Question

Periodic Assessment Test
Environment (Around us)
ne : 1 Hour
Learning Outcome
o Explains the process of production and distribution of basic necessities
cloth (e.g. from source to home, grains from farm to market and from
ways for purification and consumption of water from local water source.)
-1 Arrange the steps of farming process in order and name the tools o
for it.
eg. ploughing the field - plough or spade
1) Weeding
2) Watering (irrigating)
3) Sowing
4) Ripening of grains
5) Harvesting grains
lo Recognizes the simple features of roots , flowers and fruits seen aro
Answer the following questions in brief.
List of vegetables and fruits is given below.
Classify into 'that gets rotten easily' and 'that stay fresh for few d
(sweet potatoes, apples, tomatoes, custard apple, strawberries, ele
-2​

Answer 1

You can do this in your garden.

Answer 2

Arranging the farming process in order

Explanation:

(a) 1. Ploughing : plough or spade

2. Sowing : seed drills or hand-broadcasting (spreading)

3. Watering (Irrigating) : Traditional Methods include Moat, Chain pump, Rahat

           and Modern Methods include Drip Irrigation system and Sprinkler

4. Weeding: by hands, harrow or weedicide

5. Ripening of grains

6. Harvesting grains : sickle or harvester

(b) That gets rotten easily : strawberries, custard apples

     That stay fresh : sweet potatoes, apples, tomatoes