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Sample Paper Level –III Classes 9 – 10 :

1) The passenger pigeon, dodo, and stegosaurus are examples of species that are no longer living on
the earth. What term is used to describe these?

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a) Extinct species
b) Active species
c) Volatile species
d) Threatened species

2) A highlight of the annual Earth Day ceremony at the United Nations is the ringing of the Peace Bell. Which country gifted this bell?
a) France
b) Japan
c) Sweden
d) India

3) Which branch under entomology deals with the scientific study of butterflies and moths?
a) Scientology
b) Apiology
c) Lepidopterology
d) Anthropology

4) When rain water comes in contact with the dry earth (containing a certain bacteria) it lets out a pleasant earthy odour. Which word is used to describe “this pleasant smell of rain”?
a) Nectar
b) Petrichor
c) Ambrosia
d) Dust

5) The Jog Falls located in Karnataka is one of the highest plunge waterfalls in India. Which river creates Jog Falls?
a) Sharavathi
b) Mandavi
c) Kalinadi
d) Gangavalli

6) ‘Limnology’ is a study of inland bodies of water and related ecosystems. Limnology divides lakes into three zones: littoral, photic, and profundal. Which of the following zones receives the least light?
a) Photic zone
b) Profundal zone
c) Littoral zone
d) Limnetic zone

7) The term ‘smog’ was first used in 1905 to describe the conditions of fog that contained soot or smoke in it. Smog is basically a combination of various gases with water vapour and dust. Which of the following persons used the word ‘smog’ for the first time?
a) H A Des Voeux
b) Oscar Auerbach
c) Robert O Becker
d) Robert M Jacobson

8) A “sink hole” is a natural depression or hole in the Earth’s surface underlain with soluble rocks. It may be referred to as a collapse of the ground into a void below caused by which one of the following?
a) Tunnelling
b) Water
c) Volcano
d) Earthquake

9) This book written by former US Vice President Al Gore in 2009 is the sequel to his famous documentary and book An Inconvenient Truth. Name the book.
a) Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
b) Earth in the Balance
c) The Riverkeepers
d) Climate Capitalism

10) This indicator is a measure of human demands on the Earth’s ecosystems. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population consumes, and to assimilate associated waste. Identify the term given to this indicator.
a) Population footprint
b) Growth footprint
c) Sustainable footprint
d) Ecological footprint

Sample Paper Level –I Classes 4 & 5 :
1. Who said these famous words “The Earth has enough for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed”?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Indira Gandhi

2. Birds fly from one part of the world to another in search of food and habitat. What do we call this?
a. Evacuation
b. Migration
c. Immigration
d. Export

3. There are seven continents that make our world. Name the largest continent
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe
d. North America

4. I am not a bird, but I can fly. Who am I?
a. Penguin
b. Eagle
c. Bat
d. Hawk

5. Milk contains Calcium. Calcium is essential for______
a. Good eyesight
b. Losing weight
c. Strong bones and teeth
d. Playing

6. Which of the following is the most environment-friendly way of bathing?
a. Shower for 10 minutes
b. Using a bucket of water
c. Shower for 8 minutes
d. Sitting under the tap for 5 minutes

7. What is the name for energy that does not run out or get finished?
a. Fossil Energy
b. Commercial Energy
c. Renewable Energy
d. New Energy

8. Which disease (illness) will you get if you eat food that is not cooked and served in clean conditions?
a. Diarrhoea
b. Malaria
c. Viral fever
d. Red swollen eyes

9. Dr Salim Ali, who is a well-known ornithologist, is associated with which of the following?
a. Study of mammals
b. Study of insects
c. Study of birds
d. Study of reptiles

10. It is important that we keep our surroundings free of waste. Which of the following may be termed as the best outcome of adopting the practice of 4Rs— Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, and Recycle?
a. We protect our households from disasters
b. We conserve natural resources
c. We destroy the plants around us
d. We generate waste that gets piled up