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These 30 CTET Environmental Studies multiple choice questions cover environmental studies content and pedagogy. Each question has the correct answer with a step-by-step explanation and a short teacher's note, so you can practise for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test and check your understanding.
Multiple Choice Questions
A. Paper-and-pencil test
B. Group work
C. Performance test
D. Project work
(a) A and C
(b) B and D
(c) A and B
(d) C and D
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Answer: (b) B and D
Explanation:
1. EVS assessment looks at process skills and values through activities.
2. Group work and project work suit this better than a paper test.
Teacher's Note:
1. Prefer varied, activity-based tools.
2. Source key is b.
(a) Provider of knowledge
(b) Giver of knowledge
(c) Facilitator of knowledge
(d) Creator of knowledge
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Answer: (c) Facilitator of knowledge
Explanation:
1. In constructivist teaching the teacher guides children to construct their own knowledge.
2. This is the role of a facilitator.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF 2005 asks the teacher to be a facilitator.
2. Providing or giving knowledge is transmission.
A. Observation
B. Prediction
C. Estimation
D. Experimentation
E. Inference
(a) A, B and C
(b) C, D and E
(c) B, C and D
(d) A, C and E
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Answer: (d) A, C and E
Explanation:
1. Anaya observed the ants (A), compared the size and load (estimation, C) and drew a conclusion (inference, E).
2. She made no prediction or experiment.
Teacher's Note:
1. Generalisation follows observation and inference.
2. Source key is d.
(a) Quantitative assessment
(b) Prescriptive assessment
(c) Descriptive assessment
(d) Constructive assessment
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Answer: (d) Constructive assessment
Explanation:
1. School-based assessment supports learning and gives feedback rather than only marks.
2. The source key treats it as constructive assessment.
Teacher's Note:
1. Descriptive is also close, so read options carefully.
2. Source key is d.
(a) Four
(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Two
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Answer: (b) Six
Explanation:
1. Braille characters are made in a cell of six dots arranged in two columns of three.
2. Different dot combinations make the letters.
Teacher's Note:
1. Braille has 6 dots (63 combinations).
2. Do not confuse with 8-dot computer braille.
(a) Well
(b) Stepwell
(c) Pond
(d) Stream
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Answer: (b) Stepwell
Explanation:
1. A baoli (baori) is a stepwell: a well with steps leading down to the water.
2. It is found in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Delhi.
Teacher's Note:
1. Stepwells are traditional water-harvesting structures.
2. Do not confuse with a plain well.
(a) increases and the humidity (water vapour) in air is high.
(b) increases and the humidity (water vapour) in air is low.
(c) decreases and the humidity (water vapour) in air is low.
(d) decreases and the humidity (water vapour) in air is high.
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Answer: (d) decreases and the humidity (water vapour) in air is high.
Explanation:
1. Evaporation is slower when the surface area is smaller and when the air is already humid.
2. So cooling is slowest when the area decreases and the humidity is high.
Teacher's Note:
1. Humid air takes up less extra water vapour.
2. Both factors must slow evaporation.
(a) Petrol and crude oil
(b) Diesel and petrol
(c) Crude oil and diesel
(d) Petrol, diesel, and crude oil
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Answer: (d) Petrol, diesel, and crude oil
Explanation:
1. 'Oil' is used for crude oil and its products petrol and diesel.
2. So all three are called oil.
Teacher's Note:
1. Petroleum products are called oil in everyday use.
2. Pick the option covering all three.
(a) Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Lakshadweep and Chandigarh
(c) Delhi and Uttarakhand
(d) Ladakh and Mizoram
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Answer: (b) Lakshadweep and Chandigarh
Explanation:
1. Lakshadweep and Chandigarh are both Union Territories.
2. Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Mizoram are states.
Teacher's Note:
1. Delhi is a UT but Uttarakhand is a state.
2. Ladakh is a UT but Mizoram is a state.
A. Conservation of groundwater and surface water
B. Can be handled at an individual level.
C. Allocation of funds is needed to plan.
D. Framing of watershed policy for conserving water
(a) A and B
(b) A, C and D
(c) A, B and C
(d) Only A
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Answer: (b) A, C and D
Explanation:
1. Watershed management conserves ground and surface water, needs funds and needs policy (A, C, D).
2. It is a community or government effort, not an individual one, so B is false.
Teacher's Note:
1. It is a large-scale planned activity.
2. Eliminate B.
(a) Movement from one country to another
(b) Movement from one urban region to another
(c) Movement out of a country
(d) Movement into a country
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Answer: (c) Movement out of a country
Explanation:
1. Emigration is leaving one's own country to settle in another.
2. Movement into a country is immigration.
Teacher's Note:
1. E for exit, I for in.
2. Option a is general migration.
(a) Peepul Tree
(b) Neem Tree
(c) Banyan Tree
(d) Kadamba Tree
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Answer: (c) Banyan Tree
Explanation:
1. The banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is the National Tree of India.
Teacher's Note:
1. Peepul is a sacred tree, not national.
2. Mango is the national fruit.
(a) North-east and North-west
(b) South-east and North-east
(c) North-west and North-east
(d) South-west and North-west
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Answer: (c) North-west and North-east
Explanation:
1. Chandigarh lies north and slightly west of Delhi.
2. Dehradun lies north and slightly east of Delhi.
Teacher's Note:
1. Locate Delhi on the map first.
2. Both are north, differing in east and west.
(a) The gender of the abuser
(b) Locality where they belong from growing tobacco
(c) Substances regularly used by other family members
(d) Climatic condition of the area
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Answer: (c) Substances regularly used by other family members
Explanation:
1. Children imitate family members.
2. Substance use by family members is a major risk factor.
Teacher's Note:
1. Family environment shapes habits.
2. Gender or climate do not cause abuse.
(a) Rebo
(b) Lekha
(c) Shed
(d) Pen
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Answer: (b) Lekha
Explanation:
1. In the Changpa lesson, the enclosure for sheep and goats is called a 'lekha'.
2. 'Rebo' is the Changpa tent.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember local terms from the lesson.
2. Rebo = tent.
(a) Check effects of noise pollution
(b) Assess the goals of EVS transaction
(c) Assign a small group an issue along with task to complete
(d) Reduce lack of interest in themes
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Answer: (c) Assign a small group an issue along with task to complete
Explanation:
1. Buzz groups are small groups that discuss an issue briefly and report back.
2. So they are given an issue along with a task.
Teacher's Note:
1. Buzz means short lively discussion.
2. It is a group technique.
A. Developing an awareness about relationship between human beings and environment.
B. Developing an awareness about environmental problems resulting due to human activities.
C. Developing an awareness about conserving environment for human survival.
D. Developing a sense of responsibility to ensure appropriate actions to solve environmental problems.
(a) A, B and C
(b) B, C and D
(c) A, C and D
(d) A, B and D
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Answer: (a) A, B and C
Explanation:
1. The teacher shows how human action can harm the environment and the need to conserve (A, B, C).
2. She is not asking students to take action to solve the problem (D).
Teacher's Note:
1. Match the teacher's words with the objectives.
2. Source key is a.
(a) Interview method
(b) Observation method
(c) Problem-solving method
(d) Questionnaire method
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Answer: (c) Problem-solving method
Explanation:
1. Studying an issue means identifying the problem, collecting data and finding a solution.
2. This is the problem-solving method.
Teacher's Note:
1. Interviews and questionnaires are only data tools.
2. Problem-solving covers the whole study.
(a) Community resources
(b) Institutional resources
(c) Natural resources
(d) Technology resources
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Answer: (a) Community resources
Explanation:
1. Planting needs help from people around such as gardeners and farmers.
2. These are community resources.
Teacher's Note:
1. Community resources are people and places nearby.
2. Source key is a.
(a) Tell Swami that during rainy season water gets contaminated and it is unsafe to drink such water.
(b) Tell Swami that river water may contain bacteria, viruses and other parasites and may cause diseases.
(c) Tell Swami that canned water is treated to make it clean and safe for drinking.
(d) Tell Swami to compare river water and canned water in a glass and observe the difference.
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Answer: (d) Tell Swami to compare river water and canned water in a glass and observe the difference.
Explanation:
1. A good response lets the child find out by observing.
2. Comparing the two waters gives direct evidence.
Teacher's Note:
1. Prefer observation over telling.
2. Options a to c give answers directly.
(a) deviates from the main topic
(b) encourages participation
(c) involves criticism
(d) helps in identifying the best view
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Answer: (b) encourages participation
Explanation:
1. A good discussion keeps everyone involved.
2. It encourages participation.
Teacher's Note:
1. Discussion should stay on topic.
2. It is not meant to criticise.
(a) both scholastic and non-scholastic areas of a student's growth
(b) regularity in assessment
(c) identifying learning difficulties
(d) evaluation of co-curricular activities
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Answer: (a) both scholastic and non-scholastic areas of a student's growth
Explanation:
1. Comprehensive means covering all aspects of the child's growth.
2. That includes scholastic and non-scholastic areas.
Teacher's Note:
1. Continuous = regularity.
2. Comprehensive = whole child.
A. Enlisting facts
B. Questioning
C. Hypothesizing
D. Experimenting
E. Reaching final conclusion.
F. Dialogue
G. Changing conclusion based on observation.
H. Analysis of data
(a) B, D, F, G and H
(b) A, B, C, D and E
(c) A, C, D, F and G
(d) A, D, E, F and H
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Answer: (a) B, D, F, G and H
Explanation:
1. The listed process skills are questioning, experimenting, dialogue, revising conclusions and analysis of data.
2. Listing facts and a final conclusion are not process skills.
Teacher's Note:
1. Process skills are open-ended and ongoing.
2. Source key is a.
(a) needs to be costly
(b) should be made by teachers themselves
(c) needs to be learner-centred
(d) should be impersonal
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Answer: (c) needs to be learner-centred
Explanation:
1. Good material is relevant to the learner's needs and experience.
2. So it needs to be learner-centred.
Teacher's Note:
1. Cost does not decide effectiveness.
2. Low-cost local material works well.
(a) clearly focuses on outcome of the practical work
(b) helps to retain information for a longer time
(c) enhances teacher's role in learning
(d) enhances affective domain of students
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Answer: (b) helps to retain information for a longer time
Explanation:
1. Children remember what they do themselves.
2. So practical work helps them retain information for longer.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learning by doing improves retention.
2. Practical work reduces teacher dominance.
(a) Tell Riddhi that knife is a metal and must be placed along with other metals.
(b) Tell Riddhi that apple is a fruit and must be placed along with other fruits.
(c) Tell Riddhi that she has placed knife and apple together in one group, which is wrong.
(d) Ask Riddhi to explain why she has placed knife and apple together in one group.
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Answer: (d) Ask Riddhi to explain why she has placed knife and apple together in one group.
Explanation:
1. Children may use their own criteria, such as 'things used in the kitchen'.
2. The teacher should ask for the reasoning instead of correcting.
Teacher's Note:
1. There can be more than one way to classify.
2. Understand the child's thinking first.
(a) Algeria
(b) Argentina
(c) Alaska (USA)
(d) Libya
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Answer: (b) Argentina
Explanation:
1. India lies in the northern and eastern hemisphere, so the opposite side is the southern and western hemisphere.
2. Of the options, Argentina is in the south-west, closest to the antipode.
Teacher's Note:
1. Antipodes are diametrically opposite places.
2. Algeria, Alaska and Libya are in the northern hemisphere.
(a) An urban area in the form of island that depends on solar energy.
(b) An island that has many commercial activities.
(c) An urban or metropolitan area that is warmer than its surrounding rural areas.
(d) A rural area that has much higher temperature compared to its nearby areas.
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Answer: (c) An urban or metropolitan area that is warmer than its surrounding rural areas.
Explanation:
1. Concrete, asphalt, vehicles and air conditioners trap and release heat in cities.
2. So a city stays warmer than the surrounding rural area, which is called an urban heat island.
Teacher's Note:
1. Trees and green spaces reduce the heat island effect.
2. It has nothing to do with a real island in the sea.
(a) Cuscuta plant
(b) Lichen
(c) Pitcher plant
(d) Cactus
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Answer: (c) Pitcher plant
Explanation:
1. Pitcher plant traps insects in its pitcher-shaped leaf and digests them.
2. Cuscuta is a parasite, lichen is a symbiotic organism and cactus is a desert plant.
Teacher's Note:
1. Insectivorous plants grow in nitrogen-poor soil and get nitrogen from insects.
2. Other examples are Venus flytrap, sundew and bladderwort.
(a) North-East
(b) North-West
(c) South-East
(d) South-West
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Answer: (c) South-East
Explanation:
1. Total northward movement = 50 + 300 = 350 m.
2. Net eastward movement = 100 − 160 = −60 m, i.e. 60 m towards the West.
3. The centre is North-West of the station, so the station is South-East of the centre.
Teacher's Note:
1. Always add opposite movements with signs, then reverse the direction when the viewpoint changes.
2. A common mistake is to give the direction of the centre instead of the station.
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