KTET Paper 1: Environmental Studies Test - 5 - KTET MCQ

The Indian Ocean is the third-biggest on the planet and makes up roughly 20% of Earth's water surface shaped like that of a triangle. It is limited by southern Asia in the north, the Arabian Peninsula and Africa in the west, the Malay Peninsula, Sunda Islands and Australia in the east and the Southern Ocean in the south.

Kites, Eagles, and Vultures are predatory birds or birds of prey. They hunt and feed vertebrates. They possess an excellent vision. They can see their prey four times as far as humans can see. Kites have long wings and weak legs, they mostly feed insects. Eagles are large birds they have long, broad wings and massive feet. Vultures are carrion-eating raptors.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Kites, Eagles, Vultures.'

It is important to help nurture young children’s creativity through a rich learning environment of visual and performance arts. Such techniques can help you to engage your students in art and craft, music, dance and drama. Thus you may plan lessons with activities that aim to nurture expressiveness, creativity and imagination among the young learners in your class. 

Sarita's teacher is following learning as a social activity. Group work creates more opportunities for critical thinking and can promote student learning and achievement. Student group work enhances skills like communication and other professional development skills. All of these skills are critical to successful teamwork in the classroom.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Learning as a social activity.'

Seismic waves lose a lot of their vitality in going over long distance. Be that as it may, touchy sensitive identifiers (seismometers) can record postulation waves radiated by even the littlest quakes. At the point when these detectors are joined with a framework that creates a perpetual recording, they are called seismographs.

• Speed: The distance travelled by the body in unit time.
• Speed=Distance/Time
• Also, Time=Distance/Speed
• Average Speed: Since the body does not always have the same speed, So we use the concept of average speed. It is the ratio of total distance covered to total time taken by the body.
• AverageSpeed = Total Distance/Total Time

BOD5: Five-day biochemical oxygen demand; The amount of dissolved oxygen consumed in five days by bacteria that perform biological degradation of organic matter.

If students are not interested in the lesson then the teacher can teach them by using audio-visual aids based on multiple intelligences to make the lesson interesting. By using audio-visual aids in a lecture creates interest amongst learners, so that they do not feel bored, and the teaching-learning process takes place effectively and students learn and retain the concepts better and for a longer duration. 
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Use audio-visual aids based on multiple intelligences to make the lesson interesting.'

Concept:

• Cow dung and cow urine are considered holy in India.
• Applying cow dung is part of the cleaning process in Indian villages.
• In festivals also, after cleaning their houses, rural people apply the cow-dung paste on walls and floors.
• It is just like how urban people make their houses painted for getting a festive feel.

Explanation:

• Cow dung has a very unpleasant smell.
• However, when mixed with water and mud the smell becomes un-noticeable to people.
• Insects on the other hand can still get the unpleasant smell of cow dung.
• As a result, the insects keep away from such places.
• Cow dung is also used to make houses water-resistant and work as an insulator.

The family members coat the floor of their room with a mixture of dung and mud every morning to prevent insects from entering the house.

Misra Report, 1991 perceived the accompanying four essential principles of ecology: holism, ecosystem, succession and conservation

The Owl is a bird that can rotate its neck backward to a large extent. It can rotate its neck a maximum of 270 degrees without tearing tendons or breaking blood vessels. Its eyes are also fixed in sockets which increases its range of vision, so it is adaptable to rotate its neck.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Owl.'

The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. 
There are at least three ways in which this relationship can be expressed.
These are:

• Statement of Scale
• Representative Fraction (R. F.)
• Graphical Scale

This is the correct option because none of the above is biodegradable. Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things using composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes.

Anjali should ask the students from different cultures and regions to bring food from home. They can display it, and each one of them can share the information with the other classmates. If the students are given the food to taste, it might have a long-lasting impression and learning on the student's mind. If the students bring the food, it would be easier for them and their classmates to ask questions from each other and various other information about the food.
Hence, the correct answer is "Ask students from different cultures/regions to bring food from home, display it and share the information with classmates".

• Mountaineering is a much demanding adventurous activity.
• It is sought after by people who are willing to undergo extensive physical training and have strong willpower.

Difficulties faced:

• The climate at higher elevations is not the same as at sea level, and hence the mountaineers face the following difficulty:
  • Lack of oxygen.
  • Low atmospheric pressure.
  • Very low freezing/sub-freezing temperatures.
  • Very high chilly winds.
• Other than climatic factors, the topography adds another difficulty to the climbers as:
  •  At the high mountain, slopes are steep and walking becomes difficult.
  • Snow on the mountain makes it slippery.
  • Avalanches, landslides are common in the mountains.

The Deccan Plateau is a plateau in India which covers the maximum part of the southern part of India.

Asking probing and imaginative questions create curiosity in the minds of the students due to which children make efforts to find the answers by themselves, or they think about the different and alternative answers. It enhances their imaginative and thinking skills. Through this way, children can memorize concepts for a longer period of time.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Promoting imaginative and thinking skills of students.'

• When we split a whole masoor, we get a masoor dal, but after splitting the sprouting capacity of the masoor is lost.
• This is because only whole seeds have the capacity to germinate.
• Masoor dal are dicotyledonous seeds with two cotyledons.
• These seeds germinate when soaked.
• But if we split a masoor dal they become seeds which are already split cotyledons.
• These seeds will not have any embryo for them to germinate.

The Indian government has built up around 18 biosphere reserves in India, which secure bigger ranges of characteristic living space (than a national park or animal sanctuary), and frequently incorporate one or more national parks alongside support zones that are interested in some monetary employments.

An effective teaching-learning will happen in the class when a teacher helps or facilitates linking the knowledge a student has with the new concept to be taught. The objective behind this is to promote correlation and transfer of knowledge because a learner's understanding of a text can be improved by activating their prior knowledge before dealing with the text.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Correlation and transfer of knowledge.'

• Farm machinery has improved the agricultural industry to the best of its ability.
• Various machinery is being used in crop cultivation at various stages of the crop cycle.
• The cutting of a crop after it is mature is called harvesting.

The students are required to understand the relative positions and relative distances of places. They must know how to use the scale and symbols. Drawing precisely according to the scale is not important.

Evaporation is considered as a normal process that occurs when the liquid form changes into the gaseous form, whereas Boiling is considered as an unnatural process where the liquid gets heated up due to continuous or regular heating of the liquid.
Evaporation can take place at any temperature while boiling cannot take place at any temperature, it takes place at a temperature where the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the local atmospheric pressure.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Evaporation can take place at any temperature while boiling cannot.'

EVS curriculum revised after NCF 2005, the learning experiences are planned to provide enormous scope for children’s knowledge construction. Children need to be helped to make connections between their observations and experiences in their environment and derive meaning (new information /knowledge).

Stickiness is the measure of water vapor noticeable all around. Water vapor is the vaporous condition of water and is undetectable. Stickiness demonstrates the probability of precipitation, dew or haze.

Environmental Studies is a mandatory subject in the curriculum. The main objective of teaching EVS at the primary stage is children must be encouraged to explore their immediate environment, learning in the classroom must be linked to life outside the school, Children must be encouraged to ask questions. But, maintaining discipline in the classroom does not come under the scope of environmental studies.
Hence, the correct answer is, 'Teacher must ensure perfect discipline in the classroom.'

EVS helps children to understand how things work and interact in their surroundings. At the primary stage, is an integrated subject area that draws upon insights from sciences (physical, chemical, and biological), social studies (history, geography, political science, sociology, etc.), and environmental education (protection and conservation).

The basic objective of teaching EVS to students at the primary stage is to link the classroom teaching with real life. Showing a ticket to the students can help them to know about what constitutes the railway ticket in reality. The students will be able to observe the ticket, and understand in a better way using practical knowledge. The observation skill of students will also be enhanced.

Ladyfinger is a vegetable and is also known as Okra. It is cultivated in sub-tropical, tropical and warm temperate regions around the world. It is rich in Vitamin C and Vitamin K.
Hence, the correct answer is "Vitamin 'C'".

Environmental studies are the study of the environment in the context of earth and living things. It is more concerned with the scientific attitude to explore, investigate, and develop an understanding of our natural, human, social and cultural dimensions of local and wider environments.