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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 8 Beginning of Settled Life Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 2 Chapter 8 Beginning of Settled Life

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 8 Beginning of Settled Life Tools Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in the blank.

Question a.
Archaeological evidence shows that agriculture first began about 11,000 years ago in Israel and …………. .
(Iran, Iraq, Dubai)
Answer:
Archaeological evidence shows that agriculture first began about 11,000 years ago in Israel and Iraq.

Question b.
The houses at the beginning of the New Stone Age were made of …………… .
(earth, bricks, wattle and daub)
Answer:
The houses at the beginning of the New Stone Age were made of wattle and daub.

2. Answer the following question in brief.

Question a.
What are the three main steps in the process of domesticating a wild animal?
Answer:

1. Capture the wild animal.
2. Taming the wild animal by giving them the training to live with humans.
3. Obtaining useful materials like milk from these animals and training them to work as beasts of burden for the humans.

Question b.
How did some people in the community become skilled craftsmen?
Answer:

1. As the food available was more than needed by the community, some men and women utilised their spare time in experimentation and for using their natural creativity to develop special skills.
2. Persons with such special skills were given to work based on those skills.
3. Thereby a class of skilled craftsmen emerged.

3. Complete the following concept chart.

Question 1.
Complete the following concept chart.

Answer:

4. Write about the usefulness of any five domesticated animals.

Question 1.
Write about the usefulness of any five domesticated animals.
Answer:

• Cow : Cow is a very useful animal. It is domesticated for its milk. Cow-dung was used to smear mud walls and in courtyards. Cow-dung is used to make dung cakes for fuel and also is a very good natural manure for agriculture.
• Goats and Sheep : Sheep is useful for its wool and milk. They are also domesticated for their meat.
• Dog : A very useful and faithful animal. It guards household or village-settlements.
• Horse : A very useful, strong and a swift animal. Its strength is used to draw carriages or to transport heavy
• goods. It is also used in travelling.
• Bullocks : Bullocks are strong and obedient animals. Therefore, they are used to draw carts. They are also used to transport people and heavy objects from one place to another.

5. Which animal is used by the modern police? In what way?

Question 1.
Which animal is used by the modern police? In what way?
Answer:

1. The dog is used by modern police.
2. It is used in the investigation of crimes as a dog can sniff the body odour and blood-stains on the clothes.
3. It leads police to the person who has committed heinous crimes like murder.

Activity :

Question 1.
Visit people in your locality practising five different occupations and collect information about their work.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 8 Beginning of Settled Life Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks:

Question 1.

1. When the third step is achieved, the animal is supposed to be completely ……….
2. Domesticating animals and keeping them for our own use is called ……….
3. The …….. is the first animal to have been domesticated.
4. ………..and………… were domesticated next.
5. Dogs were used to help with ………….
6. …….. are credited to have started cultivation.
7. They used ………….. Sticks to sow seeds.
8. People had to stay in one place because of the nature of ………… work.
9. ………………….. production increased considerably after the plough drawn by animals came into use.
10. …………. became the main source of livelihood.
11. People began to worship ……. and various ………. for good crops.
12. People in the village-settlements established some ………. and ……. to manage things.
13. Before agriculture, all men and women were continuously engaged in getting ……….
14. With agricultural production increasing, some men and women began to get ……….. time.
15. They used their spare time for using their natural creativity to develop……… skills.
16. Members with such special skills were given ………. based on those skills.
17. It is believed that in the New Stone Age, ……… made earthen pots and other earthen objects by hand.
18. The farmers in the village-settlements were now producing……….. food.
19. They needed skilled ……………. for tasks like making agricultural implements and repairing them
20. Craftsmen were paid in the form of …………..
21. ………… is an essential item.
22. Salt traders also traded articles they received in exchange of ………..
23. The ………. trade helped in the expansion of trade in the New Stone Age.
24. People responsible for the implementation of these rules became the ………… of village settlements.
25. The chiefs were also entrusted with the …… of the village.
26. The population of the village settlements ………. because food was available in plenty
27. The ……… became permanent and expanded.
28. People began to build ………. houses of sun dried bricks.
29. It appears that the people of the village settlements belonged to a single …………..
30. The entire village-settlement was an ………….. family.
31. A dead person was buried either in the ……….. or in the ……..
32. In the ………… system, it became possible to store food grains.

Answer:

1. domesticated
2. animal husbandry
3. dog
4. goat, sheep
5. hunting
6. uxomen
7. pointed
8. agricultural
9. agricultural
10. agriculture
11. nature, deities
12. rules, customs
13. food
14. spare
15. special
16. work
17. women
18. surplus
19. craftsmen
20. foodgrains
21. salt
22. salt
23. salt
24. chiefs
25. protection
26. grew
27. village-settlements
28. quadrangular
29. clan
30. extended
31. house, courtyard
32. agricultural

Match the following:

Question 1.

Answer:

Answer each of the following questions in one sentence:

Question 1.
What is animal husbandry?
Answer:
Domesticating animals and keeping them for one’s use is called animal husbandry.

Question 2.
Which is the first animal to have been domesticated?
Answer:
The dog is the first animal to have been domesticated.

Question 3.
Who domesticated the dog?
Answer:
Homo sapiens of the Middle Stone Age domesticated the dog.

Question 4.
How were the dogs used?
Answer:
Dogs were used to help in hunting.

Question 5.
Which animals were domesticated after the dog?
Answer:
The goat and sheep were domesticated after the dog

Question 6.
When and where did agriculture begin?
Answer:
Archaeological evidence is available to show that agriculture first began about 11,000 years ago in Israel and Iraq.

Question 7.
Who are given the credit to have started cultivation?
Answer:
Women are credited to have started cultivation

Question 8.
What did they use to sow seeds?
Answer:
They used pointed sticks to sow seeds.

Question 9.
How did the agricultural production increase considerably?
Answer:
Agricultural production increased considerably after the plough driven by animals came into use.

Question 10.
What was the main source of livelihood for people in the New Stone Age?
Answer:
Agriculture was the main source of livelihood for the people in the New Stone Age.

Question 11.
What did the people do in order to grow good crops?
Answer:
People began to worship nature and various deities to grow good crops.

Question 12.
What gained importance in the village settlement?
Answer:
Essential things like sharing of agricultural tasks and water resources and the security of the village-settlements gained importance.

Question 13.
How did the New Stone Age women make earthen pots?
Answer:
The New Stone Age women made earthen pots and other earthen objects by hand.

Question 14.
Why were the craftsmen needed?
Answer:
Craftsmen were needed for tasks like making agricultural implements and repairing them.

Question 15.
How were the craftsmen paid?
Answer:
The craftsmen were paid in the form of food grains or other articles.

Question 16.
What is the barter system?
Answer:
Buying and selling articles by exchanging goods for goods is called barter system.

Question 17.
What was an essential item in the village settlement?
Answer:
Salt was an essential item in the village settlement.

Question 18.
How did the salt traders trade?
Answer:
Salt traders traded articles they received in exchange of salt.

Question 19.
Why did the village community lay down rules?
Answer:
The village community laid rules for mutual co-operation in order to keep this system of trade and distribution of resources running smoothly.

Question 20.
Who became the chiefs of village settlements?
Answer:
People responsible for the implementation of these rules became the chiefs of villagesettlements.

Question 21.
Who was entrusted with the protection of the village?
Answer:
The chiefs were also entrusted with the task of protection of the village.

Question 22.
Why did they build protective walls and moats around the village-settlements?
Answer:
They built protective walls and moats around the village-settlements to protect them selues from floods, wild animals and outsiders who stole the village cattle.

Question 23.
What were the houses at the beginning of New Stone Age made of?
Answer:
Houses at the beginning of the New Stone Age were made of wattle and daub?

Question 24.
Why were there differences in the style of constructing houses?
Answer:
Regional differences are seen in the styles of constructing houses, depending on the local climate.

Question 25.
Why did the population of village settlements grow?
Answer:
The population of village-settlements grew because food was available in plenty.

Give reasons for the following:

Question 1.
The stick used for sowing was weighed in the centre using a perforated stone.
Answer:
In order to dig deeper into the soil to sow the seeds, the stick was weighted in the centre using a perforated stone.

Question 2.
Before agriculture, men and women in the community were continuously busy.
Answer:

1. Before agriculture, people obtained food by hunting and gathering.
2. But this food could not be stored for a long time.
3. Therefore, all men and women in the community were continuously engaged in acquiring food.

Question 3.
Walls and moats were built around the village settlement.
Answer:
Protective walls and moats were built around the village-settlements to protect them from floods, wild animals and outsiders who stole village cattle.

Question 4.
The village-settlements grew.
Answer:
i. The population of the village-settlements grew because food was available in plenty after agriculture
ii. They also built bigger houses to accommodate their expanding population.

Question 5.
The entire village-settlement was an extended family.
Answer:

1. It appears from the plans of the houses and the village-settlements that people staying there belonged to a single class.
2. It means that they were all related to one another.
3. Thus, the entire village-settlement was an extended family

Question 6.
Women and men began to get spare time to develop special skills.
Answer:

1. In the agricultural system, it became possible to store foodgrains for a long period.
2. There was sufficient food for the community.
3. Therefore, women and men began to get spare time to use their natural creativity to develop special skills.

Question 7.
People began to worship nature and various deities.
Answer:
i. Agriculture became the main source of livelihood in the New Stone Age period.
ii. Thus, people began to worship nature and various deities for good crops.

Question 8.
The farmers needed skilled craftsmen.
Answer:
i. Farmers in the village-settlements were producing surplus food.
ii. Therefore, they needed skilled craftsmen for making agricultural implements and repairing them.

Question 9.
A dead person was buried either in the house or in the courtyard.
Answer:
The people thought that the dead person’s bond with family should not get cut off after death.

Answer the following questions in brief:

Question 1.
How was cultivation carried out by women?
Answer:

1. Women are credited to have started cultivation.
2. They used pointed sticks to sow seeds.
3. In order to help dig deeper into the soil, the stick was weighted in the centre using a perforated stone.

Question 2.
How did a social system based on agriculture came into existence?
Answer:

1. Essential things like sharing of agricultural tasks and water resources and the security of the village-settlement gained importance.
2. People in the village-settlements established some rules and customs to manage these things.
3. Thus, a social system based on agriculture came into existence.

Question 3.
How was barter system established?
Answer:

1. When the farmers in the village-settlements
2. produced surplus food, they felt the need for skilled craftsmen who would provide them with agricultural implements and also repair them.
3. Such craftsmen were paid in the form of food grains or other articles. The craftsmen also purchased the required raw material in the form of foodgrains and other useful articles.
4. Thus, buying and selling by exchanging goods for goods called barter system was established.

Question 4.
Describe the structure of houses in the New Stone Age.
Answer:

1. The houses at the beginning of the New Stone Age were made of wattle and daub i.e. the walls were screens woven from sticks or bamboo and plastered with mud or cow dog.
2. Later when the population in the village ettlement grew, people began to build quadrangular” houses of sun-dried bricks. These houses were also bigger and had more than one room.
3. Regional differences are seen in the styles of constructing houses, depending on the local climate.

Question 5.
Describe the ritual of burying the dead in the village settlements.
Answer:
i. A dead person was buried either in the house or in the courtyard with the idea that the person’s bond with the family should not get cut off even after death.
ii. Families would also bury various articles with the dead person for them to use even after death.

Question 7.
How did the village administrative system came into being?
Answer:

1. The village community made rules for mutual co-operation in order to keep trade running smoothly.
2. People responsible for the implementation of these rules became the chiefs of village settlements
3. These chiefs were also entrusted with the protection of the village.
4. This is how the village administrative system came into being.

Glossary :

1. entrusted : assigned the responsibility to doing something to (someone)
2. archaeological : of history
3. implementation : put into effect
4. deities : gods and goddesses
5. moats : a deep, wide ditch surrounding a house.
6. wattle : and
7. daub : material used in building walls.
8. perforated : pierced with a hote.
9. accommodate : provide sufficient space for.
10. surplus : extra.
11. abundance : a large quantity fo something
12. experimentation:  procedure.
13. complied : meet specified standards.
14. quadrangular : having four sides

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 23 Infectious Diseases and how to Prevent them Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 23 Infectious Diseases and how to Prevent them

5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 23 Infectious Diseases and how to Prevent them Textbook Questions and Answers

1. What’s the solution?

Question 1.
You are hungry, but the food has been left uncovered.
Answer:
Heating kills all the disease germs present in the food. So if food is uncovered then one should heat (warm) the food and then eat it when hungry. Eating warm food is always good for health.

2. Use your brain power!

Question 1.
Which method of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes will you recommend for your surroundings – not allowing water to stagnate or spraying insecticides on the water? Why?
Answer:
First of all it is better not to allow water to stagnate. Hence I would recommend this method for preventing breeding of mosquitoes. However if there are nullahs or gutters in the surrounding area then spraying insecticide on water will be recommended to kill the mosquito larvae growing in water. Therefore both the methods need to be applied sometimes.

3. Answer the following in one or two sentences:

Question (a)
What is an infectious disease?
Answer:
When diseases spread from one person to another person, they are called infectious diseases.

Question (b)
What are the mediums of the spread of diseases?
Answer:
Diseases spread through mediums like food, water, air and insect bite. Sometimes it also spreads by coming in direct contact with a diseased person.

Question (c)
What happens when there is an epidemic of disease?
Answer:
When many people in one area get the same infectious disease at the same time, we say there is an epidemic of the disease. During an epidemic air and water gets contaminated with the disease germs and the disease spreads rapidly. Contaminated water also contaminates the food. If the epidemic is severe many people become serious and need to be hospitalised. To control the epidemic one needs to maintain hygiene and a clean surrounding.

Question (d)
What is vaccination?
Answer:
When a person is given a vaccine against a specific disease, he develops resistance to that disease. This process of giving vaccine is called vaccination. Whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus called triple vaccine is given.

Question (e)
Make a list of the vaccination given to a new bom baby.
Answer:
The table given below shows the list of vaccinations given to the new bom baby along with the schedule of when the vaccination is given:

Triple vaccine is repeated twice again after 10 weeks and 14 weeks after the baby is bom. Hep. B vaccine is also repeated twice after 4 weeks and 8 weeks after birth. After completing a year the baby is given vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. It is called MMR vaccine.

4. True or False:

Question (a)
Intestinal diseases spread though air.
Answer:
False

Question (b)
Some diseases are caused by the anger of gods
Answer:
False

5. Classify the diseases given below as diseases that spread through food, through water, and through air:

Question 1.
Classify the diseases given below as diseases that spread through food, through water, and through air:
Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Tuberculosis, Jaundice, Gastro, Diarrhoea, Diphtheria, Conjunctivitis, Chickenpox.
Answer:

6. Give reasons.

Question (a)
When there is an epidemic of cholera, we should boil water before drinking.
Answer:
Sometimes water gets mixed with faeces of person who is suffering from the cholera and it gets contaminated. When people drink this contaminated water an epidemic of cholera spreads.
Boiling the water kills the germs causing the disease and hence one is prevented from getting cholera.
Therefore during an epidemic of cholera one should boil water and drink.

Question (b)
We should not allow puddles of water to stand in our surroundings.
Answer:
When water stagnates in a puddle, mosquitoes lay eggs in the water and they increase in number. Mosquito bite spread malaria germs and people suffer from malaria. To prevent people from getting malaria mosquitoes should be stopped from breeding. To prevent mosquitoes from breeding we should not allow puddle of water to stand in our surrounding.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 23 Infectious Diseases and how to Prevent them Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blank with the correct answers from the options given below:

Question 1.
……………….. cause diseases.
(a) Microorganisms
(b) Bacteria
(c) Germs
Answer:
(a) Microorganisms

Question 2.
Every …………………. is caused by a specific microorganism or germ.
(a) illness
(b) disease
(c) flu
Answer:
(b) disease

Question 3.
The germs of disease like influenza are present in the spit or ………………… of the person who has the disease.
(a) tongue
(b) nose
(c) saliva
Answer:
(c) saliva

Question 4.
When diseases spread through food it is called ………………. .
(a) food poisoning
(b) viral
(c) infection
Answer:
(a) food poisoning

Question 5.
Malaria is caused due to bite of a certain kind of ………………… .
(a) animal
(b) mosquito
(c) bird
Answer:
(b) mosquito

Question 6.
Germs of diseases like conjunctivitis spreads through …………………. .
(a) air
(b) water
(c) faces
Answer:
(a) air

Question 7.
Cholera spreads when people drink ……………. water.
(a) good
(b) contaminated
(c) bottled
Answer:
(b) contaminated

Question 8.
People who have a serious infectious disease like tuberculosis or swine flu are ……………….. .
(a) hospitalised
(b) educated
(c) quarantined
Answer:
(c) quarantined

Question 9.
As soon as the baby is born it is given ………………. vaccine.
(a) tuberculosis
(b) triple
(c) polio
Answer:
(a) tuberculosis

Question 10.
The …………………. vaccine is given orally.
(a) conjunctivitis
(b) polio
(c) malaria
Answer:
(b) polio

Question 11.
When the germs of a particular disease enter the body and begins to grow, the person gets the …………… .
(a) food
(b) disease
(c) cough
Answer:
(b) disease

Question 12.
Disease of the throat and the chest spread through the ………………. .
(a) water
(b) faeces
(c) air
Answer:
(b) faeces

Question 13.
People get ………………. or diarrhoea after eating contaminated food at a function.
(a) flue
(b) gastro
(c) viral
Answer:
(b) gastro

Question 14.
Maintaining ……………….. everywhere is beneficial for our health.
(a) food
(b) cleanliness
(c) disease
Answer:
(b) cleanliness

Question 15.
It is important to always keep our food ……………….. .
(a) covered
(b) uncovered
(c) uncooked
Answer:
(a) covered

Question 16.
Insects like mosquitoes, lice and fleas spread …………………. .
(a) beauty
(b) health
(c) disease
Answer:
(c) disease

Question 17.
Ringworm, scabies are disease that affect the …………….. .
(a) head
(b) skin
(c) bones
Answer:
(b) skin

Question 18.
Germs of disease like the flu or conjunctivitis spread quickly through the …………….. .
(a) air
(b) water
(c) fire
Answer:
(a) air

Question 19.
If, at some place, mosquitoes ……………… in large numbers then many people there can get malaria
(a) beautify
(b) breed
(c) creed
Answer:
(b) breed

Question 20.
Air, water, food and insects are the ……………….. through which disease spread.
(a) mediums
(b) area
(c) report
Answer:
(a) mediums

Question 21.
It is possible to ……………….. a disease from ecoming an epidemic.
(a) familiarize
(b) prevent
(c) breed
Answer:
(b) prevent

Question 22.
To prevent disease from spreading through water, it is ………………… at the water works.
(a) diluted
(b) polluted
(c) purified
Answer:
(c) purified

Question 23.
When there is an epidemic of gastro or jaundice, people are advised to ………………. water before drinking it.
(a) cook
(b) steam
(c) boil
Answer:
(c) boil

Question 24.
To prevent mosquitoes from breeding, we must ensure there is no ……………… water in the surroundings.
(a) stagnant
(b) flowing
(c) rippling
Answer:
(a) stagnant

Question 25.
Clothes and utensils used by patients are washed with ………………… .
(a) pesticides
(b) germicides
(c) fertilizers
Answer:
(b) germicides

Question 26.
Our body develops …………….. to a particular disease due to vaccination.
(a) resistance
(b) persistance
(c) deliverance
Answer:
(a) resistance

Question 27.
The vaccines for diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus are combined into a ………………. vaccine and given as an injection.
(a) single
(b) double
(c) triple
Answer:
(c) triple

Question 28.
Polio Vaccine is given …………………… .
(a) verbally
(b) mentally
(c) orally
Answer:
(c) orally

Question 29.
Primary Health Centres have been established at the ……………. level.
(a) urban
(b) village
(c) grass root
Answer:
(b) village

Question 30.
It is in now forbidden by law to ……………….. in a public place.
(a) spit
(b) sit
(c) stand
Answer:
(a) spit

Question 31.
………………….. media are also used for raising public awareness about health and hygiene issues.
(a) Mass
(b) Public
(c) Home
Answer:
(a) Mass

Question 2.
Match the columns:

Answer:

Name the following:

Question 1.
Insect that causes Malaria.
Answer:
Female Anopheles Mosquito

Question 2.
Insect that causes Dengue.
Answer:
Aedes mosquito

Question 3.
Vaccine for diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus (Given as injection).
Answer:
Triple vaccine

Question 4.
Microorganisms that are useful to us.
Answer:
Microorganisms converting milk into yoghurt or microorganisms fermenting batter for idlis.

Question 5.
Germicide used to kill microorganisms in the spittle of a person having tuberculosis.
Answer:
Phenyl or dettol.

Question 5.
State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. Vaccination helps our body to develop resistance against diseases.
2. Community programmes are being undertaken every year at the National level to eradicate (put an end) polio, by giving oral vaccine of polio to children below five years.
3. On television people are educated about right methods of handling, drinking water so to make them aware of how diseases can be prevented.
4. Insects like lice and fleas spread diseases.
5. Cancer is an infectious disease.

Answer:

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

Answer the following in one or two sentences:

Question 1.
Name the disease that has been completely eradicated (that is it has completely disappeared) by vaccination.
Answer:
The disease called small pox has been completely eradicated by vaccination.
(Note : Now no one in the world is gets the scare or is suffering from small pox.)

Question 2.
Which disease spreads through flea’s bite?
Answer:
Fleas spread diseases like plague when they bite.
(Note : Fleas are found on the bodies of pets like dogs, cat and also on rhodents like rats.)

Question 3.
Why should we cover our nose and mouth when we cough or sneeze?
Answer:
Disease of the throat and chest spread through the air. When other breathe the same air, germs enter their bodies. That is why we must cover our nose and mouth when we cough or sneeze.

Question 4.
What is ‘food poisoning’?
Answer:
Gastro or diarrhoea spreads through contaminated3 food. When we eat this food the disease spread is called food poisoning.

Question 5.
Why should food always be kept covered?
Answer:
When some flies sit on our food, the germs enter the food. Later when we eat this food the germs enter our body, so we must always cover the food.

Question 6.
What is an epidemic?
Answer:
When many people in one area get the same infectious disease all at the same time, we say that there is an epidemic of the disease.

Question 7.
What precaution can be taken to prevent the spread of tuberculosis?
Answer:
The spittle of a person who has tuberculosis is collected in a vessel and covered with a germicide like phenyl. Such precautions can help to prevent the disease from spreading.

Give scientific reasons:

Question 1.
Doctors give tetanus vaccine after getting a cut or wound while handling a sharp instrument or after falling down and getting bruised badly while playing.
Answer:
Tetanus germs are present in the soil, dung and dust. The sharp instrument may be dirty, so it may carry the tetanus germs. These germs may then spread though the wound and cause disease. To prevent tetanus germs from spreading doctors give the vaccine which help us develop resistance against this disease.

Question 2.
A person suffering from a disease should cover the mouth when sneezing or coughing.
Answer:
Disease causing organisms are present in the spit or saliva of the person. When they sneeze or cough these gems spread in the air and cause disease in other people. To prevent the spread of disease through the air a person suffering from a disease should cover the mouth while sneezing or coughing.

Question 3.
Before eating or handling food one should wash the hands using soap and water.
Answer:
Soap kills the germs which cause diseases and water washes them away. If our hand is dirty then they may contain disease causing germs. If we handle food, or eat food without washing, the germs will enter the food and contaminate it with these germs. This can cause intestinal diseases or food poisoning. Hence it is advised that one should wash the hands using soap and water before eating or handling food.

Question 4.
People who are suffering from tuberculosis or swine flu are quarantined and kept in hospitals.
Answer:
The diseases like tuberculosis and swine flu are infectious. They spread through air easily. Also the germs spread cause disease in a healthy person if the healthy person comes in contact directly with the diseased person. In hospitals there are separate wards for such diseased people, where extra care and precautions are taken to prevent spread of diseases. Therefore patients suffering from these diseases are quarantined and kept in hospital.

Can you tell:

Question 1.
When your friends fall while playing and get hurt, does anyone tell you ‘Don’t go near them. You will also yet hurt’?
Answer:
No, no one tells us like that because we will not get hurt because the friend is hurt.

Question 2.
Suppose your mother has a headache. Do you also get a headache if you go near her?
Answer:
No, I do not get a headache if I go near her.

Question 3.
When is it that you are told not to go near a sick person, not to use their utensils for eating or drinking; not to use their hankies, towels or clothes?
Answer:
We are told not to go near a sisk person when the person is suffering from cold, flu, is having high fever, or if the person is suffering from chicken pox, measles, mumps etc.

Question 4.

What different activities are going on in the above picture.
Answer:
Women are washing clothes in the river. A boy is urinating in the water. A man is washing utensil and filling it with water. Buffaloes are being washed in the water. Children are swimming and a lady is filling pots with water to use for drinking purpose.

Question 5.

What do you see in the picture below above?
Answer:
Food is kept open. People are being served this uncovered food and they are eating it. The man serving the food is wearing dirty colthes. There is no cleanliness maintained in the restaurant.

Question 6.
What steps will you take to ensure that dust and flies do not settle on the food in your house?
Answer:
The food will be covered properly to see that no dust and flies settle on it. It will be kept in clean and closed utensils in the kitchen. Care will be taken to see that the kitchen is kept clean. So that no flies will sit there.

Question 7.
Why should you not go to school if you have conjunctivitis?
Answer:
Conjunctivitis causing germs spreads through air. If we go to school many other children will also get this disease. To prevent the spread of this disease, we should not go to school when suffering from conjunctivitis.

Glossary:

1. conjunctivitis – sore eyes, which causes irritation.
2. forbidden -not allowed.
3. contaminated – to make impure by adding some substance.
4. stagnates – gets collected.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 2 Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in the blank.

Question a.
Homo is a Latin word which means ____________.
Answer:
Homo is a Latin word which means man.

Question b.
The Neanderthals primarily lived in ____________.
Answer:
The Neanderthals primarily lived in caves.

2. Answer question in one sentence.

Question a.
Who is said to have first made tools like the hand-axe?
Answer:
Homo erectus is said to have first made tools like a hand-axe.

Question b.
What is heredity?
Answer:
Heredity is similarity in appearance and health characteristics of human beings to their ancestors.

3. Give reasons for the following.

Question a.
The Neanderthals became extinct.
Answer:

1. Homo sapiens were the neighbours of the Neanderthals in Europe. Conflicts with the Homo sapiens took place; wherein the Neanderthals suffered.
2. The Neanderthals failed to adapt to environmental changes. As a result, the Neanderthals became extinct.

Question b.
Humans could produce subtle and varied types of sounds.
Answer:

1. Homo sapiens had developed to a stage wherein they had fully developed larynx.
2. Their jaws and muscles inside the mouth were fully developed.
3. Their tongue was flexible. Therefore, human beings (Homo sapiens) could produce subtle and varied types of sounds.

4. Read the clues given below and find the words hidden in the box.

Question 1.
Read the clues given below and find the words hidden in the box.

• Humans who stood upright.
• A sound that Neanderthals could make.
• Humans who used their hands.
• Homo sapiens sapiens began to grow this in fields.
• Pieces of stone used to make tools.
• It kept Homo erectus warm although they could not make it.
• A country in which remains of Homo habilis were found.
• A way of preparing food that Neanderthals used.
• A tool made by Homo erectus.
• Homo sapiens could do this to make pictures.
• Humans could use their hands because they learnt to stand on two of these.
• The country in which remains of Neanderthals were first found.
• These were buried with them when Neanderthals died.

Activity :

Question 1.
Prepare a chart to show the progress of Man at the various stages from Homo habilis to Homo sapiens sapiens.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 5 Evolution of Mankind Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks :

1. The species of humans who could use their hands effectively is known as the ……….. human.
2. The scientist Louis Leakey who discovered this species named it …………………
3. Homo habilis could ………………… on two feet and walk.
4. The spine of Homo habilis was slightly ……. and not quite erect.
5. The stone tools made by Homo habilis were not useful for hunting ………. animals.
6. Homo habilis was a ………….
7. Homo erectus marks an important stage in human ………….
8. Compared to Homo habilis, Homo erectus has a more ……………………. brain.
9. Homo erectus species lived in ……….
10. During the time of ……………….., the earth was covered with ice sheets.
11. Homo erectus made tools like the
12. The remains of Homo erectus have been found along with his ……………………. in the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe.
13. The …………………. man was physically big and strong
14. His……………….. was more developed than that of Homo erectus.
15. They made tools out of big ……………….
16. The Neanderthals hunted ………. animals.
17. They used ………………… clothing.
18. They were mainly …………….. eaters.
19. They ate meat…………… on fire.
20. They knew the art of making………
21. Some scientists believe that the Neanderthals communicated with each other by producing ……… and other primary sounds.
22. Neanderthals had established some ………… of burying the dead.
23. Some groups of Neanderthals left …………………. and migrated up to the continents of Europe and Asia.
24. They had to …………. new ways of living and finding food.
25. ………………… is the name used for humans that were more advanced than the Neanderthals.
26. Homo sapiens means ……………. Man.
27. The ………….. became extinct about 30,000 years ago
28. In Europe, Homo sapiens is also known as ……………. Man.
29. Homo sapiens used to make stone ……………. and fix them in grooves’ and notches made in wood or bone handles.
30. Homo sapiens could produce a variety of ……………. and modulate his ……… ….. the way he liked.
31. Homo sapiens had a well-developed ……………. system.
32. Homo sapiens could draw…………….. on the basis of actual observation as well as imagination.
33. The capacity of the human brain and his grasping power went on continuously.
34. ………………. is a science that studies heredity.
35. Genetics research has shown that we have inherited some traits of the ………….. man.
36. Homo sapiens sapiens developed the technique of cultivating ………….. and keeping ………………..
37. He began to live a more …………. life.
38. The changed lifestyle and diet affected the …….. of humans.
39. The name ……………………. reflects his intellectual and cultural rather than his physical prowess”.
40. In Europe, …………… is also known as Cro-Magnon Man’.
41. The stone tools made by ………… were not useful for hunting big animals.

Answer:

1. skilled
2. Homo
3. stand
4. bent
5. big
6. forager
7. evolution
8. developed
9. groups
10. Homo erectus
11. hand-axe
12. tools
13. Neanderthal
14. brain
15. pebbles
16. big
17. leather
18. meat
19. roasted
20. fire
21. grunts
22. rituals
23. Africa
24. adopt
25. Homo sapiens
26. Intellectual
27. Neanderthal
28. CroMagnon
29. blades
30. sounds, voice
31. language
32. pictures
33. developing
34. Genetics
35. Neanderthal
36. land, animals
37. settled
38. appearance
39. Homo sapiens sapiens
40. Homo sapiens
41. Homo habilis

Match the columns :

Question 1.

Answer:

Answer if the following statements are True/False. If false, then state the correct answer:

Question 1.

1. The scientist Louis Leakey named the first species of humans as Homo erectus.
2. In Latin “Homo’ means ‘man’.
3. Homo erectus means The man who can use his hands skilfully
4. The stone tools made by Homo habilis were not useful for hunting big animals.
5. Homo habilis was not a forager”
6. Homo erectus species lived in groups.
7. Homo erectus knew the technique of making fire.
8. Homo erectus made tools like the hand-axe.
9. The Neanderthal Man was more developed than that of Homo erectus.
10. The Neanderthal Man hunted small animals.
11. The Neanderthal Man knew the art of making fire.
12. The Neanderthals established some rituals of burying the dead
13. Some groups of Neanderthals left Africa and migrated to India
14. Homo sapiens means Intellectual Man.
15. The Neanderthals became extinct about 30,000 years ago
16. Homo sapiens is also known as the ‘Cro Magnon Man’ in Europe.
17. The Homo sapiens could only grunt and make some sounds.
18. Genetics is a science that studies heredity.
19. The changed lifestyle and diet affected the appearance of humans.
20. Homo sapiens sapiens reflects his intellectual and culture rather than his physical prowess.

Answer:

1. False. The scientist Louis Leakey named the first species of humans as Homo habilis.
2. True.
3. False. Homo habilis means “The man who can use his hands skilfully’.
4. True.
5. False. Homo habilis uns a forager.
6. True
7. False. Homo erectus knew the use of fire but had not mastered the technique of making fire.
8. True
9. True.
10. False. The Neanderthal Man hunted big animals.
11. True.
12. True.
13. False. Some groups of Neanderthals left Africa and migrated to the continents of Europe and Asia.
14. True.
15. True.
16. True.
17. False. The Homo sapiens has a well-developed language system.
18. True.
19. True
20. True.

Answer the following questions in one sentence each:

Question 1.
What was the species of humans who could use their hands effectively known as?
Answer:
The species of humans who could use their hands effectively is known as ‘The skilled human

Question 2.
Where was the first evidence of this species found?
Answer:
The first evidence of this species was found in the border region between Tanzania and Kenya in the continent of Africa.

Question 3.
What was this species named and by which scientist?
Answer:
The scientist Louis Leakey who discovered this species, named it “Homo habilis’.

Question 4.
What does Homo habilis mean?
Answer:
Homo habilis means ‘the one who uses his hands skillfully.

Question 5.
Why was he called Homo habilis?
Answer:
He was called Homo habilis because besides their fossilized remains, some tools made by them were also found.

Question 6.
Give two uses of the stone tools made by Homo habilis.
Answer:
The stone tools made by Homo habilis had limited uses such as scraping” meat from the skin of dead animals or breaking bones to get the marrows

Question 7.
How did Homo habilis acquire his food?
Answer:
Homo habilis was a forager. It is possible that he hunted small animals, gathered eggs, wild fruits and roots to eat.

Question 8.
What does Homo erectus mean?
Answer:
Homo erectus means ‘the one who stands erect’.

Question 9.
How did Homo erectus survive the extreme climatic conditions during the ice-age?
Answer:
Homo erectus could survive the extreme climatic conditions during the ice-age because he knew the use of fire but had not mastered the technique of making fire.

Question 10.
Where have the remains of Homo erectus been found?
Answer:
The remains of Homo erectus have been found in the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe.

Question 11.
Where were the remains of the Neanderthal Man found?
Answer:
The remains of the Neanderthal Man were first found at Neanderthal in Germany.

Question 12.
How did the Neanderthal Man eat roasted meat?
Answer:
The Neanderthal knew the art of making fire and hence ate roasted meat.

Question 13.
How did the Neanderthal Man communicate with each other?
Answer:
The Neanderthals communicated with each other by producing grunts and other primary sounds.

Question 14.
Where did the Neanderthal Man migrate?
Answer:
Some groups of Neanderthal Man left Africa and migrated up to the continents of Europe and Asia.

Question 15.
What was the challenge to the Neanderthal Man in Europe and Asia?
Answer:
The Neanderthals had to adopt to the new way of living and finding food as they had to face a different environment.

Question 16.
Which Species of humans were more advanced than the Neanderthal Man?
Answer:
The Homo sapiens was more advanced than the Neanderthal Man.

Question 17.
What does Homo sapiens mean?
Answer:
Homo sapiens means Intelligent or Intellectual man.

Question 18.
How many years ago did the Neanderthal Man become extinct?
Answer:
The Neanderthal Man became extinct about 30,000 years ago

Question 19.
What are Homo sapiens known as in England?
Answer:
Cro-Magnon man.

Question 20.
Where have their remains been found?
Answer:
Their remains have been found in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Question 21.
Describe the tools used by the Cro-Magnon man.
Answer:
The Cro-Magnon man used tools made of stone blades and fixed them in grooves and notches made of wood or bone handles.

Question 22.
Why was the human species later called as Homo Sapiens Sapiens?
Answer:
The human species was later known as Homo sapiens sapiens as their capacity to think developed even further than that of Homo sapiens.

Question 23.
What is Genetics?
Answer:
Genetics is a science that studies ‘heredity’.

Give reasons for the following:

Question 1.
Homo habilis was a forager.
Answer:
i. Homo habilis was a forager.
ii. This is because he ate the leftovers of animals that had been hunted by others.

Question 2.
Homo erectus could survive during the ice age.
Answer:
i. During the time of Homo erectus, the earth was covered with icesheets and the climate was extremely cold.
ii. As the Homo erectus had learnt the use of fire, he could survive the extreme climate.

Question 3.
The human species Homo Neanderthalensis was known as the Neanderthal Man.
Answer:
The human species Homo Neanderthalensis was commonly known as the Neanderthal Man because his remains were first found in Neanderthal in Germany.

Question 4.
The Neanderthals ate meat roasted on fire.
Answer:
i. The Neanderthals knew the art of making fire.
ii. As they were meat eaters, they ate meat roasted on fire.

Question 5.
Homo sapiens had a well-developed language system.
Answer:
i. The Homo sapiens could produce a variety of sounds and modulate his voice.
ii. Using his imagination, he could name the things around him and soon could put his thoughts and feelings into words thus developing a language system.

Question 6.
The Homo sapiens was named as an Intelligent Man.
Answer:

1. During the course of their evolution, Homo sapiens had developed a language system.
2. He could also draw pictures on the basis of observation and imagination.
3. Hence, he was named as an Intelligent Man.

Question 7.
It is said that the Neanderthal Man and Homo sapiens are both ancestors of the modern humans.
Answer:
i. Genetic research has shown that the modern man has inherited some traits of the Neanderthal Man.
ii. Thus, it can be said that the Neanderthal Man and Homo sapiens are both ancestors of the modern humans.

Answer the following in brief :

Question 1.
Why was the first human species named Homo habilis?
Answer:

1. The scientist Louis Leakey who discovered this first human species named it ‘Homo habilis’.
2. He found some tools made by them beside their fossilized remains.
3. In Latin ‘Homo habilis’ means the man who can use his hands skillfully.
4. Thus, the first human species got their name.

Question 2.
Describe Homo habilis.
Answer:

1. Homo habilis could stand on two feet and walk.
2. His spine was slightly bent and was not quite erect.
3. His brain was bigger than the apes although – he looked somewhat similar.

Question 3.
Give the two uses of the stone tools made by Homo habilis.
Answer:

1. The stone tools made by Homo habilis were not useful for hunting big animals.
2. They had limited uses such as scraping meat from the skin of dead animals.
3. They were also used for breaking bones to get the marrow.

Question 4.
Homo erectus knew the use of fire – Explain.
Answer:

1. During the time of Homo erectus, the Earth was covered with icesheets, hence the climate was extremely cold.
2. Homo erectus could survive that extreme climate because he had learnt to use fire.
3. However, he had not yet mastered the technique of making fire.

Question 5.
Compare the Neanderthal Man to his predecessors.
Answer:

1. The Neanderthal Man was physically big and strong.
2. His brain was more developed.
3. He made tools out of big pebbles. The tools were fixed on a bone or a wooden shaft to make weapons like the spear, axe etc.
4. He hunted big animals, ate their meat and used their leather as clothing.
5. He knew the art of making fire.

Question 6.
How did the Neanderthal Man make fire?
Answer:
i. The Neanderthals knew the technique of making fire.
ii. They rubbed sticks of hard wood on each other or by striking one flintstone on another to obtain sparks.

Question 7.
How did the Neanderthals treat their dead?
Answer:

1. When a member of the group died, the Neanderthals buried tools, horns etc. along with the dead body.
2. They applied red ochre to the dead body before burying it.
3. The Neanderthals thus established some rituals of burying the dead.

Question 8.
Describe the tools made by Homo sapiens.
Answer:
i. Homo sapiens made different kinds of tools and implements to suit the tasks they needed to do.
ii. They made sharp blades of stone and fixed them in grooves and notches made in wood or bone handles.

Question 9.
Why was the Homo sapien called “The Thinking Man’?
Answer:

1. The tools made by Homo sapien were sharper and more precise than the other species.
2. He had a well-developed language system.
3. He could draw pictures on the basis of observation as well as imagination.
4. Hence, he was called as The Thinking Man’.

Question 10.
Describe the development of the Homo sapiens.
Answer:

1. Homo sapiens sapiens developed the technique of cultivating land and keeping animals.
2. With his well-developed capacity to think, the speed at which he improved his technology went on increasing
3. He lived a more settled life.
4. He began to grow food grains in the fields.

Question 11.
The name Homo sapiens sapiens reflects his intellectual and cultural rather than his physical prowess – Explain.
Answer:

1. Modern humans are not satisfied with only meeting their basic need for food.
2. To enrich their life, human beings acquired a culture and continued to develop it.
3. The technological and cultural progress achieved by modern humans has been extremely rapid.
4. Hence, we can rightly say that the life of the Homo sapiens sapiens reflects his intellectual and cultural progress rather than his physical prowess.

Glossary :

1. effectively : in such a manner as to achieve a desired result
2. skillfully : with expertise
3. grunts : low short sound
4. appearance : the way something or someone looks
5. established : existed and recognised
6. migrated : move from one region to another
7. grooves : a long narrow cut in a hard material
8. notches : an incision on a surface
9. modulate : change the o tone pitch of voice
10. prowess : skill in a particular field
11. pebbles : small stones
12. adopt : choose to take up on follow
13. forager : someone who reaches for food
14. scraping : remaining from a surface with forceful strokes
15. marrow : a tissue o in the body, next to bones
16. roasted : cooked
17. ancestors: a person from whom one is descended
18. subtle: very delicate and precise
19. larynx : a hollow passage holding the vocal cords in the human body
20. traits : a distinguishing quality
21. predecessors : someone who came before
22. ochre : an earthy clay-like thing

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 18 The Environment and Us Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 18 The Environment and Us

5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 18 The Environment and Us Textbook Questions and Answers

1. What’s the solution?

Question 1.
Rivers and lakes are filled with water hyacinth.
Answer:
Water hyacinth are formed in rivers and lakes due to pollution. That is mainly due to mixture of detergents in the water. To control it the water hyacinth should be removed and waste water from households or washing clothes in water should be banned.

2. Use your brain power!

Question 1.
What would happen if no kites (birds) are left in a particular region? Which living things would increase in number? Which would decrease?
Answer:
If no kites are left in a particular region the number of birds, amphibian, small mammals and earthworms would increase.

3. Answer the following questions.

Question (a)
What is meant by migration?
Answer:
Movement from one place to another for a short period of time or permanently is called migration.

Question (b)
Describe the life cycle of birds.
Answer:
Birds lay eggs. The eggs are hatched and after a few days, the small birds come out. They grow up in the nest. After three-four weeks they become an adult bird and start laying eggs.

Question (c)
Give two causes of air pollution.
Answer:
The two causes of air pollution are as follows:
1. Fuels are burnt in vehicles, give out certain poisonous gas and smoke.
2. Industries let out some poisonous gases into the air.

Question (d)
For what purpose do we use land obtained by clearing forests?
Answer:
We use land for agriculture, housing, industry and for building roads and railways by clearing forest.

4. Give reasons:

Question (a)
It is important to conserve the living components of the environment.
Answer:
It is important to conserve the living components of the environment because:

1. Due to human intervention in nature the non living components are getting polluted.
2. So the living things are threatened.
3. Several living things have already become extinct.
4. If one factor of the environment is damaged, it disturbs environmental balance.
5. The process of extinction is increasingly fast.
6. This will be a threat to the whole living world.

Question (b)
The numbers of wild animals are falling day by day.
Answer:

1. Forests have been cut down to make place for various reasons of man’s need.
2. Forest provide shelter and food to the wild animals.
3. If the plants on the earth are destroyed the number of animals also fall day by day.
4. Because of hunting, the population of wild animals is falling.

5. True or False:

Question (a)
Dead plants and animals are a biotic components.
Answer:
False

Question (b)
It is necessary to conserve biodiversity.
Answer:
True

6. Classify the following as natural or man-made:

Question 1.
Classify the following as natural or man-made:
Soil, horse, stone, water hyacinth, book, sunlight, dolphin, pen, chair, water, cottonwool, table, trees, brick.
Answer:
Natural – horse, water hyacinth, sunlight, dolphin, water, trees, cottonwool.
Manmade – soil, stone, book, pen, chair, table, brick.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 18 The Environment and Us Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the options given below:

Question 1.
The population of the world is now close to hundred crore.
(a) four
(b) five
(c) six
Answer:
(c) six

Question 2.
Tremendous quantities of ………………… enter the air due to burning of fuels.
(a) oxygen
(b) nitrogen
(c) carban dioxide
Answer:
(c) carban dioxide

Question 3.
The ………………….. sanctuary is known for bisons.
(a) Radhanagari
(b) Tadoba
(c) Kaziranga
Answer:
(a) Radhanagari

Question 4.
…………………… state has declared the Nannaj area a sanctuary for the Great Indian Bustard.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
Answer:
(a) Maharashtra

Question 5.
In Madhya Pradesh, Devrais are known as ………….. .
(a) Devran
(b) Sharanvan
(c) Sharanrais
Answer:
(b) Sharanvan

Question 6.
Masrhy or low-lying areas are filled to …………….. the land.
(a) rebuild
(b) reclaim
(c) restore
Answer:
(b) reclaim

Question 7.
There are many types of ……………….. in forests.
(a) plants
(b) rivers
(c) dams
Answer:
(a) plants

Question 8.
Birds build their nests in ………………. .
(a) shrubs
(b) bushes
(c) trees
Answer:
(c) trees

Question 9.
Water sources get ……………… if waste water is let into them without processing.
(a) polluted
(b) clogged
(c) depleted
Answer:
(a) polluted

Question 10.
……………… water is also given out from factories into their surroundings.
(a) Waste
(b) Running
(c) Stagnant
Answer:
(a) Waste

Question 11.
If water from such polluted sources keeps soaking into the soil, it becomes ……………….. .
(a) fertile
(b) infertile
(c) marshy
Answer:
(b) infertile

Question 12.
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used on a large scale for ………………. .
(a) Horticulture
(b) Vermiculture
(c) Agriculture
Answer:
(c) Agriculture

Question 13.
…………………. is used in all homes.
(a) Fuel
(b) Coal
(c) Kerosene
Answer:
(a) Fuel

Question 14.
There are big industries and factories in which ……………… is used in great quantities.
(a) water
(b) smoke
(c) fuel
Answer:
(c) fuel

Question 15.
When the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air rises, it leads to rise in ………………….. .
(a) rain
(b) temperature
(c) pollution
Answer:
(b) temperature

Question 16.
When fuels are burnt in vehicles, they give out certain ……………… gases as well as smoke.
(a) poisonous
(b) polluted
(c) natural
Answer:
(a) poisonous

Question 17.
Industries also let out some ……………….. gases into the air.
(a) poisonous
(b) polluted
(c) natural
Answer:
(a) poisonous

Question 18.
Due to human ……………………. in nature, large scale changes are taking place in air, water and land.
(a) interval
(b) intervention
(c) invention
Answer:
(b) intervention

Question 19.
From time to time, some of the living things on the earth become ………………. .
(a) strong
(b) weak
(c) extinct
Answer:
(c) extinct

Question 20.
Food, water and clothes are the …………….. of all people.
(a) basics
(b) needs
(c) pollution
Answer:
(b) needs

Question 21.
We need to take steps to prevent the …………………. of the environment.
(a) degradation
(b) pollution
(c) conservation
Answer:
(a) degradation

Question 22.
Let us all ensure that no action on our part will cause ……………….. or cause harm to living things.
(a) conservation
(b) intervention
(c) pollution
Answer:
(c) pollution

Question 23.
Let us make all possible efforts for the …………………. of the living world.
(a) conservation
(b) degradation
(c) confrontation
Answer:
(a) conservation

Question 24.
Several projects are being implemented at the international level to …………………. the balance of nature.
(a) mountain
(b) maintain
(c) destroy
Answer:
(b) maintain

Question 25.
It is important to raise the awareness of people all over the world about the …………………. to environmental balance.
(a) threat
(b) reservation
(c) treat
Answer:
(a) threat

Question 26.
In ‘biodiversity park’, biodiversity is both preserved and ……………….. .
(a) memorized
(b) studied
(c) destroyed
Answer:
(b) studied

Question 27.
People visiting ‘biodiversity park’, enjoy being close to ……………….. .
(a) parks
(b) grass
(c) nature
Answer:
(c) nature

Question 28.
Some areas which are important for the protection and conservation of wild life are …………… for them.
(a) revered
(b) reserved
(c) protected
Answer:
(b) reserved

Question 29.
If the plants on the earth are destroyed the numbers of …………………….. also fall.
(a) humans
(b) trees
(c) animals
Answer:
(c) animals

Question 30.
If deforestation is stopped, and instead tree plantation is stepped up, animals that depend on plants will get protection and ……………………. .
(a) thrive
(b) threat
(c) deplete
Answer:
(a) thrive

Question 31.
………………… lake has formed due to a dam built on the Chand river in Satara district.
(a) Victoria
(b) Mayani
(c) Tulsi
Answer:
(b) Mayani

Question 32.
………………….. from the Siberia region in northern Asia migrate to this lake.
(a) Deer
(b) Bison
(c) Flamingos
Answer:
(c) Flamingos

Question 33.
Mayani lake has been declared a ………………… for birds.
(a) sanctuary
(b) conservatory
(c) threat
Answer:
(a) sanctuary

Question 34.
People believe that a Devrai is really a jungle reserved for ………………. .
(a) us
(b) god
(c) people
Answer:
(b) god

Question 35.
Devrais give ………………. not only to the plants but also to the animals that live there.
(a) shelter
(b) food
(c) clothing
Answer:
(a) shelter

Question 2.
State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. Pollution of water is a threat to aquatic plants and animals.
2. Nature provides enough for every man’s greed, but not for every man’s need.
3. The Maldhok is also called the Great Indian Bustard.
4. Marshy or low lying areas are filled to reclaim the land.
5. Man is also a part of nature.

Answer:

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

Name the following:

Question 1.
Two National Parks.
Answer:
Kaziranga National Park and Tadoba National Park.

Question 2.
Lake built on the Chand river in Satara.
Answer:
Mayani.

Question 3.
Birds which migrate to Asia from Siberia.
Answer:
Flamingo.

Question 4.
The biggest Maldhok sanctuary in Asia.
Answer:
Nannaj in Solapur district

Question 5.
State known for Devrais.
Answer:
Maharashtra

Question 6.
Village famous for peacock population
Answer:
Morachi Chincholi

Answer in one sentence:

Question 1.
What is a biodiversity park?
Answer:
An area which is reserved for the purpose of protecting and conserving the biodiversity of a region is called a biodiversity park.

Question 2.
What are national parks?
Answer:
Some areas reserved for the protection and conservation of wildlife are called national parks.

Question 3.
What is a sanctuary?
Answer:
Certain forest areas are reserved for the protection and conservation of a particular animal or plant. It is called a sanctuary.

Question 4.
What are Devrai?
Answer:
In Indian culture, people believe that a jungle is reserved for god which is known as Devrai.

Question 5.
Which trees are commonly looked after for birds in Morachi Chincholi?
Answer:
Tamarind trees are commonly looked after for birds in Morachi Chincholi.

Question 6.
What is the population of the world?
Answer:
The population of the world is now close to six hundred crore.

Question 7.
Why is man using up more and more land and water resources?
Answer:
Man is developing new technology to meet the needs of all the people, so man is using more and more land and water resources.

Question 8.
What happens if forests are reduced?
Answer:
If forests are reduced, biodiversity is also depleted.

Question 9.
How do water sources get polluted?
Answer:
Water sources get polluted if waste water is let into them without processing.

Question 10.
What happen when water from polluted sources keep soaking into the soil?
Answer:
If water from polluted sources keep soaking into the soil, the soil become infertile.

Question 11.
What happens when the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air rises?
Answer:
When the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air rises, it leads to rise in temperature.

Question 12.
How is the environmental balance disturbed?
Answer:
If one factor of the environment is damaged, its relationships with other factors also get affected. Thus the environmental balance is disturbed.

Question 13.
What steps can be taken to prevent the degradation of the environment?
Answer:
We must use our means frugally and recycle used articles, if every person practices this sincerely then we can prevent degradation of the environment.

Question 14.
What happens when deforestation is stopped and tree plantation is stepped up?
Answer:
If deforestation is stopped and instead tree plantation is stepped up, animals that depend on plants will get protection and thrive.

Question 15.
How is the Mayani lake helpful to migratory birds?
Answer:
Mayani lake homes flamingos from Siberia who migrate to this lake. Here they build nests, lay eggs and when the baby bird grows big enough they return with them to Siberia.

Question 16.
What steps has the Maharashtra State government taken to protect the Great Indian Bustard?
Answer:
Maharashtra State has declared the Nannaj area a sanctuary for Great Indian Bustard thus helping them from extinction.

Question 17.
The environment is being degraded rapidly.
Answer:
(a) Man fulfil his needs by using materials from environment.
(b) All the people in the world have similar needs and desires.
(c) So, the environment is being degraded rapidly.

Question 18.
Flamingos have stopped coming to Mayani Lake.
Answer:
1. Flamingos used to migrate from Silbeia to Mayani lake to build their nests and lay eggs.
2. In the recent past, the water level in the dam has fallen.
3. Therefore, the flamingos have stopped coming to Mayani lake.

Question 19.
The Indian Bustard are the farmers’ friend.
Answer:

1. The Indian Bustard live in open grasslands.
2. They feed on insects thus giving protection to crops in fields.
3. Therefore, they are the farmers’ friend.

Answer briefly:

Question 1.
Give two causes of water pollution.
Answer:
The two causes of water pollution are as follows:
1. Waste water given out from factories are let into water bodies without processing.
2. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used in agriculture which seep into the soil and finally flow into rivers with rainwater.

Can you tell?

(A) With the help of the questions below, explain what would happen if forests are cleared on a large scale.

Question 1.
Will water and food sources for living things grow or dwindle? Why?
Answer:
If forests are cleared the amount of rain will become less and the amount of food required will dwindle.

Question 2.
Will the living things look for shelters elsewhere or stay on? Why?
Answer:
The living things will look for shelter elsewhere if forest is cleared because forest is their home.

Question 3.
Will the space occupied by the plants and animals increase or decrease? Why?
Answer:
The space occupied by the plants and animals will decrease because forest that is cleared will be used for other purpose.

Question 4.
Will the number of living things increase or decrease? Why?
Answer:
The number of living things will decrease because forest provides food, shelter and water.

(B)

Question 1.
What could be the reasons of air pollution?
Answer:
The reasons of air pollution are increasing use of vehicles and growth of industries.

Question 2.
What are the different purposes for which fuels such as petrol, diesel, kerosene, natural gas, coal and wood are used?
Answer:
Petrol and diesel are used in vehicles. Kerosene is used in stoves. Natural gas is used for cooking. Coal and wood are used for burning.

Question (C)
You see a food chain in the picture above. One of the links is missing. What effect will it have on the grasshopper? On the bird? What picture should there be in the blank space? If this living thing really died out, what would be the threat to the entire living worlds? Discuss your answers in the class.

Answer:
Grass is missing. If grass is not there then the number of grasshoppers will become less or even become extinct. Birds will not get enough food and become less or may even extinct.

Glossary:

1. biodiversity -variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
2. deforestation – clearing/cutting of forests or trees.
3. depleted – reduced
4. frugally – sparingly
5. degradation – breaking down.
6. components – parts
7. intervention – interference
8. extinction – non-existence.
9. dwindle diminish gradually.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 16 Water Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 16 Water

5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 16 Water Textbook Questions and Answers

1. What’s the solution?

Question 1.
Soil in the garden gets washed away with the water due to the slope of the land.
Answer:
Enough trees must be planted in the garden so that the roots of the trees will make a mesh underground holding the soil firmly, not allowing the soil to get washed away.

2. Use your brain power!

Question 1.
How should roads and footpaths be built to make rainwater seep into the ground?
Answer:
Use of paver stones to make roads or foot paths is a solution, as the rainwater will then be able to seep through the joints and percolate into the soil, instead of it flowing into the drains and getting wasted.

3. Answer the following questions in brief:

Question (a)
What conditions prevail during a famine?
Answer:

1. During a famine humans and animals suffer from scarcity of water.
2. As there is no water for agriculture, grain and fodder become scarce in the famine-stricken areas.
3. People living in these areas have to face a lot of hardship.
4. Animals and plants in these parts also suffer.

Question (b)
What works are undertaken to make water available even after the rainy season?
Answer:
Severals works are undertaken to make water available even after the rainy season like
1. Large dams are built.
2. Smaller reservoirs are built,
3. Contour bunding and constructing bunds on smaller streams.

Question (c)
Why is it necessary to stop rainwater?
Answer:
1. We get rain for only four months in a year. If rainwater is not stored, we will not have water for our daily needs after the rains.
2. So in order to meet the whole year’s need for water, rainwater must be stopped.

Question (d)
What is meant by water management?
Answer:
Taking steps to ensure that rainwater will be available even in the period after the rainy season is called water management.

4. True or False? Correct the wrong statements:

Question (a)
We get rainwater throughout the year.
Answer:
False. We get rainwater for only four months in a year.

Question (b)
During a famine, the government moves people and animals temporarily to safe places.
Answer:
True.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 16 Water Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the options given below:

Question 1.
When other substances get mixed with water, it becomes ……………… .
(a) impure
(b) pure
(c) drinkable
Answer:
(a) impure

Question 2.
Some impurities …………………. in water.
(a) drown
(b) float
(c) mix
Answer:
(b) float

Question 3.
The substances that get mixed with the water are …………………. for living things.
(a) healthy
(b) pollutants
(c) harmful
Answer:
(c) harmful

Question 4.
Rivers, lakes are our ………………….. of water.
(a) clouds
(b) tanks
(c) sources
Answer:
(c) sources

Question 5.
The waste water of a city or town is collected and let into a water body at a ……………….. location.
(a) convenient
(b) busy
(c) inconvenient
Answer:
(a) convenient

Question 6.
Sewage water can carry microorganisms that spread ………………… .
(a) impurities
(b) disease
(c) pollution
Answer:
(b) disease

Question 7.
Waste water from industries is more likely to contain ………………. substances.
(a) poisonous
(b) non-poisonous
(c) mineral
Answer:
(a) poisonous

Question 8.
If all this waste water is let into water bodies as ………………. it is, the water bodies become
(a) impurities
(b) polluted
(c) convenient
Answer:
(b) polluted

Question 9.
Polluted water cannot be used for ……………………. or for any other purpose.
(a) washing
(b) exercise
(c) drinking
Answer:
(c) drinking

Question 10.
Sewage and other waste water of towns and cities is …………………… for purification before letting it into a water body.
(a) processed
(b) polluted
(c) progressed
Answer:
(a) processed

Question 11.
Flowing water of rivers gets purified to some extent by …………………. processes also.
(a) artificial
(b) natural
(c) chemical
Answer:
(b) natural

Question 12.
Before water is supplied to a town or city, it is …………………… .
(a) polluted
(b) solidified
(c) purified
Answer:
(c) purified

Question 13.
Places where it does not rain for a long time experience a …………………. .
(a) flood
(b) drought
(c) tsunami
Answer:
(b) drought

Question 14.
Humans and animals ……………….. from scarcity of water.
(a) suffer
(b) enjoy
(c) relax
Answer:
(a) suffer

Question 15.
Grain and fodder become ………………… during a famine.
(a) abundant
(b) scarce
(c) available
Answer:
(b) scarce

Question 16.
People living in drought have to face a lot of …………………. .
(a) hardship
(b) friendship
(c) warship
Answer:
(a) hardship

Question 17.
Fodder camps are set up in famine-stricken areas to take care of …………………. animals.
(a) wild
(b) milch
(c) domestic
Answer:
(c) domestic

Question 18.
…………………. brings us water again and again.
(a) wells
(b) rain
(c) taps
Answer:
(b) rain

Question 19.
We get rain for only ……………… months in a year.
(a) six
(b) ten
(c) four
Answer:
(c) four

Question 20.
If rainwater is not …………………. we will not have water for our daily needs after the rains.
(a) stored
(b) scare
(c) evaporated
Answer:
(a) stored

Question 21.
When rainwater is stopped, it …………….. into the soil.
(a) percolates
(b) evaporates
(c) precipitates
Answer:
(a) percolates

Question 22.
As the ground water storage increase, …………………. get water.
(a) animals
(b) trees
(c) rocks
Answer:
(b) trees

Question 23.
Rainwater falling on roofs of houses in drained into large ………………. placed beside the building.
(a) boxes
(b) canals
(c) tanks
Answer:
(c) tanks

Question 24.
Taking steps to ensure that rainwater will be available even in the period after the rainy season is called …………………. management.
(a) time
(b) health
(c) water
Answer:
(c) water

Answer in one sentence:

Question 1.
Where is the waste water of a city or town let out?
Answer:
The waste water of a city or town is collected and let into a water body at a convenient location.

Question 2.
What does sewage water carry?
Answer:
Sewage water carries microorganisms that spread diseases.

Question 3.
Which water contains poisonous substances?
Answer:
Waste water from industries is more likely to contain poisonous substances.

Question 4.
Why is it compulsory for factory owners to treat the water before letting it out?
Answer:
If this waste water is let into water bodies as it is then the water bodies become polluted and that is dangerous. That is why it is compulsory for factory owners to treat the water before letting it out.

Question 5.
What is a threat to aquatic living things?
Answer:
If large quantities of impurities get mixed with river water, the proportion of oxygen dissolved in the water is reduced and this is a threat to aquatic living things.

Question 6.
Why is it important to read the information when we buy a bottle of drinking water?
Answer:
The date of bottling and the period for which the water can be safely used is printed on the bottle. Therefore, it is important to read the information when we buy a bottle of drinking water.

Question 7.
Why should empty drinking water bottles be crushed and thrown into a garbage bin?
Answer:
We must crush and throw the empty drinking water bottles into a bin, so that it cannot be reused.

Question 8.
What is a famine?
Answer:
A famine is a natural disaster, where the affected area does not receive any rain, so land get dry and there is no water for humans, animals as well as agriculture.

Question 9.
How does the government help in increasing the groundwater storage level?
Answer:
When it is not possible to build large dams then people and government come together to build smaller reservoirs, contour bunding, constructing bunds on smaller streams or dig wells in river beds to increase the groundwater storage level.

Question 10.
How is rainwater from roof tops saved?
Answer:
Rainwater from roof tops is drained into large tanks placed besides the building thus saving rain water.

Answer the following questions in brief:

Question 1.
How does the government help famine-stricken areas?
Answer:
1. The government temporarily moves people and animals from famine-stricken areas to safe places where they can be provided with water foodgrain and fodder.
2. Fodder camps are set up to take care of domestic animals.

Question 2.
What happens when rainwater percolates into the soil?
Answer:
1. When the rain water percolates into the soil, the ground water storage level increases.
2. Trees get water.
3. Wells too get enough water and land can be cultivated.

Can you tell?

Question (A)
List the substances that are mixed in the waste water drained out of the kitchen and bathroom in your house.
Answer:
Shampoo, soap, washing detergents, waste food particles, oil and grease from washed utensils, dirt and grime from soiled colthes.

Water Works:

Question 1.
What source of water is used for public water supply system?
Answer:
Rainwater collected in reservoirs and lakes is used for public water supply system. Water from lakes like Tansa, Tulsi and Vihar supply water to Mumbai city.

Question 2.
What processes are used to make the water clean, transparent and germ-free?
Answer:
Filtration, purification, chlorination

Question 3.
In what order are these processes carried out?
Answer:
Settling – Oxygenating – Filtration – Chlorination.

Question 4.
What is done to rid the water of bad smells?
Answer:
Alum is used in water to get rid of the bad odour.

Question (B)
If at some place, it did not rain for a very long time, what would be its effect on the life of the people there?
Answer:
Due to scarcity of water there will be drought – like condition.
The people and animals will die of thirst and hunger.
Plants and farms will wither and die therefore no food will be available. This will lead to famine.

Can you recall?

Question 1.
When happens when a spoonful of sugar, sawdust and soil are added to a glass of water?
Answer:
1. When sugar is added it dissolves in water.
2. When sawdust is added it does not dissolve instead it floats in water.
3. When soil is added the stones simply sink to the bottom of the glass and the soil dissolves the water making it muddy.

Question 2.
Which are the three states of water.
Answer:
1. Liquid state
2. Solid-state
3. Gaseous state.

Question 3.
What is done to make drinking water clean and safe?
Answer:
At homes, the tap water is filtered and boiled to purify it for drinking.

Glossary:

1. percolates – filter gradually through a porous surface.
2. scarcity – being in short supply
3. fodder – food for cattle
4. scarce – insufficient
5. sewage – wastewater.
6. prevail – prove more powerful
7. grime – dirt ingrained on the surface of something
8. soiled – made dirty
9. transparent – clear, see-through
10. wither – become dry and shrivelled
11. mesh – an interlaced structure
12. seep – flow or leak slowly

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 4 Evolution Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 2 Chapter 4 Evolution

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 4 Evolution Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in the blank.

Question a.
The first systematic explanation of the concept of evolution was given by ………………… .
Charles Darwin
Willard Libby
Louis Leakey
Answer:
The first systematic explanation of the concept of evolution was given by Charles Darwin.

Question b.
……………… are the most evolved animals among vertebrates
Aquatic animals
Amphibians
Mammals
Answer:
Mammals are the most evolved animals among vertebrates

2. Answer the question in one sentence.

What do we call animals which live in water and also on land?
Answer:
Amphibians live in water and also on land.

Where did the first humans appear?
Answer:
The first human appeared on the African continent.

3. Give reasons for the following:

Question a.
The species of dinosaurs, which were enormous in size, suddenly became extinct.
Answer:
The species of dinosaurs, which were enormous in size, suddenly became extinct, because –

1. According to Darwin, the species that cannot adapt to environmental changes become extinct in the process of evolution.
2. Some sudden natural disaster or environmental change is believed to be responsible for the extinction of enormous dinosaurs.

Question b.
In the course of time, a new species with characteristics different from the original species is created.
Answer:
In the process of survival by adapting to environmental changes, certain internal physical changes occur in some species of animals.
Over a period of time, these changes become inherited characteristics seen in all subsequent generations. Thus, in the course of time, a new species with characteristics different from the original species is created.

4. Fill in the blanks in the concept chart given below.

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks in the concept chart given below.

Answer:

Activity :

Question 1.
Make a model of a dinosaur.

Project :

Queston 1.
Collect pictures of invertebrates and vertebrates. Stick them in a notebook and write down their characteristics.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 4 Evolution Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks :

1. The word ……… generally means a gradual and continuous change.
2. In the process of survival by adapting to environmental changes, certain internal ……………. changes occur in some animals of a species.
3. Sometimes during evolution, the original species becomes ………..
4. During evolution, sometimes more than one species evolve from the ………….. species.
5. The first systematic explanation of the concept of evolution was given by …………
6. Species which are capable of adapting to environmental changes are able to …………
7. Species that cannot adapt to environmental changes become ………….
8. …………………… means a ‘terrible lizard’.
9. Some sudden natural………………….. is believed to be responsible for the extinction of Dinosaurs.
10. Fossils of dinosaurs with ………………… have been discovered
11. It is supposed that some species of two legged and winged dinosaurs evolved into …………..
12. The ……………………… organisms evolved gradually and various classes of plants and animals came into being.
13. Animals without a backbone are called ……………
14. Animals which have a backbone are called ……….
15. …………………….. are animals which live in water and also on land.
16. Animals which crawl are called ………………..
17. A mammals baby is …………………. on the mother’s milk for some time after birth.
18. The platypus and anteater are also considered as ……………
19. ………………… are somewhat like humans in appearance.
20. Apes mostly lived on ………….
21. Some ape species that evolved give rise to ………….. species.
22. The first human species is called the …………… man.
23. Primitive means ………………..

Answer:

1. evolution
2. physical
3. extinct
4. original
5. Charles Darwin
6. survive
7. extinct
8. Dinosaurs
9. disaster
10. wings
11. birds
12. multicellular
13. invertebrates
14. Vertebrates
15. Amphibians
16. Reptiles
17. fed
18. mammals
19. Apes
20. trees
21. human
22. primitive
23. the first

Match the columns :

Question 1.

Answer:

Answer each question in one sentence:

Question 1.
What does evolution mean?
Answer:
Evolution means a gradual and continuous change

Question 2.
What changes occur in some species, during the process of survival?
Answer:
In the process of survival, by adapting to environmental changes, certain internal physical changes occur in some animals of a species.

Question 3.
What happens to the internal changes over a period of time?
Answer:
Over a period of time, these internal changes become inherited characteristics seen in all generations.

Question 4.
When does an original species become extinct?
Answer:
During evolution, a new species with characteristics different from the original may be created. Sometimes the original species becomes extinct.

Question 5.
Name the scientist who explained the concept of evolution.
Answer:
The first scientist to give us a systematic explanation of the concept of evolution was Charles Darwin

Question 6.
Which species are able to survive?
Answer:
Species which are capable of adapting to environmental changes are able to survive.

Question 7.
Which species become extinct in the process of evolution?
Answer:
The species that cannot adapt to environmental changes become extinct in the process of evolution

Question 8.
What does dinosaur mean?
Answer:
Dinosaur means a ‘terrible lizard’.

Question 9.
How did the dinosaurs suddenly become extinct?
Answer:
Some sudden natural disaster or environmental change is believed to be responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs.

Question 10.
Why do we suppose that some species of dinosaurs have evolved into birds?
Answer:
Fossils of dinosaurs with wings have been discovered. Hence, it is supposed that some species of two-legged and winged dinosaurs evolved into birds.

Question 11.
How did plants and animals come into being?
Answer:
Unicellular organisms gave rise to multicellular organisms which in turn gradually evolved into various classes of plants and animals.

Question 12.
What are invertebrates?
Answer:
Animals without a backbone are called ‘invertebrates’. For example: a snail.

Question 13.
What are vertebrates?
Answer:
Animals which have a backbone are called vertebrates. For example: A cow

Question 14.
What do we call animals which live in water and also on land?
Answer:
Animals which live in water and also on land are called ‘Amphibians’. For example: Frog

Question 15.
What are Aquatic animals?
Answer:
Living organisms that live only in water are called ‘Aquatic animals’. For example Fish

Question 16.
What are Reptiles?
Answer:
Animals which crawl are called Reptiles. For example: Snake

Question 17.
Which species are the most evolved animals among vertebrates?
Answer:
Mammals are the most evolved animals among vertebrates.

Question 18.
Where do apes mostly live?
Answer:
Apes mostly lived on trees.

Question 19.
How did the Human species evolve?
Answer:
Some ape species found in grasslands were forced to move around on ground. These species evolved gradually and in time gave rise to human species.

Question 20.
What is the first human species called?
Answer:
The first human species is called the ‘primitive man’.

Question 21.
What does primitive mean?
Answer:
‘Primitive’ means ‘the first’.

Question 22.
Who are Apes?
Answer:
Apes are somewhat like humans in appearance.

Give reasons for the following :

Question 1.
In the course of time, a new species with characteristics different from the original species is created. Answer:

1. In the process of survival by adapting to environmental changes, certain physical changes occur in some animals of a species.
2. These internal changes become inherited characteristics in the following generations.
3. Thus a new species with characteristics different from the original is created.

Question 2.
A frog is an amphibian.
Answer:

1. Animals which are able to live in water and also on land are called amphibiAnswer:
2. Therefore a frog is considered an amphibian.

Question 3.
The platypus and some species of anteaters are considered mammals.
Answer:

1. Platypus and some species of anteaters are exceptions to the characteristics of mammals.
2. Though they lay eggs, they suckle their young ones.
3. Therefore, they are considered mammals.

Answer the following questions in brief :

Question 1.
Explain the concept Evolution as stated by Charles Darwin.
Answer:

1. Charles Darwin explained ‘evolution’ in the following manner. In the process of survival by adapting to environmental changes, certain internal physical changes occur in some animals of a species.
2. Over a period of time, these internal changes become inherited characteristics of the following generation.
3. Thus a new evolved species with characteristics different from the original is created
4. Sometimes the original species become extinct.
5. Sometimes more than one species evolve from the original one.

Question 2.
Give the characteristics of mammals.
Answer:
The characteristics of most of the mammals are as follows:

1. Growth of the baby in the mother’s womb, sometime before birth.
2. The baby is fed on the mother’s milk for sometime after birth.

Question 3.
How and where did the human species evolve?
Answer:

1. Apes are somewhat like humans in appearance
2. They mostly lived on trees. Those species of apes which continued to live on trees retained their original ape like form.
3. Some ape species found in grasslands were forced to move on the ground.
4. These species evolved gradually, giving rise to the human species.
5. This happened first on the ‘African continent’.

Question 4.
How did various classes of plants and animals come into being?
Answer:

1. Life on earth began with unicellular organisms known as protozoa.
2. These unicellular organisms gave rise to multicellular living things.
3. Multicellular organisms evolved gradually and thus various classes of plants and animals came into being

Question 5.
How did birds form from dinosaurs?
Answer:

1. Dinosaurs became extinct because of some sudden natural disaster or environmental change
2. Fossils of dinosaurs with wings have been discovered
3. It is thus believed that some species of two legged and winged dinosaurs evolved into birds.

Question 6.
How many and which are the stages of evolution of animals?
Answer:
There are two stages of evolution of animals. They are:

1. Invertebrates: These are animals without a backbone.
2. Vertebrates: Animals which have a backbone are vertebrates. Aquatic animals, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals are all vertebrates.

Glossary :

1. gradual : taking place in stages over an extended period.
2. adapt : become adjusted to new conditions.
3. extinction : the process on state of becoming extinct.
4. species : group of living organisms
5. survival : the state or fact of surviving
6. inherited : receive or be left with something from predecessor

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 17 Clothes – Our Necessity Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 17 Clothes – Our Necessity

5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 17 Clothes – Our Necessity Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Write the names of those objects in the list below that you would like to own.

Question 1.
Write the names of those objects in the list below that you would like to own.

1. Water bottle
2. Ball
3. Marbles
4. Laptop
5. Flower pot
6. Mobile phone
7. Bicycle
8. Scooter
9. Photoframe
10. Tiffin box

Which of these objects will you use yourself?

2. Make a note of the clothes you would choose to wear on a ‘traditional day’.

3. The names of some States are given in the table below. Write the names of the fabric or garments they are famous for.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 17 Clothes – Our Necessity Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the options given below:

Question 1.
Wanting clothes and really ………………. them are different things.
(a) needing
(b) kneading
(c) threading
Answer:
(a) needing

Question 2.
Wanting things when we do not need them is simply ……………….., not necessity.
(a) need
(b) greed
(c) desire
Answer:
(c) desire

Question 3.
The diversity in clothes is a part of the in our country.
(a) varsity
(b) diversity
(c) city
Answer:
(b) diversity

Question 4.
During the evolution of man, his ……………… went through many changes.
(a) clothes
(b) body
(c) hairstyle
Answer:
(b) body

Question 5.
We see a variety in the ………………… used by man through the ages.
(a) clothes
(b) utensils
(c) roads
Answer:
(a) clothes

Question 6.
After man began to hunt, he wore the ………………… of animals he had killed.
(a) bones
(b) skins
(c) horns
Answer:
(b) skins

Question 7.
…………………. has given us enough to fulfill everyone’s needs.
(a) Trees
(b) Rocks
(c) Nature
Answer:
(c) Nature

Question 8.
Man must give priority to his ………………….. and not desires.
(a) needs
(b) clothing
(c) fashion
Answer:
(a) needs

Question 9.
……………….. was famous worldwide for its textile mills.
(a) Chennai
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
Answer:
(c) Mumbai

Question 10.
……………… became an important hub for financial activity in India.
(a) Goa
(b) Bangalore
(c) Mumbai
Answer:
(c) Mumbai

Question 11.
The clothes worn in different regions of the country are different depending on the local …………. .
(a) climate
(b) job
(c) trends
Answer:
(a) climate

Answer in one sentence:

Question 1.
Under what conditions can attraction to clothes turn to greed.
Answer:
When we are attracted towards the clothes shown in advertisements on TV or hoardings, this attraction can turn to greed.

Question 2.
Name some sarees from different parts of India.
Answer:
Lucknow chikan, Kashmir silk, Benarasi silk, Kadiyal, Pitambari, Pochampalli, Narayanpet, Kanjivaram, Patola and Mysore silk are some types of sarees from different parts of India.

Question 3.
Why have a variety of fabrics and costumes come into use?
Answer:
A variety of fabrics and costumes have come into use due to the diverse climatic conditions in different parts of the country.

Question 4.
How have these fabrics and costumes become available in all places?
Answer:
Due to better transport facilities, these fabrics and costumes have become available in all places.

Question 5.
When can nature take care of us?
Answer:
When man gives priority to his needs and not desires, only then will nature be able to take care of us all.

Question 6.
Why did Mumbai become a big centre for textile?
Answer:
The humid weather facilitated the manufacture of long thread for making cloth. That is why, Mumbai became a big centre for textile.

Question 7.
How did Mumbai become an important hub for financial activity in India?
Answer:
The flourishing cloth industry attracted workers from all over the country who came and settled here. From then on, Mumbai became an important hub for financial activity in India.

Question 8.
Why are clothes worn in different regions of the country different?
Answer:
The clothes worn in different regions of the country are different depending on the local climate.

Answer the following in brief:

Question 1.
List some of the textile specialties of Maharashtra.
Answer:
The examples of the textiles that are the specialties of Maharashtra are:

1. The Paithani of Paithan.
2. Yeola, Himroo shawls of Aurangabad.
3. Bedsheets and bed spreads from Solapur.
4. Handloom and powerloom cloth from Ichalkaranji.

Question 2.
On evolving, why did man feel the need for clothes?
Answer:

1. During the evolution of man, his body went through many changes.
2. One of the prominent changes was the reduction in the amount of body hair.
3. As a result, he began to need protection from the elements in certain weather conditions.
4. Thus arose the need for clothes.

Question 3.
Showcase the variety in the clothing used by man through the ages.
Answer:
1. In prehistoric times, man did not find the need to wear clothes. Later he began using the bark and leaves of trees.
2. After that he began to hunt and used the skins of animals that he killed.
3. Later he learnt to make yam from materials like cotton, wool.
4. From then on he began to use cotton cloth in a variety of ways.

Try this:

Question 1.
Visit people in your surroundings who often take shelter at places like railway or bus stations, brick kilns open grounds etc. Discuss the following points with them and make notes.

Question 1.
What is the total number of clothes they have?
Answer:
One pair which is worn and probably another pair if someone has been charitable to them.

Question 2.
What do they wear in summer?
Answer:
They do not have a choice, as they wear whatever is given to them, no matter the fit or how oversized it is.

Question 3.
What kind of clothes do they wear in winter?
Answer:
They wear layers of clothes one top of another just to ward off the winter as they cannot afford woollens nor have much shelter.

Question 4.
What clothes do they use during the monsoon season?
Answer:
They wear the same clothes that are available to them and mostly they cover themselves with a plastic sheet to protect themselves from rain.

Question 4.
What do they wear to functions and festivities?
Answer:
They do not get a chance to visit any function nor can they afford any festivities. If at all they go to any functions, they go as labourers or maids. So, they wear their daily clothes.

Question 5.
How many times a day do they change their clothes?
Answer:
Only once when they bathe, that too if they get water.

Question 6.
What did you realise from the activity above?
Answer:
I realise that I have too many clothes than I really require.

During a visit to textile industry obtain information about the following points:

Question 1.
What industry is this?
Answer:
Cottage industry/ smaH scale industry

Question 2.
What is the product of this industry?
Answer:
They are producing cloth.

Question 3.
What raw material is used to produce this fabric?
Answer:
Cotton bales and yams of thread is used to produce this fabric.

Question 4.
From where does this raw material come?
Answer:
From the farms in the nearby areas.

Question 5.
In what form is the raw material obtained?
Answer:
The raw material is obtained in the form of cotton.

Question 6.
Where is the finished product sent for sale?
Answer:
The finished product is sent to local and retail shops.

Question 7.
In which season are these textiles mainly used?
Answer:
These textiles are mainly used in monsoon and winter i.e. when the climate is humid.

Question 8.
What kinds of workers are needed for this industry?
Answer:
People with little or no education, but highly skilled to do their job.

Question 9.
Where do these workers come from?
Answer:
These workers come from remote villages in search of job in cities or from areas nearby the industry.

Question 10.
In what way have centres of textile industry changed since the olden days?
Answer:
Early days they had machines run by man power. Nowadays, every machine is run on electric power and production is swift and efficient.

Question 11.
What problems are encountered in this industry?
Answer:
It is difficult to get skilled labourers who will work honestly for long hours for a very miserable salary.

3. To find out more about the different varieties of clothes, visit a clothes market with your parents. Discuss the points given below, with the people there and make notes.

Question 1.
Look at the variety of clothes and make a list of their names.
Answer:
Salwar Kameez, saree, trousers, jeans, T-shirts, formar and informal shirts, dresses, skirts, tops, shorts etc.

Question 2.
Which of these are meant only for children, for adults or for aged people?
Answer:
For children – Shorts, skirts, tops, t-shirts, jeans
For adults – Trousers, shirts, jeans, tops, sarees etc.
For aged people – Sarees, salwar kurta, dhoti, shirts etc.

Question 3.
Find out about the various types of sarees.
Answer:
Lucknow chikan, Kashmir silk, Benarasi silk, Kadiyal, Pitambari, Pochampalli, Narayanpet, Kanjivaram, Patola, Mysore silk etc.

Question 4.
Note down the names of places famous for their sarees.
Answer:
Paithan, Lucknow, Benaras, Kashmir, Kamatak etc.

Talk to the elderly people in your family or locality to obtain this information.

Question 1.
What clothes did they wear during their childhood? Make a list of the clothes they name.
Answer:
Frock for girls and shorts and shirt for boys.

Question 2.
Take the list to a cloth/garment shop and see which of these clothes in your list are available there.
Answer:
It will be available in very few shops.

Question 3.
Find out which of the clothes are not worn any more.
Answer:
Half saree, Pawdaa, Lungi, Dhoti, Lugda etc.

Question 4.
Find out the places where these clothes used to come from.
Answer:
These clothes come from different states of India.

Question 5.
Find out why these clothes went out of use.
Answer:
People in urban areas mostly wear western clothes so they do not find these clothes trendy any more.

Glossary:

1. hub – the effective centre of an activity.
2. facilitated – made easy or easier
3. kilns – furnaces or ovens for making bricks.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 3 Life on Earth Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 2 Chapter 3 Life on Earth

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 3 Life on Earth Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Answer the following question in one sentence.

Question a.
What instrument do we need to see a unicellular organism?
Answer:
We need a microscope to see a unicellular organism.

Question b.
Where did the protozoa appear first?
Answer:
The protozoa appeared first in water.

2. Answer the following in brief.

Question a.
How were the sun and the planets in our solar system created?
Answer:

1. Around 4-5 million years ago, an enormous cloud of very hot gases and dust was spinning at a great speed in space.
2. Its circular motion and great speed caused its division into several portions.
3. This splitting created the sun and the planets in our solar system.

Question b.
Write any two characteristics of animals.
Answer:

1. Animals move to find food and for other purposes.
2. Some species of animals lay eggs and their young ones are born out of the egg; whereas animals of some
3. other species give birth to their young ones.

3. Find the names of the planets in the box below.

Question 1.

Answer:

1. Mercury
2. Jupiter
3. Venus
4. Mars
5. Saturn
6. Neptune
7. Earth
8. Uranus

4. Arrange the events given below in chronological order.

Question 1.
Arrange the events given below in chronological order.
(a) Water bodies appeared on the earth’s surface.
(b) The sun and the planets revolving around it were created.
(c) Protozoa appeared in water.
(d) An enormous cloud of hot gases and dust was formed in space.
Answer:
(a) An enormous cloud of hot gases and dust formed in space.
(b) The sun and the planets were formed.
(c) Water bodies appeared on the earth’s surface.
(d) Protozoa appeared in water

Activity :

Question 1.
Make a model of the solar system using balls of different sizes.

Project :

Question 1.
Visit a zoo or make a list of animals which are seen in your neighbourhood and note their characteristics.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 3 Life on Earth Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks:

1. An enormous’ cloud of very hot gases and dust spinning at a great speed was formed in ………… .
2. The cloud’s circular motion and great speed caused it to divide into several portions, creating the …………………. and ……………..
3. ………. and …………….. are planets.
4. The ………. is the only planet where life is known to exist
5. After the creation of the earth, it took about ………. years for its surface to cool down and for water bodies to be formed on it.
6. It is believed that various kinds of unicellular? organisms or living things, first appeared in …………. .
7. Unicellular organisms are known as ……….
8. Gradually, ……………….. living things developed from these unicellular ones.
9. Protozoa can only be seen through a ………..
10. The living world on the Earth consists of ………. and ………
11. Animals ………………… in order to get food or for other purpose.
12. Animals of some species lay eggs. Their young ones are born out of …………………
13. Some species, a mother gives ……………… to the young ones.
14. The protozoa are so ………….. that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
15. Animals of some ………….. lay eggs.
16. Various kinds of .. ………… organisms first appeared in water.

Answer:

1. space
2. Sun, planets
3. Mercury, Venus
4. Earth
5. 80 crore
6. Water
7. Protozoa
8. Multi cellular
9. Microscope
10. Plants, animals
11. Move
12. Eggs
13. Birth
14. Tiny
15. Species
16. Unicellular

Answer each question in one sentence :

Question 1.
When did the formation of the earth begin?
Answer:
On the basis of scientific research, it is believed that the formation of earth came into being around 4.5 billion years ago.

Question 2.
On the onset of creation, what was first formed?
Answer:
An enormous cloud of very hot gases and dust spinning at a great speed was formed in space.

Question 3.
How were the sun and planets formed?
Answer:
The circular motion of the great cloud caused it to divide into several portions thus creating the sun and planets.

Question 4.
Name the planets in our solar system.
Answer:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the planets in our solar system.

Question 5.
What forms the solar system?
Answer:
The sun and planets which revolve around the sun forms the solar system.

Question 6.
Which is the only planet where life is known to exist?
Answer:
The Earth is the only planet where life is known to exist

Question 7.
How many years did it take for the surface of the Earth to get cooled?
Answer:
After the creation of the Earth, it took about 80 crore years for its surface to cool down and for water bodies to be formed on it.

Question 8.
What kind of living organisms appeared first? What are they known as?
Answer:
Various kinds of unicellular organisms or living things first appeared in water, they are known as ‘Protozoa’.

Question 9.
When did the multicellular living organisms appear?
Answer:
After the creation of unicellular organisms in water, gradually, multicellular living organisms developed from the unicellular ones.

Question 10.
State the main characteristics of animals in which young ones are born.
Answer:
Animals of some species lay eggs and their young ones are bom out of an egg. While in some other species, a mother gives birth to their young ones.

Question 11.
Which planets revolve around the sun?
Answer:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the planets that revolve around the sun.

Question 15.
How many years ago was the cloud formed in space?
Answer:
The cloud was formed in space about 4-5 billion years ago

Answer the following questions in brief:

Question 1.
How did life develop on Earth? Or What was the origin of life on earth?
Answer:

1. After the creation of the Earth, it took about 80 crore years for its surface to cool down and for water bodies to be formed on it.
2. Various kinds of unicellular organisms known as protozoa, first appeared in water.
3. Gradually, multicellular living things developed from these unicellular ones.
4. Thus, life developed on Earth.

Glossary :

1. enormous : very large
2. unicellular : consisting of one cell
3. organism : an individual animal, plant or single-called life form

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 1 What is History? Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 2 Chapter 1 What is History?

5th Std EVS 2 Digest Chapter 1 What is History? Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Fill in the blank.

Question a.
The science that tries to understand past events is called ……………….. .
Answer:
The science that tries to understand past events is called ‘history’.

Question b.
History is not written solely on the basis of ……………… .
Answer:
History is not written solely on the basis of imagination.

2. Answer the question in one sentence.

Question 1.
What is the scientific method?
Answer:
The method of using a number of different tests to determine whether the evidence is reliable is called the scientific method.

Question 2.
Of which action is India’s Independence the result?
Answer:
Independence of India is the consequence – result of the struggle of the people of India for independence.

Question 3.
What does the study of history make possible?
Answer:
The study of history makes it possible for us to study what is and what is not favourable for the progress of human society.

3. Answer the following question in brief.

Question a.
Why is history considered to be a scientific discipline?
Answer:
History is considered to be a scientific discipline due to the following reasons :

1. History uses scientific methods while looking for and collecting evidence.
2. It uses scientific methods while examining the evidence and putting it together.
3. Help is taken from other sciences when required.

Question b.
What is it that puts obstacles in the way of village development?
Answer:
Individual or collective actions of human beings have consequences.
Some actions result in an environment that is is not favourable for the progress of society.
The obstacles in the way of village development are :
1. people in the village do not work together and
2. people in the village do not help each another.

4. Complete the concept chart

Question 1.
Complete the concept chart

Answer:

• Nation
• State
• World
• District
• Human civilization

5. Classify the sources of history using the chart given here.

Question 1.
Classify the sources of history using the chart given here.
Sources of history – coins, letters, forts, traditional songs, pots, copper plates,

Answer:

Activities :

Question a.
Collect information and pictures of the historical structures and ancient religious places in your village/city/ neighbouring area.

Question b.
Make a list of the sources that you would use to find out the history of your school. Write down the kind of information that you could get from each of them, for example, the foundation stone of the school : the date of foundation, the person who inaugurated it, etc.

Environmental Studies Part 2 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 1 What is History? Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks:

1. Words like ‘now’, ‘today’ and ‘this year’ are terms that indicate the ……….. .
2. Words like ‘some time ago’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘last year’ are terms that indicate the …………… .
3. Words like ‘after some time’, ‘tomorrow’ and ‘next year’ are words that indicate the …………….. .
4. The time that has already gone by is the ……………….. .
5. The time that we are in now is the ………….. .
6. The time that is yet to come is the……………….. .
7. With the study of Environmental Studies, we have become acquainted with ……………….. Sciences.
8. The method of using a number of different tests to determine whether the evidence is reliable is called the ……………. method.
9. It is not possible to conduct experiments to recreate the …………….. that happened in the past.
10. Evidence available from all sources is collected and thoroughly examined to determine its ………. .
11. Past events are put in a proper sequence and …………….. is written.
12. History studies events of the ………….
13. Individual or collective actions of human beings have …………. .
14. If people of a village work together and help one another, the village makes …………. progress.
15. If people of a village cannot come together and help one another, it puts ………………… in the way of its development
16. History provides us with ………….. about how we should behave today in order to shape a good future.
17. By studying history, we learn about the progress of human …………..
18. Every village, city, district, state and country has its own ……
19. Every science, too has a …………….
20. The past, present and future are linked by a continuous chain of ………… .
21. Indians fought against the British government to get Independence. This is a ……… action.
22. The events of today are linked with ……………… actions.
23. We learn that man began to make ………….. from materials available in nature.
24. Inventions of today are only possible on the foundation of the discoveries and inventions of the ……………….
25. We divide ………….. in different ways for our convenience.
26. History serves to ……………. and to motivate us by telling the life stories of great people.
27. The method of presenting ……………….. is different from that of other sciences.
28. ……………. is developed further with physical and intellectual development of man.

Answer:

1. present
2. past
3. future
4. past
5. present
6. future
7. various
8. scientific
9. events
10. reliability
11. account
12. past
13. onsequences
14. good
15. obstacles
16. guidelines
17. civilization
18. history
19. history
20. events
21. historical
22. past
23. tools
24. past
25. time
26. inspire
27. history
28. technology

Match the columns:

Question 1.

Answer:

Answer each question in one sentence:

Question 1.
How can past time be described?
Answer:
Time that has already gone by is the past. It can be described by using words like ‘some time ago’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘last year’.

Question 2.
How can present time be described?
Answer:
Time that we are in now is the present. It can be described by using words like ‘now’ ‘today’ and ‘this year’.

Question 3.
How can future time be described?
Answer:
The time that is yet to come is the future, it can be described by using words like ‘after some time’ and ‘next year’.

Question 4.
What is history?
Answer:
The science that tries to understand past events is called ‘history’.

Question 5.
How is history useful to shape the society to have a good future?
Answer:
The study of history makes it possible for us to study what is favourable and what is not favourable for the progress of human society. History thus provides us with guidelines about how we should behave today in order to shape a good future.

Question 6.
List the three types of sources of history?
Answer:
Sources of history are of three types,

• Material sources
• Written sources
• Oral sources.

Question 7.
How is an historical account written?
Answer:
With the help of the evidence that stands the scientific tests for reliability, past events are put in a proper sequence and thus a historical account is written.

Question 8.
What does environmental science do?
Answer:
Environmental science studies the problems of degradation of the environment, pollution, etc. and looks for their solutions.

Question 9.
How do people obstruct the development?
Answer:
If the people of a community or village cannot come together and help one another, this attitude of the people can obstruct its development.

Question 10.
How does history serve to inspire us?
Answer:
By telling us the life stories of great people, history serves not only to inspire us but also to motivate us.

Question 11.
What teaches us about the progress of human civilizations?
Answer:
By studying history, we get to know about the give and take that took place between our own and other civilizations. Thus, history teaches us about the progress of human civilization.

Question 12.
How are the past, present and future linked?
Answer:
The past, present and future are linked by a continuous chain of events.

Question 13.
Give an example of a historical action.
Answer:
An example of a historical action is when Indians fought against the British Government to get Independence.

Question 14.
Give an example of a consequence of an action.
Answer:
India’s struggle for independence resulted in India becoming an independent nation. This is an example of a consequence of an action.

Question 15.
How were inventions of today possible?
Answer:
Inventions of today were possible due to its foundation of discoveries and inventions of the past. e.g. Early man invented wheel and fire. The next generation with the help of technology and intellectual development improved upon it.

Question 16.
Name some present day inventions.
Answer:
Computers and solar cooker are some of the present day inventions.

Question 17.
Name some inventions of early man.
Answer:
Use of fire and invention of the wheel were some significant inventions of the early man

Question 18.
What does the study of history make possible?
Answer:
The study of history makes it possible for us to know what is and what is not favourable for the progress of human society.

Question 19.
On what does the future depend?
Answer:
The future depends on past events.

Question 20.
What does history study?
Answer:
History attempts to find out ansers to many questions by studying the thought process of past societies, their actions and the consequence. On this basis it accordingly guides us to a better future.

Give reasons for the following:

Question 1.
The method of presenting history is different from that of other sciences.
Answer:
i. It is not possible to conduct experiments and to recreate the events that happened in the past.
ii. Therefore the method of presenting history is different from that of other science.

Question 2.
History is also considered to be a science.
Answer:

1. History uses scientific methods at every stage, i.e., while looking for and collecting evidence, examining the evidence and also while putting it together.
2. A times, when required, help is also taken from other sciences.
3. That is why history is also considered to be a science.

Question 3.
History is not written solely on the basis of imagination.
Answer:
i. Evidence which is scientifically tested for its reliability is put in a proper sequence as an historical account.
ii. Therefore we can say history is a science and not written solely on the basis of imagination.

Question 4.
Every science, too, has a history.
Answer:
i. History studies about all the scientific discoveries that brought about important changes in human civilization and of the scientists who made those discoveries.
ii. Therefore it can be rightly said that every science, too, has a history.

Question 5.
Every evidence we get from the sources of history has to be tested to determine whether it is reliable or not.
Answer:
Every evidence we get from the sources of history has to be tested because tests determine the reliability of the source. Only with the help of the evidence past events are put in a proper sequence and a historical account is written.

Answer the following questions in brief:

Question 1.
The past, present and future are linked. Explain.
Answer:

1. The past, present and future are linked by a continuous chain of events.
2. Every event has a consequence.
3. The events of today (ie present) are linked with past actions.
4. When we understand this, we realize that the future depends on past events.
5. Therefore we can say that the past, present and future are linked.

Question 2.
Which are the sources of history? Give two
examples of each.
Answer:
The sources of history are of three types:

1. Material sources – coins, pots, forts.
2. Written sources – letters, inscriptions.
3. Oral sources – traditional stories and songs.

Question 3.
What affects our day-to-day life?
Answer:

1. Individual or collective actions of human beings have consequences.
2. The consequence result in an environment that may be either favourable or unfavourable for the progress of the society.
3. This affects our day-to-day life.

Question 4.
Explain the importance of the study of History.
Answer:

1. History studies the events of the past.
2. History gives information about past societies, their actions and their consequences.
3. The study of history makes it possible for us to study what is favourable for the progress of human society.
4. History provides humans with guidelines about how we should behave today in order to shape a good future. History inspires and motivates us and is thus very important.

Question 5.
What do we learn from history? Explain with examples.
Answer:

1. The past, present and future are linked by a continuous chain of events.
2. The Indian people’s struggle for independence was the action that led to the Indipendence of India.
3. The events of today are linked with past actions.
4. Therefore, the future depends on past events.
5. This is what we learn from history.
6. For example, we learn that man began to make tools and make use of fire from the materials in nature.

Glossary :

1. acquainted : aware
2. evidence : information.
3. favourable : to the advantage of someone or something..
4. reliability : the ability to be depended on for accuracy.
5. degradation : process of degradation.
6. obswuct : be in the way of; prevent.
7. consequences : results of.
8. determine : firmly establish.
9. sequence : a particular order in which related events follow each other. .
10. Obstacle : a thing that blocks one’s way or hinders progress.

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 5 Environmental Studies Solutions Chapter 15 Communication and Mass Media Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 15 Communication and Mass Media

5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 15 Communication and Mass Media Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Write down the educational uses of mass media.

Question 1.
Write down the educational uses of mass media.
Answer:
Mass media helps us in the following ways :

1. Awareness about issues such as environmental balance, gender equality and cleanliness.
2. Forewarn about natural disasters like storms, tsunamis, flood, etc.
3. Awareness about health, educational facilities, good things happening in society, etc.
4. Awareness about basic needs related to food, clothing, shelter, education and health.
5. Helps in the expansion of trade and industry.

2. How were messages communicated before we began to use the telephone?

Question 1.
How were messages communicated before we began to use the telephone?
Answer:
Messages were earlier
1. Sent by pigeons who were trained
2. Men on horseback with messages
3. Letters sent through postal services.

3. What difference has the computer made to your life?

Question 1.
What difference has the computer made to your life?
Answer:
With the help of computers, I am able to get information with the help of internet connection and also able to do work faster and save time and efforts.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 15 Communication and Mass Media Additional Important Questions and Answers

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the options given below:

Question 1.
The exchange of information is called ……………… .
(a) gossip
(b) noise
(c) communication
Answer:
(c) communication

Question 2.
………………. are used in modem methods of communication.
(a) Artificial satellites
(b) Mobile
(c) Computer
Answer:
(a) Artificial satellites

Question 3.
Indian Satellites used for communication are called ……………… .
(a) AGNI
(b) INSAT
(c) Chandrayaan
Answer:
(b) INSAT

Question 4.
Artificial satellites are launched into space by means of ……………………. .
(a) NASA
(b) rockets
(c) ISRO
Answer:
(b) rockets

Question 5.
The ………………… on a person’s face and other gestures communicate a message to us.
(a) expression
(b) glow
(c) lines
Answer:
(a) expression

Question 6.
Information ………………….. is also a part of communication.
(a) telecast
(b) broadcast
(c) technology
Answer:
(b) broadcast

Question 7.
Information is useful for constructing …………………. .
(a) structures
(b) maps
(c) knowledge
Answer:
(c) knowledge

Question 8.
Through telecommunication, we can easily ………………… people far away from us.
(a) contact
(b) warn
(c) party with
Answer:
(a) contact

Question 9.
Through telecommunication, people can be ………………… about natural disasters like storms, tsunamis, floods etc.
(a) endangered
(b) forewarned
(c) assured
Answer:
(b) forewarned

Question 10.
Mass media helps in successful implementation of ………………. schemes launched for the benefit of people.
(a) public
(b) private
(c) government
Answer:
(c) government

Question 11.
………………. media helps in the expansion of trade and industry.
(a) public
(b) individual
(c) mass
Answer:
(c) mass

Question 12.
We get all sorts of ……………….. through television channels and the internet.
(a) information
(b) transformation
(c) industrialization
Answer:
(a) information

Question 13.
Time spent on watching ………………… leads to the neglect of outdoor sports and physical fitness.
(a) telephone
(b) television
(c) mobile
Answer:
(b) television

Question 14.
Telecommunication devices should be used properly and ……………….. .
(a) honesty
(b) sensibly
(c) truthfully
Answer:
(b) sensibly

Question 15.
We must be careful not to use telecommunication
(a) excessively
(b) severely
(c) seriously
Answer:
(a) excessively

Question 16.
New communication technology has now made this possible on a mobile phone, to ……………….. the person we are talking to.
(a) touch
(b) see
(c) smell
Answer:
(b) see

Answer in detail:

Question 1.
What are the disadvantages of tele-communication devices?
Answer:
The disadvantages of telecommunication devices are:

1. Excessive use of the television, computer or mobile phones cause disorders of the eye, ears and back.
2. Psychological disorders and isolation are also possible.
3. Information through television and the internet disturbs peace and order in society.
4. Excessive TV watching neglect the outdoor sports and physical fitness.
5. Adverse effect on physical health.

Question 2.
What are the uses of artificial satellites?
Answer:
The uses of artificial satellites are as follows:
1. Live telecast of events happening in the world.
2. With the help of phones, we can directly talk to people in other countries.
3. The President or Prime Minister can address the entire nation at the same time over the radio or TV.

Question 3.
What are audio visual communication?
Answer:
With the help of audio visual communication we can see the person whom we are talking to on a mobile phone.

Can you tell?

Question 1.
We watch TV programmes on many different channels. Where do they come from?
Answer:
Artificial Satellites

Question 2.
We talk to others on our mobile phones. What makes communication on a mobile phone possible?
Answer:
Artificial Satellite

3.

Question (a)
Study the pictures given below. Write the name of the emotions that you see in each face in the box below it:
Answer:

Question (b)
Write the names of the means of communication that are used?
Answer:
The expression on the face is used to communicate.

Question 4.
What information do you obtain from a newspaper?
Answer:
Political, Educational, Social, Cultural, Economic and Entertainment.

What’s the solution?

When Amod, who is in the fifth standard, comes home after school, he visits several websites on his computer. He never misses his favourite TV shows. He plays games on his mother’s mobile phone all the time. He is always sitting at home. Lately, his appetite has decreased. He is drowsy6 and has put on weight. Amod’s mother is worried about him. When will she feel better?
Answer:
Amod’s mother will feel better when Amod start going out and play with his friends and be physically fit.

Glossary:

1. neglect – fail to care properly
2. forewarned – inform of a possible danger or problem.
3. implementation – process of putting a plan into effect
4. isolation – process of being isolated
5. adverse – harmful.
6. drowsy – sleepy and lazy.