CTET EVS Previous Paper 8

1. The reaction of a living thing to a change in its environment is called:

(a)Herbivores
(b)Stimulus
(c)Growth
(d)Adaptation (answer)
2. Which of the following processes increases the amount of carbon
dioxide in the air?
(e)Q only (answer)
(f) P and Q only
(g)P and R only
(h)Q and R only
3. The process by which living plants give out water vapour to their
surroundings is called:
(i) Photosynthesis
(j) Transpiration (answer)
(k)Reproduction
(l) Respiration
4. Plants obtain energy from .
(m)Chlorophyll
(n)Water
(o)Carbon dioxide
(p)Sunlight (answer)
5. Respiration in plants takes place:
(q)Only when there is light
(r) All the time(answer)
(s)In the dark only
(t) During the day only
6. The glucose from food must react with to release energy in our
bodies.
(c)
(u)Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
(v)Oxygen (answer)
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(d) Water
7. Green plants are the only living things
their own.
(a)Take in air
(b)Take in water
(c)Make food (answer)
(d)Grow
8. Plants take in air through tiny openings
(e)Flowers
(f) Leaves (answer)
(g)Stems
(h)Roots

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9. Which of the following are called the food factories of the

plant?
(i) Leaves (answer)
(j) Flowers
(k)Roots
(l) Fruits
10. In sugarcane, the excess food is stored in its:
(m)Roots
(n)Stem (answer)
(o)Leaves
(p)Flowers
11. Which of the following animals gives birth to its young
ones?
(q)Bat (answer)
(r) Pigeon
(s)Goldfish
(t) Frog
12.
Which of the following animals has more than three stages
(c) Mosquito
in
its
life cycle?
(answer)
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(u)Frog
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(v)Cockroach
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(d) Grasshopper
13. Which of the following animals does NOT have the cycle given
below?
(a)Mosquito
(b)Grasshopper (answer)
(c)Mealworm beetle
(d)Butterfly
14. Which of the following animals has young ones that look
similar to the parent?
(e)Frog
(f) Butterfly
(g)Lion (answer)
(h)Mosquito
15. The newly hatched fish are called:
(i) Larvae
(j) Nymphs
(k)Pupa
(l) Fry (answer)
16. Owls build their nests:
(m)In the hollow of trees (answer)
(n)In hedges and bushes
(o)On the branches of tall trees
(p)In the dark, wet places I kitchens
17. Birds build nests:
(q)To lay eggs
(r) To protect their young ones
(s)For shelter
(t) For all these (answer)
18. Which of the following sets of animals represents a group of
mammals?
(c) Tiger, sheep and
(u)Lion, hen and human beings
crocodile
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(v)Lion, goat andA-38,
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(d) Bird s, butterfly and frog

19. Frogs are amphibious animals which can live both on land and in water.
The babies of frogs are called tadpoles. Tadpoles live:
(a)On land
(b)In water (answer)
(c)Both on land and in water
(d)In burrows under the ground
20. Which of the following is a rich source of protein?
(e)Tomato
(f) Coconut
(g)Bread
(h)Egg (answer)
21. Lack of which element can lead to goiter?
(i) Sodium
(j) Iron
(k)Iodine (answer)
(l) Calcium
22. Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by the deficiency of
minerals in a persons diet?
(m)Anaemia
(n)Muscular cramps
(o)Night Blindness (answer)
(p)Goitre
23. Ancient sailors on long voyages usually had bleeding gums and bruised
skin. Those were the symptoms of the disease that was caused by a
deficiency of:
(q)Vitamin A
(r) Calcium
(s)Sodium
(t) Vitamin C (answer)
(a)
Carbohydrate
24. Which class of food gives highest amount of energy per gram?
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(b)Protein
(c)Fats (answer)
(d)Water
25. Who among the following would needs the highest amount of energy to
do his/ her work?
(e)Receptionist
(f) Office manager
(g)Typist
(h)Football player (answer)
26. The vitamin that helps blood to clot faster is:
(i) Vitamin A
(j) Vitamin D
(k)Vitamin E
(l) Vitamin K (answer)
27. Which of the following in NOT classified as food?
(m)Water
(n)Milk
(o)Protein
(p)Oxygen (answer)
28. A test for detecting the presence of starch uses:
(q)Benedicts solution
(r) Millons reagent
(s)Ethanol
(t) Iodine solution (answer)
29. Glucose, lactose, fructose and starch belong to the group of:
(u)Carbohydrates (answer)
(v)Proteins
(w)Minerals
(x)Vitamins
30. Iron is needed for the:
(a) Formation of healthy blood (answer)
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(b)Formation of healthy
bones
(c)Building new cells
(d)Clotting of blood in
wounds

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