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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.
Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER - 2- LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Multiple Choice Questions
(NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)
Q1. Species of plants and animals that do not exist now but existed in the past are called ............
a) Endangered Species
b) Extinct Species
c) Dying Species
d) Dead Species
Q2. In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each other for survival.
This life supporting system is known as the .................
a) Interdependence
b) Ecology
c) Ecosystem
d) Food Circle
Q3. The growth of vegetation depends primarily on ________
a) Temperature and moisture
b) Climate and Rain
c) Water and heat
d) Weather and soil
Q4. Among the following for which reason Vultures in the Indian subcontinent were dying after
scavenging livestock?
a) Lungs Failure
b) Liver Failure
c) Heart Failure
d) Kidney Failure
Q5. Where are silkworms bred?
a) mulberry trees
b) raspberry trees
c) blackberry trees
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