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Type of houses most common in desert areas are _________.

  1. Pucca Houses

  2. Kutcha Houses

  3. Igloos

  4. Flats


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In deserts, most of the houses are Kutcha houses as Kutcha houses are cooler as compared to Pucca Houses. Secondly, deserts have less rainfall so there is less chance of falling of these houses. Thus, due to climate and materials available there, Kutcha houses are common there.

Boat Houses are built in the lakes of _________.

  1. Kashmir

  2. Kerala

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the forests, most of the houses are readily available. So most of the houses are built up with wood. Wooden pillars are raised and wooden houses are built on them so that water doesn't enter. In the forests, single room houses are built on the trees for protection from the wild animals. Nowadays, these type of houses are built for enjoyment and are called as tree houses. Another type of houses built for enjoyment are found in the lakes of Kashmir and Kerala. These are called boat houses. They have big, well and furnished rooms. These houses float on the water. Tourists stay in these houses.

Igloos are normally found in areas around the _________.

  1. Equator

  2. Tropic of Cancer

  3. Tropic of Capricon

  4. North Pole


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The area around the north pole is extremely cold and is covered with snow throughout the year but even then people live there. They are called as Eskimos and type of houses they build are called at Igloos.

Wood houses are mostly built in ____________.

  1. Deserts

  2. Lakes

  3. Forests

  4. Cities


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the forests, most of the houses are readily available. So most of the houses are built up with wood. Wooden pillars are raised and wooden houses are built on them so that water doesn't enter. In the forests, single room houses are built on the trees for protection from the wild animals. Nowadays, these type of houses are built for enjoyment and are called as tree houses. Another type of houses built for enjoyment are found in the lakes of Kashmir and Kerala. These are called boat houses. They have big, well and furnished rooms. These houses float on the water. Tourists stay in these houses.

Honeybees are of ________ types.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Many insects, just like the humans live in colonies. eg Honeybees, ants, termites, wasps, etc. In the hive of honey bees, three kinds of bees are found; a Queen bee, some male drones and worker honeybees. Queen bee and male drones are only for reproduction whereas, all the work is done by the worker bees which includes collecting nectar from different flowers, forming wax and making hives, cleaning and protecting the hives from enemies.

Which among the following insects live in colonies ?

  1. Honeybees

  2. Ants

  3. Termites

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Many insects, just like the humans live in colonies. eg Honeybees, ants, termites, wasps, etc. In the hive of honey bees, three kinds of bees are found; a Queen bee, some male drones and worker honeybees. Queen bee and male drones are only for reproduction whereas, all the work is done by the worker bees which includes collecting nectar from different flowers, forming wax and making hives, cleaning and protecting the hives from enemies.

Kutcha houses are cooler than Pucca houses.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In deserts, most of the houses are Kutcha houses as Kutcha houses are cooler as compared to Pucca Houses. Secondly, deserts have less rainfall so there is less chance of falling of these houses. Thus, due to climate and materials available there, Kutcha houses are common there.

Eskimos are houses built in extremely cold areas.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The area around the north pole is extremely cold and is covered with snow throughout the year but even then people live there. They are called as Eskimos and type of houses they build are called at Igloos.

Flooding causes destruction of which of the following things ?

  1. Houses

  2. Agricultural fields

  3. Both

  4. Only 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river, lake, or ocean, in which the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries, or it may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater on saturated ground in an areal flood. The size of a lake or other body of water will vary with seasonal changes in precipitation and snow melt. Flooding causes huge destruction of houses, agricultural fields and causes great harm to humans and animals. Pucca houses usually survive floods, but Kutcha houses can't withstand floods.

Queen bee and male drones work only for __________.

  1. Collecting nectar

  2. Reproduction

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Many insects, just like the humans live in colonies. eg Honeybees, ants, termites, wasps, etc. In the hive of honey bees, three kinds of bees are found; a Queen bee, some male drones and worker honeybees. Queen bee and male drones are only for reproduction whereas, all the work is done by the worker bees which includes collecting nectar from different flowers, forming wax and making hives, cleaning and protecting the hives from enemies.