Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 5 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Journey of a River
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where do rivers often begin? [1]
(A) Mountains or hills
(B) Only in the sea
(C) Only underground
(D) Nowhere specific
2. What causes water to flow downhill? [1]
(A) Gravity
(B) Wind
(C) Sunlight
(D) Nothing
3. What is a tributary? [1]
(A) A smaller stream joining the main river
(B) The river's end point
(C) A type of fish
(D) A type of soil
4. What do rivers do to the land they flow through? [1]
(A) Shape it by carving valleys and depositing soil
(B) Nothing to the land
(C) Only flood it
(D) Only dry it out
5. Why are river banks often fertile? [1]
(A) Rivers deposit soil there
(B) Rivers remove all soil
(C) No reason
(D) Rivers avoid the banks
6. Where do most rivers eventually flow? [1]
(A) A lake, sea or ocean
(B) Underground only
(C) Nowhere
(D) Back uphill
7. What is the river's ending point called? [1]
(A) The mouth
(B) The source
(C) The tributary
(D) The bank
8. Why is understanding river formation useful? [1]
(A) It helps us understand geography and land features
(B) No use
(C) Only for tests
(D) Only for fun
9. Why do settlements often develop along rivers? [1]
(A) Rivers provide water, farming and industry benefits
(B) Rivers have no benefits
(C) Rivers are always dangerous
(D) No reason
10. Which ancient civilization developed along a river? [1]
(A) Indus Valley Civilization
(B) None developed near rivers
(C) Only mountain civilizations
(D) Only desert civilizations
11. What did rivers provide to ancient civilizations? [1]
(A) Fertile land and water access
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only danger
(D) Only isolation
12. What role do rivers serve for transportation? [1]
(A) Routes for goods and people to travel
(B) No role
(C) Only blocking travel
(D) Only for swimming
13. What river is Delhi located on? [1]
(A) Yamuna
(B) Ganga
(C) Hooghly
(D) Indus
14. What river is Kolkata located on? [1]
(A) Hooghly
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Indus
15. What do rivers boost for settlements? [1]
(A) Trade and communication
(B) Nothing
(C) Only isolation
(D) Only conflict
16. Why is river-city connection still relevant today? [1]
(A) Rivers remain important for water, trade and city life
(B) Rivers no longer matter
(C) Cities avoid rivers now
(D) No connection remains