CTET Environmental Studies Test Online
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01 All of the following statements provide arguments in favour of teachers and students to collectively engage in group activities in EVS, except one. What is that statement?
- Children learn to collaborate and cooperate
- Children learn more by talking and discussing with other children
- Children show marked improvement in scores because of group activities
- Adult support can help children construct knowledge beyond their ability
Option 3 – Children show marked improvement in scores because of group activities
- Assignments
- Paper-pencil tests
- Oral questions
- Rating scales
Option 3 – Oral questions
03 Following are some intuitive ideas of children about plants. Which of them is scientifically correct?
- Some vegetables are fruits
- Seeds are not parts of a plant
- Carrot and cabbage are not plants
- Grass is not a plant
Option 3 – Carrot and cabbage are not plants
04 A teacher of class IV told her students – “Ask some old people if there were plants they had seen when they were young but are not seen these days.” Which of the following skills is not likely to be assessed by asking this questions.
- Discussion
- Questioning
- Expression
- Experimentation
Option 2 – Questioning
05 A teacher asks every child to use some waste material from their homes and make something useful out of it. The pedagogical intention of the teacher is not to
- Organise an exhibition of best articles made out of waste
- judge the best student of the class
- develop creativity among children
- make children understand the concept of recycle, reuse and reduce
Option 2 – judge the best student of the class
06 The langauage used in an EVS textbook
- should be formalised with emphasis on definitions
- should be technical and formal
- should be related to everyday language of the child
- should be terse and difficult for children to comprehend
Option 3 – should be related to everyday language of the child
07 In the EVS syllabus, structured around six themes, ‘plants’ and ‘animals’ have consciously been included in the theme: ‘Family and Friends’. All of the following could be cited as reasons for this inclusion, except one. Which one is that?
- To enable students to understand plants and animals from a science perspective
- To help students to locate plants and animals in a social and cultural context
- To highlight how humans share a close relationship with each other
- To highlight how lives and livelihoods of some communities are closely connected with specific animals or plants
Option 1 – To enable students to understand plants and animals from a science perspective
08 Which of the following are the neighbouring states of Jammu and Kashmir?
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand, Rajasthan
Option 2 – Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
09 The different patterns on the skin of animals are
- due to the weather conditions they live in
- an indication of their physical strength
- due to the reflected light
- due to the hair on their skin
Option 3 – due to the reflected light
10 “People who have been living in the forest for at least 25 years have a right to the forestland and what is grown on it.” This is mandated by
- the constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2012
- the Indian Forest Act, 1927
- the Right to Forest Act, 2007
- the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Option 3 – the Right to Forest Act, 2007
11 Which of the following is a set of diseases spread by mosquitoes?
- Typhoid, Cholera, Chikungunya
- Malaria, HIV_AIDS, Dengue
- HIV_AIDS, Cholera, Dengue
- Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya
Option 4 – Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya
12 Pitcher plant (Nepenthes)
- has mouth covered with tiny hooks
- is not found in India
- cleverly traps and eats frogs, insects and mice
- emits sounds of high pitch to attract insects
Option 3 – cleverly traps and eats frogs, insects and mice
13 Which of the following sets of edibles are rich in iron?
- Amla, Spinach, Jaggery
- Amla, Spinach, Potato
- Amla, Potato, Tomato
- Cabbage, Okra, Jaggery
Option 1 – Amla, Spinach, Jaggery
14 Almost in every part of our country, chillies are added while cooking food. Chillies were brought to our country by the traders who came from
- Uzbekistan
- South America
- Afghanistan
- Australia
Option 2 – South America
15 Which of the following birds makes its nest among the thorns of a cactus plant? ( CTET Environmental Studies Test Online )
- Sunbird
- Weaverbird
- Robin bird
- Dove
Option 4 – Dove
16 Read the following description of an animal and identify it. ” It looks like a bear but it is not. It spends almost 17 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a tree branch. It eats the leaves of the same tree on which it lives. It lives for about 40 years.”
- Langur
- Chimpanzee
- Panda
- Sloth
Option 4 – Sloth
17 Which of the following groups of animals has excellent sight and can see things four times more than humans?
- Tigers, Leopards, Bulls
- Snakes, Silkworms, Lizards
- Kites, Eagles, Vultures
- Bees, Mosquitoes, Butterflies
Option 3 – Kites, Eagles, Vultures
18 Read the given description of farming and identify its type “After cutting one crop, the land is left as it is for some years. Nothing is grown there. The bamboos or weeds which grow on that land are not pulled out. They are cut and burnt. The ash makes the land fertile. When the land is ready for farming it is lightly dug up, not ploughed. Seeds are dropped on it.”
- Cooperative farming
- Jhoom farming
- Step farming
- Irrigation farming
Option 2 – Jhoom farming
19 When a snake charmer plays on his musical instrument Been, the snake swings its head to and fro its sound. How do you think the snake responds to the musical instrument?
- By responding to the vibrations produced by the instrument
- By smelling the instrument
- By hearing the sound produced by the instrument
- By seeing the movement of the instrument
Option 1 – By responding to the vibrations produced by the instrument
20 “A family is a unit consisting of a mother, father and their two children.” This statement is
- incorrect, because the statement should specify that the children are biological
- incorrect, because there are many kinds of families and one cannot classify family as being of only one kind
- correct, since this is an ideal family size
- correct, because this is what all Indian families are like
Option 2 – incorrect, because there are many kinds of families and one cannot classify family as being of only one kind
21 The gastric juice in the stomach of human beings is ….. and aids in the digestion of food
- amphoteric
- neutral
- acidic
- alkaline
Option 3 – acidic
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