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Chapter-1

KNOWING OUR PLANET


1:- Write the name of aplanet of solar system where life exists.
Ans:- Earth

2:- What is the shape of earth?
Ans:- The shape of earth is sphere.

3:- Why can we not see the whole earth at a time?
Ans:- We cannot see whole earth at a time because the earth is spherical in shape.

4:- What is globe?
Ans:-A round shaped model that is used to study about the earth is called globe.

5:- How many oceans in the world? Name them.
Ans:- There are five oceans in the world.
          1-Pacific ocean
          2-Atlantic ocean
          3-Indian ocean
          4-Antarctic ocean
          5-Arctic ocean

6:- Which is the largest ocean of the world?
Ans:- Pacific ocean

7:- Which is the smallest ocean of the world?
Ans:- Arctic ocean

8:- Which is known as southern  ocean?
Ans:- Antarctic ocean

9:- How many Continents in the world? Name them.
Ans:- There are seven continents in the world.
          1-Asia
          2-Africa
          3-North America
          4-South America
          5-Antarctica
          6-Europe
          7-Australia

10:- Which is the largest continent in the world?
Ans:- Asia

11:- Which is the smallest continent in the world?
Ans:- Australia

12:- Who is the seventh largest country of the world?
Ans:- India

13:- Who is the largest country of the world?
Ans:- Russia

14:- Who is the smallest continent of the world?
Ans:- Vatican city

15:- What is the importance of globe?
Ans:- Globe is used to see the correct location , size and shape of various continents, oceans and island.

16:- Write three limitations about the globe.
Ans:- The three limitations about the globe are
          1-We cannot see all the details of a place on a globe.
          2-We can see only a side of the earth on globe at atime.
          3-We cannot carry a globe everywhere easily.

17:- What is map?
Ans:- Map is a drawing of the whole or a part of the earth, drawn on a flat surface. It helps us to know details related to various parts of the earth.

18:- Who was the first man who publish a set of map in the form of a book?
Ans:- Gerardus Mercator

19:- What is atlas?
Ans:-An atlas is a book of collection of various maps of the earth or a specific region of the earth.

20:- Write three advantages of map.
Ans:-The three advantages of map are
         1-A map helps us to locate and understand any place.
          2-Maps can provide the location of our school, home, city, country or the world.
          3-A map is easy to carry anywhere.

21:- How many kinds of map? Name them.
Ans:- There are two kinds of map.
          1-Physical map
          2-Political map

22:-What are physical maps?
Ans:- Those maps that show the location of different landforms like rivers, oceans, deserts, plateaus are called physical map.

23:- What are political maps?
Ans:- Those maps that define the boundaries of countries, states and their capitals are called political maps.

24:- What is language of map?
Ans:- We read a map with the help of directions, scales, signs, symbols, and colours given in it. All these together are called the language of map.

25:- How can we know  direction on a map? 
Ans:- A map has the north direction at the top and south direction at the bottom.The east direction is on our right hand side and the west direction on our left hand side.There is an arrow on the top of the map with letter 'N' that shows the north direction.  Map also works on four Sub-directions. These Sub-directions are North- East, North-West, South-East and South-West.

26:- How can a scale helps to draw a map? Explain.
Ans:- A scale shows the ratio between the distance on the real earth and the distance on the map.
For example:- if we can assume one centimeter for one hundreds kilometers. this way 200 km will be 2 cm on the scale of the map.

27:- What is the use of signs and symbols in a map.
Ans:- Signs and symbols are used to show different landforms and water bodies on the map.
     For example:- A state boundry is shown by green lines and dots
                            An international boundry is shown by red lines and dots.

28:- What is the use of different colours in map?
Ans:-Different colours show different things on a map.
         For example:- High lands are shown by brown colours.
                                 Low lands and plains are shown with green colours.
                                 Shallow water is shown by light blue coloure.
                                 Deep water is shown by dark blue colour

29:- Why is map key important in a map?
Ans:- Map keys are generrally boxes in the corner of map . They give us important information that is essential to understand the map. 
                              


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1:- Who is the seventh largest country of the world?
Ans:- India

2:- Who is the second most populous country in the world?
Ans:- India

3:- Why is India called a subcontinent?
Ans:- India is called a subcontinent due to its vastness and variety in landforms.

4:- What is the measures of india in length , breadth and area?
Ans:- India measures about 3214 km from north to south. It is about 2933 km wide from west to east. The total area of India is 3287263 sq.km.

5:- Write about the boarder of India.
Ans:- Our country is surrounded by Himalaya in North, Indian ocean in south, Bay of Bengal in the east and Arabian sea in West.

6:- What is peninsula?
Ans:- A landform that is surrounded by water on three sides is called peninsula. India is also a peninsula.

7:- What is the length of land frontier of India?
Ans:- 15200 km

8:- What is the length of main coastline of India"?
Ans:- 6100 km

9:- What is the length of  coastline including Island of india
Ans:- 7517 km

10:- Write two neighbouring country that donot share their boundry with India.
Ans:- Sri lanka, Maldives

11:- Write seven neighbouring country that share their boundry with India.
Ans:- Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh

12:- Which Ocean is named after our country?
Ans:- Indian ocean

13:- What is the population of India?
Ans:- 1.3 billion

14:- What are the main physical features of India?
Ans:- The main physical features of India are
          1-The northern mountains
          2-The northern plains
          3-The western desert
          4-The southern plateaus
          5-The coastal plains
          6-The Island

15:- Who is the biggest desert in India?
Ans:- Thar desert

16:- What is Physical map?
Ans:- The map that shows a country's physical features is called a physical map.

17:- How many states and union territories in India?
Ans:- There are 28 states and 9 union territories in India

18:- Which is the capital of India?
Ans:- New Delhi

19:- Which is the largest state of India?
Ans:- Rajasthan

20:- Which is the smallest state of India?
Ans:- Goa

21:- Which is the most populas state of India?
Ans:- Uttar pradesh

22:- What is the difference between state and union territory?
Ans:- State is ruled by state government while a union territory is ruled directly by central government.

23:- What is seven sisters ? Name them.
Ans:- There are seven states in north-East India. These states are called seven sisters.
          They are Assam, Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

24:- What is political map?
Ans:- A map that shows the political division of a country is called a political map.

25:- Why is southern India a peninsula?
Ans:- Southern india is a peninsula because it is surrounded by water on three sides .

26:- What is union territory? Name all the union territories of India?
Ans:- A union territory is ruled directly by the central government. The nine union territories are
          1-Andaman and Nicobar Islands
          2-Chandigarh
          3-Dadra and Nagar Haveli
          4-Daman and Diu
          5-Delhi
          6-Jammu and Kashmir
          7-Lakshadweep
          8-Ladakh
          9-Puducherry.
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1:- What does our universe include?
Ans:- Our univers includes planets, stars, galaxies and other vast bodies. 

2:- What does the big bang theory say about the formation of the universe?
Ans:- According to the big bang theory , a big explosion was happened thousands of years ago. our universe came into existence due to this bang.

3:- On which planet do we live?
Ans:- We live on planet earth.

4:- In which galaxy do we live?
Ans:- We live in milky way galaxy.

5:- What are orbits?
Ans:- All planets of solar system revolve in their fixed paths called orbits.

6:- What are planets?
Ans:- those celestial bodies which revolve around the sun are called planets.
            Example:- earth, jupiter

7:- How many planets in solar system? Name them.
Ans:- There are eight planets in solar system-mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune.

8:- Who is the biggest planet of solar system?
Ans:- Jupiter

9:- Who is the smallest planet of solar system?
Ans:- Mercury

10:- Who is the hotest planet of solar system?
Ans:- Venus

11:- Who is known as red planet?
Ans:- Mars

12:- Who is known as brightest planet of solar system?
Ans:- Venus

13:- What is a satellite?
Ans:- A satellite is a heavenly body that revolves around a planet.
          Example:- moon

14:- What is an asteroid?
Ans:- An asteroid is a small, irregularly shaped, rocky body that orbiting the sun.

15:- What is a comet?
Ans:- A comet is a small, icy object orbiting the sun.

16:-Tick the correct answer.


1. It means the whole of creation. It means everything that exists.
                a-  galaxy                                 b-  univere                                        c-  asteroid
2.The milky way is the name of a 
                a-  galaxy                                 b-  comet                                          c-  asteroid
3. This theory describes the formation of the universe
                a-  Big Bang                             b-  Bam Bang                                  c-  Bang Bang
4.We live on planet
                a-  Mars                                    b-  Earth                                           c-  Mercury


17:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

wanderer
sun
not
galaxy


 

          1- The size of the whole universe is __________ known.

          2-A __________ contains millions of stars gathered together in large groups.

          3-The word planet means __________ .

          4-All the planets revolve around the __________.

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1:- What makes a family?
Ans:- Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, uncle, aunt and their children together make a family.

2:- What is a nuclear family?
Ans:- A family which has a father, a mother, and their children is called nuclear family.

3:- What is single-parent family?
Ans:- A family in which the children are brought up by either the father or mother is called a single-parent family

4:- How many family members are there in your family?
Ans:- There are four members in my family.

5:-Tick the correct answer.


1. family members are related to
                a-  villagers                             b-  neighbours                                   c-  each other
2.Members of a family usually have a common name called
                a-  marname                            b-  surname                                       c-  farname
3. Family members help one another with the
                a-  school work                       b-  household work                           c-  office work
4.In a joint family, we live with our
                a-  friends                                b-  teachers                                       c-  cousins

6:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

happily
small
big
joint




                1-In a __________family, we live with our uncles and aunts.
                2- A family with less than five members is called a__________ family .
                3- A family with five or more members is called a __________ family.
                4- We live with our family members __________  .
              

 Chapter-2 

Importance of food

1:- Why do we eat food?

Ans:- We eat food to grow and to get energy. food also keeps ourselves healthy and strong.

2:- What are energy giving food? Write example.

Ans:- Foods which give us energy is called energy giving food.

          Example:- chapati, rice, bread, eggs, meat, ghee, nuts and butter

3:- What are body-building foods? Write example.

Ans:- Foods which help us to grow are called body-building foods.

          Example:- milk, cheese, dal, fish, and egg.

4:- What are protective foods?

Ans:- foods which keep us healthy are called protective food.

          Example:- fruits, vegetables and spinach

5:- What is breakfast?

Ans:- The meal that we eat in the morning is called breakfast.

6:- What is lunch?

Ans:- The meal that we eat in the afternoon is called lunch.

7:- What is dinner?

Ans:- The meal that we eat at night is known as dinner.

8:-How much water should we drink daily?

Ans:- We should drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily.

9:- What are vegetarians?

Ans:- people who eat only plant products are called vegetarians.

10:- What are non-vegetarians?

Ans:- People who eat meat, fish and eggs are called non-vegetarians.

11:- Write two name of junk food.

Ans:- chips, pizzas

12:- Write two good eating habits.

Ans:- Do not talk while eating.

          Chew your food properly.

13:- Name three food that can be eaten raw.

Ans:- cucumber, tomato, carrot

14:- Name three foods that give us energy.

Ans:- chapati, rice, butter

15:- Name three foods that help us to grow?

Ans:- milk, fish, egg


16:-Tick the correct answer.


1. We eat food to get 
                a-  sick                                    b-  energy                                          c-  fun
2.The meal we eat in the afternoon is called
                a-  lunch                                 b-  breakfast                                       c-  dinner
3. This food gives us energy 
                a-  orange                               b-  grape                                             c-  butter
4.We should always eat
                a-  clean food                         b-  covered food                                c-  both of these

12:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

talk
four
8 to 10
chew
breakfast
ponds
 

          1- We normally eat_________ properly meals in a day .

          2-We should __________ our food properly.

.         3-We eat __________ in the morning.

          4-We should not__________ while eating.

           5-We should drink __________ glasses of water daily.

 chapter-3

Water

 

1:- Why do we need water?
Ans:- We need water to drink, wash and bath

2:- Who is the main source of fresh water?
Ans:- Rainwater is the main source of fresh water.

3:- Write two sources of underground water.
Ans:- well and hand pump

4:- Write five uses of water.
Ans:- The five uses of water are
          1- Water is used for drinking.
          2-Water is used for cooking.
          3-Water is used for washing
          4-Water is used for bathing
          5-Water is used for watering plants.
5:- What are the different sources of water?
Ans:- The different sources of water are pond, river, lakes, well and hand pump

6:- How do we get underground water?
Ans:- We get under ground water by wells and handpumps.

7:- How do we use water?
Ans:- We use water in drinking, cooking, washing and bathing.

8:- Why should we store water in covered container?
Ans:- We should store water in covered container to keep it clean.

9:- Write three ways we can save water?
Ans:- Turn off the taps properly after using them.
          Use a bucket and mug to bath instead of a shower.
          Get the leaking taps and pipes repaired immediately.

10:- Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false
         1-We cannot live without water.
         2-Drinking water is available to everyone in our country.
         3-Water is useful to us in many ways.
         4-We need not cover the water we store.

11:-Tick the correct answer.


1. The main source of drinking water is 
                a-  well                                    b-  rainwater                                     c-  tube well
2.Hand pumps are used to get
                a-  lake water                          b-  river water                                   c-  underground water
3. Which of the following is a source of underground water? 
                a-  Well                                    b-  hand pump                                  c-  both of these
4.What type of water is the safest for drinking
                a-  uncovered                           b-  covered                                        c-  boiled and covered

12:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

rivers
taps
covered
electricity
ill
ponds
 

          1- Water is used to produce_________ .

          2-The rain water is collected in__________ or __________

.         3-We should always store water in __________ containers.

          4-If we drink dirty water, We may fall__________.

           5-We get water at home through __________.

 chapter-5 

Living in a house

 

1:- Why do we need a house?
Ans:- We need a house because house protects us from heat, cold and rain.
It also protects us from wild animals, thieves, dust, and dirt.

2:- Where did early human beings live?
Ans:- Early human beings lived in caves.

3:- How many types of houses? Name them.
Ans:- There are two types of houses
          1-kuchcha house
          2-pucca house
4:- What are pucca houses?
Ans:- Some houses are made of cement, bricks, wood, steel and iron. Such houses are called pucca houses.

5:-What are kuchcha houses?
Ans:- Some houses are made of mud, bamboo and straw. Such houses are called kuchcha houses.

6:- What is a stilt house?
Ans:- A house that is made on stilt is called stilt house.

7:- What is multi storeyed building?
Ans:- A building that has many floors are called multi-storeyed building.

8:- What is flat?
Ans:- Each house in a multi-storeyed building is called a flat.

9:- Where are bungalows mostly found?
Ans:- Bungalows are mostly found in towns and cities.

10:- How many types of roof? Name them.
Ans:- There are two types of roof
          1-flat roof
          2-sloping roof

11:-Tick the correct answer.


1. A kuchcha house is not very
                a-  strong                                 b-  big                                               c-  small
2.A pucca house is made of
                a-  glass                                   b-  paper                                           c-  cement and bricks
3. A bungalow is a 
                a-  kuchcha house                    b-  pucca house                                c-  glass house
4.We should keep our house
                a-  dirty                                    b-  clean                                           c-  dusty

5.Early human beings used caves as
                a-  temple                                 b-  school                                         c-  house

12:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

Kuchcha
one
villages
large
ventilation
pucca
 

          1- A single storey house has__________ floor.

          2-A bungalow is built over a __________ space.

          3-A house could be a __________ house or __________ house.

          4-Every house should have proper __________.

           5-Kuchcha houses are seen in __________.

Chapter-6 

My school

 

1:- Write five places of your school.
Ans:- The five places of my school are classroom, playground, library, computer room and sick room.

2:- Write five special days that we celebrate in my school.
Ans:- republic day, independence day, Annual day, sports day, teacher day

3:- Write five people who work in your school.
Ans:- principal, teachers, clerk, driver, gardener

4:- What do children do in the assembly hall?
Ans:- Children  assemble in the assembly hall for the morning assembly.

5:- What happens on sports day?
Ans:- Many sports competition are organised on sports day.

6:- How is vanmahotsav celebrated in school?
Ans:- On vanmahotsav students plant different plants in school garden.

7:- Write two good manners we learn at school.
Ans:- We learn to polite with everyone.
          We learn to respect our teachers and elders.

8:- How do the school driver and conductor help us?
Ans:- The driver and conductor help us in reaching the school safely.

9:-Tick the correct answer.


1. A school has many
                a-  classrooms                         b-  kitchen                                         c-  libraries
2.In our school, we learn to study and
                a-  fight                                   b-  play                                              c-  shout
3. We play in the
                a-  sports period                      b-  recess                                           c-  both a and b
4.Annual day is organised
                a-  every year                          b-  every weak                                  c-  every month

5.On annual day, students who are good in studies and extracurricular activities are awarded prizes by the
                a-  principal                            b-  class teacher                                  c-  chief guest

10:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

principal
playground
library
annual day
class room




                1-In the school, we study in the __________.
                2- There are swings and slides in the school __________ .
                3- We read interesting story book in the __________.
                4- __________ is celebrated once a year .
                5-On sports day, the__________ gives prizes to the winners.


11:- Match the following.


Column (A)                                                                         Column (B)
1.classroom                                                                        Sick children take rest     (4)
2.assembly hall                                                                   reading story books    (5)
3.school playground                                                            morning assembly    (2)
4.sick room                                                                          playing    (3)
5.library                                                                                studying    (1)

 Chapter-7
Our neighbours

 1:- What is neighbourhood?
Ans:- The area around our house  forms our neighbourhood.

2:- What are neighbours?
Ans:- The people who live in our neighbourhood  are our neighbours.

3:- Where do you live?
Ans:- We live in our neighbourhood.

4:- Who live in a neighbourhood?
Ans:- Neighbours live in a neighbourhood.

5:- What things do neighbours do together?
Ans:- Neighbours play, study and celebrate different festivals together. They also helps each other.

6:- List a few qualities of good neighbours.
Ans:- Good neighbours help each other in difficult time.
          Good neighbours celebrate festivals together.
           Good neighbours keep their neighbourhood clean.

7:-Tick the correct answer.


1.People living in our neighbourhood are our
                a-  friends                                b- neighbours                                   c-  relatives
2.The area around our house forms our
                a-  park                                     b-  city                                             c-  neighbourhood
3. People living in our neighbourhood come from various 
                a-  religions                                b-  places                                       c-  both of these


8:-  Fill in the blanks using the given clues

help
festivals
picnics
respect
clean




                1-Neighbours celebrate __________ together.
                2- We should keep our neighbourhood __________ .
                3-Good neighbours__________one another .
                4-Children should__________ their elders .
                5-Neighbours go for__________together.