Chapter 17 - "Our culture and Heritage"

25.8.2015 Chapter 17 - “ Our culture and Heritage”

WORDS TO REMEMBER:-

1. CULTURE:- custom, arts, music and dance followed by a group of people.

2. HERITAGE:- Practices handed down to us from the past.

Q1. Why was Hindi chosen as the national language of India?

Ans1. Hindi is understood and spoken by the largest number of people in our country. It was, therefore, chosen as the official language of India.

Q2. Name three examples of Mughal architecture in India.

Ans2. Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Jama Masjid are three examples of Mughal architecture in India.

Q3. On which occassions folk dances are performed?

Ans3. Folk dances are performed by groups of people to express their joy. They are performed on occassions like marriages, birth of a child, festivals or harvesting of crops.

Q4. Whay are harvest festivals celebrated? Name three harvest festivals.

Ans4. Harvest festivals are celebrated when a crop is harvested. They express the joy of farmers. Some of these are Onam in Kerala, Bihu in Assam, Holi in Uttar Pradesh.

Chapter 9- "Natural Resources"

21.8.2015 Chapter 9 - “ Natural Resources”

WORDS TO REMEMBER:-

1. Livestock:- Animals raised by humans for their use.
2. Mineral:- A natural substance found in the Earth.

QUESTION/ ANSWERS:-

Q1. What are natural resources? Name few natural resources.

Ans1. There are many valuab;e things in nature that are necesary for us to live on this Earth. They are known as natural resources. Eg. Air, Water, Soil, Forests, Animals and Minerals.

Q2. List four uses of soil. Which use in your opinion is the most important?

Ans2. Four uses of soil are:-

1. Plants grow in soil.
2. All living things depend on soil for food.
3. Soil is used to make building materials such as brick and cement.
4. Clay soil is used for making pots and utensils.

Dependency of living beings on soil for food is the most important use of soil.

Q3. Name four products that we get from forests.

Ans3. Forests provide us with wood, medicines, paper and oxygen.

Q4. Why is it important to save minerals such as coal and petroleum?

Ans4. The mineral resources such as coal and petroleum present on the Earth are non renewable. Once used up, they will not be available to us any more. So we should use them carefully and not waste them.

Chapter 19 - "Our rights and Duties"

20.8.2015 Chapter 19 - “ Our Rights and Duties”

WORDS TO REMEMBER:-

1. Government:- A body of people that governs or rules a country. 
2. Secular:- Where all religions are treated as equal.

QUESTION/ ANSWERS:

Q1. What do you mean by the Constitution of our country?

Ans1. A set of rules based on which the goverment of our country would run is known as constitution.

Q2. 'India is a democracy'. What does it mean?

Ans2. The government where the people of the country will choose or elect leaders is known as democracy. Our country is no longer ruled by kings and if elected leader does not work well, we can remove them from their posts.

Q3. List three fundamental rights of people of India.

Ans3. 1. Right to equality.

2. Right to justice. 
3. Right to follow any religion.

Q4. List three fundamental duties as citizens of India.

Ans4. 1. We must treat all Indians as equal.

2.We must keep our nation united.
3. We must protect our national property.

FA2 Activity

1) Take a colored / white A4 size plain sheet.

2) Draw/ Paste cutout of map of state allotted to you.
 Roll No. 1 to 20 :- Any state of southern plateau
 Roll No. 21 to 40 :-  Any state of Northern Plains
 Roll No. 41 to 58 :- Any state of Northern Mountains.

3) Make border of it.

4) Paste pictures of :-
      a) Food
      b) Monuments
      c) Language
      d) Dress
      e) Dance
of that state in specific.

5) Write extra information about the state in the space left on the page.

6) Mark the capital on the map.

7) Last Date of submission:- 17th August,2015 ( for 4F and 4D) and 18th August, 2015 ( for 4C and 4E). Early submission is appreciable. Delay in submission due to any reason is not acceptable and any submission after this date will be awarded ZERO MARKS.

FA 2

1) Project:- ( 5 marks )
Summer Holiday project:-
Collage of Means of Transport.

2) Map:- ( 5 Marks )
Physical Map with neighboring countries and oceans marked on it.

3) Activity:- ( 5 Marks )
 Cut out of States of India.

4) Notebook:- ( 5 Marks )
Submit the completed work always on time.

Chapter 4

It is an MCQ Chapter

Chapter 6- "The Sothern Plateau"

3.8.15 Chapter 6 - “The Sothern Plateau”

Q1. What is a plateau? What landforms border the southern plateau?

Ans1. A large and flat area of land which is higher than the land around it. The southern plateau is bordered by the following:-

a) The ARAVALI RANGE on the north-west.

b) The RAJMAHAL HILLS on the north-east.

c)The hilly region called the EASTERN GHATS on the east.

d)The hilly WESTERN GHATS on the west.

Q2. Name few minerals found in southern plateau.

Ans2. Southern plateau is rich in minerals like coal, iron, mica and manganese.

Q3. Many rivers in southern plateau dry up during summers. Why?

Ans3. The rivers in Deccan plateau are not fed by melting snow, like rivers in northern plains. They are fed by rain. If rainfall is not good, they may even dry up during summers.

Q4. Name three plateaus which form part of the southern plateau.

Ans4. The Deccan Plateau, The Malwa Plateau and the Chota Nagpur Plateau form part of the southern plateau.

Word to remember:-

SEASONAL RIVERS:- Rain fed rivers that dry up during summers.