Class 5 – MCQ Quiz
Food for All
1) “Agriculture” includes which of these?
A. Only growing crops
B. Farming, cattle-rearing and fishing
C. Only cattle-rearing
D. Only fishing
2) Who are “subsistence (small) farmers”?
A. Farmers who grow crops only for sale in cities
B. Farmers who grow enough mainly for their families, using simple tools and rainwater
C. Farmers who own many large plots and hire others
D. Farmers who work only in factories
3) Hari works on someone else’s farm. After harvest he goes to a town to work on a
construction site and returns next season. This movement is called—
A. Tourism
B. Seasonal migration
C. Permanent settlement
D. Commuting
4) Which situation shows the Public Distribution System (PDS) working as intended?
A. A mall selling imported snacks at discounts
B. Ration shops providing wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene at affordable prices
C. A supermarket festival on junk food
D. A farmer’s market selling vegetables at any price
5) The Bengal Famine (1943) became severe mainly because—
A. Only poor rainfall that year
B. Rice fields were burnt and entry of grain to Bengal was stopped during wartime
C. People refused to grow crops
D. Only fish stocks declined
Fuel for Vehicles
6) Why are fossil fuels called “non-renewable” or “exhaustible”?
A. Because they are free for all
B. Because they form quickly every year
C. Because they exist in limited amounts and took thousands of years to form
D. Because they are very light
7) Which set lists only fossil fuels?
A. Coal, petroleum, natural gas
B. Hydrogen, biodiesel, alcohol fuel
C. CNG, LPG, hydrogen
D. Electricity, wind, solar
8) Engines over time (old → new): choose the correct order used on trains.
A. Electric → steam → diesel
B. Steam → diesel → electric
C. Diesel → steam → electric
D. Steam → electric → diesel
9) A city wants cleaner air from public buses. Which switch will help most?
A. Diesel → CNG
B. CNG → coal
C. Bicycles → motorbikes
D. Petrol → aviation turbine fuel (ATF)
10) Which statement about alternative fuels is correct?
A. Liquefied hydrogen is used in spacecraft
B. Alcohol fuel from sugarcane powers cars in Brazil
C. Biodiesel (from vegetable oil/animal fat) runs vehicles in many European countries
D. All of the above
Growing Food
11) Which pair shows “old method → modern replacement”?
A. Water wheel → tube well
B. Saving last year’s seeds → using HYV seeds
C. Sickle + separate threshing → combine harvester
D. All of the above
12) HYV (High-Yielding Variety) seeds generally need more—
A. Shade and wind
B. Water and chemical fertilizers
C. Stones and sand
D. Snow and ice
13) Which machine can reap, thresh and pack a harvest quickly on large farms?
A. Seed drill
B. Spade
C. Combine harvester
D. Wheelbarrow
14) What environmental problem can arise from heavy HYV use with tube wells?
A. Higher snowfall
B. Lower groundwater table due to extra water being drawn
C. More beaches forming
D. Stronger winds
15) Spot the mismatch (dish — grain):
A. Chapatti — wheat
B. Biryani — rice
C. Phirni — wheat
D. Pitha — rice
On an Adventure Trip
16) An “adventure” is an activity that involves—
A. Only reading about places
B. Risk, danger or unusual experiences
C. Sleeping in a hotel
D. Buying souvenirs
17) Who first climbed Mount Everest and in which year?
A. Yuri Gagarin & Neil Armstrong, 1969
B. Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary, 1953
C. Bachendri Pal & Sunita Williams, 1984
D. Kalpana Chawla & Rakesh Sharma, 1997
18) Which training institute is correctly matched with its location?
A. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute — Darjeeling
B. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering — Uttarkashi
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
19) Why does breathing get harder as you climb a mountain?
A. The air has less oxygen at higher altitudes
B. People forget to breathe
C. The wind pushes air away
D. The sun uses the oxygen
20) Who said “Saare jahaan se achcha” while viewing India from space, and when?
A. Neil Armstrong, 1969
B. Rakesh Sharma, 1984
C. Yuri Gagarin, 1961
D. Valentina Tereshkova, 1963
Answer Key
Food for All
1) B
2) B
3) B
4) B
5) B
Fuel for Vehicles
6) C
7) A
8) B
9) A
10) D
Growing Food
11) D
12) B
13) C
14) B
15) C
On an Adventure Trip
16) B
17) B
18) C
19) A
20) B
