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1.

Man is a a. Social being b. Living being c. Species d. Animal

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a. Social being

2.

Why is life towns more contented?

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People lead a peaceful life. The problems of speed, hurry, pollution and such other urban problems are rare in towns.

3.

What suggestions do you offer to impro ve cottage industries?

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1. Loan at low rate of interest should be provided by the government.

2. Training for the cottage industries people.

4.

There are nearly _________town in India. a. 5000 b. 528 c. 550 d. 6000

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There are nearlya 5000 town in India.

5.

Why are farm labourers rare?

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People follow co-operative farming work in their own land and earn profit.

6.

According to government any child between band 14 years is provided compulsion. a. Food b. Nutrition c. Health d. Education

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d. Education

7.

Fill in the blanks:  1. All farmers should be given free........ insurance. 2. .......... is one of the fast-growing cities in India.

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1. All farmers should be given free crop insurance. 

2. Bengaluru is one of the fast-growing cities in India.

8.

Make a list of implements required by a farmer for agricultural activities.

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1. Increase the productivity of land

2. Replace or speed up activities that are extremely inefficient in use of them.

9.

The programme aims at the universalization of quality primary education. a. PradhanMantriRoagaryojana. b. Sarva shikshana abhiyaana. c. Aashraya yojana. d. Ninnal gram yojana.

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b. Sarva Shikshan abhiyaana.

10.

People’s life is a gamble with a. Industries b. Culture c. Water d. Rain.

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Correct answer is d. Rain.

11.

Differentiate agricultural activities and non-agricultural activities, and write them separately.

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Agricultural activities:

  1. cultivation of soil
  2. croping
  3. Farming operation
  4. ploughing the land-to grow crops
  5. Harvesting the crop

Non Agricultural activities:

  1. black smiting
  2. carpentry
  3. basket weaving
  4. Fishery
  5. Pottery
12.

What are the various occupations found in villages.

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Dairy, fishery, sericulture, weaving, blacksmithing, carpentry, basket weaving, pottery, craftwork, etc.

13.

Write any one programme, implemented by the government for rural development.

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Rozgar yojana and Jawhara Gram Samruddi Yojana for educated youth in villages to set up their own small scale industries.

14.

The country cannot progress unless villages progress said by a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Nehru c. Manmohan singh d. Rajeev Gandhi.

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a. Mahatma Gandhi

15.

The number of cities with a population of one million and more are. a. 2 b. 4 c. 27 d. 128

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Correct answer is c. 27

16.

What are your suggestions to improve the health of the labourers?

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1. Having balanced diet or food habits.

2. Having balanced mental health.

17.

What are the occupations of urban people?

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Shopkeepers, traders, Doctors, medical persons, banking, insurance companies factories hostels are the occupations of urban people.

18.

What are the programmes launched by the state and the central government for making life in urban areas better?

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1. Sewage system.

2. Supply of pure drinking water.

3. Construction of systematic market complexes.

4. Construction of well-planned bus and railway stations.

5. Laying of ring roads around the city.

6. Development of parks.

19.

What are the serious problems of urban populations?

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1. Serious scarcity of electricity and drinking water problems.

2. Slums, aimless littering of plastics and discharges are a challenge to the protection of environment.

3. Social problems in urban areas are increasing enormously.

20.

What are the social problems of the communities?

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Juvenile crime, violence, drug menace, exploitation of women, robbery etc., are the social problems of the communities.

21.

Discuss the environmental hazards due to the development of cities?

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1. Large volumes of uncollected waste create multiple health hazards

2. Intensive urban growth can lead to greater Poverty, with local governments unable to provide services for all people

3. Concentrated energy use leads to greater air pollution with significant impact on human health.

4. Pollution and physical baniers to root growth promote loss of urban tree cover.

22.

What are the problems faced by people in villages?

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Villages have problems related to hygiene, health, Jobs and education.

23.

What are the features of the community according to Ravi’s story?

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1. Worker [Agri – labourers] 

2. Transport 

3. No legal status

24.

Name three types of community.

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1. Village/Rural community

2. City/ urban and

3. Tribals (Adivasis)

25.

Write advantages of a community ?

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Advantages of community:

1. When somebody in the community is in trouble, others will help them.

2. When situation demands, community always ready to help others in the community.

26.

What is community? example?

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Group of people living in a specific area is called a community.
Ex: Rural community, Urbon community, Tribal community.

27.

What is community feelings?

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Members of a community develop a sense of We feeling” among themselves. This is called “community feelings”.

28.

What are the problems you face, if you are living in a city?

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1. Housing problem in cities

2. Traffic Jam

2. Pollution in industrial areas

3. Disposal of garbage

4. Sleem areas

5. Water pollution

29.

What do you see when you visit a city?

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Buildings, Roads, Companies etc.

30.

Here is a picture of a village. Look, Don’t you see many houses?

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There a many families living in this village. All these groups of families are called Community.

31.

Explain the characteristics of the tribal community.

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Characteristics of Tribes are as follows : 

1. Simple and self-confident. 

2. Worship of Nature. 

3. Loyal to the community and importance to unity. 

4. Equality and independence to women. 

5. Endogamous marriages. 

6. Unique and different mother tongue. 

7. Living in a natural environment. 

8. An economic system based on hunting and gathering of minor forest produces and sporadic agriculture.

32.

Explain the types of rural community.

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Villages are classified as follows: 

1. Centralized Villages: The main characteristics of this type of village is houses are located in the farmland. The houses remain closer to each other. The size of the village increases as the people in agriculture increase. 

2. Villages with independent households and farms: This type of villages are found in the coastal region and in irrigated areas of Raichur district of Karnataka. Here a family of a farmer lives away from other farmer families. The house is surrounded by cattle shed, agricultural equipment, fodder for cattle, etc. 

3. Scattered group villages: This type of villages are located in hilly areas and in uplands districts of Karnataka. In this type, a group of families lives away from another group of families. For example, a group of families may be located on a hill and another may below the hill. Such type of villages is called as scattered group villages. 

4. Village of line houses: In these villages families are located on both the sides of the road. Here one house is attached to others. A wall divides one house from another. All the houses look like an extension of the same building. 

5. Circles Shaped villages: These villages are also called as round shaped villages. Here houses would present around a temple, Masjid, Church or tank in a round shape settlement. 

6. Square shaped villages: These villages are the same as line villages. Here the houses are placed in parallel and horizontal to each other. 

7. Converged road villages or market villages: Families which are based on non- agricultural occupations are found here. Houses are located in those areas where two or more roads converge at a point. Shops and hotels are attached to the houses. These villages are named as Junction, Kamara, Kodu, etc.

33.

Define the concept of a city.

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A place that has more population and population density are called a city.

34.

What is the village?

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The area consisting of the families who mainly depend on agriculture and agriculture-based occupations for their livelihood is called a village.

35.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words.1. Nomadism is called as a way of _____2. The main pillar of Indian society is ___________ community.3. The tribes of the North East Zone are ______.

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1. life.

2. village

3. Negro.