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OUR ENVIRONMENT MCQs

Total Questions : 38 | Page 3 of 4 pages
Question 21.


Ozone is the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Autumn
  4.     Spring
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

The blanket of air that surrounds the earth is called the atmosphere. Ozone layer is a part of stratosphere which protects us from harmful UV rays of sun.


Question 22.


The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in ___ days.


  1.     300
  2.     274
  3.     365
  4.     360
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 365
:
C

The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in about 365 days or 1 year.


Question 23.


_____ is the imaginary line which is equidistant from the two poles and divides the Earth into equal halves.


  1.     Capricorn
  2.     Equator
  3.     Axis
  4.     Tilt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Equator
:
B

The Equator is an imaginary line drawn to divide the earth into equal hemispheres called Northern and Southern hemisphere.


Question 24.


Which of these process(es) is/are responsible for increasing soil erosion?


  1.     Deforestation
  2.     Over- grazing
  3.     Plantation
  4.     Rainwater Harvesting
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Deforestation
:
A and B

The process by which wind or flowing water washes away the top part of soil is known as soil erosion. Deforestation, farming and over-grazing lead to soil erosion.


Question 25.


_______ gas is present in air in a very small quantity and is important for plants.


  1.     Hydrogen
  2.     Carbon monoxide
  3.     Nitrogen
  4.     Carbon dioxide
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Carbon dioxide
:
D

Air is a mixture of gases containing 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen and 1% of other gases including carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide gas is essential for the synthesis of food in green plants.


Question 26.


The Equator divides the Earth into _______ and _______ hemispheres.


  1.     Northern, Southern
  2.     Upper, Lower
  3.     Top, Bottom
  4.     Western, Eastern
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Northern, Southern
:
A

The Equator divides the Earth into equal upper and lower half called Northern and Southern hemispheres.


Question 27.


Rabbits eat grass and other plants to survive, but they do not eat animals. What kind of animal are rabbits?


  1.     Carnivores
  2.     Producers
  3.     Herbivores
  4.     Decomposers
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Herbivores
:
C

A herbivore is an animal that eats only plants for survival. E.g. Deer, Goat, Rabbit etc.


Question 28.


What do you call an animal that hunts and eats other animals? 


  1.     Prey
  2.     Predator
  3.     Producer
  4.     Decomposer
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Predator
:
B

 An animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals is called a predator. E.g Tiger, Lion etc 


Question 29.


Movement of cooler air from the sea to the land happens during the night time.


  1.     True
  2.     False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

The cool air of sea moves toward warm land during daytime due to the pressure difference created between them.


Question 30.


Granite is a type of ___ which forms from cooling magma.


  1.     lava stone
  2.     igneous rock
  3.     volcanic dust
  4.     sedimentary rock
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> igneous rock
:
B

Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling of magma or lava. Rocks like granite and basalt are formed when magma cools above the surface of the earth. 


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