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Class 5 Chapter 18 They Make Us Proud Assignment Q1. Answer the following questions briefly: 1.      Who is called the father of plastic surgery? 2.      Name the book of Sushruta. 3.      Name the great astronomer and mathematician. 4.      Name the book of Aryabhata. 5.      Name the Sanskrit poet and dramatist. 6.      Name the court poet of Chandragupta II. 7.      Name one of the famous singer and musician who was one among the nine gems of Akbar’s court. 8.      Name the social reformer who founded the Aligarh Muslim University. 9.      Name the famous works of Munshi Prem Chand. 10. Name the book for which Rabindranath Tagore got Nobel Prize. 11. What is the new name of Shantiniketan? 12. What is the old name of Aligarh Muslim University? 13. What is the actual name of Munshi Prem Chand? 14. Name the ragas composed by Tansen. 15. Define the following terms: a.      Cataract    b. Physician    c. Astronomer    d. Dramatist     e. Social

Class 5 Chapter 4 Major Landforms Assignment Q1. Answer the following questions briefly: 1.      What are the relief features of the earth? 2.      Name some major landforms. 3.      What do you mean by mountain range or mountain chain? 4.      Give two examples of mountain ranges. 5.      Name the highest mountain of the earth which is under the sea. 6.      Which is the highest mountain range on the land? 7.      Which is the highest plateau on the earth? 8.      What is the name of plains? 9.      What is the occupation living in the plains? 10. What do you mean by the term ‘oases? 11. Name the largest hot desert and the largest cold desert of the world. 12. What is the mouth of the river? Q2. Answer the following in detail: 1.       Write a short note on the following: a.       Mountain    b. Plateau    c. Desert    d. Rivers 2.       What is the importance of plateau? 3.       Why mountains are thinly populated? 4.       Describe the

Class 5 Chapter 3 Movements of the Earth and their Effects Assignment Q1. Answer the following questions briefly: 1.       Name the two movements of the earth. 2.       What is rotation? How much time the earth takes to complete one rotation? 3.       What causes day and night? 4.       Name the land of rising sun. 5.       What is revolution? 6.       Define orbit. 7.       How many days are there in a leap year? 8.       How much time does the moon take to complete one revolution around the earth? 9.       What is the most important effect of revolution? 10.   Name the four seasons. 11.   Define axis. Q2. Answer the following in detail: 1.       Discuss the effect of revolution. 2.       Discuss the effect of rotation. 3.       What is a leap year and how it is caused? 4.       Explain the concept of earth causes seasons with the help of a diagram.

Class 5 Chapter 9 The Land of Snow and Ice Assignment 1.      Define the following terms: a.      Glaciers    b. Icebergs    c. Bizzards    d. Huskies    e. Inuits 2.      Name the frozen continent. 3.      What are the people of Greenland called? 4.      What is the meaning of the word Kalalit Nunnat? 5.      Why Greenland is called “the land of midnight sun”? 6.      What were the Inuits earlier called? 7.      When did Greenland become a part of Denmark? 8.      Describe the lifestyle of the people of Greenland? 9.      What is the official language of Greenland? 10. Describe the houses of Greenland. 11. Describe the dresses and food of Inuit. 12. What are mukluks? 13. Why have large number of Inuit migrated to towns nowadays?

Class 5 Chapter 8 The Land of Sand Assignment 1.      Define the following terms: a.      Sand dune    b. Evaporation    c. Bedouins    d. Caravans 2.      What is desert? 3.      What are hot desert? Give examples. 4.      Name the temperate desert. 5.      What is a cold desert? Give one example. 6.      Name the largest hot desert in the world. 7.      What are oases? 8.      What are sand dunes? How are they formed? 9.      Why camels are called “ship of desert”? 10. Name some animals found in Saudi Arabia? 11. What are caravans? 12. What are the costume for men called? 13. What are the costume of women? 14. Describe the industry and trade of Saudi Arabia. 15. What is another name of liquid petroleum? 16. Describe the life style of modern and rich cities of Saudi Arabia? 17. Name the holy cities of the Muslims. 18. How has Saudi Arabia developed as a rich and prosperous country from barren desert?

Class 5 Chapter 21 Governing Ourselves Assignment 1.      How many states and Union Territories does India have? 2.      Name the type of government in India. 3.      What is Constitution? 4.      Mention any two basic features of Indian Constitution? 5.      When did the Indian Constitution in the came into effect? 6.      Name the country whose constitution is the longest of all the constitutions of the world? 7.      What are the function of a government? 8.      Who makes the laws for the country? 9.      How many houses does a Parliament have? 10. Which house is called the house of people and why? 11. What is the age of the “Right to Vote” in our country? 12. What is the age of contesting election in Lok Sabha? 13. How many members are there in Lok Sabha? 14. Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha? 15. How many members are there in Rajya Sabha? 16. What is coalition Government? 17. What is an electoral college? 18. What is the work of the P

Class 5 Chapter 7 The Equatorial Region Assignment Q1. Define the following terms: a.        Vegetation   b. Infrastructure    c. Export    d. Endangered    e. Extinct     f. Cash crops      Q2. What is the main occupation of the people of Democratic Republic of Congo? Q3. Name the main river of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Q4. Name the highest peak of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Q5. What is the old name of the Democratic Republic of Congo? Q6. Name the neighbouring countries of the DRC. Q7. Why is the river Congo called the highway of central Africa? Q8. What type of vegetation is found in DRC? Q9. Describe the animal life of DRC. Q10. Why are hippopotamus becoming extinct in DRC? Q11. Describe the lifestyle of pygmies. Q12. What is the official language of the military in DRC? Q13. Which is the chief industry of DRC? Q14. Name some cash crops grown in DRC. Q15. Which city of DRC is famous for minerals? Q16. Which is the chief crop

Class 5 Chapter 6 Weather and Climate Assignment Q1. Define the following terms: a.        Heat zones   b. Frigid    c. temperate    d. torrid    e. altitude     f. humidity     g. weather Q2. Who are meteorologists? Q3. Define climate. Q4. Name the countries which have very cold climate. Q5. Name the countries which have hot and humid climate. Q6. Why Darjeeling is cooler than Delhi? Q7. Why the places near the sea have moderate climate? Q8. Name the three climatic or heat zones with diagram. Q9. Explain Torrid Zone with location and climate. Q10. Describe the location and climate of temperate zones. Q11. Explain Frigid Zone. Q12. Which forests are found in the Torrid Zones? Q13. Describe the land of the midnight Sun.