Objective Questions and Answers: 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
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
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Answer: (b) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
1. Valley of Flowers National Park is in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, in the western Himalayas.
2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Teacher's Note:
1. Link national parks with their states.
2. It is known for alpine flowers that bloom in the monsoon.
Sometimes I am brown and sometimes black.
Added to hot oil and ghee
I spread my fragrance all around me.
When I am roasted,
Curd and jaljeera are favourite to me.
Think and tell me who am I?
Identify the spice mentioned in the above riddle.
(a) Turmeric
(b) Cinnamon
(c) Cumin
(d) Clove
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Answer: (c) Cumin
Explanation:
1. Cumin (jeera) seeds are small and thin, and are tempered in hot oil or ghee.
2. Roasted cumin powder is added to curd (raita) and jaljeera.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match each clue to the spice.
2. Turmeric is yellow, cinnamon is bark, and clove is a flower bud.
(a) Ethane
(b) Propane
(c) Butane
(d) Methane
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Answer: (d) Methane
Explanation:
1. CNG is compressed natural gas.
2. Natural gas is mostly methane, about 90 percent or more.
Teacher's Note:
1. LPG, in contrast, is mainly propane and butane.
2. CNG is a cleaner fuel than petrol and diesel.
(a) Crow and Owl
(b) Kite and Vulture
(c) Indian Robin and Eagle
(d) Barbet and Crow
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Answer: (b) Kite and Vulture
Explanation:
1. Birds of prey such as kites and vultures have very sharp eyesight for spotting prey or carcasses from great heights.
2. The key takes the kite and vulture pair.
Teacher's Note:
1. Raptors have the best eyesight among birds.
2. Owls see well in the dark but not at 4 times human distance by day.
(a) Malaria and Dengue
(b) Cholera and Chikungunya
(c) Cholera and Malaria
(d) Chikungunya and Typhoid
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Answer: (a) Malaria and Dengue
Explanation:
1. Malaria (Anopheles) and dengue (Aedes) are spread by mosquitoes.
2. Cholera and typhoid are water-borne bacterial diseases.
Teacher's Note:
1. Group diseases by the carrier: mosquito, water, air.
2. Chikungunya is also mosquito-borne, but the other disease in its options is not.
Scale 1 cm = 950 metres
If on this map the measured distance between any two places is 19.2 cm, the actual distance between the two places is approximately
(a) 20 kilometres
(b) 19.5 kilometres
(c) 19 kilometres
(d) 18 kilometres
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Answer: (d) 18 kilometres
Explanation:
1. Actual distance = 19.2 × 950 m = 18 240 m.
2. That is about 18.24 km, which is approximately 18 km.
Teacher's Note:
1. Multiply the map distance by the scale, then convert metres to km.
2. Divide by 1000 to get kilometres.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Lucknow
(c) Mysore
(d) Srinagar
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Answer: (d) Srinagar
Explanation:
1. Char Chinar is a small island with four chinar trees in Dal Lake.
2. Dal Lake is in Srinagar, surrounded by mountains.
Teacher's Note:
1. Chinar is the famous tree of Kashmir.
2. Remember tourist places with their cities.
(a) Sloth
(b) Dog
(c) Tiger
(d) Horse
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Answer: (c) Tiger
Explanation:
1. The tiger is a predator that hunts in forests and relies on very sharp hearing.
2. It can tell the sound of prey moving from the rustling of leaves.
Teacher's Note:
1. Predators have senses suited to hunting.
2. This is from the NCERT chapter on animals' senses.
(a) Dras
(b) Kargil
(c) Gangri
(d) Karakoram
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Answer: (a) Dras
Explanation:
1. Dras, near Kargil, is called the 'Gateway to Ladakh' and is the second coldest inhabited place in the world.
2. Kargil is a town, and Karakoram is a mountain range.
Teacher's Note:
1. Dras is known for extremely low winter temperatures.
2. Use the key: it follows the source.
A. This tree is found in the deserts of Abu Dhabi.
B. This tree grows almost as tall as the height of a common classroom of an elementary school, i.e., about 4 metres.
C. Its roots go deep down into the ground till they reach the water level.
D. The length of the root of this tree is about 50 such trees laid down in a line end to end one after the other.
E. This tree has very few leaves.
The correct statements are
(a) A, B and C
(b) A, D and E
(c) B, C and E
(d) B, D and E
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Answer: (c) B, C and E
Explanation:
1. The desert oak is a tree of the Australian desert (not Abu Dhabi), so A is wrong.
2. B, C and E match the textbook description: a small tree with deep roots reaching water and very few leaves; the key takes D as incorrect.
Teacher's Note:
1. Desert plants have deep roots and few leaves to save water.
2. Check places and numbers in the statements.
A. Identify a child's areas of interest and relationships
B. Make judgements about a child
C. Provide solutions to a child in problematic situations
D. Know strengths and weaknesses of a child
The correct option is:
(a) A and B
(b) B and C
(c) A and C
(d) A and D
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Answer: (d) A and D
Explanation:
1. An anecdotal record is a short factual note of an observed incident.
2. It helps know the child's interests, relationships, strengths and weaknesses, but should not be used for judging.
Teacher's Note:
1. Records must be objective and non-judgemental.
2. Look for the words 'judgement' and 'solutions' as traps.
(a) check previous knowledge of students
(b) identify intelligent students in the class
(c) identify learners with good confidence and communication skills
(d) elicit learners' ideas about the topic spices
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Answer: (a) check previous knowledge of students
Explanation:
1. Questions asked before starting a chapter are used to find out what learners already know.
2. The key takes this as checking previous knowledge.
Teacher's Note:
1. Prior knowledge is the base of constructivist teaching.
2. Option (d) is close, but the key is (a).
(a) the teacher conducts it to complete his/her lesson plan.
(b) the teacher conducts it in compliance with school orders.
(c) the teacher transacts lesson plan for activity-based learning upon peer's directions.
(d) the activities conducted by the teacher help children in constructing knowledge and understanding the concepts.
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Answer: (d) the activities conducted by the teacher help children in constructing knowledge and understanding the concepts.
Explanation:
1. Effective learning is learner-centred, with children constructing knowledge.
2. Only option (d) focuses on children's construction of knowledge and understanding.
Teacher's Note:
1. Constructivism: learners build their own knowledge.
2. Completing the plan or following orders is not a test of effective teaching.
A. Arouse interest among children
B. Inclusive in nature
C. Cost effectiveness
D. Can only be conducted outdoors
Choose the correct option:
(a) A, B and C
(b) B, C and D
(c) A, C and D
(d) Only A
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Answer: (a) A, B and C
Explanation:
1. A good group activity should be interesting, inclusive of all children and low-cost.
2. Limiting it to outdoors only is not a requirement.
Teacher's Note:
1. Activities should be flexible and feasible.
2. Reject options with absolute words like 'only'.
(a) Encouraging students to plant a tree and take care of it.
(b) Organizing a role play on forest conservation.
(c) Telling the story of 'Chipko Movement' and asking questions.
(d) Visiting a mill to show storage of logs of wood.
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Answer: (d) Visiting a mill to show storage of logs of wood.
Explanation:
1. Planting trees, role plays and the Chipko story all build concern for trees.
2. Visiting a mill to see stored logs does not promote conservation, so it is the least effective.
Teacher's Note:
1. Sensitising means building attitudes through involvement.
2. Read the question for 'least'.
(a) Affective
(b) Cognitive
(c) Psychomotor
(d) Affective and cognitive both
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Answer: (a) Affective
Explanation:
1. Values, attitudes and feelings belong to the affective domain.
2. The cognitive domain is about knowledge and thinking, and the psychomotor domain is about physical skills.
Teacher's Note:
1. Bloom's three domains: cognitive, affective, psychomotor.
2. Attitudes and values are the usual affective examples.
A. It integrates several disciplines.
B. It is child-centred.
C. It is experiential.
D. It is teaching-based.
(a) A, B and C
(b) B, C and D
(c) Only C
(d) Only B
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Answer: (a) A, B and C
Explanation:
1. EVS is integrated, child-centred and experiential.
2. It is not teaching-based (teacher-driven), so D is wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learning-based, not teaching-based, is the right idea.
2. Pick the statements that fit NCF 2005.
(a) going beyond the scope of curriculum
(b) going beyond the specific grade
(c) going beyond the textbooks
(d) going beyond the level of learners
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Answer: (c) going beyond the textbooks
Explanation:
1. Using real-life experience means learning from the surroundings and not only from the book.
2. So it implies going beyond the textbooks.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF 2005 advises linking learning with life outside school and moving away from rote learning from the textbook.
2. Going beyond the textbook is not going beyond the curriculum.
(a) giving opportunities to students to explore and learn
(b) giving experience to students
(c) improving practical skills of students
(d) improving general awareness of students
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Answer: (a) giving opportunities to students to explore and learn
Explanation:
1. A survey takes children out to find information themselves.
2. It gives them opportunities to explore and learn, which the key takes as the aim.
Teacher's Note:
1. Surveys build inquiry and communication skills.
2. Options are close, so choose the broadest and most fitting aim.
(a) Lecture
(b) Practical
(c) Role Play
(d) Demonstration
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Answer: (c) Role Play
Explanation:
1. Role play is activity-based, involves children actively and builds understanding and empathy.
2. Lecture and demonstration are teacher-centred.
Teacher's Note:
1. Prefer participatory strategies.
2. The key follows the source.
A. Help others in carrying their bags
B. Keep yourself at the front and let the group follow you
C. Find a good place to stop for rest and arrange food for the group
D. Ask those to stay back who cannot climb properly
E. Look after those who are not well
(a) A, B, C and E
(b) A, C and E
(c) A, C, D and E
(d) A, B, D and E
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Answer: (b) A, C and E
Explanation:
1. A leader supports the group by helping with bags, choosing rest stops and arranging food, and caring for those who are unwell.
2. The leader should not rush ahead (B) or leave behind weaker climbers (D).
Teacher's Note:
1. Leadership means care and cooperation.
2. Exclude choices that leave someone behind.
Scale 1 cm = 110 metre
A student measured on this map, the distance between Fateh Darwaza and the Jamali Darwaza as 9.8 cm. On the basis of this measurement the actual distance between the two places must be
(a) 1078 centimetre
(b) 107.8 metre
(c) 1.078 kilometre
(d) 10.78 kilometre
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Answer: (c) 1.078 kilometre
Explanation:
1. Actual distance = 9.8 × 110 m = 1078 m.
2. 1078 m = 1.078 km.
Teacher's Note:
1. Multiply by the scale and then convert units.
2. 1000 m = 1 km.
(a) Goa and Puducherry both are on the Arabian Sea Coast.
(b) Goa and Puducherry both are on the Coast of Bay of Bengal.
(c) Goa is on the Coast of Bay of Bengal whereas Puducherry is on the Arabian Sea Coast.
(d) Puducherry is on the Coast of Bay of Bengal whereas Goa is on the Arabian Sea Coast.
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Answer: (d) Puducherry is on the Coast of Bay of Bengal whereas Goa is on the Arabian Sea Coast.
Explanation:
1. Goa is on the western coast, along the Arabian Sea.
2. Puducherry is on the eastern (Coromandel) coast, along the Bay of Bengal.
Teacher's Note:
1. West coast is the Arabian Sea and east coast the Bay of Bengal.
2. Puducherry also has small enclaves such as Mahe on the west coast, but the main part is on the east.
(a) Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam
(d) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: (a) Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
1. Oil is produced in Assam (Digboi), Gujarat (Ankleshwar), Maharashtra (Mumbai High) and Andhra Pradesh (Krishna-Godavari basin).
2. The other options include Uttar Pradesh, which has no oil fields in the same sense.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the major oil fields and their states.
2. Eliminate the option sets with a state known to have no oil.
A. In Leh two floor houses are made with flat roof. Ground floor is for the animals and storing necessary items.
B. In Himachal Pradesh houses are made on bamboo pillars.
C. In the villages of Rajasthan people live in mud houses with roof of thorny bushes.
D. In Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) most people live on houseboats.
The correct statements/descriptions is/are
(a) Only A
(b) Only D
(c) B and C
(d) A and C
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Answer: (d) A and C
Explanation:
1. A and C are correct: Leh houses are two-storeyed with flat roofs, and Rajasthan villages have mud houses with thorny bush roofs.
2. B is wrong because houses on bamboo stilts are typical of the north-east, and D is wrong because only some people live on houseboats.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match housing with climate and region.
2. Words like 'most people' make a statement doubtful.
A. Tribal people have been using bronze since thousands of years.
B. The colour of bronze is shining yellow.
C. Bronze is made by melting a mixture of copper and zinc.
D. The elements (metals) used in making bronze are obtained from deep mines.
The correct statements are
(a) A and B
(b) C and D
(c) A and D
(d) B and C
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Answer: (c) A and D
Explanation:
1. A and D are accepted as correct: bronze has long been used by tribal communities, and its metals are mined.
2. C is wrong because bronze is made from copper and tin (zinc makes brass).
Teacher's Note:
1. Bronze = copper + tin; brass = copper + zinc.
2. Check the metals named in the statement.
(a) A family must consist of only biologically related persons.
(b) Adopted children cannot be called family members.
(c) Children living with only one parent cannot be called a family.
(d) An ideal family can mean different things to different people.
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Answer: (d) An ideal family can mean different things to different people.
Explanation:
1. Families take many forms: nuclear, joint, single-parent, adoptive, and so on.
2. So the idea of an ideal family differs from person to person.
Teacher's Note:
1. EVS teaches children to respect diverse families.
2. Avoid statements that exclude certain families.
(a) Displacement
(b) Transhumance
(c) Migration
(d) Nomads
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Answer: (b) Transhumance
Explanation:
1. Transhumance is the seasonal movement of herders and livestock between pastures.
2. Migration is a general term, and nomads are the people themselves.
Teacher's Note:
1. Examples: Bakarwals and Gujjars of the Himalayas.
2. Notice that 'nomads' names people and not a movement.
A. There are only a few male honeybees in a beehive.
B. A beehive has only one queen bee that lays eggs.
C. Male bees are very important for making hives.
D. Male bees fly around flowers in search of nectar and the female bees collect nectar from flowers for honey.
The correct statements are
(a) A and B only
(b) A, B and C
(c) C and D only
(d) B, C and D
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Answer: (a) A and B only
Explanation:
1. A hive has few male bees (drones) and a single egg-laying queen.
2. Hives are built and nectar is collected by female worker bees, so C and D are wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Workers (females) do most jobs; drones only mate with the queen.
2. Check which sex does the work in each statement.
(a) Winning
(b) Constructive social abilities
(c) Mental alertness
(d) Emotional maturity
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Answer: (a) Winning
Explanation:
1. Games and sports aim at building social skills, alertness and emotional maturity.
2. Winning is not an aim at school level, where participation and development matter.
Teacher's Note:
1. Focus on participation and development rather than victory.
2. Read the question for 'not'.
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