Punjab State Board PSEB 5th Class EVS Book Solutions Chapter 6 Earth – Our Home Too Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
PSEB Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 6 Earth – Our Home Too
EVS Guide for Class 5 PSEB Earth – Our Home Too Textbook Questions and Answers
Textbook Page No. – 38
Question 1.
Match the following tiger reserve with the concerned state.
A – B
(i) Jim Corbett – (a) West Bengal
(ii) Sunderban – (b) Uttarakhand
(iii) Bandipur – (c) Madhya Pradesh
(iv) Kanha – (d) Karnataka.
Answer:
(i) (b),
(ii) (a),
(iii) (d),
(iv) (c).
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Question 2.
Tick (✓) the right and cross (✗) the wrong sentences :
(i) A tiger can see six times better than humans:
(ii) Cats cannot remain alert about nearby danger in sleep.
(iii) Humans can sense the danger of earthquakes better than birds.
(iv) We should not use products made from the skin of tigers.
(v) A tiger cannot change its voice according to the situation.
Answer:
(i) ✗
(ii) ✗
(iii) ✗
(iv) ✓
(v) ✗
Question 3.
What is the importance of celebrating Wildlife Conservation Week?
Answer:
The actual aim behind celebrating wildlife conservation week is to make people aware about the wildlife. People are made aware about the extinction of certain species. People are informed about the dangers for wildlife and importance of wildlife in our life.
Question 4.
What are the reasons behind the declining number of house sparrows?
Answer:
The main reason behind the decreasing number of house sparrows is destruction of their habitat. In the past times, Kuccha houses were built and sparrows made their nests in those houses easily. Now-a-days, houses are built with concrete, sand, cement, bricks etc. and sparrows do not find place for their nests.
Question 5.
What is ‘Project Tiger’?
Answer:
Project tiger was started on 1 April 1973. It is aimed to protect tigers from hunting and also to mark safety area for them.
Question 6.
What is the difference between a tiger and a leopard?
Answer:
A tiger’s body has black stripes and leopard has black dots on their skin.
Textbook Page No. – 40
Activity
You can also prepare an album of your favourite animals. In that album, pictures or postal stamps of that animal can be pasted and other information like habitat, food, habits, height, weight, colour and amazing facts can be written. If you like, you can draw the picture of the animals by yourselves and can colour it also.
Collect postal stamps and paste.
Note : Hobby of collecting postal stamps is called Philately.
PSEB 5th Class EVS Guide Earth – Our Home Too Important Questions and Answers
1. Tick the correct option :
(i) ……………………… is national animal of India.
(a) Dog ( )
(b) Cat ( )
(c) Tiger ( )
(d) Horse ( )
Answer:
(c) Tiger
(ii) In 1900 there were approximately ……………………… tigers in the world.
(a) 500 ( )
(b) 100000 ( )
(c) 3200 ( )
(d) 1411 ( )
Answer:
(b) 100000
2. Answer in one/two lines :
Question 1.
What do you know about hearing power of tiger?
Answer:
Tiger has strong power of hearing, it can move both the ears in different directions also.
Question 2.
What is the aim of ‘Project Tiger’?
Answer:
It is aimed to protect tigers from hunting and also to mark safety area for them.
Question 3.
How many areas are under the project tiger?
Answer:
Initially, these were 9 and now 48.
3. Fill in the blanks :
(i) Tiger is a …………………… hunter.
(ii) Tiger can see …………………… times better than humans.
(iii) Jim Corbett is in ……………………
(iv) …………………… tigers of world are successors of white tiger ……………………
(v) Cats sleep for …………………… hours a day.
Answer:
(i) skill,
(ii) six,
(iii) Uttarakhand,
(iv) White, Mohan,
(v) 16.
4. True/False :
(i) Tiger can weigh upto 1000 kg.
(ii) Tiger has black stripes on its body.
{iii) Today number of tigers in the world is reduced to 5000.
(iv) White tiger is named as Mohan.
Answer:
(i) F,
(ii) T,
(iii) F,
(iv) T.
5. Match the following column :
(A) – (B)
(i) Kanha – (a) Assam
(ii) Manas – (b) Odisha
(iii) Simplipal – (c) Karnataka
(iv) Bandipur – (d) M.P.
Answer:
(i) (d)
(ii) (a)
(iii) (b),
(iv) (c).
6. Mind Map:
Answer:
7. Answer in five/six lines :
Question 1.
Write few lines about cats.
Answer:
Cats can sleep for 16 hours in a day. They cannot feel sweet taste. They have same vision as humans in daylight but in dim light their vision increases by 6 times. They have strong smelling power.