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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.251
A teacher keeps a folder for each child in which she collects their drawings, project reports, worksheets and written reflections over the whole year. This assessment tool is called:
- A Checklist
- B Rating scale
- C Anecdotal record
- D Portfolio
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Correct answer: (D) Portfolio
A portfolio is a purposeful collection of a child's work over time that shows growth; it is one of the recommended CCE tools for EVS.
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Q.252
Malaria spreads from one person to another through the bite of:
- A A housefly
- B A male Anopheles mosquito
- C A female Anopheles mosquito
- D A bedbug hidden in the bedding
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Correct answer: (C) A female Anopheles mosquito
Only female mosquitoes bite to feed on blood, and malaria is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito. Houseflies spread germs by sitting on food, not by biting.
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Q.253
During an EVS discussion, a child says that if a cat crosses your path, your work will surely go wrong. The most appropriate response of the teacher is to:
- A Ask the class how they could check whether this really happens and what evidence would be needed
- B Scold the child in front of the class for being superstitious and tell the family to stop such beliefs
- C Ignore the remark and continue with the lesson
- D Agree with the child, since beliefs of the family must never be questioned in school
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Correct answer: (A) Ask the class how they could check whether this really happens and what evidence would be needed
EVS aims to build a scientific attitude by encouraging children to ask for evidence and test beliefs. Scolding shames the child, and ignoring or agreeing misses the chance to develop critical thinking.
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Q.254
A group of class V children spend two weeks finding out where the waste from their school goes, interviewing the sweeper and the municipal worker, and then present a report with suggestions. This is best described as:
- A Project method
- B Demonstration method
- C Drill and practice
- D Lecture-cum-discussion
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Correct answer: (A) Project method
A project is a purposeful, extended investigation of a real problem by children, usually in groups, ending in a product or report; it integrates inquiry, survey and expression.
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Q.255
In the Holgundi area of Karnataka, described in class IV EVS, who cleaned an old tank on a hill, repaired its cracks and planted grass and trees around it, so that the village wells had water again?
- A Tarun Bharat Sangh
- B The village women's self-help group
- C A team of engineers from the city
- D Bhima Sangh, the children's panchayat
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Correct answer: (D) Bhima Sangh, the children's panchayat
'Too Much Water, Too Little Water' tells how Bhima Sangh, a children's panchayat, asked elders about the past, cleaned and repaired the tank with help from experts, made a small dam on the slope and planted greenery; after two or three years the wells and ponds had water again.
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Q.256
A class IV teacher is planning a visit to a nearby pond. Javed, who uses a wheelchair, is in the class. What is the most appropriate step?
- A Let Javed stay back in school with a worksheet on ponds while the others go, to keep him safe
- B Cancel the visit for the whole class
- C Check the route and the pond bank beforehand and plan so that Javed can reach the spot and take part
- D Take the class and later show Javed photographs and a video of the pond so that he does not miss out
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Correct answer: (C) Check the route and the pond bank beforehand and plan so that Javed can reach the spot and take part
Inclusion means planning so that every child can join in, as in the class IV story of Chuskit, where children level the road and build a small bridge so that her wheelchair can reach school. Leaving Javed behind or cancelling the visit denies someone the experience.
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Q.257
Why does a squirrel keep gnawing on things, according to class IV EVS?
- A Its front teeth keep growing all its life, and gnawing keeps them from getting too long
- B It has no back teeth, so it has to grind all its food with the front ones by gnawing
- C It is looking for water stored inside the wood
- D It is cleaning its teeth after every meal it eats
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Correct answer: (A) Its front teeth keep growing all its life, and gnawing keeps them from getting too long
'A Busy Month' says the squirrel's front teeth keep growing throughout its life, so it has to keep gnawing to stop them from becoming too long. The chapter also notes that cows chew grass with their large, flat side teeth and that snakes swallow their food whole.
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Q.258
Which of the following questions would best assess a class V child's ability to apply ideas about saving water in a real situation, rather than mere recall?
- A Define water conservation and list, in order, the three methods of conserving water given in the textbook chapter.
- B Name two rivers of India.
- C Your family gets water for only one hour a day in summer. Suggest two ways to manage and say why they help.
- D Fill in the blank: Water is a ______ resource.
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Correct answer: (C) Your family gets water for only one hour a day in summer. Suggest two ways to manage and say why they help.
A question set in a real-life situation that asks the child to suggest and justify solutions tests application and reasoning. Definitions, names and fill-in-the-blanks test only recall.
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Q.259
A teacher asks children to enact a day in the life of a child who uses a wheelchair, including trying to enter the classroom and reach the water tap. The main purpose of this role play is to:
- A Improve children's acting and speaking skills so that they can perform at the annual function
- B Teach children the correct way of using and pushing a wheelchair safely in school
- C Keep the class busy during a free period
- D Build empathy and understanding of the perspective of a child with a disability
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Correct answer: (D) Build empathy and understanding of the perspective of a child with a disability
Role play in EVS is used to help children step into another person's situation; here it builds sensitivity towards disability and inclusion, a value NCF 2005 emphasises.
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Q.260
Consider the following statements about what NCF 2005's section on science says for the primary stage: 1. There should be no formal periodic tests and no awarding of grades or marks. 2. EVS should be assessed mainly through a written examination at the end of each term. Which is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (A) Only 1
NCF 2005's section on science says that throughout the primary stage there should be no formal periodic tests, no awarding of grades or marks and no detention, so making a term-end written exam the main tool goes against it and against CCE. Its general assessment section likewise says term-wise examinations could begin only from class VII.
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Q.261
A teacher in a desert village finds that an activity in the EVS textbook uses materials and situations not found in her area. According to NCERT's note in the class IV book, she should:
- A Skip the activity, since it cannot be done as printed
- B Ask children to buy the listed materials from a city
- C Modify the activity and materials to suit the local context
- D Read the activity aloud instead of doing it
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Correct answer: (C) Modify the activity and materials to suit the local context
The note says the activities in the book are only suggestive, and both the activities and the materials can and should be modified by the teacher according to local contexts. Skipping them or doing them only on paper loses the learning.
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Q.262
Before putting one ice cube in the sun and another in the shade, a teacher asks children to write what they think will happen. After watching, they compare the result with their guess and explain any difference. This strategy is called:
- A Drill and practice
- B Predict-Observe-Explain
- C Programmed learning
- D Lecture-demonstration method
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Correct answer: (B) Predict-Observe-Explain
Predict-Observe-Explain asks children to commit to a prediction, observe what happens and reconcile the two. It brings out their prior ideas and makes them think about the evidence.
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Q.263
Pochampalli, a weavers' village shown in class IV EVS, is famous for saris in which the threads are tied and dyed in patterns before they are woven. This style is called:
- A Ikat
- B Bandhani
- C Madhubani
- D Kalamkari
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Correct answer: (A) Ikat
In ikat, the threads are tied and dyed before weaving, so the pattern appears as the cloth is woven. In bandhani the finished cloth is tied and dyed, and Madhubani is a style of painting.
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Q.264
Arrange the journey of a letter in the correct order: P. The postman delivers it to the house. Q. It is posted in a letter box. R. It is sent to the post office of the place where it has to go. S. It is collected and sorted at the post office.
- A P, Q, R, S
- B Q, R, S, P
- C S, Q, R, P
- D Q, S, R, P
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Correct answer: (D) Q, S, R, P
A letter is first dropped in a letter box, then collected and sorted at the post office, sent on to the post office of the place it is addressed to, and finally delivered by the postman.
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Q.265
In the EVS classroom envisioned by NCF 2005, the textbook should be treated as:
- A The only authentic source of knowledge
- B A document to be completed chapter by chapter in order before the annual examination
- C One resource among many, used alongside the child's environment and community
- D A reference book meant only for the teacher, from which notes are dictated to children
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Correct answer: (C) One resource among many, used alongside the child's environment and community
NCF 2005 asks teachers to move beyond the textbook, using the local environment, community members, newspapers and children's experiences as resources; the textbook is a support, not the sole source.
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Q.266
Which bird is known for stitching leaves together with fibres to make its nest?
- A Weaver bird
- B Koel
- C Tailor bird
- D Woodpecker
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Correct answer: (C) Tailor bird
The tailor bird sews leaves together; the weaver bird weaves a hanging nest of grass, the woodpecker makes a hole in a tree trunk, and the koel builds no nest but lays its eggs in a crow's nest.
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Q.267
An eagle flying high in the sky can spot a small chick or rat on the ground. Which sense is especially sharp in the eagle?
- A Smell
- B Hearing
- C Sight
- D Touch
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Correct answer: (C) Sight
Eagles and kites have very sharp eyesight, which lets them spot small prey from a great height. Dogs and ants, by contrast, rely mainly on smell.
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Q.268
Match the spice with the plant part and choose the correct pair:
- A Cinnamon - leaf
- B Cardamom - bark of the stem
- C Saffron - fleshy root
- D Turmeric - underground stem
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Correct answer: (D) Turmeric - underground stem
Turmeric (haldi), like ginger, is an underground stem (rhizome). Cinnamon is bark, saffron is the stigma of a flower, and cardamom is a fruit with seeds.
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Q.269
Class V EVS tells how George de Mestral came back from a walk to find seeds stuck to his clothes and to his dog's fur. Looking at them under a microscope gave him the idea for:
- A The zip fastener
- B Velcro
- C Adhesive tape
- D The safety pin
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Correct answer: (B) Velcro
Class V's 'Seeds and Seeds' (which dates the walk to 1948; most accounts, including WIPO's, give 1941) tells how de Mestral saw that these seeds had many tiny hooks that caught on cloth and fur, and made a material with similar hooks, Velcro. Such seeds travel to new places by sticking to animals and people.
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Q.270
A cactus growing in a desert has a thick, fleshy green stem and spines in place of broad leaves. How do these features help the plant?
- A They help it float on water
- B They help it grow well in deep shade under tall trees
- C They help it store water and lose very little
- D They help it absorb water through the spines
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Correct answer: (C) They help it store water and lose very little
The fleshy stem stores water and also makes food, and spines in place of broad leaves cut down the loss of water, which suits a hot, dry desert. Spines do not absorb water.
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Q.271
Which of the following diseases is water-borne, that is, spread by drinking contaminated water?
- A Malaria
- B Dengue
- C Cholera
- D Chickenpox
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Correct answer: (C) Cholera
Cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and jaundice spread through contaminated water; malaria and dengue are spread by mosquitoes, and chickenpox spreads by contact and air.
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Q.272
In the class V chapter 'Experiments with Water', a lemon that sinks in plain water is found to float when a lot of salt is dissolved in the water. This shows that:
- A Salt enters the lemon and makes it lighter, so it rises to the surface
- B Salt water is denser than plain water, so it can hold up objects that plain water cannot
- C The lemon absorbs the salt, becomes hollow inside and then floats like an empty plastic bottle
- D The water level rises when salt is added, so the lemon is pushed up to float on the top
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Correct answer: (B) Salt water is denser than plain water, so it can hold up objects that plain water cannot
Dissolving salt increases the density of water, which is why the lemon floats; the same idea explains why it is easier to float in sea water.
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Q.273
Instead of telling the class which substances dissolve in water, a teacher gives groups salt, sugar, sand, chalk powder and water and lets them find out for themselves. This approach is best described as:
- A Discovery learning
- B Programmed instruction
- C Classical conditioning
- D Lecture method
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Correct answer: (A) Discovery learning
Letting children find out a relationship through their own exploration, rather than being told, is discovery learning as described by Bruner. Programmed instruction and conditioning are behaviourist techniques.
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Q.274
Class V children want to find out which cloth dries fastest: cotton, wool or nylon. For a fair test, they should:
- A Hang each cloth in a different place in the school so that each one gets at least some sun
- B Use pieces of different sizes and thicknesses so that the result comes quicker and is easier to see
- C Use same-sized pieces soaked in equal water, hung in one place, changing only the cloth
- D Let each group choose its own amount of water
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Correct answer: (C) Use same-sized pieces soaked in equal water, hung in one place, changing only the cloth
In a fair test only one factor (here the type of cloth) is changed while everything else is kept the same. Otherwise the difference in drying cannot be traced to the cloth.
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Q.275
Consider the following statements about NCF 2005's objectives for science at the primary stage: 1. Children should be introduced to formal definitions and laws so that later classes become easier. 2. Basic language skills of speaking, reading and writing should be developed not only for science but also through science. Which is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Both 1 and 2
- C Only 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (C) Only 2
NCF 2005 lists developing basic language skills (speaking, reading and writing) not only for science but also through science as a primary-stage objective. Formal definitions and laws are not what it asks for at this stage.
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Q.276
Babies and many very old people are given soft food such as khichdi and dalia mainly because:
- A Soft food is cheaper
- B Soft food has more vitamins and minerals than other food
- C They do not like the taste of other food
- D They have few or no teeth to chew hard food
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Correct answer: (D) They have few or no teeth to chew hard food
Babies have not yet got their teeth and many old people have lost some, so hard food is difficult for them to chew. Soft food is easy to chew and digest.
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Q.277
Why do nomadic herders such as the Changpa of Ladakh live in tents rather than in permanent houses?
- A Tents made of yak hair are always warmer than any house built of stone or mud
- B They move with their animals in search of grass, and tents can be packed and carried
- C Building permanent houses is not allowed anywhere in Ladakh by law
- D Tents are needed to store the barley crops they grow in the high mountain valleys every summer
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Correct answer: (B) They move with their animals in search of grass, and tents can be packed and carried
Herders move from place to place to find grazing for their goats, sheep and yaks, so they need homes that can be folded and carried. Their tents are made to be moved easily.
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Q.278
According to class V EVS, why are pashmina shawls woven by hand and not on machines?
- A Machines are not allowed in the mountains of Kashmir and Ladakh by law
- B The goat hair is too fine to be woven on machines
- C Hand weaving makes the wool waterproof
- D The shawls are too small and light to fit on any weaving machine
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Correct answer: (B) The goat hair is too fine to be woven on machines
'A Shelter so High!' says pashmina hair is so fine that six of them together are as thick as one of our hairs, so the shawls cannot be woven on machines; one plain shawl takes about 250 hours of weaving. Such a shawl is said to be as warm as six sweaters.
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Q.279
In a field, grass is eaten by grasshoppers, grasshoppers by frogs, frogs by snakes and snakes by eagles. If most of the frogs are killed, what is the most likely immediate effect?
- A Grasshoppers increase and snakes get less food
- B Grass increases and eagles get more food
- C Grasshoppers decrease and snakes increase
- D Nothing changes, as each animal lives on its own
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Correct answer: (A) Grasshoppers increase and snakes get less food
With fewer frogs eating them, grasshoppers multiply, while snakes that feed on frogs go short of food. This shows the web of life: living things depend on one another.
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Q.280
A teacher says, 'Children from the hamlet who help their parents farm don't understand science; they come from a deprived background.' NCF 2005's example of Janabai, who can identify about a hundred plants, suggests that the teacher should:
- A Give these children extra drill in scientific definitions until they catch up with the rest of the class
- B Build school science on the rich knowledge these children have of plants, animals and farming
- C Place these children in a separate, slower group
- D Advise their parents to stop them from doing farm work so that they can concentrate on school science
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Correct answer: (B) Build school science on the rich knowledge these children have of plants, animals and farming
NCF 2005 describes Janabai, whose teacher thinks she is a poor student though she knows far more plants than he does, and asks how school science can connect with the farm, animals and woods she knows. Rote drills or labelling ignore this knowledge.
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Q.281
According to the class IV chapter 'The Valley of Flowers', Madhubani paintings on walls and courtyards are made with:
- A Ready-made oil paints bought in tubes from the market in the nearest big town
- B Coloured sand pressed onto the wet wall with a glue made from the gum of trees
- C Rice paste mixed with colours from indigo, turmeric, flowers and trees
- D Only charcoal and white chalk, without any other colour, so the pictures are black and white
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Correct answer: (C) Rice paste mixed with colours from indigo, turmeric, flowers and trees
The chapter says these paintings are made from a paste of powdered rice in which colour is mixed, and the colours come from indigo (neel), turmeric (haldi), and flowers and trees. They show people, animals, trees, flowers and birds.
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Q.282
The class V chapter 'A Treat for Mosquitoes' tells how a scientist working at a hospital in Secunderabad found malaria germs in the stomach of a female mosquito and later won the Nobel Prize. Who was he?
- A Edward Jenner
- B Louis Pasteur
- C Ronald Ross
- D Alexander Fleming
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Correct answer: (C) Ronald Ross
Ronald Ross spent months cutting open mosquitoes and finally found the germs in a brownish female mosquito with spotted wings, proving that mosquitoes spread malaria; he received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1902. Jenner, Pasteur and Fleming are known for vaccination, work on germs and penicillin.
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Q.283
During a class III lesson on families, a teacher asks everyone to draw 'mother, father and two children'. Sonu, who lives with his grandmother and uncle, sits quietly. What should the teacher have done?
- A Asked Sonu to draw an imaginary family with a mother, a father and two children, just like the others
- B Told the class that a proper family must have a mother and a father living in the same house
- C Excused Sonu from drawing and moved on
- D Asked children to draw the people they live with and discussed the many kinds of families
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Correct answer: (D) Asked children to draw the people they live with and discussed the many kinds of families
EVS recognises that families differ in size and structure. Asking children to draw their own family and discussing this diversity includes every child, whereas a fixed model of the family leaves some children out.
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Q.284
Starting EVS lessons from the child's home, neighbourhood and daily life most directly serves which guiding principle of NCF 2005?
- A Connecting knowledge to life outside the school
- B Making examinations more frequent and rigorous
- C Standardising textbooks for all states
- D Increasing the number of subjects at the primary stage
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Correct answer: (A) Connecting knowledge to life outside the school
Connecting knowledge to life outside the school is the first of NCF 2005's guiding principles. The others include moving away from rote methods, enriching the curriculum beyond textbooks and making examinations more flexible.
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Q.285
In the process of making a clay pot, which step comes FIRST after the clay is dug out?
- A Kneading the clay with water to make it soft
- B Baking the shaped pot in a kiln (bhatti) to make it hard
- C Painting the pot
- D Shaping the pot on the potter's wheel (chaak) by hand
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Correct answer: (A) Kneading the clay with water to make it soft
The potter first cleans and kneads the clay to remove stones and air, then shapes it on the wheel, dries it in shade and finally bakes it in a kiln, as described in the class III chapter Making Pots.
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Q.286
According to the class IV chapter 'Eating Together', what did the highest court of our country decide some years ago about food in schools?
- A Schoolchildren should get hot, cooked food as their right
- B Children should bring a packed lunch from home every day for hygiene
- C Schools should sell packed food at low prices in a canteen
- D Only children of poor families should get a free meal at school
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Correct answer: (A) Schoolchildren should get hot, cooked food as their right
The chapter notes that many children go to school hungry and says the highest court decided that children in school should be given hot, cooked food, which is the right of every child. The Supreme Court's order of November 2001 required a cooked mid-day meal in all government and government-aided primary schools; the National Food Security Act, 2013 later made a free mid-day meal a legal entitlement for children up to class VIII.
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Q.287
During a survey on the work done by family members, a few households do not wish to answer some questions. The teacher should tell the children to:
- A Respect their wish, thank them and note that the question was not answered
- B Keep asking the same questions again and again until the family finally answers
- C Guess the answers from what the neighbours say about that family
- D Leave those houses out and make up answers similar to those given by the other families
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Correct answer: (A) Respect their wish, thank them and note that the question was not answered
Surveys in EVS also teach respect for people's privacy and honesty with data. Recording 'not answered' keeps the data truthful, while pressing, guessing or inventing answers is unethical.
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Q.288
Stepwells (baoli or bawdi) have long flights of steps going down to the water. The steps mainly allowed people to:
- A Sit and rest in the cool shade during the festivals and fairs only
- B Keep animals away from the water
- C Reach the water even when its level fell in the dry months
- D Make the water flow out through channels to the nearby fields
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Correct answer: (C) Reach the water even when its level fell in the dry months
As the water level fell in the dry months, people could still walk down the steps to reach it. Stepwells were a traditional way of storing water and reaching it in dry regions.
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Q.289
In a class III lesson, children guess feelings shown only through faces and hand movements, and learn about sign language and dance gestures. Which concept is this lesson building?
- A Only spoken or written words can carry a message from one person to another person
- B Dance is only for entertainment
- C Sign language is used only by teachers in special schools for deaf children
- D People can communicate without words, by gestures, expressions and signs
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Correct answer: (D) People can communicate without words, by gestures, expressions and signs
The lesson 'Saying without Speaking' shows that gestures, facial expressions, sign language and dance mudras all carry meaning. It also builds respect for people who use sign language.
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Q.290
In the class IV chapter 'Changing Times', why did Chetandas' family lay branches of neem and keekar on the wooden frame of their roof?
- A To make the roof smell pleasant
- B To let rainwater drain away quickly
- C So that termites would not harm the wood
- D To keep the room cool in summer
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Correct answer: (C) So that termites would not harm the wood
Chetandas recalls that neem and keekar branches were laid on the roof frame so that termites would not harm the wood, and then covered with old gunny bags and mud. His mother also coated the floor with mud mixed with cow dung, which she said kept insects away.
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Q.291
A class III teacher in a village school is teaching the theme 'Shelter'. The MOST appropriate teaching-learning resource for her would be:
- A A video of skyscrapers and modern apartment blocks in big cities of foreign countries
- B The children's own houses and other houses in the village, observed by the children
- C A printed chart of house types in different regions of India, to be memorised by the children
- D A detailed lecture on building materials
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Correct answer: (B) The children's own houses and other houses in the village, observed by the children
EVS stresses using the immediate environment and community as resources; children's own houses give concrete, familiar experience from which the idea of different kinds of shelters can be built.
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Q.292
The NCERT EVS textbooks for classes III to V carry the title:
- A Our Environment
- B Science Around Us
- C Learning by Doing
- D Looking Around
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Correct answer: (D) Looking Around
NCERT's class III, IV and V EVS textbooks are titled Looking Around (Aas-Paas in Hindi), reflecting the approach of learning from the child's immediate surroundings.
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Q.293
Which of the following is NOT necessary for a seed to germinate?
- A Water
- B Air
- C Sunlight
- D Suitable warmth
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Correct answer: (C) Sunlight
Seeds germinate in the dark inside soil; they need moisture, air and a suitable temperature. Light becomes necessary only after the seedling emerges and starts making its own food.
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Q.294
According to the class V chapter 'What if it Finishes...?', which of the following is NOT obtained from petroleum?
- A LPG (cooking gas)
- B Charcoal
- C Wax
- D Grease
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Correct answer: (B) Charcoal
The chapter says that from petroleum we get kerosene, diesel, petrol, engine oil and aircraft fuel, and also LPG, wax and grease; it is used in making plastics and paints too. Charcoal comes from wood, not from petroleum. (The chapter also lists coal tar, but coal tar actually comes from coal, not from petroleum.)
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Q.295
When a house is being built, which worker lays the bricks and plasters the walls?
- A Mason
- B Carpenter
- C Plumber
- D Electrician
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Correct answer: (A) Mason
A mason (raj mistri) builds walls of bricks or stones and plasters them. A carpenter works with wood, a plumber with water pipes and an electrician with wiring.
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Q.296
According to the story of Gregor Mendel in class V EVS, what did he find in his experiments on pea plants?
- A Seeds of two colours always give plants with seeds of a new, mixed colour in between
- B Tall and short plants, when crossed, always give plants of medium height in between
- C Pea plants grow better when given more sunlight
- D Some traits come in pairs, like rough or smooth seeds, with no mixed seed between
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Correct answer: (D) Some traits come in pairs, like rough or smooth seeds, with no mixed seed between
'Like Father, Like Daughter' says Mendel worked for seven years on 28,000 plants and found that traits such as rough or smooth seed, yellow or green seed, and tall or short plant come in pairs, with nothing in between. NCERT says the story is meant to inspire children through his perseverance in experimenting, not to teach genetics.
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Q.297
A class V teacher with 45 children wants to record each child's progress on NCERT's indicators of learning in EVS without being overwhelmed. What does NCERT's note in the textbook suggest?
- A Give a weekly written test covering all ten indicators
- B Record only the children who score below average
- C Fill in all the indicators for every child once at the end of the year
- D Observe 3 to 5 children every day and record comments on them
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Correct answer: (D) Observe 3 to 5 children every day and record comments on them
After listing the indicators, the note says teachers can observe 3 to 5 children every day and record comments, to understand their abilities better and encourage them. Over the weeks every child is observed many times, which suits continuous assessment.
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Q.298
In inquiry-based learning in EVS, which of the following usually comes FIRST?
- A Children write in their notebooks, word for word, the conclusion given by the teacher
- B Children are tested on the topic
- C Children raise a question or problem they want to investigate
- D Children memorise all the steps of the activity given in the textbook in order
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Correct answer: (C) Children raise a question or problem they want to investigate
Inquiry begins with a question or problem, often raised by the children; they then predict, investigate, observe and draw conclusions, instead of starting from a conclusion handed to them.
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Q.299
Why does NCF 2005 recommend that science and social science NOT be taught as separate subjects in classes III to V?
- A Because primary teachers are not trained in science and cannot handle laboratory work with young children
- B Because social science content such as history and civics is too difficult for children below class VI
- C Because it reduces the number of textbooks the school must buy
- D Because a young child perceives the surroundings as a whole, not in disciplinary compartments
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Correct answer: (D) Because a young child perceives the surroundings as a whole, not in disciplinary compartments
The integrated approach rests on the way children learn: they see their environment holistically, so compartmentalising it into disciplines at this stage is unnatural and unhelpful.
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Q.300
The main benefit of self-assessment and peer assessment in EVS is that it:
- A Reduces the teacher's workload of marking
- B Lets children compare their marks and compete with each other for the top rank in class
- C Helps children reflect on their learning and take responsibility for it
- D Replaces the need for teacher observation and anecdotal records altogether
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Correct answer: (C) Helps children reflect on their learning and take responsibility for it
Self and peer assessment make children partners in assessment, developing reflection, ownership and cooperative learning, which is the spirit of CCE under NCF 2005.
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