.

Fishing is an example of

a)

Primary activity

b)

Secondary activity

c)

Tertiary activity

d)

Agriculture activity

89.

The word ‘agriculture’ has been derived from Latin word

a)

ageri

b)

ager

c)

agri

d)

agar

90.

Seeds are one of _____ of agriculture.

a)

process

b)

output

c)

input

d)

labour

91.

Roca is an agricultural practices followed in

a)

Brazil

b)

Indonesia

c)

China

d)

Malaysia

92.

Nomadic Herding is practised in which of the following states

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Tamilnadu

c)

Kerala

d)

Telangana

93.

In the USA, _____ is grown excessively.

a)

Millet

b)

Wheat

c)

Rice

d)

Maize

94.

In India, wheat is grown during ____ season.

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

95.

Agriculture is a .....

a)

primary activity

b)

secondary activity

c)

tertiary activity

d)

Quaternary services

96.

what are the three types of economic activities?

a)

primary activity

b)

tertiary activity

c)

secondary activity

d)

quaternary activity

e)

shifting cultivation

97.

activities includes trade , education ext.. are called ---------------

a)

secondary activity

b)

tertiary activity

c)

primary activity

98.

what are the latin words that agriculture obtained from

a)

'ager and culture'

b)

soil and cultivation

99.

agriculture is defined as.............

a)

art and science of cultivating the soil and rising crop and livestock

b)

science of cultivating

c)

art of cultivating the soil and rising crop

d)

science of cultivating livestock

100.

select the types of farming.

a)

subsistence

b)

shifting cultivation

c)

economic factor

d)

climatic

e)

commercial

101.

diary farming originated in

a)

asia

b)

australia

c)

europe

d)

africa

102.

the processing of raw materials into finished goods is a secondary activity

a)

true

b)

false

103.

a large variety of crops are grown on a plantation

a)

true

b)

false

104.

clayey soil has low moisture retention capacity

a)

true

b)

false

105.

plantation agriculture is a type of commercial farming

a)

true

b)

false

106.

what is cultivation of grapes called?

a)

horticulture

b)

pisciculture

c)

sericulture

d)

viticulture

107.

types of farming meet farmer's family is known as

a)

subsistence farming

b)

commercial farming

c)

mixed farming

d)

intensive farming

108.

Growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

a)

Agriculture

b)

Horticulture

c)

Namadism

d)

Mining

109.

Physical factors are:

a)

Relief, soil, better seeds, irrigation

b)

Temperature, rainfall, fertilizers, Agriculture Implements

c)

Temperature, relief, soil, rainfall

d)

None of the above

110.

Agriculture comes under which of the following?

a)

Quaternary activities

b)

Tertiary activities

c)

Secondary activities

d)

Primary activities

111.

Viticulture refers to the science and study of growing grapes

a)

True

b)

False

112.

Identify the culture...

a)

Floriculture

b)

Pesiculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Sericulture

113.

Define Hydroponics...

a)

The growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (such as soil) to provide mechanical support.

b)

The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.

c)

Hydroponics is simply the production of crops without soil.

d)

All of the above

114.

Leading producers of coffee

a)

(a) Brazil

b)

(b) India

c)

(c) Russia

115.

Golden fibre refers to___________________.

a)

(a) tea

b)

(b) cotton

c)

(c) jute

116.

What is the full form of HYV seeds?

a)

Himalayan Yielding Variety

b)

High Yielding Variety

c)

High Yellow Variety

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