C5 EVS CH6

 

📘 Class V EVS – Chapter 6

SOME UNIQUE PLACES – FULL MCQ SET (35 Questions)**

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🟩 MCQs (Choose the correct answer)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1. The southernmost tip of India is:
a) Kanyakumari
b) Indira Point
c) Rameswaram
d) Port Blair

2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the:
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Indian Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean

3. An island is a piece of land that is—
a) surrounded by mountains
b) surrounded by water on all sides
c) surrounded by forests
d) connected to two continents

4. The capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is:
a) Vijaya Puram
b) Port Blair
c) Nicobar Town
d) South Point

5. Which bird is only found in Andaman Islands?
a) Peacock
b) Andaman hornbill
c) Sparrow
d) Eagle

6. What do people wear for safety while travelling in a ferry?
a) Helmet
b) Life jacket
c) Raincoat
d) Rope

Marine Life & Corals

7. Tiny corals are important because they—
a) grow on mountains
b) give shelter to many sea creatures
c) fly in the air
d) grow on land only

8. Why is marine life important?
a) Only helpful for ships
b) Keeps the sea alive and helps the Earth
c) Has no use
d) Found only for decoration

North Sentinel Island

9. People of North Sentinel Island—
a) welcome tourists
b) live like ancient hunter-gatherers
c) live in big cities
d) travel by airplanes

10. They survived the tsunami because of—
a) mobile phones
b) warning sirens
c) knowledge of nature
d) lucky guess

Sundarbans

11. Sundarbans is famous for:
a) Snow
b) Mangrove forests
c) Desert
d) Tea gardens

12. Mangroves grow in:
a) Dry sandy soil
b) Wet and salty muddy land
c) Snow-covered land
d) Rocky mountains

13. The “stick-like” things coming out of the water are:
a) Fish eggs
b) Mangrove breathing roots
c) Bamboo poles
d) Corals

14. Mangroves protect land by:
a) Cutting trees
b) Holding the soil and stopping waves
c) Attracting animals
d) Making fruits

North East India

15. The Seven Sisters are found in—
a) South India
b) North India
c) Northeast India
d) West India

16. Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper) is famous for being:
a) Sweet
b) Very hot chilli
c) A fruit
d) A flower

17. Living root bridges are found in:
a) Kerala
b) Punjab
c) Rajasthan
d) Meghalaya

18. Which bird is protected by women and children?
a) Peacock
b) Hargila (Greater Adjutant Stork)
c) Parrot
d) Hornbill

Western Ghats

19. Western Ghats are a long chain of:
a) Snowy mountains
b) Forested hills
c) Sand dunes
d) Rocks

20. Western Ghats pass through how many states?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8

21. Which animal is found only in the Western Ghats?
a) Lion-tailed macaque
b) Deer
c) Camel
d) Wolf

22. Which animal from Grade 4 lives in Western Ghats?
a) Camel
b) Indian Giant Squirrel
c) Elephant
d) Leopard

23. Which national park is located in the Western Ghats?
a) Silent Valley
b) Kaziranga
c) Jim Corbett
d) Gir

24. Rivers like ______ start from the Western Ghats:
a) Ganga
b) Brahmaputra
c) Godavari
d) Indus

Silent Valley

25. Silent Valley is in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Haryana

26. Silent Valley got its name because—
a) no animals live there
b) no humans visit
c) no sound of cicadas
d) it is always cold

27. The ‘Save Silent Valley Movement’ helped to stop:
a) a bridge
b) a dam
c) a railway line
d) a building

Plants, People & Conservation

28. Over 200 varieties of _______ were recorded by students and experts in the Western Ghats:
a) Apples
b) Mangoes
c) Bananas
d) Grapes

29. Protected areas are created to save—
a) Cars and roads
b) Buildings
c) Forests, plants and animals
d) Shops and markets

30. Tribal communities in the Western Ghats depend on forests for:
a) Video games
b) Food, medicines, livelihood
c) Plastics
d) Machines

General Understanding

31. Which forest is where the Ganga meets the sea?
a) Western Ghats
b) Sundarbans
c) Himalayas
d) Nilgiris

32. Which structure helps people cross streams in Meghalaya?
a) Canoes
b) Bamboo ladders
c) Living root bridges
d) Ropeways

33. Which region has houses built on bamboo stilts?
a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Northeast India
d) Delhi

34. Coral reefs are made up of:
a) Rocks
b) Tiny sea animals
c) Dead plants
d) Sand only

35. The women's group protecting the Hargila bird belongs to:
a) Punjab
b) Assam
c) Goa
d) Gujarat

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✔️ Answer Key (MCQs)

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. b

10. c

11. b

12. b

13. b

14. b

15. c

16. b

17. d

18. b

19. b

20. c

21. a

22. b

23. a

24. c

25. b

26. c

27. b

28. b

29. c

30. b

31. b

32. c

33. c

34. b

35. b