Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for CTET : Environmental Studies
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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
"In trunk of trees holes I make
Hidden insects I intake
Tuk-tuk-tuk I work all day
Tell my name what people say"
(a) Woodpecker
(b) Indian Robin
(c) Sunbird
(d) Dove
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Answer: (a) Woodpecker
Explanation:
1. A woodpecker drills holes in tree trunks with its strong beak to eat insects.
2. The tuk-tuk sound is its drumming.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use clues about food and habit.
2. Woodpeckers also make nest holes.
(a) copper sulphate is red and reacts with peptide bond to form violet colour.
(b) the reagent methyl orange is yellow and it turns violet easily.
(c) of the presence of peptide bond in food.
(d) of the presence of O-peptide bond in food.
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Answer: (c) of the presence of peptide bond in food.
Explanation:
1. In the biuret test, copper ions react with peptide bonds in proteins to give a violet colour.
2. Copper sulphate is blue, not red, and methyl orange is not used.
Teacher's Note:
1. Biuret test: NaOH plus copper sulphate gives violet with proteins.
2. Iodine tests starch, not protein.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Telangana
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Answer: (d) Telangana
Explanation:
1. Pochampally is in Telangana, known for its Ikat weave.
2. The source key gives Telangana.
Teacher's Note:
1. Before 2014 it was in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
2. Ikat weaving is the famous craft.
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Bihar and Bombay High
(c) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal and Bombay High
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Answer: (a) Assam and Rajasthan
Explanation:
1. Assam is the oldest oil-producing state and Rajasthan (Barmer) now produces crude oil.
2. Bihar and West Bengal do not produce petroleum in notable amounts.
Teacher's Note:
1. Major sources: Mumbai High, Gujarat, Assam.
2. Check each state in a pair.
(a) Acclimatisation
(b) Adaptation
(c) Adoption
(d) Adjustment
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Answer: (a) Acclimatisation
Explanation:
1. Short-term small changes in the body of an individual are acclimatisation.
2. Adaptation is a long-term, inherited feature of a species.
Teacher's Note:
1. Example: breathing faster at high altitude.
2. Adaptation takes many generations.
(a) Thermosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Exosphere
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Answer: (b) Mesosphere
Explanation:
1. Meteors burn up in the mesosphere due to friction with air.
Teacher's Note:
1. Layers from ground: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere.
2. Ozone is in the stratosphere.
(a) Moon will exert a greater gravitational force.
(b) Low tide will become high and high tide will become low.
(c) It will cause a low tidal bulge.
(d) Neap tides will occur.
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Answer: (a) Moon will exert a greater gravitational force.
Explanation:
1. A smaller orbit means the moon is nearer the Earth.
2. Gravitational force increases as distance decreases.
Teacher's Note:
1. Gravity varies inversely with the square of distance.
2. A nearer moon gives higher tides.
A. Expressing natural curiosity about the environment.
B. Establishing the cause and effect relationship.
C. Exhibiting appreciation towards animal diversity.
D. Making generalisation based on observation.
(a) B and D
(b) A and B
(c) B and C
(d) C and D
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Answer: (a) B and D
Explanation:
1. No ears is given as the cause of not hearing, which is a cause and effect relationship (B).
2. The statement is a generalisation from observation of snakes (D).
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the skill actually used, not general values.
2. Cause-effect and generalisation are process skills.
(a) Observe cooking of food at home
(b) To buy things in maximum quantity
(c) To keep the chips packet in freezer
(d) To check the expiry date before buying any commodity
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Answer: (d) To check the expiry date before buying any commodity
Explanation:
1. Spoilage is linked to the shelf life of food.
2. Checking the expiry date helps avoid spoiled food.
Teacher's Note:
1. Buying in bulk increases spoilage.
2. Link topics to daily life.
(a) Self-study, Problem solving and Discussion
(b) Testing achievement
(c) Taking notes from blackboard
(d) Delivering structured learning experiences
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Answer: (a) Self-study, Problem solving and Discussion
Explanation:
1. In active learning learners take part through self-study, problem solving and discussion.
2. Taking notes and listening to structured delivery are passive.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learner involvement is the key.
2. Testing is assessment, not a strategy for learning.
(a) Asking students to collect pictures of different shelters in rural and urban areas
(b) Showing pictures of shelters of different animals to students
(c) Showing digital presentation on shelters of different animals to students
(d) Asking students to narrate their experience of visiting shelters in community
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Answer: (d) Asking students to narrate their experience of visiting shelters in community
Explanation:
1. Narrating their own experiences makes children think, question and compare.
2. The other options only show or collect ready information.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inquiry starts with the child's own experience.
2. Showing pictures is passive.
A. Well-equipped lab
B. A resource room
C. Local resources
D. Experiments using easily available material
(a) A and B
(b) B and C
(c) C and D
(d) A and D
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Answer: (c) C and D
Explanation:
1. EVS at primary level uses the child's surroundings and low-cost material.
2. So local resources and easy experiments are essential, not a lab or resource room.
Teacher's Note:
1. Primary EVS needs no expensive lab.
2. Environment is the main resource.
(a) Allow each child to perform the activity, observe, record, and make meaning of his or her observations.
(b) Do not accept all the answers that children may give in their own language.
(c) Allow students to memorize all the steps of the experiments, including facts and principles.
(d) Allow students to write definitions of the outcome of the experiment.
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Answer: (a) Allow each child to perform the activity, observe, record, and make meaning of his or her observations.
Explanation:
1. Children learn best by doing, observing and recording, and building meaning themselves.
2. Memorising and definitions are rote learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Experiments are for hands-on discovery.
2. Accept children's own language.
A. Inviting a doctor for a talk on "How snake bite is cured?"
B. Inviting a Sapera (snake charmer) for explaining "How medicine is made from snake's poison?"
C. An explanation of the process by the teacher.
D. A video presentation of the process how medicine is prepared from snake's poison.
(a) A and D
(b) B and C
(c) A and B
(d) B and D
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Answer: (a) A and D
Explanation:
1. A doctor is a reliable expert on the cure (A).
2. A video shows the process which cannot be seen directly (D); a snake charmer is not an expert in medicine.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use experts and audio-visual aids for unseen processes.
2. Teacher telling alone is weak.
(a) Percentage is suitable for lower classes.
(b) Percentage is easy to use for assessment of skills.
(c) Percentage describes the strength and weakness of students.
(d) Percentage is easy to use and interpret for administrative purpose.
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Answer: (d) Percentage is easy to use and interpret for administrative purpose.
Explanation:
1. Percentages give a single number that is simple to compute, compare and report.
2. They do not show strengths and weaknesses or skills.
Teacher's Note:
1. Grades and descriptive remarks are better for young children.
2. Marks hide learning details.
(a) understand the rules of the society
(b) remain active and promote their learning
(c) develop gender stereotypes
(d) play outdoors without any restrictions
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Answer: (b) remain active and promote their learning
Explanation:
1. Play keeps children active and engaged.
2. It promotes learning in a joyful way.
Teacher's Note:
1. Play-based learning is central at primary level.
2. Games should not reinforce stereotypes.
(a) cross-disciplinary
(b) disciplinary
(c) interdisciplinary
(d) intradisciplinary
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Answer: (c) interdisciplinary
Explanation:
1. EVS combines ideas from science, social science and environment.
2. This integration is interdisciplinary.
Teacher's Note:
1. Interdisciplinary means drawing on several disciplines.
2. EVS is not a single discipline.
A. give written information to students
B. provide opportunities to question and explore
C. discourage rote memorisation
D. avoid definitions and detailed description
(a) A, B and C
(b) B and C
(c) A, C and D
(d) B, C and D
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Answer: (d) B, C and D
Explanation:
1. EVS textbooks should promote questioning and exploration (B), discourage rote memorisation (C) and avoid definitions and long descriptions (D).
2. Just giving written information (A) is not the aim.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF 2005 opposes rote learning.
2. Textbooks should invite activity.
A. These are the traditional systems of storage and conservation of rainwater.
B. These were used as community resources.
C. In stepwells, steps go down several storeys deep but the people were allowed to draw water up from the well using pulleys.
The correct statement(s) is/are
(a) Only A
(b) A and B
(c) A and C
(d) B and C
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Answer: (b) A and B
Explanation:
1. Stepwells stored and conserved rainwater (A) and served the community (B).
2. In stepwells people walked down the steps to reach the water, so C is not correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. The defining feature of a stepwell is the flight of steps to the water.
2. Compare with the statement in the Baoli question.
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Odisha
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Answer: (a) Jharkhand
Explanation:
1. Santhali and Kurukh (Kuduk) are widely spoken in Jharkhand.
Teacher's Note:
1. Santhali is in the Eighth Schedule.
2. Santhali is also spoken in Odisha and West Bengal.
(a) Organic agriculture
(b) Slash and burn agriculture
(c) Limited use of chemical pesticides
(d) Crop rotation
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Answer: (b) Slash and burn agriculture
Explanation:
1. In jhum, forest land is cut, burnt and cultivated for a few years.
2. It is also called shifting cultivation.
Teacher's Note:
1. It is common in north-east India.
2. It is called Milpa in Mexico.
(a) Birds
(b) Bats
(c) Squirrels
(d) Bees
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Answer: (b) Bats
Explanation:
1. Chiroptera is the scientific order of bats.
2. So chiropterophily means pollination carried out by bats.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember the family of terms: ornithophily is by birds, entomophily by insects, anemophily by wind.
2. The Greek or Latin root of the word gives the answer.
(a) Jamdani
(b) Chikankari
(c) Patola
(d) Pochampalli
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Answer: (a) Jamdani
Explanation:
1. Jamdani is the fine woven muslin textile tradition of Bengal.
2. Chikankari is from Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Patola from Gujarat and Pochampalli from Telangana.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match each craft with its state: it is a frequently asked topic.
2. Do not confuse embroidery (Chikankari) with weaving (Jamdani, Patola).
A. A three month-old baby elephant generally weighs less than 1 quintal.
B. Elephants do not sleep much. They sleep for only two to four hours in a day.
C. An elephant herd mainly has females and baby elephants. The oldest female is the leader of the herd.
D. A herd may have 20 to 25 female elephants and young ones. Male elephants live in the herd till they are 8-10 years old.
The correct statements are :
(a) A, B and C
(b) B, C and D
(c) A and D only
(d) B and C only
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Answer: (d) B and C only
Explanation:
1. A is wrong: a calf weighs about 100 kg at birth, so at three months it is heavier than 1 quintal.
2. B and C are correct: elephants sleep only 2-4 hours and the oldest female (matriarch) leads the herd.
3. D is not accepted as correct in the key, so only B and C are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Elephant herds are matriarchal, which is a common EVS fact.
2. Check numbers in statements carefully, as a small change makes a statement false.
Johad, Stepwell, Lakes.
(a) Nalanda, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Jodhpur
(b) Udaipur, Jaipur, Nalanda, Bikaner
(c) Prayagraj, Nainital, Udaipur, Jaisalmer
(d) Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Udaipur
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Answer: (d) Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Udaipur
Explanation:
1. Johads, stepwells and lakes are traditional structures of arid Rajasthan.
2. Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Udaipur are all in Rajasthan, while Nalanda is in Bihar and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
Teacher's Note:
1. Locate each city on the map: only one option has all places from the same water-scarce region.
2. Rajasthan has many traditional systems like johads, baoris/bavdis and tankas.
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: (a) Meghalaya
Explanation:
1. Nepenthes khasiana is the only pitcher plant species found in India, in the Khasi hills of Meghalaya.
2. It is an insectivorous plant growing in nitrogen-poor soil.
Teacher's Note:
1. Insectivorous plants get nitrogen from insects since the soil is poor in it.
2. It is called the Khasi pitcher plant.
A. Anaemic
B. Not Anaemic
C. Normal haemoglobin level
D. Normal red blood cell count
(a) Only B and C
(b) Only A and C
(c) Only C and D
(d) Only B and D
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Answer: (a) Only B and C
Explanation:
1. A haemoglobin level of 12 g/dL is within the normal range, so Ravi is not anaemic.
2. The report gives the haemoglobin level only, not the red blood cell count, so D cannot be concluded.
Teacher's Note:
1. Haemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells, and its level is the test for anaemia.
2. Do not mix haemoglobin level with red blood cell count.
(a) Sania Mirza : Table-tennis
(b) Saina Nehwal : Badminton
(c) P.T. Usha: Weightlifting
(d) K. Malleshwari : Athletics
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Answer: (b) Saina Nehwal : Badminton
Explanation:
1. Saina Nehwal is a badminton player.
2. Sania Mirza is a tennis player, P.T. Usha an athlete and K. Malleshwari a weightlifter, so the other pairs are wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Names that sound alike (Sania and Saina) are common traps.
2. Learn the sport of each major Indian sportsperson.
(a) Skylight
(b) Dromer
(c) Platform
(d) Bastion
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Answer: (d) Bastion
Explanation:
1. A bastion is a projecting, often rounded, part of a fort wall.
2. It is built higher than the walls for defence and watch.
Teacher's Note:
1. Know fort terms: rampart, bastion, moat, battlement.
2. 'Dromer' is not a standard term, so ignore it.
(a) thematic approach develops an integrated and holistic understanding of topics
(b) thematic approach develops a differentiated understanding of EVS topics
(c) subject-centred approach will have thick textbooks
(d) thematic approach helps one teacher teach all EVS topics easily
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Answer: (a) thematic approach develops an integrated and holistic understanding of topics
Explanation:
1. EVS combines science, social science and environment under common themes.
2. This helps children link ideas and understand the environment as a whole, which is the aim of an integrated approach.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF 2005 stresses integration and avoiding compartmentalisation at the primary stage.
2. Reasons about teacher convenience or textbook size are not pedagogical aims.
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