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Question 1 |
How many species of Sea Turtles are in the world?
5 species | |
7 species | |
10 species | |
9 species |
Question 2 |
How many species of Marine Turtles are found along Indian coast?
5 species | |
8 species | |
3 species | |
6 species |
Question 3 |
Among the following, which is the smallest species of Sea Turtle?
The Hawksbill | |
The Green Sea Turtle | |
The Loggerhead | |
The Olive Ridley |
Question 4 |
Weight of fully grown Olive Ridley is
40 kg | |
35 kg | |
55 kg | |
60 kg |
Question 5 |
The largest Marine or Sea Turtle is
The Loggerhead | |
The Green Sea Turtle | |
The Leatherback | |
The Hawksbill |
Question 6 |
Sea Turtles come ashore, to ______
Regulate body temperature | |
Search foods | |
lay eggs | |
take rest |
Question 7 |
Leatherback , the Sea Turtle whose weight is about
700kg | |
1000 kg | |
800kg | |
650 kg |
Question 8 |
Find out the wrong statement
Sea Turtles smaller than tortoise | |
Sea Turtles smaller than tortoise | |
Olive Ridley, one of the Species of Sea Turtle found on Indian Shores. | |
Sea Turtle –biological relative of tortoise |
Question 9 |
Find out the wrong statement
Sea Turtles smaller than tortoise | |
Sea Turtles smaller than tortoise | |
Olive Ridley, one of the Species of Sea Turtle found on Indian Shores. | |
Sea Turtle –biological relative of tortoise |
Question 9 Explanation:
Note: Sea Turtle are larger than tortoise.
Question 10 |
In India, “mass nesting” of Sea Turtles takes place in ________
Tamil Nadu | |
Goa | |
Odisha | |
Kerala |
Question 11 |
Arribada means
A Tribal Festival | |
A variety of Sea Turtle | |
A mass nesting of Olive Ridley | |
A Sea Shore on Indian coast |
Question 12 |
During the months of January and March, female Olive Ridley come ashore to lay eggs at
early morning | |
night | |
evening | |
noon |
Question 13 |
Hatching period of Olive Ridley eggs is
20-25 days | |
35-45 days | |
45-60 days | |
60-75 days |
Question 14 |
Name the factor, that determines the Sex of the embryo of Sea Turtle
Temperature inside the egg | |
Temperature inside the egg | |
Temperature inside the egg | |
Temperature inside the egg |
Question 15 |
How many Sea Turtle species have become extremely rare in India?
4 | |
6 | |
5 | |
3 |
Question 16 |
Find out the false statement
- Egg-tooth of Olive Ridley is like a Razor blade
- Nest cavity of Olive Ridley is about 45 cm in depth
- Incubation temperature of male Sea Turtle hatching is 270-280C
- At 350C , female hatching of Sea turtle are produced.
A | |
B | |
C | |
D |
Question 16 Explanation:
Note: At 300C , female hatchings of Sea Turtle are produced
Question 17 |
Hatchings to Adult ratio, of Sea Turtle is
1000: 100 | |
1000: 10 | |
1000:1 | |
1000: 1000 |
Question 18 |
Shekar Dattari is
Story Writer | |
N.G.O. organiser | |
Award Winning Photographer | |
Award Winning Flimmaker |
Question 19 |
When the eggs of Sea Turtle incubate at (290 - 300C) ________ hatchings is
male | |
female | |
an equal mix of male and female | |
None of the above |
Question 20 |
The eggs of Olive Ridley are in Shape and size of
Foot Ball | |
Cricket Ball | |
Tennis Ball | |
Table Tennis Ball |
Question 21 |
How many places in the world, a Phenomenon of “mass nesting” or “Arribada” takes place?
Three places | |
Four places | |
more than five places | |
Eight places |
Question 22 |
Match:
Column A Column B
- Haul 1. Cut
- Emerge 2. Pull with force
- Slash 3. Hide Something
- Camouflage 4. Com out
2 3 1 4 | |
2 1 4 3 | |
2 4 1 3 | |
4 3 1 2 |
Question 23 |
Decade means
a period of 20 years | |
a period of 10 years | |
a period of 50 years | |
a period of 25 years |
Question 24 |
Match
Column A Column B
- Flippers 1. Pointed nose of an animal
- Snout 2. Hatch eggs using warmth
- Incubate 3. A hollow space
- Cavity 4. Flat limbs used for swimming
4 1 2 3 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
2 4 1 3 | |
2 3 1 4 |
Question 25 |
Match the followings
- Deep 1. Accompanied
- Live 2. Die
- Fills 3. Shallow
- alone 4. empties
3 1 2 4 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
3 2 4 1 |
Question 26 |
Match the wrong pair (Pick out the wrong pair)
Swim - Sink | |
Dash - Crawl | |
Survival - death | |
grave - serious |
Question 26 Explanation:
note: a, b, c are Synonyms, d – Antonyms
Question 27 |
Match the following:
- Connection 1. Pointed
- mentioned 2. Killers
- Tossing 3. Relation
- predators 4. Throwing
1 3 2 4 | |
1 3 4 2 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
1 2 3 4 |
Question 28 |
The poem “The Crocodile” is written by
Robert Frost | |
Lewis Carroll | |
Rudyard Kipling | |
R.K. Narayan |
Question 29 |
Lewis Carroll is ______
an English writer | |
An American writer | |
A French writer | |
An Indian writer |
Question 30 |
The book, “Alice in Wonderland” is written by
Rudyard Kipling | |
William Wordsworth | |
Lewis Carroll | |
Robert Frost |
Question 31 |
The Poem, “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll appears in which of the following book
Alice in Wonderland | |
Snow White | |
Ice age | |
The Jungle Book |
Question 32 |
“And pour the water of the Nile”
Nile - a river in_____
South America | |
Africa | |
Australia | |
India |
Question 33 |
“And welcomes little fishes in “, Who welcomes the little fishes?
Big fishes | |
Fisherman | |
The Crocodile | |
Whale |
Question 34 |
“And pour the water of the Nile
On every golden Scale!”
The above lines are taken from the poem of Lew Carroll.
Find out the Creature mentioned here.
Big Whale | |
Shark | |
Crocodile | |
Dolphin |
Question 35 |
Mood of Crocodile in the poem “The Crocodile” is
hungry | |
angry | |
sleepy | |
Happy |
Question 36 |
Match:
- doth 1. Happy
- cheerful 2. Mildly
- improve 3. Does
- gently 4. To become better than before
3 1 4 2 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
1 2 3 4 |
Question 37 |
From the above line , scale denotes which part of Crocodile.
head | |
tail | |
mouth | |
eyes |
Question 38 |
The madras Crocodile Bank is located in
Kovala | |
Guindy | |
Navallur | |
Thiruvanmiyur |
Question 39 |
The short story “Owlie” is written by
Deepa Agarwal | |
Dipthi Singh | |
Vijaya Ghose | |
Kamala Das |
Question 40 |
The Owlet notice by Payal’s mother was _______ in colour.
black and white | |
black and grey | |
brown and grey | |
white and grey |
Question 41 |
Owls are _____
carnivores | |
Omnivores | |
Herbivous | |
a. carnivores b. Omnivores c. Herbivous d. All
|
Question 42 |
In the short story “Owlie”, who brought owlet to Payal’s home
Payal’s friend | |
Payal’s mother | |
Shefali didi | |
It came unexpectedly
|
Question 43 |
In the short story, “Owlie” who picked up owlet from the carton.
Payal | |
Payal’s mother | |
Payal’s friend | |
Shefali did |
Question 44 |
Payal and her mother provided _______ to Owlie.
milk | |
meat | |
fish | |
Bowl of rice |
Question 45 |
Whose job is to force “Owlie” to eat?
Payal | |
Payal’s mother | |
Payal’s friend | |
Owlie eat by it self |
Question 46 |
Pretending to be dead – the way of defending oneself is followed by
owl | |
Frog | |
Rat | |
Dog |
Question 47 |
Owlie was heavily spotted with _______colour.
black | |
White | |
Pale yellow | |
Grey |
Question 48 |
In the short story “Owlie”, Payal’s family shifted Owlie’s cage to
Store Room | |
Drawing Room | |
Library | |
Bed Room |
Question 49 |
When Payal was sad, She used to
Play with friends | |
reads book | |
pray | |
sings a song |
Question 50 |
Who named the smallest Owlet as Owlie?
Payal | |
Payal’s mother | |
Payal’s friend | |
Shefali did |
Question 51 |
Find out the wrong pair
Conch - Sea product | |
fish hawk - Sea animal | |
Pelican - Sea bird | |
Ferry - water transport |
Question 51 Explanation:
Fish hawk is Sea bird.
Question 52 |
Who is the author of the short story “When the Trees walked” ?
Rudyard Kipling | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Famida Y Basheer | |
R.K Narayan |
Question 53 |
Ruskin Bond is
An Indian author | |
An American author | |
An British author | |
A Canadian author |
Question 54 |
Ruskin Bond lives with his adapted family in
Shimla | |
Leh | |
Mussoorie | |
Manali |
Question 55 |
Ruskin Bond is a ......................awardee
Padma Bhusan | |
Padma Shri | |
Bharat ratna | |
Both Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan |
Question 56 |
Tamilnadu consist of 5,000 species of flora which contributes ..................of total flora of India
1/4th | |
1/3rd | |
1/2nd | |
3/4th |
Question 57 |
How many species of flowering plant are there in India?
5,000 | |
10,000 | |
15,000 | |
17,000 |
Question 58 |
Who is the speaker of the short story “When the Trees Walked”?
Rudyard Kipling | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Famida Y Basheer | |
R.K Narayan |
Question 59 |
Who noticed tendril (creeping vine) moving slowly towards grandfather?
Rudyard Kipling | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Famida Y Basheer | |
R.K Narayan |
Question 60 |
In the short story,”When the trees walked” the author and his grandfather sat in sunshine of ....................winter.
North Indian | |
Pegu | |
East Indian | |
Mediterranean |
Question 61 |
Ruskin bond enjoys the company of his .......................in garden
Grandmother | |
Grandfather | |
Mother | |
Friend |
Question 62 |
Grandfather of Ruskin Bond served many years in
Indian Army | |
Indian Navy | |
Indian Forest service | |
Indian Air Force |
Question 63 |
Grandfather of Ruskin Bond on his retirement built a bungalow in
Delhi | |
Dehradun | |
Kerala | |
Assam |
Question 64 |
Fertile Doon valley lies in city of
Dehradun | |
Noida | |
Tripura | |
Shilong |
Question 65 |
Absence of breeze, the shades of which tree attracts the attention.
Jacaranda tree | |
Persian lilcas | |
Peepul tree | |
Eucalyptus tree |
Question 66 |
Leaves of which tree is broad -chested and slim waisted
Persian lilcas | |
Peepul tree | |
Mango tree | |
Jacaranda tree |
Question 67 |
In the short story “When the Trees Walked” who want to cut down the peepul tree
Grandfather | |
Forest guard | |
Author(Ruskin Bond) | |
Grandmother |
Question 68 |
Grandmother of Ruskin Bond preferred in
cooking delicious sweets | |
watering trees | |
watering trees | |
growing flowers |
Question 69 |
During rains, who used to plant saplings in the forest
father | |
Grandfather | |
Grandmother | |
Forest ranger |
Question 70 |
“I helped Grandfather in his tree planting with great enthusiasm”,
Above line is taken from short story “When the trees Walked”,
The word I – refers to whom?
Ruskin Bond | |
R.K Narayan | |
Famida Y Basheer | |
R.K Narayan |
Question 71 |
Who taught the poem of George Morris to Ruskin Bond?
Teacher | |
Father | |
Mother | |
Grandfather |
Question 72 |
Grandfather and Grandmother of Ruskin Bond sold the house and settled in
Delhi | |
England | |
Mumbai | |
Andaman |
Question 73 |
In the short story ,”When the Trees Walked”,whose eye was immediately caught by spectacular red blooms of the coral blossom ?
Ruskin Bond’s father | |
Ruskin Bond’s Grandfather | |
Ruskin Bond’s mother | |
Ruskin Bond |
Question 74 |
In the short story,”When the Trees Walked”,whose dream came true?
Author(Ruskin Bond) | |
Father | |
Mother | |
Grandfather |
Question 75 |
Central Theme of the Ruskin Bond’s short story ,”When the Trees Walked” is
Spread love | |
Help each other | |
Plant more trees | |
Plant more medicinal flowers |
Question 76 |
325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species are found in
Western ghats | |
Himalayas | |
Eastern ghats | |
Vindya ranges |
Question 77 |
Ruskin Bond’s Grandfather helped grandma out in gardening because he
loves gardening | |
loves to beautify the garden | |
wants to grow flowers to attract butterflies | |
wanted to make the house green |
Question 78 |
Match:
A)rambling - 1)stopping
B)spectacular - 2)a frightening dream
C)interfering - 3)wandering
D)nightmare - 4)eye-catching
3412 | |
3241 | |
4213 | |
3214 |
Question 79 |
Match:
A)fertile - 1)left without care
B)abandoned - 2)when seed begin to grow small plants
C)vigorous - 3)able to produce
D)sprout - 4)healthy and care
3412 | |
3241 | |
3142 | |
3214 |
Question 80 |
Match the antonyms:
- A) Creeping - 1)harsh
- B) Abandoned - 2) occupied
- C) Mellow - 3)shouted
- D) Whispered - 4) running
4213 | |
3241 | |
4213 | |
3214 |
Question 81 |
Match the antonyms:
- A) wild - 1)storm
- B) slim - 2) stout
- C) vigorous - 3)cultivated
- D) breeze - 4) weak
4213 | |
3241 | |
4123 | |
3214 |
Question 82 |
Fill in the blanks: ...........like to play hide and seek
I | |
He | |
She | |
Ram |
Question 83 |
Fill in the blanks: .................. play football?
You can | |
Can You | |
Have You | |
a)You can b)Can You c)Have You d)You
|
Question 84 |
Dendrochronology used to find
height of the trees | |
chemical composition in flowers | |
age of the tree | |
pollen grains |
Question 85 |
...................... is a repetition of same sound in two or more words.
rhyme | |
stanza | |
couplet | |
poem |
Question 86 |
Match:
- A)Banyan - 1)provide wood
- B)Teak tree - 2)straight and tall
- C)Peepul tree - 3)largest tree
- D)Coconut tree - 4)quirves in the breeze
3412 | |
3241 | |
3142 | |
3214 |
Question 87 |
Select suitable pair: 1)creeper: tendril 2)tree: ..........
leaf | |
bough | |
flower | |
fruit |
Question 88 |
Select the suitable pair: 1)river: flow 2)mountain: ........
beautiful | |
high | |
trees | |
still |
Question 89 |
Select suitable pair: 1)bark:timber 2)flower: .....
branch | |
plant | |
fruit | |
stem |
Question 90 |
Select the suitable pair: 1)mango:sweet 2)lime: ........
fruit | |
sour | |
tree | |
juice |
Question 91 |
Find out the meaning: quivers
fast moving | |
temper | |
shakes slowly | |
pleasant feeling |
Question 92 |
People came to India in search of species especially ________
Turmeric | |
Black Pepper | |
Red Chilli | |
Ginger |
Question 93 |
Vasco-da-Gama, a sailor from
America | |
Italy | |
Portugal | |
South Africa |
Question 94 |
Sailors from Portugal found Black Pepper in
Cochin | |
Cannanore | |
Kozhikode | |
Travancore |
Question 95 |
Which country brought Potato to India?
South America | |
Spain | |
Danish | |
Portuguese |
Question 96 |
Chillies were popular in________
North America | |
South America | |
Portuguese | |
Spain |
Question 97 |
Christopher Columbus, a Sailor sailed to
South America | |
Spain | |
India | |
Norway |
Question 98 |
Who found South America?
Vasco-da-Gama | |
Columbus | |
Amerigo Vespucci | |
Jumes Cook |
Question 99 |
Portuguese brought ______and ______ to India.
Corn and Oats | |
Chilli and Potato | |
Silk and Pepper | |
Sugarcane and Potato |
Question 100 |
Which is the first state in India to use chillies in their cooking?
Kerala | |
Karnataka | |
Goa | |
TamilNadu |
Question 101 |
Which is known as Govai-Mirchi?
Chilli | |
Brinjal | |
Potato | |
Corn |
Question 102 |
Match:
- Sour 1. Bitter Gourd
- Bitter 2. Ginger
- Pungent 3. Betel Nut
- Astringent 4. Line
4 1 2 3 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
4 1 3 2 | |
1 4 3 2 |
Question 103 |
In TamilNadu chillies are activated more in
Vellore | |
Ariyalur | |
Ramanathapuram | |
Sellam |
Question 104 |
Which country first brought Vegetable to India?
England | |
Portuguese | |
Iron | |
America |
Question 105 |
Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?
Prince Henry | |
Vasco-da-Gama | |
James cooks | |
Columbus |
Question 106 |
Which is also known as Paprika?
Red Chilli | |
Green Chilli | |
Spring onion | |
Rock Salt |
Question 107 |
Red peppers have
Vitamin A | |
Vitamin C | |
Vitamin K | |
Vitamin B |
Question 108 |
One pound is equal to _______ grams
480 | |
450 | |
500 | |
650 |
Question 109 |
Who is the author of the poem “I Dream of Spices”?
Ashwin Parthiban | |
Kamala Das | |
Raj Arumugam | |
Prapanjan |
Question 110 |
_________ is a repetition of the consonant at the beginning of words in a line.
Repetition | |
Anaphora | |
Alliteration | |
Personification |
Question 111 |
In the poem, “I Dream of Spices”, the mother of author did not ask for
Cinnamon | |
Cardamon | |
Ginger | |
Betel leaves |
Question 112 |
In the poem , “I Dream of Species”, Raj did not buy
Onions and Sesame | |
Ginger and Garlic | |
Tomato and Pickles | |
Sesame and Pickles |
Question 113 |
Scent and Herbs were imported in India by
Arabs | |
Portuguese | |
Persians | |
Americans |
Question 114 |
_______ is the bark of a tree that gives a delicious flavour to food.
Mustard | |
Cloves | |
Fennel | |
Cinnamon |
Question 115 |
______ played an Important role in Indian Trade.
Silk | |
Corn | |
Precious Stones | |
Spices |
Question 116 |
In India _______ is a soul of food.
Sugar | |
Salt | |
Spices | |
Milk |
Question 117 |
The word Curry, derived from _______ language.
Latin | |
Tamil | |
Urudu | |
Arabian |
Question 118 |
In 1492, Columbus went _____ to find India and Black pepper.
East | |
west | |
North | |
South |
Question 119 |
Which year Columbus set his sail to India in order to get pepper?
1492 A.D. | |
1490 A.D. | |
1508 A.D. | |
1503 A.D. |
Question 120 |
Which year Vasco-da-Gama reached Kozhikode?
1492 A.D. | |
1498 A.D. | |
1598 A.D. | |
1587 A.D |
Question 121 |
Which spice is noted in Indian Epic and in writings dated back to the Roman Empire in the 1st Century CE?
Cumin | |
Pepper | |
Turmeric | |
Cloves |
Question 122 |
How many years ago spice was traded along with perfumes and textiles?
2000 years ago | |
7000 years ago | |
3500 years ago | |
10,000 years ago |
Question 123 |
_______ was the crown jewel of all spices.
Clove | |
pepper | |
Garlic | |
Ginger |
Question 124 |
During middles age’s _____ was worth the price of a shop.
A pound of Garlic | |
Hand full of Pepper | |
A pound of Ginger | |
A perfume bottle |
Question 125 |
History of using spices in cooking started in _____ years ago.
10,000 | |
35,000 | |
40,000 | |
52,000 |
Question 126 |
Find out the reason:
In early centuries, spice traders became rich
Spice Traders got Royalty | |
They brought Spices from king | |
They Cultivated spices on their land | |
Spices were not easily available |
Question 127 |
Which spice us known as “ Black Gold”?
Fennel | |
Pepper | |
Mustard | |
Cumin |
Question 128 |
Indian farmers began to grow Black peppers around
5000 years ago | |
10,000 years ago | |
15,000 years ago | |
18000 years ago |
Question 129 |
Who sent 120 ships a year from Egypt to trade with India for Black pepper?
The Chinese | |
The Romans | |
Americans | |
The English |
Question 130 |
Who explored East Indies around 1500 CE/AD?
The Romans | |
Chinese | |
Europeans | |
Arabs |
Question 131 |
Who grew rich by taxing the Cinnamon in middle ages?
Arabs | |
Chinese | |
Europeans | |
Venetians |
Question 132 |
Who started the cultivation of Sugarcane?
Indians | |
Americans | |
Europeans | |
Romans |
Question 133 |
The Chinese wrote about_______ in 2700 BCE.
Clove | |
pepper | |
Cinnamon | |
Garlic |
Question 134 |
Match:
- 3000 BCE to 200 BCE 1. Exploration of Europeans
- 200 BCE to 1200 BCE 2. Arabs traded spices
- 1200 CE to 1500 CE 3. Americans traded spices
- 1600 CE to 1900 CE 4. The Romans control the spice trading
2 4 1 3 | |
2 4 3 1 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
2 4 1 3 |
Question 135 |
Which part of a plant is collected as spices?
flowers | |
leaves | |
roots | |
all the above |
Question 136 |
What happened after Columbus discovered America?
Found the Black pepper | |
Found the clove | |
Found the chilli | |
Imported the Gold |
Question 137 |
Match
- Stubby 1. People who trade
- Sailors 2. Tasty
- Merchants 3. Short and thick
- Delicious 4. People who travel in boat or ships
4 3 2 1 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
4 3 1 2 |
Question 138 |
Plural form of puppy and chilli.
Puppys and Chillies | |
Puppy and Chillies | |
Puppies and Chillis | |
Puppies and Chillies |
Question 139 |
Ouch means
Sound that expresses pain | |
sound that expresses fear | |
sound that expresses anger | |
sounds that expresses joy |
Question 140 |
Find out the Synonyms.
Rattle off
explore | |
start up | |
recite | |
stop |
Question 141 |
Find out the wrong pairs of Antonyms
- Stubby x short 2. Thin x Thick
- Shade x Sunshine 4. Paradise x hell
2 and 1 only | |
3 and 1 only | |
1,2,3, 4 | |
2 only |
Question 141 Explanation:
Note: Synonym of stubby is short. So, Antonym is tall.
Question 142 |
Ripening Phase of plants
35 days | |
45 days | |
65 days | |
25 days |
Question 143 |
The paddy plants are given manure after ________ days.
90 days | |
100 days | |
150 days | |
180 days |
Question 144 |
Days needed to harvest the rice
5 days | |
10 days | |
15 days | |
25 days |
Question 145 |
_____ is a small bulb with strong taste used in cooking.
Ginger | |
Clove | |
Garlic | |
Chilli |
Question 146 |
Gingelly seeds also known as
Fennel Seeds | |
Sesame Seeds | |
Cumin Seeds | |
None of the above |
Question 147 |
Which vegetable is known as Okra?
Pumpkin | |
Tomato | |
Brinjal | |
Laddy’s finger |
Question 148 |
Beckoned means
To signal someone to come closer or follow | |
To love the person more | |
To love the person more | |
Revenge |
Question 149 |
Match:
- River 1. House
- Window 2. Bed
- Out 3. Hill
- Foot 4. Sill
4 2 3 1 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
2 4 1 3 |
Question 150 |
Find out the wrongly punctuated sentence.
Who’s going to see them? | |
Is this a Banyan Tree! | |
Please do not cut the trees | |
What a beautiful banyan tree! |
Question 151 |
Find out the figure of speech
mother twists my ears
Repetition | |
Alliteration | |
Anaphora | |
Metaphor |
Question 151 Explanation:
Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sound in beginning of words in a line.
Allitered Word - m
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