ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Class : III

Max Marks : 80
Time : 11:00 to 12:30 noon

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Each question has four alternatives marked (A), (B), (C) and (D), but only one
of these alternatives is the correct answer.
1. Different trees have different leaves. Name the trees, in proper order, to which
the following leaves belong.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(A) Peepal tree, neem tree, banana tree, mango tree,

(B) Peepal tree, mango tree, banana tree, neem tree
(C) Peepal tree, banana tree, mango tree, neem tree
(D) Banana tree, mango tree, peepal tree, neem tree
2. Which one of the following fruits makes other fruits and vegetables tastier ?

(A) Lemon (B) Mango

(C) Banana (D) Apple

3. Which one of the following animals can remain without water even for three or
four days ?

(A) A giraffe (B) An elephant

(C) A horse (D) A camel

4. For which one of the following sources of energy, we don’t have to spend
money ?

(A) Wood (B) Sunlight

(C) Electricity (D) Coal

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5. Last year, Anuj got a watch as birthday gift. Since then he started noting time
at each occasion. After one month, he went to Agra with his parents. He noted
the time of departure from Delhi and time of arrival at Agra, as shown.

Departure from Delhi Arrival at Agra

Time taken to travel from Delhi to Agra was
(A) 5 hours, 10 minutes (B) 4 hours, 50 minutes

(C) 4 hours, 20 minutes (D) 4 hours, 10 minutes

6. Cars, motorbikes and scooters have to visit which one of the following places
very often ?

(A) Hotel (B) Hospital

(C) Shop (D) Petrol pump

7. In India, many sportsmen have made names in different sports. Some have won
gold medals and some have made world records in thier own fields. In
column I, name of some famous sports men are given and in column II sports
connected with them are given. Make proper matching and tick-mark() the
correct answer.
Column I Column II
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (i) chess
(b) Vishwanathan Anand (ii) weight lifting
(c) Sania Mirza (iii) cricket
(d) Karnam Malleshwari (iv) lawn tennis
(A) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i
(B) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
(C) (a) - iii, (b) - i, (c) - iv, (d) - ii
(D) (a) - iii, (b) - i, (c) - ii, (d) - iv

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In each of the following five questions, one of the four members of the group
is different from the other three. Tick-mark() the different member of the
group.

8. (A) Crow (B) Kite

(C) Pigeon (D) Owl

9. (A) Wheat (B) Rice

(C) Water (D) Maize

10. (A) Ladyfinger (B) Egg

(C) Cauliflower (D) Potato

11. (A) School (B) Church

(C) Temple (D) Mosque

12. (A) Potato (B) Mango

(C) Banana (D) Apple

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13. Different animals move in different ways to go from one place to another.
Relate the animals given in column I with the corresponding ways of movement
in column II and tick-mark() the correct relation.
Column I Column II

(a) Lizard (i) hop

(b) Sheep (ii) fly

(c) Frog (iii) walk

(d) Pigeon (iv) crawl

(A) (a) - ii, (b) - iii, (c) - i, (d) - iv

(B) (a) - iv, (b) - i, (c) - ii, (d) - iii

(C) (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - i, (d) - ii

(D) (a) - ii, (b) - iii, (c) - iv, (d) - i

14. Which one of the following is not a natural source of water ?

(A) Stream (B) River

(C) Spring (D) Pond

15. ‘Fours and sixes if you can get

A century is sure, I can bet’

The above words can be associated with which one of the following games ?

(A) Lawn Tennis (B) Football

(C) Cricket (D) Volleyball

16. There are many methods of cooking food. Water is mainly used for which one
of the following methods of cooking ?

(A) Baking (B) Boiling

(C) Frying (D) Roasting

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17. Which one of the following animals will be formed after pasting the parts of the
following figures in proper positions ?

(A) Camel (B) Giraffe

(C) Zebra (D) Horse

18. Tick-mark() the wrong statement from the following.

(A) Baking and roasting are also some methods of cooking food

(B) A person who repairs a car or scooter is called mechanic

(C) Tup-tup sound is associated with moving tonga driven by a horse

(D) The feathers of all the birds are of same shape

19. Which one of the following fruits is not grown on a tree ?

(A) Orange (B) Melon

(C) Mango (D) Banana

20. Which one of the following is different from the other three ?

(A) Potato (B) Garlic

(C) Ginger (D) Onion

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21. Tick mark () the correct sequence of the names of the following flowers.

(A) Sunflower, jasmine, lotus, rose

(B) Jasmine, lotus, sunflower, rose

(C) Jasmine, sunflower, lotus, rose

(D) Jasmine, sunflower, rose, lotus

22. Hump, hoof and trunk are associated in proper order with

(A) camel, horse and elephant

(B) camel, elephant and horse

(C) elephant, camel and horse

(D) horse, elephant and camel

23. Olympic Games are held after every
(A) six years (B) five years
(C) four years (D) three years
24. Dead body of an animal decays very soon. This decayed body produces germs
which in turn can cause diseases. Which of the following birds eats the dead
bodies of the animals to stop it from decaying ?
(A) Kite (B) Crow
(C) Owl (D) Vulture
25. Kitten is the young one of
(A) cow (B) goat
(C) hen (D) cat

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26. Which one of the following birds will be formed after pasting the parts of the
following figures in proper positions ?

(A) Crow (B) Peacock

(C) Hen (D) Parrot

27. Relate the birds given in column I with the foods which they eat/like given in
column II and tick-mark() the correct relation

Column I Column II

(a) Woodpecker (i) grains

(b) Crow (ii) dead bodies of animals

(c) Vulture (iii) eggs of other birds

(d) Pigeon (iv) insects

(A) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i

(B) (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - i

(C) (a) - iii, (b) - i, (c) - iv, (d) - ii

(D) (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - i, (d) - ii

28. A cyclist is riding on a bicycle through a busy street. Which one of the
following sounds is made by the cycle to alert the persons in the
busy street ?

(A) Chhuk-Chhuk (B) Peen-Peen

(C) Tring-Tring (D) Tup-Tup

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29. Which of the following is different from the other three ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

30. Which one the following persons cannot become a singer ?

(A) A lame person (who cannot walk)
(B) A blind person (who cannot see)
(C) An illiterate person (who cannot read or write)
(D) A deaf person (who cannot hear)

31. Which one of the following colours is not used for traffic signals ?

(A) Red (B) Yellow

(C) Green (D) Blue

32. King, queen and knight are associated with which one of the following
games ?
(A) Playing Cards (B) Carom
(C) Chess (D) Ladder and Snake
33. Tick-mark() the incorrect statement from the following.
(A) All cities in India are connected with railways
(B) Braille is a special way of reading and writing for blind persons
(C) For going to big cities in different countries, people use aeroplanes
(D) For talking to persons in different cities, we use either telephone or mobile
34. Which one of the following is not connected with the other three ?
(A) Stamp (B) Telephone
(C) Letter (D) Postman

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35. Match the statements of column I and column II and tick-mark() the correct
answer.

Column I Column II

(a) Aeroplane (i) river

(b) Bus (ii) sea

(c) Boat (iii) sky

(d) Ship (iv) road

(A) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - ii, (d) - i

(B) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii
(C) (a) - ii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - iii
(D) (a) - iii, (b) - ii, (c) - iv, (d) - i

36. Below is given a mesh with small squares in which modes of transportation are
written. These are written along horizontal lines.

How many modes of transportation are hidden in the above mesh ?

(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8

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37. Match different persons given in column I with works which they perform given
in column II and tick-mark() the correct answer.
Column I Column II
(a) Cobbler (i) brick-work
(b) Carpenter (ii) motorcycle repair
(c) Mason (iii) wood-work
(d) Mechanic (iv) shoe repair

(A) (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - ii, (d) - i

(B) (a) - iv, (b) - iii, (c) - i, (d) - ii

(C) (a) - iv, (b) - i, (c) - ii, (d) - iii

(D) (a) - iii, (b) - iv, (c) - i, (d) - ii

38. You are familiar with some birds. Most of you see some birds almost daily.
Some birds are hidden in the mesh of small squares, given below. The birds are
written in vertical lines.

How many birds are hidden in the above mesh ?

(A) 4 (B) 5

(C) 6 (D) 7

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39. India’s first Prime Minister was

(A) Sardar Patel (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(C) Rajinder Prasad (D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

40. In the crossword, names of some animals are given either along a line
(horizontal) or along a column (vertical).

Which of the following animals is not given in this crossword ?

(A) Elephant (B) Monkey

(C) Tiger (D) Horse

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 ANSWERS : CLASS III ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

1 B 2 A 3 D 4 B 5 D
6 D 7 C 8 D 9 C 10 B
11 A 12 A 13 C 14 D 15 C
16 B 17 A 18 D 19 B 20 A
21 C 22 A 23 C 24 D 25 D
26 D 27 B 28 C 29 B 30 D
31 D 32 C 33 A 34 B 35 B
36 C 37 B 38 C 39 B 40 B

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