Sample questions for Level 3 – Students from grade/class IX & X

1. Agricultural fields need to be irrigated for which of the following reason/s?

a) To enable germination of seeds
b) Transport of nutrients from the soil to the plant
c) Protect crops from frost and hot air currents
d) All of the above

2. When water is provided, drop by drop, at the roots of the plants it is known as .
a) Doppler method
b) Drop irrigation
c) Drip irrigation
d) Sprinkler irrigation

3. ______ is addition of nutrients to water. As a result of this, water plants flourish and oxygen in
the water is depleted.
a) Suffocation
b) Oxidization
c) Eutrophication
d) Nitrification

4. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, applies to all the states of India, except .
a) Goa
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Nagaland

5. Which among the following is the name of India’s first National Park, established in the year
1935 and named after a famous author and conservationist?
a) Jim Corbett National Park
b) Pench National Park
c) Bandipur National Park
d) Ranthambore National Park

6. Name the world’s first global environmental organization.

a) WWF
b) IUCN
c) UNEP
d) The Nature Conservancy

7. The conservation status of this animal is endangered under the IUCN Red List. The animal has
been named after an Indian state. Name the animal.
a) Asiatic Lion
b) Bengal Tiger
c) Sumatran Tiger
d) Borneo Pygmy Elephant
8. Which one of the following is an elephant reserve located in Odisha, India?
a) Singhbhum Elephant Reserve
b) Mahanadi Elephant Reserve
c) Anamudi Elephant Reserve
d) Garo Hills Elephant Reserve

9. This is a bird sanctuary located along river Mandovi in Goa and is named after a famous Indian
ornithologist. The bird sanctuary is called
a) Keoladeo National Park
b) Manjira Bird Sanctuary
c) Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
d) Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

10. India hosts 32 World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO. Which of the following is a UNESCO
recognized world heritage site located in Himachal Pradesh?
a) Great Himalayan National Park
b) Rani Ki Vav, Patan
c) Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
d) Group of Monuments at Hampi

11. Ramsar Convention, established in the year 1971, is a convention on one of the essential
ecosystems called the .
a) Wetlands
b) Deserts
c) High Altitude Areas
d) Coastal Zones

12. What is a partially enclosed water body along the coast, formed as a result of mixing of
freshwater from rivers and streams with saltwater from the ocean known as?
a) Sea
b) Estuary
c) Creek
d) Bay

13. Also known as ‘The Five Treasures of the Great Snow’, which of the following are one of the
highest mountains in the world and are characterized by five peaks?
a) Mount Everest
b) Godwin Austin
c) Kanchenjunga
d) Dhaulagiri

14. Which of these is the largest form of water body on Earth?

a) Pond
b) Lake
c) Wetland
d) Ocean

15. The process by which plants give off water vapour to the atmosphere is known as
a) Evaporation
b) Transpiration
c) Condensation
d) Precipitation
16. Which of these is not an insect?
a) Spider
b) Fly
c) Cockroach
d) Ant

17. Carrot contains 'Vitamin A' which is good for eyesight. What is a carrot?
a) Root
b) Fruit
c) Flower
d) Seed

18. 'Dengue' is caused by mosquitos breeding in

a) Standing water
b) Moving water
c) Freezing water
d) Warm water

19. Which of the following bird can fly backwards?

a) Hummingbird
b) Cuckoo
c) Sparrow
d) Pigeon

20. I am a fruit. But since I am used in cooking, people think that I am a vegetable. I am a .
a) Tomato
b) Potato
c) Carrot
d) Gourd

21. How many horns does the Indian Rhinoceros have?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) None

22. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas released due to the burning of fossil fuels?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Methane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Oxygen

23. Buildings can be made energy-efficient during construction by following some best building
practices. What are the main factors that influence the energy efficiency of a house?
a) House orientation
b) Space planning
c) Lighting
d) All of the above
24. Double glaze glass acts as good insulating material for buildings. How do double-glazed windows
act as good insulation?
a) Insulating air gaps between double glaze helps reduce heat gain and heat loss from a
building
b) Double glaze are black in colour, hence are energy efficient
c) Double glaze have pores so there is free flow of air in the building
d) Double glaze is in fact not a good insulation material

25. A lot of energy is wasted in the kitchen while cooking. Which of the following type of utensils
will consume less energy?
a) Flat bottomed
b) Round bottomed
c) Pointed bottom
d) Conical bottom

26. Name the first manned station of India in Antarctica which was established to study the origin of
continents, climate change, meteorology, and pollution.
a) Brahmos
b) Maitri
c) Dakshin Gangotri
d) Bharathi

27. A team of Swiss adventurers took ‘Solar Impulse’, a prototype plane on its first international
flight on May 13, 2011, for a 370-mile journey from a small airfield in Switzerland to Brussels
airport in Belgium. What is so special about this event?
a) First solar-powered plane to be airborne
b) First international flight by a solar plane
c) First solar-powered plane ever
d) All of the above

28. Which country decided, in May 2011, to phase out nuclear power by 2034 in the face of the
disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant?
a) Germany
b) Switzerland
c) France
d) China

29. In 2010, India declared a National Heritage animal of the country. Which is this animal?
a) Tiger
b) Lion
c) Elephant
d) Rhinoceros

30. A resource-efficient model for the automobile sector in India includes .

a) scientific procurement and end-of-life recycling
b) promotion of public transport/increasing the share of non-fossil fuel-dependent
transport modes
c) reducing the trip length or duration/promoting clean fuel technology for motorized
modes
d) All of the above
31. Deliberate destruction of the environment as a military strategy is known as .
a) genocide
b) ecocide
c) homicide
d) plenocide

32. Name the herbicide sprayed on forests and mangrove swamps during the Vietnam War (1961–
1971) by the US forces.
a) Agent Red
b) Agent Orange
c) Agent Yellow
d) Agent Violet

33. In ancient India, temple buildings made ingenious use of evaporation to cool the air. Structures
were built around a pool so that day heat would cause the water to evaporate, thereby cooling
the surrounding air. These are known as .
a) Baoli/stepwells
b) Tankaa
c) Paar
d) Kuls

34. Which ancient civilization captured wind for cooling and heating buildings through ventilation
towers called Badgirs?
a) Aryan
b) Roman
c) Persian
d) Greek

35. Which ancient civilization had the world’s first-known, city-wide sanitation system with
underground sewage and drainage facilities to avoid diseases?
a) Mesopotamia
b) Chinese
c) Mayan
d) Indus Valley

36. Name the world’s first world weather observation satellite that was launched on April 1, 1960,
from Cape Kennedy.
a) Tiros 1
b) Belta 2
c) Apollo 1
d) Apollo 3

37. Which type of tooth transforms as the tusk of an elephant?

a) Canine
b) Premolar
c) Incisor
d) Molar

38. Which of the following is/are bio-hazardous waste?

a) Animal waste
b) Human body fluids
c) Pathological waste
d) All of the above
39. _______Of the following an old appliance is the greatest environment benefit.
a) disposing
b) breaking
c) recycling
d) storing

40. Urban areas are densely populated and concretized. Heat is generated from people, vehicles,
industries, buildings, etc. in the big cities. What are these areas specifically known as?
a) urban warmth zones
b) urban heat zones
c) urban heat islands
d) urban heat traps

41. Around a quarter of the world’s urban population lives in slums, and according to the United
Nations World Cities Report 2016, the number of slum dwellers increased from 689 million in
1990 to 880 million in 2014. Which is the largest slum in the world as per the 2014 UN report?
a) Dharavi in Mumbai
b) Orangi Town in Karachi
c) Ciudad Neza, Mexico City
d) Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

42. Flooding in urban areas can be caused by .

a) flash floods
b) coastal floods
c) faulty drainage systems
d) All of the above

43. Water has the power to split rocks. As it freezes, it ________.

a) contracts
b) evaporates
c) expands
d) remains the same

44. In an ecosystem, energy is brought in from the sun, transformed during photosynthesis, and
then converted into .
a) Proteins
b) Carbohydrates
c) Minerals
D) None of the above

45. Average weather conditions over a long period of time is called?

a) Temperature
b) Humidity
c) Climate
d) None of the above

46. Which of the following practices is directly linked with water conservation?
a) Digging bore wells
b) Leaving the tap open
c) Rainwater harvesting
d) Purification
47. Blue colour of the sky is ________.
a) largely due to the absorption and thus the excitation of air molecules
b) largely due to refraction
c) largely due to the Rayleigh scattering
d) largely due to non-selective scattering

48. Composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals—most commonly calcite or dolomite, marble—is

an example of a .
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) organic sedimentary rock
d) igneous rock

49. Electricity produced by water is known as___________.

a) tidal power
b) geothermal energy
c) hydroelectricity
d) nuclear power

50. Wind, solar energy, and fresh water are examples of:
a) Alternative fuels
b) Renewable resources
c) Non-renewable resources
d) None of the above

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