Q.1. A. Fill in the blanks. [5]
1. ___________ are known as a group of communities who travel from place to place
for their livelihood.
2. A ___________ treats sick people.
3. ___________ soil has the highest water draining capacity.
4. ___________ exist due to the rotation of the earth on its tilted axis.
5.Mercury is the only metal that is found in ___________ state.
B. Answer in one word: [5]
6. How many talukas are there in Ahmedabad district?
7. Which soil is known as the most fertile soil?
8. What are the main components of a ‘Map’?
9. How many members are there in District Panchayat?
10.Which substance does convert directly into gas from its solid state?
C. Answer in one line: [5]
11.Who is a talati?
12. From what do the organisms living in the soil obtain nutrition?
13. Which clothes we should not wear, when the days are short?
14.Who is called a martyr?
15.Give four examples of manmade disaster.
SECTION- B
Q.2. A. Answer the following in brief: [6]
16. How does occupation influence social life?
17. Why are the National festivals celebrated?
18.How does a soldier help us?
B. Write short Notes on: [6]
19.Sidi Saiyed ni Jali
20.Direct and Indirect helpers
SECTION- C
Q.3. A. Answer the following in brief: [10]
21. Write biotic and abiotic components of soil.
22. What do you mean by ‘water holding capacity’ of soil?
23. Explain the term ‘Equinox’.
24. Write two names of any two festivals each which come in the season of winter and
summer.
25. What happens if it rains very less?
Answers
Answer:
1.Nomads
2.doctors
3.clay soil
4.Earth
5.liquid
6.9 talukas
7.Alluvial soil
8.There are three Components of Maps – distance, direction and symbol.
9.The number of members usually ranges from 7 to 31; occasionally, groups are larger, but they never have fewer than seven members.
10.Sublimation
11.Village accountant is a Talati.
12.macronutrients.
13.Too much fabric in the form of long, loose tunics, languid shirt dresses, and super-wide-leg pants will simply be too much for your smaller proportions. And, remember, boxy tops keep their promises; they make you look boxy, especially if you're petite.
14.a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: a martyr to the cause of social justice.
15.1.)The Bhopal Gas Leak. The victims of the gas leak.
2.)The Jilin Chemical Explosion. The toxic cloud from the explosion.
3.)The Tennesse Coal Ash Spill. A house in Kingston buried in the ash.
4.)The Sidoarjo mud volcano.
16.As such, individuals that report low levels of occupational satisfaction are more likely to feel unhappy, frustrated, and unfulfilled. Such negative emotions, over long periods of time, can cause depression, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion and spill over into family or social life.
17.India commemorates three National Festivals that mark the importance of historical events in the country. They are the Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.
18.People in the army are called soldiers. ... Soldiers do many things, from shooting enemies, to digging defensive trenches. They are used to defend their country, or attack another country's army. It is difficult, and soldiers must be in good shape, both physically and mentally.
19.The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in 1572-73 AD (Hijri year 980), is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India.
20.Helpers who come to our contact regularly and we usually talk to them for our needs are called direct helpers. For example: Parents and neighbors are the direct helpers for a kid. Helpers who do not come directly in our contact but serve us indirectly are called indirect helpers.
21.Soil is composed of both biotic—living and once-living things, like plants and insects—and abiotic materials—nonliving factors, like minerals, water, and air. Soil contains air, water, and minerals as well as plant and animal matter, both living and dead. These soil components fall into two categories.
22.Water Holding Capacity is the ability of a certain soil texture to physically hold water against the force of gravity. It does this by soil particles holding water molecules by the force of cohesion.
23.one of the two times in the year (around 20 March and 22 September) when the sun is above the imagined line round the centre of the earth (equator) and day and night are of equal length
24. christmas day, republic day
25.When little or no rain falls, soils can dry out and plants can die. When rainfall is less than normal for several weeks, months, or years, the flow of streams and rivers declines, water levels in lakes and reservoirs fall, and the depth to water in wells increases.