Class 7 English An Alien Hand MCQ The Desert

Question : The desert is a dry place where there is:

(a) a great variation in day and
(b) a great variation in the temperatures night
(c) great rain
(d) a cloud cover

Question : Heaps of sand are called ……………….

(a) hills
(b) deserts
(c) sand dunes
(d) mountains

Question : When it rains, the desert becomes:

(a) beautiful sandy area
(b) as lively as a bird in the Arabian sands
(c) as beautiful as any tropical garden
(d) both (a) and (b)

Question : The popular belief is that a desert is generally…………………

(a) without water
(b) without vegetation
(c) without water and vegetation
(d) none of these

Question : In Ladakh the word ‘La’ means

(a) Mountain Pass
(b) Plain Pass
(c) Desert Pass
(d) Plateau Pass

Question : Which animal is called ‘The Ship of the Desert’?

(a) Horse
(b) Lion
(c) Camel
(d) Cow

Question : When it rains, the desert becomes:

(a) beautiful sandy area
(b) as lively as a bird in the Arabian sands
(c) as beautiful as any tropical garden
(d) both (i) and (ii)

Question : The camel is able to maintain

(a) the weight
(b) health
(c) its stock of water
(d) both (a) and (b)

Question : How much water can the camel drink at time…………

(a) a little
(b) a lot
(c) a few buckets
(d) none of these

Question : What is not entirely correct about desert?

(a) It is dry and hot
(b) waterless
(c) without shelter
(d) all of these

Question : The desert may have __________ and ____________.

(a) mountains, hills
(b) hot, cold
(c) both A and B
(d) None of these

Question : Sahara desert found in which continent

(a) Asia
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe

Question : Tafilalet Oasis is in

(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Morocco
(d) Libya

Question : Which plants can store water in their thick stems?

(a) Cactus
(b) Rose
(c) Banana
(d) Mulberry

Question : Sahara once used to be a

(a) lush green desert
(b) lush green plain
(c) lush green mountain
(d) lush green plateau

Question : A desert is –

(a) Completely waterless
(b) Entirely
(c) Home of variety of a people, animals and plants

Question : It is difficult to think about the desert’s look for those who –

(a) Lived in plains
(b) Lived in the forest or hillside
(c) Never saw a bare area like desert.

Question :  Mounds which are constructed by strong wind in a desert are called –

(a) Sand bar
(b) Sand bed
(C) Sand dunes

Question :  Cactus plants store water in their –

(a) Roots
(b) Stems
(d) Leaves

Question : The desert heat up rapidly during the day because –

(a) There is no plants
(b) There is dryness in the air rather than moisture
(c) It is full of sand

Question : What is a green island in the middle of a desert with a little water called?

(a) Desert
(b) Oasis
(c) Spring
(d) None of the above

Question : From where do the small desert animals get water?

(a) From plant juices
(b) From moisture in the meat
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Question : A camel:

(a) sweats profusely
(b) just sweats
(c) does not sweat
(d) none of the above

Question : The desert is a dry place where there is:

(a) a great variation in day and
(b) a great variation in the temperatures night
(c) great rain
(d) a cloud cover

Question : The oasis in the desert support population

(a) Settled
(b) Rain
(c) Tribes
(d) Nomads

Question : Camel can stand high body ________________.

(a) fever
(a) temperature
(a) sweat
(a) water

Question : Find the correct spelling?

(a) Cactas
(b) Cactus
(c) Cactos
(d) Cactes

Question : Due to high altitude the climate of Ladakh is

(a) Cold and wet
(b) Cold and dry
(c) Hot and dry
(d) Hot and wet

Question : When it gets hot inside the body, we:

(a) become uneasy
(b) get angry
(c) sweat
(d) none of the above

Question : Mounds which are constructed by strong wind in a desert are called –

(a) Sand bar
(b) Sand bed
(c) Sand dunes.

Question : Heaps of sand in a desert are called …………………..

(a) sand dunes
(b) clay dunes
(c) pebble dunes
(d) mountains

Question : Like other climates, the ground in a desert is not hidden by a cover of

(a) grass
(b) plants
(c) trees
(d) All of the above