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This section includes 2267 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 6th Class knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 951. |
The stem of tomato plant is ____. |
| A. | tender |
| B. | thick |
| C. | hard |
| D. | thin |
| Answer» B. thick | |
| 952. |
A tomato plant has stems of which colour? |
| A. | Green |
| B. | Red |
| C. | Sometimes green, sometimes red |
| D. | Neither green nor red |
| Answer» B. Red | |
| 953. |
A wheat plant belongs to the category of |
| A. | herb |
| B. | shrub |
| C. | tree |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. shrub | |
| 954. |
How are useful components of garbage utilized? |
| A. | They are dumped in compost making areas |
| B. | They are taken to various factory sites |
| C. | They are used as such |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» B. They are taken to various factory sites | |
| 955. |
When some things in garbage rots completely and did not smell, it |
| A. | becomes manure |
| B. | can be mixed with soil to provide nutrients to plants |
| C. | Both the above are correct |
| D. | None of the above are correct |
| Answer» D. None of the above are correct | |
| 956. |
How is garbage handled at the landfill site? |
| A. | It is spread as such over the landfill site |
| B. | It is separated into useful and non-useful components and then spread over the landfill site |
| C. | Both the above are correct |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» C. Both the above are correct | |
| 957. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): Vermicomposting is done with the help of blue worms. Reason (R): We can recycle paper to get useful products. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 958. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): You are advised never to bum the dry leaves. Reason (R): They produce harmful gases when burnt. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 959. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): We develop some compost making areas near the landfill. Reason (R): It is done to utilize some of the useful components of garbage. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 960. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): After a landfill site is completely filled with garbage it is converted into a park. Reason (R): At a landfill site that has been converted into a park, no building is allowed to be constructed for next 50 years. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true. | |
| 961. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): Garbage contains plastics, metal containers and other wrapping materials. Reason (R): Useful and non-useful components are separated out from the garbage at landfill site after spreading the garbage over landfill site. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true. | |
| 962. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. Red worms need which of the following for survival? |
| A. | Very hot environment |
| B. | Very cold environment |
| C. | Moisture |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» D. None of the above is correct | |
| 963. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. For vermicomposting we have to use red worms. We have to make a comfortable home for red worms. The home for red worms is made |
| A. | with cement and concrete at the bottom of pit |
| B. | with net or chicken mesh at the bottom of pit |
| C. | both the above are correct |
| D. | None of these is correct |
| Answer» C. both the above are correct | |
| 964. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 3 A type of earthworm called red worm is used for composting. This method of preparing compost with the help of red worms is called vermi composting. For vermicomposting we have to dig a compost pit having a depth of about |
| A. | 10cm |
| B. | 30cm |
| C. | 50cm |
| D. | 90cm |
| Answer» C. 50cm | |
| 965. |
Land fill |
| A. | is a low lying open area |
| B. | is a low lying open area, where the garbage collected from a city or town is dumped |
| C. | is a place where truck loads of garbage are dumped |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» C. is a place where truck loads of garbage are dumped | |
| 966. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 2 If you collect the garbage from your home and put it in separate pits covered with soil for a few days. You will find that something in the garbage rots. They form manure which is used for plants. If you are asked to identify some of the items of your kitchen waste (i.e. garbage from kitchen),which of the following are likely to be present in it? |
| A. | Fruit and vegetable peels |
| B. | Eggshells |
| C. | Dry leaves |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 967. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 2 If you collect the garbage from your home and put it in separate pits covered with soil for a few days. You will find that something in the garbage rots. They form manure which is used for plants. Which of the following observations was the correct reporting about all the pits after 4 days when the soil was removed? |
| A. | All the material in all the pits rotted completely and there was no smell |
| B. | In some cases there was a partial rotting |
| C. | In some cases there was no change at all |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 968. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. We develop compost pits near the landfill site |
| A. | to utilize the available land |
| B. | to utilize some of the useful components of garbage |
| C. | to utilize some of the non-useful components of garbage |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» C. to utilize some of the non-useful components of garbage | |
| 969. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. After the separation of useful and non-use full components from the garbage at landfill site. |
| A. | the heap of useful components is spread over the landfill site |
| B. | the heap of non-useful components is spread over the landfill site |
| C. | Both the heaps are spread over the landfill site |
| D. | None of the above is correct |
| Answer» C. Both the heaps are spread over the landfill site | |
| 970. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Passage - 1 At the landfill site the part of the garbage that can be reused is separated out from one that cannot be used as such. The non-useful component is then spread over the landfill and then covered with a layer of soil. A landfill |
| A. | is any open space where we dump the garbage |
| B. | is any open low lying area where garbage is dumped |
| C. | is an isolated spot away from the residential area that is used for dumping the garbage |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» C. is an isolated spot away from the residential area that is used for dumping the garbage | |
| 971. |
DIRECTIONS: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns. Column-I Column-II A. Food for red worms (p) Tea, coffee B. Gizzard (q) Structure used by red worm for grinding their food C. Paper mache (r) Paste made of paper and clay D. Plastics (s) When heated give out harmful gases |
| A. | \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| B. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| C. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] |
| D. | \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] |
| Answer» B. \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] | |
| 972. |
DIRECTIONS: Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the columns. Column-I Column-II A. Landfill (p) Completely rotten garbage used for plant nutrients B. Manure (q) Low lying areas where garbage of a city is dumped C. Composting (r) The process in which use of organisms is essential D. Vermi composting (s) Converting plants and animal wastes into manure |
| A. | \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| B. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (r);D\to (s)\] |
| C. | \[A\to (q);B\to (p);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] |
| D. | \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] |
| Answer» D. \[A\to (p);B\to (q);C\to (s);D\to (r)\] | |
| 973. |
Where do Safai-Karamcharis take the garbage after collecting it from dust-bins? |
| A. | To their homes |
| B. | To distant markets |
| C. | To landfills |
| D. | Any place of their choice |
| Answer» D. Any place of their choice | |
| 974. |
Why are two separate bins provided, for collecting garbage, in some cities? |
| A. | It helps the city to be categorized in a better city. |
| B. | These are provided to collect separately the materials those which do not rot into garbage heaps and the wastes that rot completely when buried in soil. |
| C. | These bins are in different colours and attracts us to put the garbage in these dustbins. |
| D. | None of the above is correct. |
| Answer» C. These bins are in different colours and attracts us to put the garbage in these dustbins. | |
| 975. |
Why do we develop composting areas near the landfill? |
| A. | To make the look of landfill beautiful. |
| B. | It is compulsory to develop such sites. |
| C. | To utilize some useful components of the garbage. |
| D. | None of these is correct explanation. |
| Answer» D. None of these is correct explanation. | |
| 976. |
This is a paste made of clay and paper. It is prepared for recycling of paper. It is |
| A. | paper-mache |
| B. | clay |
| C. | paper |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. clay | |
| 977. |
If you want to recycle vegetable waste, bones, dry flowers and saw dust you will |
| A. | make compost from them |
| B. | burn them |
| C. | use them in landfills |
| D. | throw them in a lake/sea river |
| Answer» B. burn them | |
| 978. |
Which of these is causing most harm to the environment? |
| A. | Biodegradable waste |
| B. | Poisonous waste |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Plastic bags. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 979. |
Why disposal of garbage has become a serious problem in big cities? |
| A. | Garbage is collected in large quantities. |
| B. | Garbage contains materials like plastic and thermocol which do not decompose. |
| C. | Garbage is not separated into wet gargage and dry garbage. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 980. |
By whom is garbage taken away from dust-bins? |
| A. | By Safai-Karamcharis |
| B. | By birds and animals |
| C. | By wind |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. By birds and animals | |
| 981. |
Find the CORRECT statement |
| A. | Plants help in soil erosion. |
| B. | Embankments are built across the slopes of hills to avoid soil erosion. |
| C. | Stray animals help to stop the soil erosion. |
| D. | To prevent the soil erosion, the speed of flowing water is increased. |
| Answer» C. Stray animals help to stop the soil erosion. | |
| 982. |
Incidences of disease like skin cancer increases if_________ |
| A. | oxygen in air decreases |
| B. | nitrogen in air decreases |
| C. | carbon dioxide in air increases |
| D. | ozone layer decreases |
| Answer» E. | |
| 983. |
There are two heaps of garbage. Heap A contains peels of fruits and vegetables, egg shells, tea leaves, food wastes, etc. Heap B contains polythene bags, aluminium foils, old shoes and broken glassware. Heap A and Heap B are buried separately indifferent pots and these pots are then covered with soil. After few days the soil is removed. Which of the two heaps will appear black in colour and why? |
| A. | Heap A, in it the waste materials have rotten completely |
| B. | Heap B, in it the waste materials have rotten only partly. |
| C. | Both, in both the waste materials have rotten completely |
| D. | Neither A nor B, the waste materials in both of them have rotten only partly. |
| Answer» B. Heap B, in it the waste materials have rotten only partly. | |
| 984. |
Which of the following can be recycled? |
| A. | Paper |
| B. | Metal containers |
| C. | Newspapers |
| D. | All of these can be recycled |
| Answer» E. | |
| 985. |
Which of the following cannot be converted in to less harmful substance by process of composting? |
| A. | Peels of vegetables and fruits |
| B. | Plant and animal wastes |
| C. | Paper |
| D. | Plastics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 986. |
Which of the following structures help the red worms to grind their food? |
| A. | Mouth |
| B. | Teeth |
| C. | Tongue |
| D. | Gizzard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 987. |
The red worms |
| A. | have teeth to grind their food |
| B. | do not have teeth to grind their food |
| C. | need not grind their food |
| D. | swallow their food |
| Answer» C. need not grind their food | |
| 988. |
For red worms the food should be |
| A. | put at the top layer of soil |
| B. | put at the bottom (about 30 cm) deep of the pit |
| C. | put at about 2-3 cm deep inside the pit |
| D. | All the above are correct |
| Answer» D. All the above are correct | |
| 989. |
Which of the following may be given as food for red worms? |
| A. | Coffee |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Vegetable and fruit wastes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 990. |
Which of the following may be spread at the bottom of pit dug to make home for red worms? |
| A. | A net |
| B. | Wire mesh |
| C. | Chicken mess |
| D. | Any one of net, chicken mess and wire mesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 991. |
To make a comfortable home for red worms |
| A. | Dig a pit about 30 cm deep |
| B. | Dig a pit about 30 cm deep at a place which is very hot |
| C. | Dig a pit about 3 0 cm deep at a place which is very cold |
| D. | Dig a pit 30 cm deep at a place which is neither too hot nor too cold |
| Answer» E. | |
| 992. |
The red worms used in vermi composting need food like |
| A. | Dead worms |
| B. | Plastic bags |
| C. | Broken toys |
| D. | Vegetable and fruit wastes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 993. |
What is vermin composting? |
| A. | It is a method of preparing compost |
| B. | It is a method of preparing compost with the help of organisms |
| C. | It gives a vermilian coloured compost |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» C. It gives a vermilian coloured compost | |
| 994. |
Is it correct to bum the huge heaps of dried leaves that are collected at various places? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | Can't say |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Can't say | |
| 995. |
What kind of materials are to be collected in green coloured bins? |
| A. | Kitchen waste |
| B. | Plant waste |
| C. | Animal waste |
| D. | Those materials that rot completely when buried in soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 996. |
Which kind of materials are to be collected in blue coloured bins? |
| A. | Plastics |
| B. | Metals |
| C. | Glass |
| D. | Materials that can be used again |
| Answer» E. | |
| 997. |
The garbage contains which of the following? |
| A. | Plastics |
| B. | Metal containers |
| C. | Groundnut shells |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 998. |
Which of the following is the best way of keeping our surroundings clean? |
| A. | Throwing garbage on the road. |
| B. | Letting waste water to flow on the road. |
| C. | Throwing garbage into covered bins. |
| D. | Spitting in the open. |
| Answer» D. Spitting in the open. | |
| 999. |
Some things were buried in wet ground. Several years later they were dug up. Which thing is most likely to have stayed the same? |
| A. | A newspaper |
| B. | A paper cup |
| C. | A potato peel |
| D. | A plastic glass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1000. |
Anish buried the following in a corner of his garden to dispose them off. A broken egg shell Pencil shavings Dry leaves Plastic carry bags Fruit vegetable peels If the corner is dug up 5 years later, which of these is most likely to have remained the same? |
| A. | Dry leaves |
| B. | A broken egg shell |
| C. | Plastic carry bags |
| D. | Fruit and vegetable peels |
| Answer» D. Fruit and vegetable peels | |