CTET PAPER I (EVS)

Environmental Studies & Pedagogy

Previous Years Question:

1) Weightlifters are generally required 

to make more muscles and body mass. For this purpose, they need to take a diet which is rich in [CTET Jan 2012] 

(1) carbohydrates

(2) proteins

(3) vitamins

(4) fats

Answer:  (2) proteins

2) Anjali’s friend suggested the following four ways to avoid tooth decay [CTET Jan 2012] 

A. Brush your teeth twice a day.

B. Wear braces to avoid enamel decay.

C. Avoid sweets, chocolates and

carbonated drinks.

D. Rinse mouth after every meal.

Which of the above ways should Anjali follow?

(1) C, D and A

(2) B, C and D

(3) A and C

(4) D, A and B

Answer:  (1) C, D and A

3) Dyslexia is associated mainly with

difficulties in [CTET Dec 2018]

(1) speaking and hearing

(2) reading

(3) hearing

(4) speaking

Answer: (2) reading

4) After diagnosis a doctor says to a

patient that there is less

haemoglobin in his blood. Which of

the following should he eat to make up the deficiency of iron? [CTET July 2013] 

(1) Amla, green leafy vegetables,jaggery

(2) Rice, sugar, amla

(3) Green leafy vegetables, wheat,

orange

(4) Jaggery, lemon, pea

Answer:  (1) Amla, green leafy vegetables, jaggery

5)While discussing liking and disliking a student says, I and my mother both love to eat snakes. Whenever, we feel like eating nakes, we go to a nearby hotel and at Ling-hu-fen’ This student must belong to[CTET Feb 2014] 

1) Assam

2) Hong Kong

3) Orissa

4) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer:  (2) Hong Kong

6) Select from the following a group

at comprises of methods of cooking food

[CTET Sept 2014]

1) boiling, kneading, roasting

2)baking, boiling, rolling

3)frying, soaking,roasting

4)baking, frying, roasting

Answer:  (4) baking, frying, roasting

7)In which of the following parts of

r country do people grow tables such as tapioca and coconut in their courtyards and they find food prepared using these to be very tasty? [CTET Sept 2014]

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Assam

(3) Goa

(4) Kerala

Answer: (4)  Kerala

Chapter 3 : Food and Nutrition

1. Food is essential:
(1) to live
(2) for growth of the body
(3) for working
(4) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

2. Cereals, sugar, fats,oils etc are examples of
(1) energy providing foods
(2) body building foods
(3) regulatory foods
(4) protective foods

Answer: energy providing foods

3. Fruits are eaten to get:
(1) vitamins
(2) sugars
(3) carbohydrates and minerals
(4) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

4. Which of the following statements are correct?
A. Carbohydrates provide more
energy than fats.
B. Vitamin C gets destroyed by
heat during cooking.
C. Vitamins are required in small
quantities.
D. Cellulose is a carbohydrate that
provides energy to human body.
(1) A and D
(2) B and C
(3) A and C
(4) A and B

Answer:   B and C

5. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(1) A food item that contain fat tends to
leave an oily patch on a paper
(2) Minerals are used to make hormones and to maintain normal heart beat
(3) Vitamin D helps our body to use the calcium to maintain healthy bones and teeth
(4) Minerals help in building and repairing of the body

Answer: Minerals help in building and repairing of the body

6. Which of the following statements about fat is not true?
(1) Fat produces energy in the body
(2) Fat gets stored in our body
(3) Fat has more oxygen as compared
to carbohydrate
(4) Fat prevents rapid loss of heat.

Answer:  Fat has more oxygen as compared to carbohydrate

7)A biochemical compound that
readily combines with oxygen and distributes it throughout the human body is:
(1) haemoglobin
(2) ureal
(3) chlorine
(4) water

Answer: haemoglobin

8)Which of the following is a source of protein?
(1) Wheat
(2) Rice
(3) Meat
(4) Sugar

Answer: Meat

9)Which of the following sentences are false?
A. Vitamin C from cut fruits gets washed away as it is a water soluble nutrients.
B. Fats are also known as the structural components of the body.
C. Vitamin K that plays a major role in blood clotting is a water
soluble nutrient.
D) Salt contributes an important mineral called sodium to our diet.
(1) A and B
(2) B and C
(4) C and D
(3) A and C

Answer:  B and C

10) The vitamin or a mineral content of
a food compared to its nutritional contribution in total calories is referred as:
(1) natural density
(2) caloric density
(3) nutrient density
(4) physical density

Answer:  nutrient density 

11) Which of the following is required
for healthy bones?
(1) Potassium and Vitamin K
(2) Calcium and Vitamin E
(3) Calcium and Vitamin C
(4) Calcium and Vitamin D

Answer:  Calcium and Vitamin D

12) Which of the following salts is
found in maximum quantity in the oceans?
(1) Magnesium sulphate
(2) Calcium sulphate
(3) Magnesium chloride
(4) Sodium chloride

Answer:  Sodium chloride

13)Table salt provides which mineral?
(1) Magnesium
(2) Potassium
(3) Phosphorous
(4) Sodium

Answer:  Sodium

14) The indigestible material in the food is known as:-
(1) fats
(2) proteins
(3) carbohydrates
(4) roughage

Answer:  roughage

15) It is necessary for our body but it is not a nutrient:
(1) water
(2) carbohydrate
(3) fat
(4) minerals

Answer:  water

16) Which of the following defines the
term ‘balanced diet’ correctly?
(1) It is a diet that has adequate spices
for taste
(2) It is a diet that is cooked properly
and has good aroma
(3) It is a diet containing all the essential nutrients in adequate amount
(4) It is a diet that is as per the week chart shared by a good cook

Answer:  It is a diet containing all the essential nutrients in adequate amount

17) Which diet can be termed as a balanced diet?
(1) A diet with all elements in sufficient
quantity
(2) A diet which is cooked properly
(3) A diet which is full of flavour
(4) A diet with good aroma

Answer:  A diet with all elements in sufficient quantity

18) Weighing and measuring food products is an examples of applying which of the following to the diet?
(1) Variety
(2) Balance
(3) Moderation
(4) Nutrition fadl

Answer: Balance

19) Food is directly cooked by utilising
dry heat in
(1) roasting
(2) frying
(3) boiling
(4) None of the above

Answer:  roasting

Chapter 2 : Plants and Animals

1) I have a sharp teeth to cut and tear the meat and I live in houses. Who am I?

(1) Tiger
(2) Lion
(3)Cat
(4) Cheetah

Answer: (3)Cat

2) For eating hard food items molar and premolars are used because
(1) they are flat
(2) they are fixed firmly
(3) they are pointed
(4) they have less area to press

Answer: (2) they are fixed firmly

3) Identify the incorrect pairs :
A. Fish: Aquarium
B. Lion: Hutch
C. Rabbit : Stable
D. Dog:kennel
(1) A and C
(2) B and C
(3) B and D
(4) C and D

Answer: (2) B and C

4)Animals living dual life are known as
(1) reptiles
(2) birds
(3)amphibians
(4) man

Answer: (3)amphibians

5) Which of the following animals are oviparous in nature?
A. Frog.
B. Ostrich
C. Butterfly
D. Cow
B. Reindeer
F. Tortoise
(1) D and E
(2) A, Band.F
(3) A, B and E
(4) A, B, C and F

Answer: (4) A, B, C and F

6) Tadpoles are young ones of the following:
(1)Frog
(2) Fish
(3) Torpedo
(4) Polar bears

Answer: (1)Frog

7)The transformation of the larvae into an adult frog is called:

(1) metamorphosis

(2) hibernation

(3) fertilisation

(4) quiescency

Answer: (1) metamorphosis

8)Which of the following sentences about insects are correct?

A) Most insects breathe through
spiracles and tracheae as they
do not have lungs.
B) Most insects breathe through
skin as they do not have lungs
for respiration.

C) The blood of an insect is not red in colour because an insect does not have haemoglobin.

D) The body tissues of an insect contribute respiration by taking in oxygen and giving of carbon dioxide.

(1) B and C

(2) A and C

(3) C and D
(4) Band D

Answer: (2) A and C

(9)Which of the following statements about insects are incorrect?

A. All insects have wings that help |
them to fly.
B. Insects are able to crawl or
walk using their legs.
C. All insects have delicate wings
made of tin scales.
D. Some insects can travel long
distances.
(1) A and C
(2) A and B
(3) B and C
(4) A and D

Answer: (1) A and C

(10) Which of the following class of animals have a two chambered heart?

(1) Birds
(2) Reptiles:
(3) Mammals
(4) Fishes

Answer: (4) Fishes

(11) Which one of the following facts  about animals is incorrect?

(1) Snakes are deaf and do not have
(2) Whale and dolphins locate their
food through echo
(3) Frog and toad live only in water
(4) Reptiles can craw

Answer:- (3) Frog and toad live only in water

(12)Which of the following bird has a  feet for catching the prey?

1) Sparrow
(2) Humming bird
(3) Crow
(4) Eagle

Answer: (4) Eagle

(13)Read the following statements regarding birds. Select the one which is incorrect:

(1) Feathers help birds to fly
(2) Birds have heavy bony skeletons
(3) Birds have a boat-shaped body that
enables them to fly
(4) Tail feathers are used for steering to
maintain both balance and braking
speed.

Answer: (2) Birds have heavy bony skeletons

(14)Which one of the following pairs of life processes occurs both in plants and animals?[ CTET Jan 2012]

(1) Growth and food making
(2) Reproduction and food making
(3) Reproduction and germination
(4) Growth and reproduction

Answer: (4) Growth and reproduction

(15) Select the correct statements about snakes [CTET Nov 2012]

A. Only four types of poisonous
snakes are found in our country.
B. Cobra is a poisonous variety of
snakes.
C. A poisonous snake has four
hollow tooth (fangs) through
which the poison enters the
body of a person when the
snake bites.
D. Medicine for snake bites is
made from the snake’s poison.
(1) C, D and A
(2) B, A and C
(3) A, B and D
(4) B, C and D

Answer: (3) A, B and D

(16)Nepenthes’ is a plant which traps and eats frogs, insects and even mice. In our country, this plant is found in [CTET Nov 2012]

(1) Assom
(2) Odisha
(3) Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Meghalaya

Answer: (4) Meghalaya

(17)In the villages of Bihar many farmers do bee-keeping and collect honey to earn extra money. The best time to start bee-keeping is [CTET Nov 2012]

(1) July to September
(2) October to December
(3) January to March
(4) April to June

Answer:- (2) October to December

(17) Select the correct statements about elephant herd. [CTET July 2013]

A. An elephant herd has mainly
females and baby elephants
upto 14-15 years old.
B. An elephant herd comprises
members of a particular family.
C. The oldest female is the leader
of the herd.
D. An elephant herd may
accommodate any number of
female elephant and the young
(1) C and D
(2) A and B
(3) A and C
(4) B and D

Answer: (3) A and C

(18) Inside the petals, in the middle of a flower we find a thin powdery structure, called [CTET July 2013]

(1) stigma
(2) anther
(3) pollen
(4) radicle

Answer: (3) pollen

(19)The birds move their neck very often because [CTET July 2013, Feb 2015]
(1) their ears are covered with feathers
(2) they can fly
3)the birds eyes are fixed
(4) the birds have small eyes

Answer: 3)the birds eyes are fixed

(20) Select the true statements from the following.[CTET Feb 2014]

A. Elephants love to play with
muddy water as it keeps their
skin cool.
B. Most elephants like to take rest
and sleep nearly 10 hrs in a
C. A 3 months old elephant
weights about 200 kg.
D. Most adult elephants eat about
100 kg of leaves/twigs in 1 day.
(1) B and D
(2) A and D
(3)A, C and D
(4) A and B

Answer:- (3)A, C and D

(20) Select the correct statements about Desert Oak. [CTET Feb 2014】

A. It is a tree found in Australia.
B. This is a special kind of tree
which has its roots growing
from its branches.
C. The roots of this tree go deep
into the ground till they reach
water.
D. This tree stores water in its
trunk. Local people use thin
pipe to drink this water.

(1) A, B and D  

(2) A, C and D

(3) B, C and D  

(4) A, B and C

Answer: 2) A, C and D

(21) Which is the best period for the people of Bihar state to start bee keeping? [CTET Sept 2014 ]

(1) January to March
(2) April to June
(3) July to September

(4)October to December

Answer: (4)October to December

(22)Select the correct statements about the “Khejadi’ tree.[CTET Sept 2014]

A. This tree is mainly found in
desert areas.
B. It grows without much water.
C. It is a shady tree and children
like to play in its shade.
D. It stores water in its trunk and
people use thin pipes to drink
this water
(1) B,C and D
(2)A, B and C
(3) A Band D
(4) A. C and D

Answer: (2)A, B and C

(23) Some birds can see four times as far as we can see. These birds are:[CTET Sept 2014, 16]

(1) Crows, kites, nigtingales
(2) eagles, pigeons,parrots
(3)kites, eagles, vultures
(4) doves,Crows,peacocks

Answer: (3)kites, eagles, vultures

(24) If we observe birds, we find the most of the birds often move their neck. It is because [CTET Feb 2015]

(1) in most of the birds. the eyes are
fixed and cannot move
(2) their ears are covered and they can fly
(3) the birds have two eyes
(4) their eyes can focus on two different
objects at a time

Answer: In most of the birds. the eyes are fixed and cannot move.

(25) Which one of the following animals’ front teeth keep growing throughout its life?It has to keep gnawing on things to keep its teeth from becoming too long [CTET Feb 2015]

(1) Squire
(2) Termite
(3) Rat
(4) Lizard

Answer: Squirrel