CTET Environmental Studies Mock Test Set 24

1. As per the NCF, 2005, which one among the following is the theme of EVS?

2. While teaching the topic Friction' to Class V students, a teacher gave a number of examples to explain that friction is also useful to us in many ways. Which one of the following examples was quoted by her incorrectly?

3. The major purpose of periodic parentteacher interactions is to

4. A science teacher administered a test after teaching the topic on 'Respiration' and observed that majority of the students did not understand the difference between respiration and breathing. This could be due to the reason that

5. Shalini's friend suggested the following four ways to avoid tooth decay
a. Brush your teeth twice a day.
b. Wear braces to avoid enamel decay.
c. Avoid sweets, chocolates and carbonated drinks.
d. Rinse mouth after every meal.
Which of the above ways should Anjali follow?

6. A fish dies when it is put in an aquarium filled with previously boiled water but cooled to room temperature. This happens because the water in the aquarium is

7. Who was Al-Biruni ?

8. If you go to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) by train, then at Ahmedabad railway station you will find that most of the vendors are selling

9. Higher priority and space has been given in NCERT textbooks on EVS to

10. Experimenting, Exploring, Investigating and Questioning constitute essential elements of active learning of EVS. A teacher arranges the following activities related to the concept of 'Food we should eat'.

11. Which one of the following is not an objective of study of EVS in relation to Social Sciences ?

12. A person living in Gandhidham (Gujarat) wants to visit first Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) and then Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). The directions of his journey will be

13. In EVS, teachers should provide opportunities to the children to assess themselves. Self-assessment is ..

14. Consider the following statements about the practices followed under Jhoom farming?
A. After obtaining one set of crops, the land is left as it is for some years.
B. The bamboo or weeds which grow on the land are pulled out and burnt.
C. The ash obtained on burning the weeds etc. is used as fertilizer.
D. When the land is ready for farming it is deeply ploughed before dropping the seeds.
The correct statement(s) is/are

15. Earthworms are considered friends of the farmers. Select from following the correct reasons for the same :
A. Earthworms eat the dead leaves and plants and their droppings fertilize the soil.
B. Earthworms eat the weeds and save the main crop.
C. Earthworms, soften the soil by digging underneath.
D. The tunnels made by the earthworms provide easy passage to air and water into the soil.

16. You are located at X and your school is located at Y. There is no straight path from your house to school. So, you first go to A which is 30 m due North of X, then go to B which is 40 m due West of A, then go to C which is 30 m due North of B and finally you reach your school at Y which is 40 m West of C. With respect to your school the correct direction of your house is

17. In EVS concepts and issues have not been compartmentalised into science and social science. Why?

18. Which one of the following is very important in constructing knowledge in EVS?
A. Active participation of the learner.
B. Relating child's knowledge with the teachers knowledge.
C. Learning EVS outside the four walls of the classroom.
D. Relating child's local knowledge to the school knowledge.

19. Seema learns every lesson quickly by rote method, whereas Leena understands each lesson after discussion and brainstorming. It denotes the developmental principle of

20. For making Madhubani paintings the artists use

21. teacher uses audio-visual aids and physical activities in her teaching because they

22. Select the correct statement about bronze which was used in making big guns (cannons) found in the fort of Golconda.

23. One Pashmina, shawl is as warm as normal sweaters and hours are taken to weave a plain Pashmina shawl.

24. In the villages of Bihar many farmers do bee-keeping and collect honey to earn extra money. The best time to start bee-keeping is

25. Which one of the following is not a suitable Formative Assessment task in EVS?

26. A train started from Gandhidham on 16th July, 2014 at 05:15 hours and reached Nagercoil on 18th July, 2014 at 04:45 hours. The distance covered by the train is 2649 km. The average speed of the train, in km/hr, is nearly

27. The section on 'Survey and Write' in some chapters of EVS textbook for Class V primarily aims at

28. Select the correct statement about Mount Everest :

29. The abbreviation EVS stands for

30. Which one of the following characteristics an EVS text-book at primary level should not have ?