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Environmental Studies

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Raja poured some water in a dish and kept for some hours in hot sun. After sometime, he saw that water had disappeared. Which process made the water disappear?

  1. Condensation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Freezing

  4. Respiration

  5. Melting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Evaporation is the process by which water is converted from its liquid form to its vapour form and thus transferred from land and water masses to the atmosphere. In nature, the sun heats the water in ponds, lakes, rivers or sea, and changes into vapour and rises in air. Here water is also disappeared because of evaporation.

What is the taste of the water that we drink?

  1. Sweet

  2. Sour

  3. Tasteless

  4. Bitter

  5. Salty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water is not only colourless and odourless, it is tasteless too. 

Ramu stores water during rainy season in a roof water tank and reuses it. What is this method of water storage called?

  1. Pollution of water

  2. Water precipitation

  3. Freezing of water

  4. Water harvesting

  5. Water evaporation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rainwater harvesting (also called roof water harvesting) involves the collection, storage and distribution of rainwater from the roof for use inside and outside the home or business. Rainwater that is captured and stored correctly is a safe, economical and sustainable source of quality water. By using rainwater harvesting systems to supply water for some, or indeed all of our requirements, you can reduce your dependence on mains water.

Which of the following options indicate(s) the brightness of a star?

  1. Temperature

  2. Size

  3. Distance from the earth

  4. Magnitude

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Temperature, size, distance from the earth and magnitude are indicators of brightness of sun.

Which gas constitutes the Earth's atmosphere mainly?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Argon

  5. Methane


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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Which process results in the formation of water drops on the outer surface of a glass filled with ice?

  1. Evaporation

  2. Transpiration

  3. Condensation

  4. Sublimation

  5. Freezing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase. The temperature of the ice cold water is close to zero. The air around the container consists of water vapour, which accounts to humidity. When the water vapour comes in contact with the outer surface of glass containing ice cold water, there is a change in physical state of water vapour to water in liquid phase due to lower temperature and condensation. Hence,  it accounts for the water droplets on the outer surface of a tumbler or a glass containing ice cold water.

Who discovered the ring of the planet Saturn?

  1. Galileo Galilei

  2. J.J. Thompson

  3. Alexander Fleming

  4. Aryabhatta

  5. Charles Messier


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The rings of saturn are the most extensive planetary ring system of any planet in the solar system. They consist of countless small particles ranging in size from micrometres to metres that orbit about saturn. In 1610, Galileo Galilei first turned a telescope to the sky, he became the very first person to observe Saturn's rings, though he could not see them well enough to discern their true nature.

Which is the longest cell in our body?

  1. RBC

  2. Nerve cell

  3. Ovum

  4. Stem cell

  5. Muscle cell


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A nerve cell also known as a neuron is an electrically excitable cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals. Neurons connect to each other to form neural networks. Neurons are the core components of the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. It is the longest cell with a length of 90 cm -100 cm linking the central nervous system.

Which planet is known as 'Morning Star'?

  1. Earth

  2. Venus

  3. Mercury

  4. Jupiter

  5. Saturn


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Venus is the second planet from the sun orbiting it every 224.7 earth days. After the moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky. The planet Venus is called the morning star because it can appear as the brightest, and the most visible celestial object (other than the Moon) in the morning.

Which gas is used to extinguish fire?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Hydrogen

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Methane

  5. Carbon monoxide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carbon dioxide gas is heavier than oxygen, so it creates a blanket around the burning fuel and displaces the oxygen surrounding the fuel. In a carbon dioxide extinguisher, the carbon dioxide is kept in pressurised liquid form in the cylinder. When the container is opened, the carbon dioxide expands to form a gas in the atmosphere or to simplify, it removes oxygen from the fire triangle, to smother it and extinguish it.

Which is the largest living flesh eating animal on earth?

  1. Lion

  2. Polar bear

  3. Leopard

  4. Crocodile

  5. Weasel


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. It is the world's largest carnivore found on land, and shares the title of the largest land predator. An adult male weighs around 400–680 kg while an adult female is about half that size.

Which activity will take the least amount of water?

  1. Bathing

  2. Washing clothes

  3. Drinking

  4. Washing utensils

  5. Mopping floor


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We drink water to remain healthy and intake for men is roughly 3 litres (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day. So this is the activity in which least amount of water is used.

What are the egg laying animals called?

  1. Oology

  2. Oviparous

  3. Omnivore

  4. Viviparous

  5. Ovoviviparous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other development within the mother. Examples are crocodiles, alligators, snakes, salamanders, lizards, turtles, etc.

What will happen to the water in Dal lake when the temperature in Srinagar reaches to -8 degree Celsius?

  1. Water will evaporate.

  2. Water will remain unchanged.

  3. Water will freeze to ice.

  4. Water will condense.

  5. Water will get polluted.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

At - 8 degree Celsius temperature, the water in Dal lake goes below the freezing point as the freezing point is 0 degree Celsius. So, the water in Dal lake will freeze and the lake will become so hard so that any body can walk and play on that.

Identify the state of matter of steam.

  1. Solid

  2. Liquid

  3. Gases

  4. Plasma

  5. Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Matter in the gaseous state has both variable volume and shape adapting both to fit its container. Its particles are neither close together nor fixed in place. For example, oxygen, carbon dioxide, steam, etc.

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