Sample Paper LEVEL 2 (Classes 6-8)

1) According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, differences between species may be a result of

which of the following?
a) The disuse of body structures
b) The transmission of acquired characteristics
c) Natural selection
d) Mutagenic agents

2) The place where an earthquake originates inside the earth is called its focus. What is the point
on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus called?
a) Epicentre
b) Epix
c) Centre
d) None of the above

3) Mercury occurs naturally on the earth’s crust. It is released into the environment by volcanic activity,
weathering of rocks, and also human activity. Which neurological disorder is caused by

mercury poisoning?
a) Bright’s disease
b) Hiroshima disease
c) Minamata disease
d) Osteosclerosis

4. Which of the following best describes the geological formation of an aquifer?

a) Does not contain water

b) Contains water but does not transmit
c) Is a rock outcrop
d) Contains and transmits water

5. The Four Pests Campaign of China was initiated in 1958 as a hygiene campaign aimed at eliminating
the four common pests, three of which were rats, flies, and mosquitoes. The extermination of the fourth
had upset the ecological balance and enabled crop-eating insects to proliferate. Identify the fourth pest.
a) Bees
b) Silkworm
c) Bedbugs
d) Sparrow
6. A rainforest has four layers. Which layer lies below the emergent layer?

a) Forest floor
b) Canopy
c) Under storey
d) There is no layer beneath the emergent layer

7. LED is an efficient semiconductor light source used as indicator lamps in many devices as well as in
households, and for other lighting purposes. It is energy-efficient, durable, and long lasting. What does
LED stand for?

a) Light-emitting diode
b) Light-efficient diode
c) Light-energy diode
d) Light-emission diode

8. This ornamental invasive plant from South America has spread all over the globe because of human
actions. The dense mats of this plant, which grows on fresh water bodies chokes out native vegetation
and fish by reducing the dissolved oxygen content of the water. Which is this plant?
a) Water Hyacinth
b) Water Lily
c) Lotus
d) Blue Iris

9. The “grey blanket” over Australia refers to the sporadic spread of a particular animal, which causes
extensive agricultural damage to Australia every year. Which is this animal?
a) Rat
b) Rabbit
c) Kangaroo
d) Koala Bear

10. “Permafrost” is permanently frozen soil and occurs mostly in high latitudes storing a massive
amount of a particular element. As a result of climate change, permafrost is at the risk of melting and
releasing the stored element in the form of a gas. Identify the gas.
a) Ozone
b) Hydrogen
c) Nitrogen oxide
d) Carbon dioxide
Answer Key

1-c
2-a
3-c
4-d
5-d
6-b
7-a
8-a
9-b
10-d
 Sample Paper Level 3 (Classes 9-10)

1) The passenger pigeon, dodo, and stegosaurus are examples of species that are no longer living on
the earth. What term is used to describe these?
a) Extinct species
b) Active species
c) Volatile species
d) Threatened species

2) A highlight of the annual Earth Day ceremony at the United Nations is the ringing of the Peace
Bell. Which country gifted this bell?
a) France
b) Japan
c) Sweden
d) India

3) Which branch under entomology deals with the scientific study of butterflies and moths?
a) Scientology
b) Apiology
c) Lepidopterology
d) Anthropology

4) When rain water comes in contact with the dry earth (containing a certain bacteria) it lets out a
pleasant earthy odour. Which word is used to describe “this pleasant smell of rain”?

a) Nectar
b) Petrichor
c) Ambrosia
d) Dust

5) The Jog Falls located in Karnataka is one of the highest plunge waterfalls in India. Which river creates
Jog Falls?

a) Sharavathi
b) Mandavi
c) Kalinadi
d) Gangavalli
6) ‘Limnology’ is a study of inland bodies of water and related ecosystems. Limnology divides lakes into
three zones: littoral, photic, and profundal. Which of the following zones receives the least light?

a) Photic zone
b) Profundal zone
c) Littoral zone
d) Limnetic zone

7) The term ‘smog’ was first used in 1905 to describe the conditions of fog that contained soot or smoke
in it. Smog is basically a combination of various gases with water vapour and dust. Which of the
following persons used the word 'smog' for the first time?

a) H A Des Voeux
b) Oscar Auerbach
c) Robert O Becker
d) Robert M Jacobson

8) A “sink hole” is a natural depression or hole in the Earth’s surface underlain with soluble rocks. It may
be referred to as a collapse of the ground into a void below caused by which one of the following?

a) Tunnelling
b) Water
c) Volcano
d) Earthquake

9) This book written by former US Vice President Al Gore in 2009 is the sequel to his famous
documentary and book An Inconvenient Truth. Name the book.

a) Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis

b) Earth in the Balance
c) The Riverkeepers
d) Climate Capitalism

10) This indicator is a measure of human demands on the Earth’s ecosystems. It represents the amount
of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population
consumes, and to assimilate associated waste. Identify the term given to this indicator.

a) Population footprint
b) Growth footprint
c) Sustainable footprint
d) Ecological footprint
Answer Key:
1- a
2-b
3-c
4-b
5-a
6-b
7-a
8-b
9-a
10-d
 Sample Paper LEVEL –I (Classes 4 & 5)

1. Who said these famous words “The Earth has enough for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s
greed”?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Indira Gandhi

2. Birds fly from one part of the world to another in search of food and habitat. What do we call
this?
a. Evacuation
b. Migration
c. Immigration
d. Export

3. There are seven continents that make our world. Name the largest continent
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe
d. North America

4. I am not a bird, but I can fly. Who am I?

a. Penguin
b. Eagle
c. Bat
d. Hawk

5. Milk contains Calcium. Calcium is essential for______

a. Good eyesight
b. Losing weight
c. Strong bones and teeth
d. Playing
6. Which of the following is the most environment-friendly way of bathing?
a. Shower for 10 minutes
b. Using a bucket of water
c. Shower for 8 minutes
d. Sitting under the tap for 5 minutes

7. What is the name for energy that does not run out or get finished?
 a. Fossil Energy
b. Commercial Energy
c. Renewable Energy
d. New Energy

8. Which disease (illness) will you get if you eat food that is not cooked and served in clean
conditions?
a. Diarrhoea
b. Malaria
c. Viral fever
d. Red swollen eyes
9. Dr Salim Ali, who is a well-known ornithologist, is associated with which of the following?

a. Study of mammals
b. Study of insects
c. Study of birds
d. Study of reptiles

10. It is important that we keep our surroundings free of waste. Which of the following may be
termed as the best outcome of adopting the practice of 4Rs— Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, and
Recycle?

a. We protect our households from disasters

b. We conserve natural resources
c. We destroy the plants around us
d. We generate waste that gets piled up

Answer Key

1-c
2-b
3-b
4-c
5-c
6-b
7-c
8-a
9-c
10-b