SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. Who constructed the sarais in olden times?
(a) Kings (✔)
(b) Ministers
(c) Pilgrims
Answer – (a) Kings (✔)
2. What is the technique of collecting, storing and using rainwater known as?
(a) Water harvesting(✔)
(b) Agriculture
(c) Irrigation
Answer – (a) Water harvesting(✔)
3. Where are kunds commonly found?
(a) Assam
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat (✔)
Answer – (c) Gujarat (✔)
4. In our country, water is mainly supplied through-
(a) Wells
(b) Pipelines (✔)
(c) Tube wells
Answer – (b) Pipelines (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – rest, Karnataka, history, rain, culture, Ashoka]
1. Step wells harvest rain water.
2. Community service has always been an important part of Indian history and culture.
3. Ashoka a great ruler, understood the importance of good roads for the progress of trade.
4. Sisandras were built in Karnataka.
5. A sarai is a rest house.
C. State whether True or False:
1. Step wells are not common in Gujarat and Rajasthan. False
2. People are unaware about the benefits of tree plantation. False
3. Government and its agencies look after community service in modern times. True
4. Water pollution has become a major concern in all parts of India. True
5. Water harvesting is a modern technique. False
D. Answer briefly:
1. What is community service?
Answer – Community service is the help or assistance that benefits the community.
2. What type of community service can you volunteer for?
Answer – We can volunteer for Community service like neighbourhood watch programmes, assisting the elders, distributing the food money and shelters to the needy or in the time of need.
3. What is the importance of Van Mahotsava?
Answer – Van Mahotsava creates awareness that trees are important for life and planting more number of tree can raise the underground water and can save our natural resources.
4. How do trees clean the atmosphere?
Answer – Trees cleans the atmosphere by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen.
5. Name two qualities for community living.
Answer – Two qualities for community living are:-
Coordination.
Tolerance.
Or
Live in harmony
Work for benefit of one another.
E. Answer the following questions:
1. How did community service play an important role in olden times?
Answer – Community service was an important part of history and culture. People helped poor with money, clothes, food, shelter, or looked after sick. In earlier times the kings/ emperors took up many projects for the benefits of the common people like helping travellers, planting tree, digging well etc.
2. Mention the steps that Ashoka took for the development of trade.
Answer – Ashoka understood the importance of good roads for the progress of trade as well as pilgrims. He arranged to construct rest houses, dig wells and plant trees on the roadside for the comfort of the travellers.
3. What do you mean by water harvesting? What are its advantages?
Answer – Water harvesting is the technique of collecting, storing and using rainwater for irrigations, drinking and other purpose.
Advantages of rain water harvesting are:
It saves rainwater from getting drained and wasted.
It solves the problem of water scarcity.
4. List the changes that have improved the travelling in modern times.
Answer – Changes that have improved the travelling in modern times are:-
Different means of transport are available for the convenience of the people.
Many guest houses, restaurants, night shelters, motels and hotels provide comfort and safety to travellers.
Better roads, bridges and flyovers ensure the smooth movement of vehicles.
Faster and more comfortable roads of transport make travelling a pleasure.
5. Mention five benefits of planting trees.
Answer –
F. Find out 10 words related to the Chapter on Community Services from the grid. One is done for you.
Answer – VAN MAHOTSAVA
PILGRIM
WELL
WATER
HOTEL
SHELTER
KUND
TRAVELLING
FOREST
GUJRAT
ROAD
TOLERANCE
SERVICE
KINGS
VALUE BASED QUESTION:
Imagine walking down a hot, dusty and treeless road on a summer day to meet. your friend. You are sweating and breathing heavily due to the heat. Your friend reaches the spot looking cool and calm as he had walked down a street lined with trees.
1. Which street would you prefer to walk down?
Answer – I would like to walk down a street lined with trees.
2. Do you think protection of environment is the responsibility of the community?
Answer – Yes, I think protection of environment is the responsibility of the community.
3. How can you contribute to make your neighbourhood clean and green?
Answer – We can plant a greater number of trees in our neighbourhood as they can clean the atmosphere by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, mark, label and colour the following:
State where Surajkund is located.
Answer – Haryana State
A pilgrimage centre where floods and landslides occurred in the year 2013.
Answer – Kedarnath Temple
State where “Garden City of India” is located.
Answer – Bengaluru
A state which is known as “God’s Own Country”.
Answer – Kerala
A state which receives the highest rainfall.
Answer – Mawsynram village of Meghalaya state.
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Each person should volunteer for community service. Give reasons:
(a) It saves natural resources like trees, soil, water, etc.
(b) It brings people close together.
(c) It promotes living with peace and harmony.
(d) It makes a sense of joy and happiness.
2. Be the change you wish to see in the world. List any two changes that you wish to bring in the world.
Answer – I wish to bring many changes in the world but I am listing only two here-
– Everyone must promote the value of being educated.
– Everyone must develop the philanthropist attitude.
3. Mention the work of any one NGO in improving community life.
Answer –
4. Gandhi ji said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Enlist some ways that Gandhi ji suggested to create a cleaner and greener India.
Answer – Once Gandhiji said, “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet”. This emphasising the importance of cleanliness. Gandhiji said that
1. Sanitation is more important than independence.
2. Cleanliness and sanitation an integral part of one’s life.
3. I shall not litter and won’t allow anyone to do so.
4. Cleanliness is next to Godliness
5. Discuss with your peers and list four points- Why community service should be an important part of our education?
Answer – Community service should be an important part of our education because it helps children define their values, experience empathy, develop social skills and learn importance about their community.