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Round – 2
Q1: Where is the Earth located in the Solar
System?
A. It's the second planet from the Sun.
B. It's the third planet from the Sun.
C. It's the fourth planet from the Sun.
D. It's the fifth planet from the Sun.
B. It's the third planet from the Sun.
B. It's the third planet from the Sun.
Q2: Which is the largest island?
A. Madagascar.
B. New Guinea.
C. Greenland.
D. Australia
C. Greenland.
C. Greenland.
Q3: Which extinct bird lived on Mauritius?
A. The phoenix
B. The emu
C. The dodo
D. The kiwi
C. The dodo
C. The dodo
Q4: How old are the oldest trees?
A. 3000 years old.
B. 6000 years old
C. 9000 years old
D. 1200 years old
B. African Baobab trees 6000 years old
B. African Baobab trees 6000 years old
Q5: Which is the fastest land animal?
A. The ostrich
B. The giraffe
C. The cheetah
D. The grizzly bear
C. The cheetah
C. The cheetah
Q6: Which is the longest mountain range on the
planet?
A. The Himalayas
B. The Rockies
C. The Andes
D. None Of The Above
C. The Andes
C. The Andes
Q7: Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
A. Niagara Falls
B. Angel Falls
C. Iguazu
D. Venezuelan Falls
B. Angel Falls
B. Angel Falls
Q8: What do you call the variation of life forms
within an ecosystem?
A. Evolution
B. Bio Diversity
C. Ecology
D. Zoology
B. Bio Diversity
B. Bio Diversity
Q9: Who was the first explorer to reach the
south pole?
A. Norwegian Roald Amundsen
B. Ernest Shackleton
C. Robert Downing Jr.
D. Robert Falcon Scott
A. Norwegian Roald Amundsen
A. Norwegian Roald Amundsen
Q 10: The source of water pollution is/are
A. Sewage Water
B. Fertilizers from irrigation fields
C. Chemicals from factories
D. All Of The Above
D. All Of The Above
D. All Of The Above
Q11: Above what altitude are travelers
considered to be astronauts?
A. 30 kms
B. 50 kms
C. 60 kms
D. 80 kms
D. 80 kms
D. 80 kms
Q 12: What is the basic difference between
ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation?
A. Half Life
B. Temperature
C. Wavelength
D. Wave Velocity
C. Wavelength
C. Wavelength
Q 13: Which planet takes more time to
complete one rotation on its axis than to
complete one revolution around the Sun?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mars
B. Venus
B. Venus
Q 14: Energy is transferred from the Sun to
Earth mainly by
A. Electromagnetic radiations
B. Heat
C. Density Currents
D. Infrared Tides
A. Electromagnetic radiations
A. Electromagnetic radiations
Q 15: A cycle of Moon phases can be seen from
Earth because the
A. Moon’s distance from Earth changes at a
predictable rate
B. Moon’s axis is tilted
C. Moon spins on its axis
D. Moon revolves around the earth
D. Moon revolves around the earth
D. Moon revolves around the earth
Q 16: Compared to felsic igneous rocks, mafic
igneous rocks contain greater amounts of
A. White quartz
B. Iron
C. Pink feldspar
D. Aluminum
B. Iron
B. Iron
Q 17: What are the two most abundant
elements by mass found in Earth's crust?
A. Oxygen and silicon
B. Sodium and chlorine
C. Calcium and carbon
D. Aluminum and iron
A. Oxygen and silicon
A. Oxygen and silicon
Q 18: Which sedimentary rock is most likely to
be changed to slate during regional
metamorphism?
A. Breccia
B. Conglomerate
C. Shale
D. Dolostone
C. Shale
C. Shale
Q 19: Acid rains occur when atmosphere is
heavily polluted with
A. Sulphur Dioxide
B. Nitrogen Dioxide
C. None of the above
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
Q 20: Which factor has the greatest influence on
the weathering rate of Earth’s surface bedrock?
A. Local air pressure
B. Regional climate
C. Age of the bedrock
D. Angle of insolation
B. Regional climate
B. Regional climate
End of Round – 2