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CTET EVS (Environmental Studies) MCQ with Answers, Paper 1
312 practice questions on Environmental Studies Pedagogy (Paper I) for CTET Paper I, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.
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Q.51
A PIN code written at the end of an address on a letter in India has how many digits?
- A Four
- B Six
- C Five
- D Eight
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Correct answer: (B) Six
India's postal PIN code has six digits. It helps the post office sort letters and send them to the right area quickly.
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Q.52
During a walk round the school garden, which question from the teacher is most likely to lead children into an investigation they can carry out themselves?
- A Why do you think there are more ants near this tree than that one? How could we find out?
- B What is the name of this tree? Can you spell it and write it in your notebook?
- C Is this leaf green, or is it yellow?
- D Did you enjoy the walk today? Which part did you like best? Shall we come again next week?
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Correct answer: (A) Why do you think there are more ants near this tree than that one? How could we find out?
The NCERT syllabus wants EVS classrooms to help children progressively ask higher-order questions that need reasoning and investigation. The chosen question invites a guess and a way to check it; the others call only for a name, a yes or no, or an opinion.
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Q.53
After a visit to a pond, a teacher collects children's drawings of what they saw. To assess their EVS learning, what should she mainly look at?
- A What each child noticed, such as plants at the edge, insects and birds, and where they are placed
- B How neat and attractive the colouring is, and whether the lines are drawn without smudges
- C Whether the drawing looks like the pond picture in the textbook, with the same plants and animals in it
- D How quickly the child finished the drawing
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Correct answer: (A) What each child noticed, such as plants at the edge, insects and birds, and where they are placed
In EVS a drawing is a record of observation, so the teacher looks at what the child noticed and represented; NCERT's indicators for assessment put drawing under 'Observation and Recording' (reporting, narrating and drawing). Artistic finish, speed or likeness to a textbook picture tell her little about what the child observed.
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Q.54
At the primary stage, Environmental Studies (EVS) is best described as:
- A A simplified version of physics, chemistry and biology, with the hard formulae removed for young learners
- B An integrated area drawing on science, social science and environmental education
- C Another name for the geography of the local area, covering maps, landforms and climate
- D Social studies without history
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Correct answer: (B) An integrated area drawing on science, social science and environmental education
NCF 2005 treats EVS at the primary level as an integrated curricular area that draws on science, social science and environmental education, because the child experiences the environment as a whole.
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Q.55
While reading about Suryamani in class V, a child says that adivasis are 'jungli'. Which response from the teacher best fits the aims of the chapter?
- A Agree, since adivasis live in forests and away from towns and cities
- B Discuss forest people's knowledge of plants, animals and herbs, and why such a label is unfair
- C Punish the child for the remark and move on with the chapter without any discussion
- D Say that adivasis should leave the forests and live in cities so that they too can become modern
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Correct answer: (B) Discuss forest people's knowledge of plants, animals and herbs, and why such a label is unfair
In 'Whose Forests?' Suryamani says that learning to read the forest is as important as reading books and wants her people to feel proud of being adivasis, and NCERT's note says the chapter questions popular biases about tribal communities. Discussing their knowledge changes the attitude, which punishment alone does not.
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Q.56
In the class IV lesson on a river's journey, children write a story using words such as 'flowing water', 'factories', 'washing clothes' and 'foul smell'. Reading the stories as evidence of EVS learning, the teacher should mainly look for:
- A The number of spelling and grammar mistakes the child has made in each story
- B Whether every story is at least one page long
- C Whether the child connects what people do along the river with the changes in its water
- D Whether the story uses the difficult words from the textbook chapter in the right places
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Correct answer: (C) Whether the child connects what people do along the river with the changes in its water
The chapter asks children to weave such words into a story about the river, and the aim is to see whether they link human activities with changes in the river's water. Spelling, length and vocabulary matter in language work, but they say little about the child's EVS understanding.
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Q.57
Water droplets appear on the outside of a glass filled with ice-cold water on a hot day. This happens because of:
- A Water from inside leaking out through tiny holes in the walls of the glass
- B Melting of the glass
- C Evaporation of water from inside the glass, which then settles on its outer wall
- D Condensation of water vapour present in the air on the cold surface
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Correct answer: (D) Condensation of water vapour present in the air on the cold surface
Water vapour in the air cools on touching the cold glass and changes to liquid, which is condensation; evaporation is the opposite change from liquid to vapour.
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Q.58
According to NCF 2005, EVS is taught as a separate subject from which class onwards?
- A Class III
- B Class II
- C Class I
- D Class VI
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Correct answer: (A) Class III
In classes I and II, EVS themes are transacted through language and mathematics; from class III to V EVS is a separate subject, and from class VI science and social science are taught separately.
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Q.59
In many schools, EVS in classes III to V is taught by a teacher trained in either science or social science, who tends to stress only the parts of his own subject. The best remedy for this problem is:
- A In-service training of teachers in the integrated, theme-based approach to EVS
- B Splitting EVS into two separate textbooks for science and social science
- C Appointing two teachers, one for science and one for social science, to teach alternate chapters
- D Dropping the social aspects from EVS
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Correct answer: (A) In-service training of teachers in the integrated, theme-based approach to EVS
The problem lies in the teacher's preparation, not in the subject. Training teachers to plan themes that bring scientific, social and environmental aspects together keeps EVS integrated, as NCF 2005 intends.
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Q.60
In the class V chapter 'Walls Tell Stories', the outer wall of Golconda fort has many rounded bastions (burj) that rise higher than the wall. What was their main use?
- A They stored rainwater for the palace fountains and the royal gardens
- B They were cool living rooms for the Sultan's family to use during the hot summer months
- C From them soldiers could watch far in all directions and spot an approaching army
- D They were granaries that stored grain for the town inside the fort during long sieges
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Correct answer: (C) From them soldiers could watch far in all directions and spot an approaching army
NCERT's note draws attention to how a high, rounded wall lets one see far in different directions, and in the chapter Shreedhar says an army coming from any side would have been seen from the bastions. Water for the palace tanks was lifted from wells and carried in clay pipes.
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Q.61
NEP 2020 proposes a progress card for school-based assessment that is:
- A A report showing only the marks in each subject, the total, and the child's rank in the class and in the school
- B A record of attendance and discipline only
- C A certificate of passing issued only at the end of class V, after a board-level examination
- D Holistic and 360-degree, covering cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains, with self- and peer-assessment
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Correct answer: (D) Holistic and 360-degree, covering cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains, with self- and peer-assessment
NEP 2020 calls for a holistic, 360-degree, multidimensional progress card that reflects the learner's progress in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains and includes self-assessment and peer assessment along with teacher assessment.
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Q.62
Match the vegetable with the part of the plant we eat: (a) cauliflower (b) spinach (c) carrot (d) sugarcane — (i) leaf (ii) root (iii) flower (iv) stem
- A a-i, b-iii, c-ii, d-iv
- B a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
- C a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii
- D a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
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Correct answer: (B) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
We eat the flower of the cauliflower, the leaves of spinach, the root of the carrot and the stem of sugarcane. Different plants give us food from different parts.
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Q.63
The same EVS theme, such as 'Water', is taken up in class III, IV and V with gradually increasing depth and complexity. This organisation of the syllabus is called:
- A Linear approach
- B Spiral approach
- C Unit approach
- D Topical approach
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Correct answer: (B) Spiral approach
In a spiral curriculum the same themes are revisited at successive stages with greater depth; the NCERT EVS syllabus follows this for its six themes.
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Q.64
While assessing a group activity on sprouting seeds, the teacher notes whether each child shares materials, listens to others and takes turns. Which indicator of learning is she assessing?
- A Experimentation
- B Explanation
- C Cooperation
- D Classification
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Correct answer: (C) Cooperation
Sharing, listening and taking turns are aspects of cooperation, which NCERT includes among the indicators of learning in EVS along with concern for justice and equality.
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Q.65
Children count their breaths and heartbeats in one minute while sitting quietly, and again just after running for a few minutes. What will they most likely find?
- A Both breathing and heartbeat increase after running
- B Both decrease after running because the body gets tired
- C Breathing becomes faster but the heartbeat stays exactly the same as before
- D There is no change in either
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Correct answer: (A) Both breathing and heartbeat increase after running
During running the body needs more oxygen and energy, so we breathe faster and the heart beats faster. Both return to normal after some rest.
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Q.66
In Gijubhai's letter about birds in the class IV chapter 'A Busy Month', the barbet, heard in summer with its 'tuk, tuk, tuk' call, makes its nest:
- A Among the thorns of a cactus or a mehendi hedge
- B Hanging from a branch, using even spider's cobwebs
- C In the nest of a crow
- D In a hole in a tree trunk
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Correct answer: (D) In a hole in a tree trunk
The letter says the barbet nests in a hole in a tree trunk, the dove among the thorns of a cactus or mehendi hedge, and the sunbird in a hanging nest that even uses spider's cobwebs. The koel lays its eggs in a crow's nest.
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Q.67
After a visit to a potter's workshop, a class IV child draws the potter at work and composes a short song about the potter's day. Which EVS indicator of learning does this mainly reflect?
- A Expression
- B Questioning
- C Analysis
- D Cooperation
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Correct answer: (A) Expression
In NCERT's EVS indicators, expression covers drawing, body movements, creative writing and sculpting. The child expresses what she experienced through a picture and a song.
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Q.68
Which bird weaves a hanging nest from strips of grass and leaves, often seen dangling from trees near water?
- A House crow
- B Rock pigeon
- C Weaver bird
- D Asian koel
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Correct answer: (C) Weaver bird
The weaver bird (baya) weaves long, hanging nests from strips of grass. The koel builds no nest at all, while crows and pigeons make simple nests of twigs.
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Q.69
In the class V chapter 'A Shelter so High!', Gaurav Jani calls the area around Leh in Ladakh a 'cold desert'. Which description matches the chapter?
- A A hot, sandy plain with moving sand dunes and thorny bushes, like the Thar desert
- B A high, dry, flat area with very little rain and snow-capped mountains around
- C A wet, marshy land beside a river that floods every year
- D A thick forest of tall trees on the hill slopes that gets heavy rain all through the year
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Correct answer: (B) A high, dry, flat area with very little rain and snow-capped mountains around
The chapter describes the area as high, dry and flat, with very little rainfall, snow-capped mountains and cold, flat ground. NCERT's note asks teachers to discuss that not all deserts are hot and sandy.
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Q.70
A teacher asks children to draw a diagram with 'Water' in the centre and connect it with boxes such as sources, uses, wastage and conservation using labelled arrows. This technique is called:
- A Concept mapping
- B Role play
- C Teaching by demonstration
- D Survey
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Correct answer: (A) Concept mapping
A concept map shows concepts and the relationships between them graphically; it helps children organise ideas and helps the teacher assess their understanding of connections.
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Q.71
In the class V chapter 'A Snake Charmer's Story', the Kalbeliya been party uses the been, tumba, khanjiri and dhol. Except the dhol, the other three instruments are made from:
- A Bamboo
- B Dried gourd
- C Coconut shell
- D Baked clay
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Correct answer: (B) Dried gourd
The chapter notes that except the dhol, the been, tumba and khanjiri are all made from dried gourd (lauki). It also tells how the Kalbeliyas, traditionally snake charmers, must find new livelihoods because of the law against catching and keeping wild animals.
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Q.72
If you stand facing the rising sun in the morning, which direction is on your left?
- A South
- B West
- C North
- D East
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Correct answer: (C) North
The sun rises in the east; facing east, north is on the left, south on the right and west behind you, a basic direction exercise from the class III chapter Left-Right.
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Q.73
In a class V EVS discussion, the same few children answer every time while most stay silent. Which strategy is most likely to involve more children?
- A Asking only the children who raise their hands first, since they are the ones ready to answer
- B Giving marks to whoever answers fastest
- C Letting children first discuss in pairs or small groups, then share with the whole class
- D Making the discussion shorter so that the silent children are not embarrassed in front of their classmates
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Correct answer: (C) Letting children first discuss in pairs or small groups, then share with the whole class
Talking first in pairs or small groups gives every child a safe space to form and voice ideas, so more children then take part in the whole-class discussion.
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Q.74
Two children each add a spoon of sugar to a glass of water without stirring; one glass has hot water and the other cold water. In which glass will the sugar dissolve faster?
- A Hot water, because sugar dissolves faster in warm water
- B Cold water, because cold water holds more sugar
- C Both at the same speed, because the amount of sugar is the same
- D Neither, because sugar does not dissolve without stirring
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Correct answer: (A) Hot water, because sugar dissolves faster in warm water
Sugar dissolves faster in hot water than in cold. Stirring speeds it up further, but sugar still dissolves slowly without it.
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Q.75
Which bird does NOT build its own nest and instead lays its eggs in the nest of a crow?
- A Koel
- B Sparrow
- C Pigeon
- D Sunbird
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Correct answer: (A) Koel
The koel lays its eggs in a crow's nest and the crow unknowingly hatches them, a fact highlighted in the class IV chapter A Busy Month on birds and their nests.
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Q.76
When a snake charmer plays the been, the snake seems to sway to the music. In fact, the snake:
- A Hears the tune clearly through the large ears hidden behind its hood
- B Sways with the been's movement, as it has no external ears
- C Dances because the sweet music of the been makes it feel happy
- D Follows the smell of the been
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Correct answer: (B) Sways with the been's movement, as it has no external ears
Snakes have no ears on the outside of the body and do not enjoy the tune; the snake follows the movement of the swaying been. Class V EVS teaches this in 'Super Senses' (snakes only feel vibrations), and 'A Snake Charmer's Story' then asks children whether the snake hears the been or follows its movement.
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Q.77
A child says, 'The clothes on the roof dried faster than those in the room because the roof gets more sun and wind.' Which EVS indicator of learning does this statement mainly show?
- A Classification
- B Expression
- C Cooperation
- D Explanation
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Correct answer: (D) Explanation
Explanation in NCERT's EVS indicators means reasoning and making logical connections. The child links the faster drying to more sun and wind.
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Q.78
In the class IV chapter 'Hu Tu Tu, Hu Tu Tu', children hold their breath while saying 'kabaddi-kabaddi' to count how many times they can say it. NCERT's note says this activity should be done:
- A Only under the supervision of the teacher or an elder
- B At home alone, as homework
- C As a race to see who can hold the breath longest
- D Only by children who are good at sports
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Correct answer: (A) Only under the supervision of the teacher or an elder
Because the activity involves holding the breath, the note says it should be done only under the teacher's or an elder's supervision. Turning it into a contest or leaving children to do it alone adds to the risk.
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Q.79
A class IV lesson follows a river in pictures: clean and clear in the hills, then dirty and smelly after it passes villages, factories and a city. Which concept is this lesson building?
- A Rivers become dirty on their own as they get older and flow further
- B Human activities such as dumping waste pollute rivers
- C Hills make rivers dirty
- D The fish living in a river are what make its water dirty
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Correct answer: (B) Human activities such as dumping waste pollute rivers
The change in the river matches the places it flows past, so children see that waste from homes, farms and factories pollutes water. The lesson leads them to ask who should keep rivers clean.
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Q.80
Match the educationist with the idea most associated with them: A. John Dewey B. W.H. Kilpatrick C. H.E. Armstrong D. Jerome Bruner; 1. Heuristic method 2. Discovery learning 3. Learning by doing 4. Project method
- A A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- B A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
- C A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- D A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
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Correct answer: (B) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Dewey stressed learning by doing, his follower Kilpatrick developed the project method, Armstrong advocated the heuristic method in which the child acts as a discoverer, and Bruner is known for discovery learning.
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Q.81
Class V children are asked to draw the path that food takes through their body. NCERT's note says they are not expected to draw the digestive system. How should the teacher use these drawings?
- A As a test, marking each drawing right or wrong against the labelled textbook diagram of the human digestive system
- B As a neatness exercise, giving marks for colouring, labelling and the overall look of the drawing
- C As a way for children to show their own ideas, shared and discussed freely without judging them right or wrong
- D As homework to be copied from a reference book
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Correct answer: (C) As a way for children to show their own ideas, shared and discussed freely without judging them right or wrong
The note in 'From Tasting to Digesting' asks teachers to encourage children to imagine and express their own ideas about what happens to food in the body, and to share pictures in free discussion without any judgement of right or wrong. Such drawings reveal children's thinking, on which the teacher can build.
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Q.82
A teacher sets up a corner in the classroom where children bring and display feathers, seeds, stones, shells and leaves they find, with labels they write themselves. The main value of this 'nature corner' is that it:
- A Builds curiosity and gives children ownership of materials to observe and discuss
- B Decorates the classroom so that it looks attractive during inspection visits by officials
- C Removes the need for any outdoor activity
- D Helps the teacher finish the syllabus faster by replacing the lessons on plants and animals
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Correct answer: (A) Builds curiosity and gives children ownership of materials to observe and discuss
A nature or EVS corner built by the children keeps real objects at hand for observation, sparks questions and makes children feel the classroom is theirs. It supports outdoor learning rather than replacing it.
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Q.83
A teacher has a class of 60 children and complains that activity-based EVS teaching is impossible. Which of the following is the most suitable remedy?
- A Switch to lecturing and dictating notes, and let children do the activities only as homework
- B Conduct activities only for the brightest ten children
- C Organise children into small groups with shared local materials and rotate roles in them
- D Skip the activities and show the pictures in the textbook instead, explaining each picture to the class
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Correct answer: (C) Organise children into small groups with shared local materials and rotate roles in them
Large class size is a common problem in EVS teaching; small-group work with low-cost local material lets every child participate and also builds cooperation, one of the EVS learning indicators.
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Q.84
A girl feels tired all the time, and her doctor says she has anaemia due to a lack of iron. Which foods would help her the most?
- A Chips and soft drinks
- B Plain white bread and butter
- C Sweets made with refined sugar
- D Green leafy vegetables and jaggery
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Correct answer: (D) Green leafy vegetables and jaggery
Iron-rich foods such as green leafy vegetables and jaggery help to prevent and treat anaemia. Refined sugar, white bread and fried snacks give very little iron.
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Q.85
After collecting leaves, class IV children count how many leaves of each shape they found and record it in a table, write a short poem about their favourite tree and draw it. This mainly shows:
- A Rote learning of facts about leaves
- B Integration of EVS with mathematics, language and art
- C Summative assessment at the end of the term
- D The demonstration method
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Correct answer: (B) Integration of EVS with mathematics, language and art
Counting and tabulating (mathematics), writing a poem (language) and drawing (art) around one EVS activity shows how EVS connects naturally with other curricular areas.
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Q.86
Deficiency of which nutrient in the diet causes night blindness?
- A Vitamin A
- B Vitamin C
- C Iron
- D Iodine
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Correct answer: (A) Vitamin A
Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness; vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, iron deficiency causes anaemia, and iodine deficiency causes goitre.
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Q.87
Which of the following is NOT part of the scope of EVS at the primary level?
- A The natural environment such as plants, animals, water and air
- B The social environment such as family, community and occupations
- C The cultural environment such as festivals, crafts and types of houses
- D Rigorous derivation of physical laws using mathematical formulae
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Correct answer: (D) Rigorous derivation of physical laws using mathematical formulae
EVS covers the natural, social and cultural environment of the child and develops awareness, skills and values; formal mathematical treatment of physical laws belongs to later stages.
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Q.88
Consider the following statements about children in classes III to V, most of whom are in Piaget's concrete operational stage: 1. They can reason logically about objects and events they can see and handle. 2. They easily reason about purely abstract and hypothetical ideas without concrete support. Which is/are correct?
- A Both 1 and 2
- B Only 1
- C Only 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) Only 1
In Piaget's concrete operational stage (about 7 to 11 years) children reason logically about concrete situations, while abstract and hypothetical reasoning develops in the formal operational stage. Hence EVS relies on real objects and first-hand experience.
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Q.89
On a map, small signs such as a cross for a hospital or a line with short bars for a railway track are explained in a box at the corner of the map. These signs are called:
- A Scales
- B Symbols
- C Directions
- D Sketches
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Correct answer: (B) Symbols
Map symbols are signs that stand for real things, and the key (legend) explains what each one means. The scale, a different feature, shows distance.
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Q.90
Madhubani painting, shown in the class IV EVS chapter 'The Valley of Flowers', is a traditional folk art of which state?
- A Odisha
- B Rajasthan
- C Bihar
- D Gujarat
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Correct answer: (C) Bihar
Madhubani (Mithila) painting comes from the Madhubani region of Bihar and traditionally uses natural colours to depict flowers, animals and scenes from daily life.
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Q.91
Children of class V are asked to visit ten houses in their neighbourhood and find out the source of drinking water in each, then present the findings in a table. This approach is best described as:
- A Demonstration
- B Survey
- C Story-telling
- D Lecture
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Correct answer: (B) Survey
Collecting information systematically from a number of people or places and tabulating it is a survey, an approach EVS recommends for connecting learning with the community.
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Q.92
During a discussion on families, a class V child mentions that a family member is addicted to drugs and home is often tense. What does NCERT's note to teachers advise in such a situation?
- A Ask him to describe all the details to the whole class as an example of the harm drugs can do
- B Handle the child carefully and sensitively, and act in time to protect him from such habits
- C Ignore the remark, since it is a private family matter
- D Warn the class that children from such homes are a bad influence and should be kept at a distance
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Correct answer: (B) Handle the child carefully and sensitively, and act in time to protect him from such habits
NCERT's notes in 'The World in my Home' (class IV) and 'On the Move Again' (class V) ask teachers to be very careful and sensitive if children share problems of drug addiction in the family, and say timely action is needed because such children may themselves fall into the habit. Exposing, ignoring or labelling the child does harm.
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Q.93
A class IV teacher plans a study of the forest near the village so that children connect its trees and animals (natural), the families who collect leaves and honey from it for a living (social) and a local festival linked to it (cultural). Which EVS objective is she mainly working towards?
- A Preparing children for future careers in forestry and the forest department
- B Covering the textbook chapter on forests quickly before the term ends
- C Helping children link the natural, social and cultural environment
- D Teaching facts about trees, such as their names and uses, in isolation from people's lives
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Correct answer: (C) Helping children link the natural, social and cultural environment
A key aim of EVS in NCERT's syllabus is to help children locate and comprehend relationships between the natural, social and cultural environment. Studying the forest from all three sides does exactly this.
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Q.94
After taking class IV children on a field visit to a vegetable market, the MOST meaningful follow-up activity would be:
- A Giving a written test on the names and prices of the vegetables seen at the market
- B Asking children to copy a paragraph about markets from the textbook
- C Having the teacher summarise on the board what the children should have seen at the market
- D Letting children share, draw and note what they saw and discuss their questions
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Correct answer: (D) Letting children share, draw and note what they saw and discuss their questions
A field visit is complete only when children process their observations through expression, discussion and recording; this consolidates learning and reflects the indicators of observation and expression.
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Q.95
In a class III lesson, children collect fallen leaves of different trees, compare their shapes, edges and colours, and make leaf prints. Which concept is this lesson mainly building?
- A How leaves make food through photosynthesis
- B Observing and comparing to see the variety in plants around us
- C Memorising the botanical names of the common trees found near the school
- D Measuring how fast different plants grow
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Correct answer: (B) Observing and comparing to see the variety in plants around us
Collecting, comparing and printing leaves builds observation and an awareness of the diversity of plants in the child's surroundings. Photosynthesis and botanical names are beyond this stage.
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Q.96
Which is the correct sequence of steps in the project method as proposed by Kilpatrick?
- A Planning, purposing, judging, executing
- B Purposing, planning, executing, judging
- C Executing, planning, purposing, judging
- D Purposing, executing, planning, judging
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Correct answer: (B) Purposing, planning, executing, judging
Kilpatrick's project method moves from purposing (choosing a purposeful problem) to planning, then executing the plan and finally judging or evaluating the work.
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Q.97
During a field trip to a pond, some children want to catch frogs and take them back to the classroom in a bottle. The teacher should:
- A Allow it, since observing the frogs closely in the classroom for a few days is good learning for all
- B Let children watch the frogs at the pond and discuss why animals should be left in their habitat
- C Catch the frogs herself and carry them back in a jar so that no child gets hurt
- D Scold the children and end the trip at once
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Correct answer: (B) Let children watch the frogs at the pond and discuss why animals should be left in their habitat
Field trips should build care for living things. Observing animals in their natural habitat without harming them teaches both science and concern for the environment.
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Q.98
During the theme 'Food', a child asks why families in her village mostly eat rice while her cousins in another state mostly eat roti. Which response best reflects integrated EVS?
- A Discuss how local climate, the crops grown there and family traditions shape what people eat
- B Tell her that rice is healthier and easier to digest than roti, so her village's food habit is right
- C Say that this question belongs to social studies and will be taught properly in class VI, not in EVS
- D Ask her to memorise the list of crops grown in each state
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Correct answer: (A) Discuss how local climate, the crops grown there and family traditions shape what people eat
Food habits are a meeting point of science (crops and climate) and social life (culture and tradition); exploring both together is what integrated EVS aims for. Ranking foods or postponing the question does not help.
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Q.99
In which city do some families live in houseboats on the Dal Lake?
- A Shimla
- B Jaisalmer
- C Leh
- D Srinagar
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Correct answer: (D) Srinagar
Houseboats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, are homes built on large boats; class III EVS shows them among houses of different kinds.
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Q.100
During a lesson on plants, a child asks, 'Why do the leaves of some trees fall in winter but not of others?' Which EVS indicator of learning is the child displaying?
- A Questioning
- B Classification
- C Cooperation
- D Experimentation
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Correct answer: (A) Questioning
Raising questions out of curiosity about the environment is the indicator 'questioning'. A good EVS teacher welcomes such questions and uses them to drive inquiry.
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