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Do you have to pay for water? How much? Is the rate of water different in different colonies? Ask you elders. |
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Answer» Yes, we have to pay for water about Rs. 300 per month. The rate is the same in different colonies. |
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| 26502. |
Do you have some special pots for water at your place? |
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Answer» Yes, in summer we use pot made up of clay and sand. Water remain cool in it |
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| 26503. |
Which of the two would you be able to separate from the water by straining with a cloth-salt or chalk powder? |
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Answer» We can separate chalk powder by straining with a cloth. |
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| 26504. |
Is there any festivals are celebrated at the place? |
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Answer» Yes, some rituals are performed during marriages etc |
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| 26505. |
Which five jobs would you not choose? Why? |
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Answer» I will not choose the following jobs: (i) Sweeper (ii) Labourer (iii) Fruit/Vegetable hawker (iv) Painter (v) Gatekeeper I want to study hard and get a challenging job. I want to achieve a good name and respect in the society and also earn in a good income, so that I can live a happy life. But the jobs mentioned above are not very respectful and I will not be able to earn well by doing these jobs. Thus, I will not choose these jobs. |
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| 26506. |
What kind of water arrangements were made for travelers – for examples piau, mashak (leather bag) or any other? Now a-days, what do people do about water when they travel? |
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Answer» For travelers, there were arrangements of piau, mashak etc. Now a-days, people usually purchase packaged drinking water or carry their own water bottles. |
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| 26507. |
Have you ever seen any beautiful building near the place of water? Where? |
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Answer» Yes, I have seen remain of as old beautiful near the step well at my village. |
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| 26508. |
Does that mean the water does not have salt? If it has, then where is the salt? |
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Answer» No, because salt got dissolved completely into the water |
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| 26509. |
How much money is to be paid for this bill? |
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Answer» How much money is to be paid for this bill Rs. 312.00. |
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| 26510. |
Have you ever read this kind of news in any newspaper? How did people solve their problem of water? Did they repair and reuse any old lake or step well? |
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Answer» Yes, a few years back there was an acute scarcity of water in my village. To solve the problem, villagers made collective offers and cleaned up and repaired the pond and all the wells of the village to make them usable again. Tons of garbage was taken out from these water bodies. The hard work of villagers bore fruit and even today they are fulfilling their water requirement from these pond and wells. |
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| 26511. |
What difference did you see in water with salt and water with chalk powder after keeping for sometime? |
| Answer» Water and salt got mixed together completely while chalk powder settle down at the bottom of water. | |
| 26512. |
Is the water clean? Is it cleaned regularly? |
| Answer» Now no one uses the water | |
| 26513. |
What is the price of petrol and diesel in your area? |
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Answer» In our area the price of petrol is 48 rupees/litre while that of diesel is 34 rupees/litres. |
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| 26514. |
Besides oil, what else is found deep inside the earth? |
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Answer» Besides oil, minerals like iron, copper, bauxite, gold etc. deep are found inside the earth. |
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| 26515. |
What kind of work or jobs do people not want to do? Why? |
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Answer» The work which does not require much brain are not challenging, for example, work of a sweeper, gatekeeper, doing white wash on building etc. People does not want to these jobs because by these jobs we cannot earn well, these are not challenging and these are not considered respectful. |
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| 26516. |
What kind of building are around it. |
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Answer» There are residential buildings around it |
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| 26517. |
Does that mean the water does not have salt? If it has, then where is the salt. |
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Answer» Of course, water contains salt. It is completely mixed up with water |
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| 26518. |
Manju said, “why doesn’t everyone use a bus?” What do you think, why don’t people travel by buses? |
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Answer» I think poor people prefer bicycle than to spend daily on buses while the rich ones use cars for convenience and also maintain their status. |
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| 26519. |
What all can vehicle run on? |
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Answer» Vehicles can run on petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, battery and solar energy. |
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| 26520. |
Out of 100 how many houses were using electricity in 1996? |
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Answer» In 75 houses. |
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| 26521. |
Why are the prices of petrol and diesel going up? |
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Answer» The prices of petrol and diesel are going up because its production is limited while consumption is increasing day by day. |
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| 26522. |
Suggest some ways to save oil. |
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Answer» Following measures could be taken to save oil: (i) In place of using personal vehicles, we should use public transport system like buses, trains or metro trains etc. (ii) We should prefer walking on foot or using bicycle (iii) We should keep our vehicles switched off on red lights. (iv) We should utilize solar energy for different purposes. |
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Which was fuel used the least in 1976? |
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Answer» Electricity. In 1976, LPG and Kerosene were used in 10 houses and in 1996 this increased to 18. This means that in twenty years their use will be increased by 80%. |
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What would happen if you don’t get petrol or diesel for a week in your village or town? |
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Answer» If we don’t get petrol or diesel for a week in our area, life will come to a standstill and the crisis would badly affect the transport system. Machines used in factories and agriculture works will also become non-functional. We will not be able to get electricity from generators either. In other words, life will be messed up. |
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During winters, Tashi and his family live on the ground floor. Why would they be doing so? |
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Answer» As there were no windows on the ground floor hence, the ground floor was protected from the cold winds. Thus, in order to protect them from the icy cold winds of the winter season, they live on the ground floor. |
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| 26526. |
Where is diesel used? Find out. |
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Answer» Diesel is used to run cars, buses, trucks, tractors, trains and generators. Besides, it is also used to run machines in factories. |
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| 26527. |
What for oil is used? |
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Answer» Oil is used as fuel for vehicles, for cooking food, lighting, dry, cleaning, to run machines and making plastic and paints. |
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| 26528. |
In one month how much petrol and diesel is used in your home? What is it used for? |
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Answer» In our home about 100 litres of petrol and 10 litres of diesel are used on conveyance and generator. |
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| 26529. |
Change in fuel use over thirty years.In year 1976, out of 100 how may houses used upla and wood? |
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Answer» In 84 houses. |
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| 26530. |
If they cook food using wood or upla, what difficulties do they face due to smoke? |
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Answer» The people who cook food using wood or upla may suffer from problems like coughing, nausea, headache, and lung diseases. |
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| 26531. |
Can Durga use anything else instead of wood. Why not? |
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Answer» Since Durga is poor, she is unable to use anything else instead of wood. |
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| 26532. |
Why do you think people need to do this kind of work? |
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Answer» People need to do this work due to poverty |
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| 26533. |
Who cooks food in your family? What about other families in your area? |
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Answer» My mother cooks food in my family. In other families in my area the ladies or servants cook food. |
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| 26534. |
Have you ever collected dry wool or made cow dung cakes? How are they made? |
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Answer» Yes, once I have collected dry wood and also made cow dung cakes. To make cow dung cakes, balls of cow dung are made and then these are flattened to make round and flat surfaces. After that these are dried up in the sun. |
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Look at the area around your school. Are there any fields, farms, pucca roads, drains etc.? Is the area sloping, rocky or flat? Think, what will happen here when it rains? Where will the rain water go – into the drains, pipes, or pits? Is some water also getting soaked into the soil? |
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Answer» Yes, there are fields, farms, concrete roads, drains etc. around my school. The area around my school is basically flat. When it rains, the rain water goes into the drains, pipes and pits. Some water is also absorbed by the soil. |
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What kind of problems will we face, if the number of vehicles keep on increasing? For example, more traffic on the road. Talk to you elders and write about it. |
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Answer» If the number of vehicles keep on increasing on the road then besides heavy traffic, problems like air pollution, noise pollution, accident etc. can arise. |
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While making designs, what did you plan to take care of: |
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Answer» Old people: Low floor, special arrangement of seats near the doors. Children: Low floor, closed door Those who cannot see? Low floor, closed door and special arrangement of seats near the doors. |
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What problems can we have from smoke coming out of vehicles? |
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Answer» We can have problems like coughing, nausea, headache and diseases related to lungs can have from smoke coming out of vehicles |
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Guess the use of which fuel increase and which would decrease in the next 10 years? |
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Answer» I guess in the next 10 years, use of electricity and LPG would increase while that of wood, coal and upla will decrease. |
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What do you think they need fuel? |
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Answer» Cars, buses and motorcycles need petrol, diesel or CNG while cycles do not need any such fuels. |
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Seeds of vegetables. |
| Answer» Lady’s fingers. | |
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Light seeds (check by blowing them) |
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Answer» Cumin (jeera)m aniseed (saunf). |
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Seeds which are flat. |
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Answer» Rajma, apple, cumin, aniseed. |
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Seeds of fruits. |
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Answer» Mango, apple, papaya. |
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Make a list of the different ways by which seeds are spread. |
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Answer» Seeds are spread by: (i) Birds and animals (ii) Humans (iii) Wind (iv) Water |
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What are the different kinds of vehicles that you can see? |
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Answer» I can see vehicles like cars, buses, auto rickshaws, motorcycles, cycle etc. |
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How do seeds spread to far off places? Write your own words. |
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Answer» Seeds are spread by birds, animals, air and water. Birds and animals throw out seeds after eating the fruit. Thus the seeds spread out. Similarly, some light seeds are spread by wind. Some fruits are carried out by water, thus seeds are spread out. |
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Think what would happen, if seeds did not spread and remained at one place only? |
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Answer» If the seeds did not spread out, they would fall in the parent bed itself leading intostruggle for water, minerals and sunlight. As a result, none of the plants would grow properly or survive. |
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Some plants spreads their seeds over long distances. When the soya bean pods are ripen, they burst and the seeds are thrown out. Have your ever heard their sound? |
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Answer» Yes, I have heard their sound. |
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| 26550. |
What all was grown in India long ago? Were mangoes and bananas grown here? What came from other countries? Imagine food without potatoes or tomatoes? |
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Answer» Tea, mango, orange, radish, methi, spinach etc. were grown in India long ago. Yes, Mangoes and bananas were grown there. Tomato, potato, green chilli, cabbage, pea, coffee bean, bhindi, etc. came from other countries. If there had been no potatoes or tomatoes in our food, the food would have been tasteless |
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