Q. Which of the following birds makes its nest among the  thorns of a cactus plant (Sep 2016)  

(1) Sunbird 
(2) Weaverbird  
(3) Robin bird 
(4) Dove  

Q. Read the following description of an animal and  identify it.  ‘‘It looks like a bear but it is not. It spends almost 17  hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a  tree branch. It eats the leaves of the same tree on  which it lives. It lives for about 40 years.’’ (Sep 2016)  

(1) Langur  
(2) Chimpanzee  
(3) Panda  
(4) Sloth  

Q. Which among the following considerations would you  keep in mind while designing a group activity in your  EVS class (Sep 2016) 
A. Engage the interests of the children.  
B. Appeal equally to boys and girls.  
C. Use expensive material.  
D. Appeal to children of all religious and cultural  backgrounds.  

(1) B and C 
(2) A, B and D  
(3) A, C and D 
(4) B and D  

Q. ‘‘A family is a unit consisting of mother, father and their  two children.’' This statement is  (Sep 2016)

(1) incorrect, because the statement should specify that the  children are biological  
(2) incorrect, because there are many kinds of families and one  cannot classify family as being of only one kind  
(3) correct, since this is an ideal family size  
(4) correct, because this is what all Indian families are like  

Q. The gastric juice in the stomach of human beings is  …… and aids in the digestion of food. (Sep 2016)  

(1) amphoteric 
(2) neutral  
(3) acidic 
(4) alkaline  

Q. A teacher wants to select synchronous communication with her students for teaching EVS. Which of the following will she choose  (Aug 2023)

(1) Phone calls, pre-recorded videos, tele-conferencing
(2) E-mail, social media posts, phone calls
(3) Instant messaging, blogs, tele-conferencing
(4) Video conferencing, online chat sessions, phone calls

Q. If theme Travel : Railway Station depicts utilisation of a community resource in EVS, which of the following will complete – theme Food : __________  (Aug 2023)

(1) Agricultural farm
(2) Forest
(3) Shopkeeper
(4) Farmer

Q. While teaching EVS, a teacher’s statement/question, which encourages students to elaborate on an answer either on their own or from the response of their peers, is : (Aug 2023)

(1) Probing
(2) Conditioning
(3) Chaining
(4) Trial and error

Q. The coastal State/Union Territory of Bay of Bengal is : (Aug 2023)

(1) Odisha
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) Telangana

Q. Select from the following a group of birds each member of which is able to see distinctly the object four times as far as we can see. (Jan 2021)

 (1) Doves, Crows, Peacocks
 (2) Eagles, Pigeons, Parrots
 (3) Crows, Kites, Nightingales
 (4) Eagles, Kites, Vultures

Q. The integrated nature of EVS helps to (Jan 2021)

 (1) reduce the curriculum load and introduce specific topics.
 (2) reduce curriculum load and help children to learn meaningfully.
 (3) follow child-centered approach and introduce larger number of concepts.
 (4) learn from information and description provided.

Q. Which of the following is NOT a broad indicator of EVS assessment (Jan 2021)

 (1) Co-operation
 (2) Concern for justice
 (3) Concern for equality
 (4) Concept mapping

Q. There is a paragraph in class V EVS textbook based on Al-Biruni’s observation of construction of ponds in India some thousand years ago. What would be the purpose of including this paragraph  (Jan 2021)
 a. It helps learners to identify sources of history.
 b. It helps learners to improve their recording of observations.
 c. It helps learners to appreciate technology present in India some 1000 years back.
 d. It helps learners to appreciate the role of evidence in history.

 (1) a, b, c
 (2) a, c, d
 (3) only a & d
 (4) only a & c

Q. Children can be effectively engaged in EVS learning through  (Dec 2019)
 A. Narratives 
 B. Stories 
 C. Effective explanation of concepts by the teacher 
 D. Effective demonstration and explanation of concepts by the teacher

(1) A, C, D 
(2) A and B only
(3) C and D only 
(4) A, B and C 

Q. Mayank tells his friend that his  family is headed by mother, though  his father is alive and they are  residing at mother’s ancestral  house. His family is an example of

(1) patrilocal family     
(2) matrilocal family 
(3) conjugal family     
(4) consanguineous family

Q. What is the location of Jammu & Kashmir and Goa with respect to Bihar in India (Dec 2018)

(1) East and West
(2) West and East
(3) North-west and South-west
(4) South-west and North-east

Q. Night blindness is associated with  which of the following  

(1) Vitamin E     
(2) Vitamin A  
(3) Vitamin C     
(4) Vitamin D  

Q. Vitamins are substances  (CTET July 2011)

(1) required in small quantities to  prevent deficiency diseases   
(2) that increase our metabolic rate  leading to loss of weight      
(3) required as medicines to make us  healthy      
(4) that build muscles to keep us  strong  

Q. Main source of fresh water on the  Earth is  

(1) glacier
(2) river-water      
(3) ground-water      
(4) ponds and tanks  

Q. Malaria is caused by  

(1) plasmodium falciparum    
(2) entamoeba      
(3) retrovirus 
(4) salmonella  

Q. Renu’s grandmother shows her a  dried-up well and tells her that  15-20 years ago there was water in  the well, but now it has completely  dried up. What could be the  reason(s) for drying up of water in  the well (CTET Feb 2016) 
A. The soil around the trees, well  and nearby area is now covered  with cement.      
B. A lot of boring pumps have  come up in the nearby area.      
C. Nobody uses the well as there  are taps in everybody’s house  now.

(1) A and B
(2) Only C  
(3) Only A 
(4) Only B  

Q. Shelter is a site for 

A. reproduction.     
B. safety.     
C. privacy.      
D. storing the belongings.

(1) C and D     
(2) A and B      
(3) A and C     
(4) All of these