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HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Settlements that are occupied for a short period of time are called

a)

Permanent settlement

b)

Temporary settlement

c)

Compact settlement

2.

Airways are the fastest and costliest means of transport.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

__________________________ cheapest means of tansport, most suitable for carrying heavy and bulky goods

a)

Railways

b)

roadways

c)

waterways

4.

The Ganga - Brahmaputra is an example of _________________

a)

Inland waterways

b)

ocean routes

c)

roadways

5.

__________________ is the world's longest railway line

a)

Trans - Australian

b)

The Canadian Pacific Railway

c)

Trans- Siberian Railway

6.

The greatest volume of air traffic is found in

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA

7.

______________________ has the largest railway netwrok in Asia.

a)

China

b)

Malaysia

c)

India

d)

None of these

8.

_______________________ settlements are made up of scattred houses

a)

Rural

b)

dispersed

c)

Urban

9.

______________________ are the fastest of land transport and used for long distance

a)

Airways

b)

Waterways

c)

Railways

10.

Kolkata is located on the river-

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Yamuna

c)

Ganga

d)

Hooghly

11.

Which is not a means of communication?

a)

Telephone

b)

Books

c)

Table

12.

Which type of road is constructed under the ground?

a)

Flyover

b)

Expressway

c)

Subway

13.

Which mode of transport is most suitable to reach an island?

a)

Ship

b)

Train

c)

Car

14.

Which vehicle doesn't pollute the environment?

a)

Cycle

b)

Bus

c)

Aeroplane

15.

The railway network is well developed over :

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Plain areas

d)

Costal areas

16.

The cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are connected via........... quadrilateral.

a)

Silver

b)

Golden

c)

Diamond

d)

Platinum

17.

Satellite help in :

a)

oil exploration

b)

Weather forecasting

c)

Disaster management

d)

All of these

18.

Airways is most .............. and .............. means of transport.

a)

expensive, slowest

b)

reasonable, fastest

c)

slowest, reasonable

d)

expensive, fastest

19.

If bulky and heavy goods to be sent over long distances one would use :

a)

Airways

b)

Railways

c)

Waterways

d)

Roadways

20.

The Trains Siberian railways is the .............. railway system:

a)

Shortest

b)

Longest

c)

Highest

d)

Smoothest

21.

These are places where people build their homes called

a)

Settlement

b)

Transport

c)

Communication

d)

None of these

22.

It is the process of sending information, ideas or messages from one person to another through different means : -

a)

Communication

b)

Transport

c)

Settlement

d)

None of these

23.

Identify the merits of railways.

a)

It is a quick mode of transportation.

b)

It is cheap mode of transportation.

c)

It carries both the heavy goods and people over long distances.

d)

All of these

24.

What are the types of waterways?

a)

Inland waterways

b)

Sea routes

c)

Both inland and sea routes

d)

None of these