Environmental Studies (EVS) & its Pedagogy

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Environmental Studies (EVS) & its Pedagogy — solved practice questions

8 Primary TET Pedagogy & Core Subjects questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Which is the largest mangrove forest in the world, located partly in West Bengal, India?

   • AGir Forest
   • BSundarbans
   • CKaziranga
   • DNilgiri Forest
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   Correct answer: (B) Sundarbans

   The Sundarbans, in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta of West Bengal and Bangladesh, is the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the Royal Bengal Tiger.

2. Q2easy

   The process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight is called:

   • ARespiration
   • BTranspiration
   • CPhotosynthesis
   • DDigestion
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   Correct answer: (C) Photosynthesis

   Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce food (glucose) and release oxygen.

3. Q3easy

   Which gas do human beings mainly breathe in from the air to stay alive?

   • ACarbon dioxide
   • BNitrogen
   • COxygen
   • DHydrogen
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   Correct answer: (C) Oxygen

   Humans inhale oxygen, which is used in respiration to release energy, and exhale carbon dioxide as a waste product.

4. Q4medium

   In EVS pedagogy, the subject Environmental Studies at the primary level is best described as:

   • AA subject that keeps science, social science and environment as fully separate disciplines
   • BAn integrated subject linking the natural and social environment of the child
   • COnly the study of pollution
   • DOnly the study of maps
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   Correct answer: (B) An integrated subject linking the natural and social environment of the child

   At the primary stage EVS is an integrated subject that weaves together science and social studies around the child's immediate natural and social surroundings.

5. Q5easy

   Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

   • ACoal
   • BPetroleum
   • CSolar energy
   • DNatural gas
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   Correct answer: (C) Solar energy

   Solar energy is renewable because it is continuously available from the Sun, unlike coal, petroleum and natural gas, which are exhaustible fossil fuels.

6. Q6medium

   The most effective method to teach EVS to young children is:

   • ARote memorisation of definitions
   • BActivity-based and experiential learning through observation of surroundings
   • CLong dictation of notes
   • DOnly showing textbook pictures
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   Correct answer: (B) Activity-based and experiential learning through observation of surroundings

   EVS pedagogy emphasises hands-on, activity-based and experiential learning where children explore and observe their real environment rather than memorise facts.

7. Q7easy

   Which river flows through Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal?

   • AYamuna
   • BHooghly
   • CGodavari
   • DNarmada
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   Correct answer: (B) Hooghly

   The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga, flows past Kolkata and has historically been vital to the city's trade and settlement.

8. Q8easy

   Which of the following animals is the national animal of India and is found in the Sundarbans?

   • ALion
   • BElephant
   • CRoyal Bengal Tiger
   • DLeopard
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   Correct answer: (C) Royal Bengal Tiger

   The tiger is India's national animal, and the Royal Bengal Tiger is the iconic species of the Sundarbans in West Bengal.

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