Mixed Bag

Question 1

2. 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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

Answer 4

D

Question 5

30. What is the largest unit of living organism on Earth called?
    A) Ecosystem B) Biome
    C) Biosphere D) Population

Answer 5

C

Question 6

26. In which state in India does the southwest monsoon arrive first?
    A) Assam
    B) West Bengal C) Maharashtra D) Kerala

Answer 6

D

Question 7

17. Which planet is closest to the Earth?

A) Venus B) Mercury C) Saturn D) Jupiter

Answer 7

A

Question 8

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

Answer 8

A

Question 9

49. Most of the energy used on Earth today originally came from which single source?
    A) Sun
    B) Ocean
    C) Soil D) Air

Answer 9

A

Question 10

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

Answer 10

C

Question 11

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

Answer 11

A

Question 12

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

Answer 12

A

Question 13

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

Answer 13

A

Question 14

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

Answer 14

D

Question 15

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

Answer 15

C

Question 16

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

Answer 16

C