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Activity:
Fill in the blanks:
Different Occupations/Professions
• Skilled: Electrician, Barber, Plumber, Tailor, Painter, Mechanic.
• Unskilled: Rickshaw-puller, Vegetable seller, Sweeper, Gardener.
• Professional: Doctor, Teacher, Engineer, Pilot, lawyer.
SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. The activities that are taught in school-
(a) Car driving
(b) Art and Craft (✔)
(c) Paragliding
Answer – (b) Art and Craft (✔)
2. The occupations that require professional training-
(a) Scientist and astronaut
(b) Engineer and doctor
(c) Both (✔)
Answer – (c) Both (✔)
3. All forms of work, manual and intellectual, are known as
(a) Loading
(b) Labour (✔)
(c) Landing
Answer – (b) Labour (✔)
4. The type of work that we require in our society-
(a) Manual
(b) Intellectual
(c) Both (✔)
Answer – (c) Both (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – manual, training, chores, respect, occupations]
1. Children take up different occupation when they grow up.
2. One learns the task either from family members or by professional training.
3. Many people look down upon manual labour.
4. We must respect those people who make our life easy.
5. Many families have domestic help to take care of all their household chores.
C. Complete the following sentence:
1. The choice of one’s occupation depends upon
Answer – raw material, education, qualification
2. All occupations require hardwork,
Answer – sincerity and devotion
3. Many industries were set up after
Answer – development of science and technology.
4. Availability of raw material
Answer – Plays an important role in the occupation of people.
5. Gujjars of Himalayas
Answer – live on the money they earn from selling milk, wool etc.
D. Answer the following questions:
1. What is an occupation?
Answer –Occupation is a meaningful task that is undertaken to earn livelihood.
2. Give two examples each of manual and intellectual labour.
Answer – Manual labours are Mason, carpenter.
Intellectual labours are Doctor, teacher.
3. What do you understand by dignity of labour?
Answer – Dignity of labour means respect for all types of labourers and not considering their job superior or inferiors to others.
4. What is the main occupation of the people of Mizoram and why?
Answer – Main occupation of the people in Mizoram is making handcraft of bamboo. It is because bamboo grown in abundance there.
5. How did Gandhi ji inculcate dignity of labour in Sabarmati ashram?
Answer – To inculcate dignity of labour in his ashram Gandhiji used to clean the toilets and surroundings himself and inspired others also to do so.
6. Explain the importance of pride in the quality work with the help of an example.
Answer – Every work is respectable, dignified and important. So we, should do our work with focus and zeal. For example the craftsman of Kashmir earn their livelihood by doing embroidery.
E. Who am I?
I use…….
1. Wood, nails, saw, drill, screwdriver, etc.
Answer – Carpenter
2. Stethoscope, thermometer, injection, medicines, etc.
Answer – Doctor
3. Cloth, scissors, measuring tape, sewing machine, etc.
Answer – Tailor
4. Mirror, scissors, blade, comb, spray, etc.
Answer – Barber
5. Seeds, hoe, tractor, sickle, harvester, etc.
Answer – Farmer
VALUE BASED QUESTION:
Madhur is 18 years old. He is a son of a lawyer. During his childhood, he enjoyed dressing and acting like a soldier. Now he wants to join the army but his father does not agree with his decision. List the qualities that he has to convince his father.
Answer – Madhur must tell his father to convince
I have courage and determination
I love my motherland.
I will do best in this field.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, locate, colour and label the following places:
Mizoram
Two neighbouring states of Mizoram. Tripura and Manipur
A state famous for kachchi embroidery. Gujarat
State famous for farming activity. Punjab
State in which Jamshedpur is located. Jharkhand.
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Everyone has a dream. What do you want to become when you will grow up?
Give two reasons in support of your answer.
Answer – I want to be a teacher because I have felt that in India good teachers are there but the best teachers are very less even we can count them in fingers. I want to be a best teacher because education is the most powerful way to change the society into its best form and a teacher can ignite millions of young mind to do more for motherland and the world for better future of all living being.
2. What is/was the occupation of your grandfather? Are his children following the same occupation? Give two reasons in support of your answer.
Answer – My grandfather is a service man in Cuttack municipality. Their sons (My father and uncle) are also working as a govt. servant in RD College and Secretariat. They follow the occupation of my grandfather because govt. jobs are safe and it gives good respect in the society.
3. Name any four persons who have achieved their dreams despite all odds like
Milkha Singh and Mary Kom.
Answer – APJ Kalam, Kailash Satyarthi, Bismillah Khan, Tulasi Munda.
4. Your neighbour has hired an under-age girl/boy for cleaning the house. What
action can you take to stop the wrong practice?
Answer – First I will tell my neighbour about his illegal activity which is punishable offence. Even if he does so then I will report the matter to NGO and local police station.
5. Most students in Europe and America work as waiters, cleaners, drivers or sales person to earn money. In India also, many students give tuitions to earn money. List five different works/jobs that students can take up to reduce the burden on their parents.
Answer – Giving private tuition.
Part time assistant.
Freelancing.
Delivery boy.
Data entry operator.
6. Complete the table by ticking (✔) the correct option:
7. Some jobs do not require training or educational qualification:
