2nd Class EVS Our Universe Question Bank

done Our Universe Total Questions - 35

• question_answer1)
  Which of the following is NOT a source of light?
  A)
   A planet                              done clear
  B)
   A star   done clear
  C)
          A burning candle done clear
  D)
          An electric bulb done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which of the following shines in the sky during the day?
  A)
   A comet              done clear
  B)
          The moon          done clear
  C)
          The sun               done clear
  D)
          A planet done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following things allows light to pass through it?
  A)
   A metal plate    done clear
  B)
   A pane of glass done clear
  C)
                          A book done clear
  D)
          A piece of wood done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Shadows are formed
  A)
   when light passes through an object. done clear
  B)
   when light passes through a transparent object. done clear
  C)
   when something comes in the way of light. done clear
  D)
   when there is no source of light. done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following is NOT a source of light?
  A)
   The sun                               done clear
  B)
   Rainbow             done clear
  C)
          Stars                     done clear
  D)
          Fire done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Observe the figure given below. What is observed when light falls on a star-shaped card?  
  A)
   A shadow is formed before an object. done clear
  B)
   A star-shaped shadow smaller than the card is formed. done clear
  C)
   A star shaped shadow bigger than the object is formed. done clear
  D)
   There is a change in the shape of the object. done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Observe the figure showing the sun and a tree. Where will the shadow of the tree fall?                
  A)
                              done clear
  B)
              done clear
  C)
                                     done clear
  D)
            done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following provides energy that supports life?
  A)
   The sun                               done clear
  B)
   The moon          done clear
  C)
          The stars             done clear
  D)
          The earth done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following is a star?
  A)
   The earth                           done clear
  B)
   The moon          done clear
  C)
          The sun               done clear
  D)
          The venus done clear
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• question_answer10)
  An object casts a shadow when
  A)
   light passes through it done clear
  B)
   it absorbs light done clear
  C)
   it blocks the path of light done clear
  D)
   light bends around the object done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following statements about the moon is NOT true?
  A)
   It is smaller than the Earth. done clear
  B)
   It gives out its own light. done clear
  C)
   It is the satellite of the Earth. done clear
  D)
   It has no air and water. done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The shadows change direction with the change in the position of the
  A)
   earth.                                   done clear
  B)
   source of light. done clear
  C)
                          object.                 done clear
  D)
          All of these done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which of the following appears to change its shape when observed from the earth?
  A)
   The sun                               done clear
  B)
   The moon          done clear
  C)
   A comet              done clear
  D)
          All of these done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The picture given below shows the shape of the Moon in the night sky.   What is the phase of the moon shown in the picture?
  A)
   New Moon                        done clear
  B)
   Crescent             done clear
  C)
          Half Moon          done clear
  D)
          Full Moon done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The surface of the earth becomes ____ and _____ without the sun.  
  A)
   cold and dark    done clear
  B)
   bright and warm done clear
  C)
                          cold and bright done clear
  D)
          dark and warm done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Match the following terms in Column- I with their answers in Column-II.

  	Column-I		Column-II
  p.	I can be seen only at night	i.	Globe
  q.	I rotate on own axis	ii.	The sunny
  r.	I give you heat and light	iii.	The earth
  s.	I am a model of the earth	Iv	The moon

                 
  A)
           p-iv, q-iii, r-ii, s-i               done clear
  B)
   p-i, q-ii, r-iii, s-iv done clear
  C)
          p-iii, q-ii, r-i, s-iv done clear
  D)
          p-iv, q-ii, r-i, s-iii done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which of the following is at the centre of the solar system?
  A)
   The sun                               done clear
  B)
   The moon          done clear
  C)
          The earth           done clear
  D)
          A satellite done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following takes twenty four hours for one rotation?
  A)
   Rotation of the sun on its axis done clear
  B)
   Rotation of the earth on its axis done clear
  C)
   Rotation of the moon on its axis done clear
  D)
   Rotation of the solar system done clear
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• question_answer19)
  When the sun is above our head, the shadows formed are
  A)
   very long.                           done clear
  B)
   long.     done clear
  C)
          short.                   done clear
  D)
          All of these done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Look at the shadows at different times of the day. Which of the following pictures is/are correct?  
  A)
            done clear
  B)
                         done clear
  C)
               done clear
  D)
          All of these   done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following is the correct sequence in the increasing order of the size of the earth, the moon and the sun?
  A)
   The sun - the moon - the earth done clear
  B)
   The moon - the sun - the earth done clear
  C)
   The earth - the moon - the sun done clear
  D)
   The moon - the earth - the sun done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following is a source of heat and light to all living organisms?
  A)
   Wood                                   done clear
  B)
   Coal                      done clear
  C)
          The sun               done clear
  D)
          moon done clear
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• question_answer23)
  How does the sun look like?
  A)
   A small ball of fire done clear
  B)
   A hot ball of fire done clear
  C)
   A big ball of snow done clear
  D)
   A small ball of snow done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following help plants to make food?
  A)
   The moon                          done clear
  B)
   The satellite      done clear
  C)
          The sun               done clear
  D)
          The star done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Identify the correct statement from the following.
  A)
   A new moon day is called purnima. done clear
  B)
   Moon has light of its own. done clear
  C)
   The sun is a star. done clear
  D)
   A full moon day is called Amavasya. done clear
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• question_answer26)
  The person in the figure given below travels in space. He is a/an
  A)
   robot.                                  done clear
  B)
   astronaut.          done clear
  C)
          soldier.                done clear
  D)
          scientist. done clear
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• question_answer27)
  A shadow is formed
  A)
   on the same side of the light. done clear
  B)
   on the opposite side of the light source. done clear
  C)
   behind the light source. done clear
  D)
   parallel to the light source. done clear
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• question_answer28)
  The given figure shows the formation of shadow of the object on the screen. What are the characteristic features of the shadow?   

  I. Black in colour

  II. Same shape as the object

  III. Same size as the object

  IV. Same colour as the object

  A)
   only (i) and (ii)  done clear
  B)
   only (i) and (iii) done clear
  C)
   only (ii) and (iii) done clear
  D)
          only (ii), (iii) and (iv) done clear
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• question_answer29)
  The given figure shows a flagpole Where would you except the shadow to be in the morning?
  A)
                         done clear
  B)
                         done clear
  C)
         done clear
  D)
          done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Observe the figure given below. What time of the day was it?  
  A)
   In the evening  done clear
  B)
   In the afternoon done clear
  C)
          At night               done clear
  D)
          All of these done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which of these best shows the position of the shadow at noon?
  A)
                         done clear
  B)
        done clear
  C)
                             done clear
  D)
             done clear
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• question_answer32)
  We see shadows only
  A)
   when it is dark. done clear
  B)
   when it is cloudy. done clear
  C)
   in the opposite direction to the source of light. done clear
  D)
   in the back of the source of light. done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of the following pictures shows a shadow cast in the noon?
  A)
                       done clear
  B)
     done clear
  C)
                         done clear
  D)
             done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which of these is nearest to the earth?
  A)
   The moon                   done clear
  B)
   The sun done clear
  C)
   A star done clear
  D)
          A planet                                        done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Neetu and Ravi carried out an experiment as shown in the figure given below. What do they know from the above experiment?
  A)
   The sun gives us only light. done clear
  B)
   The sun light helps in freezing of water. done clear
  C)
   The sun gives us heat and light. done clear
  D)
   The sun light helps in cooling of water. done clear
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