Short type question (any five)
(1) Having the power to smell?
(2) Do not spoil upto a week?
(3) Transporting the injured to the hospital?
(4) How is water being saved?
(5) What are the festivals related to farming?
(6) Do you know anyone who has had malaria?
Answers
Answer:
1 Studies have also shown that certain genetic conditions such as duplication or overexpression of the KAL1 gene – which produces a protein (anosmin-1) that appears to control the growth and movement of nerve cells that help process smell – and other genetic mutations are linked to heightened sense of smell.
2 Answer: Food items that gets spoilt in 2-3 days are milk, boiled rice, curries, bread etc. Answer: Food items that can be kept for a week are onion, potato, carrots etc. (c) would not spoil till one month.
3 The process of moving an injured person to a hospital or other treatment center. In serious injuries such as cranial and spinal trauma, airway compromise, and hemorrhage, the patient should be moved by properly trained support personnel with equipment to stabilize vital structures and prevent further injury.
4 Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth – this can save 6 litres of water per minute. Place a cistern displacement device in your toilet cistern to reduce the volume of water used in each flush. You can get one of these from your water provider. Take a shorter shower.
5 Makar Sankrati. Celebrated in the second week of January, this signifies the end of the harvesting season in the country when farmers put down their tools and come together in joy and harmony. ...
Pongal. ...
Baisakhi. ...
Lohri. ...
Onam. ...
Bihu.
6 Some people who have malaria experience cycles of malaria "attacks." An attack usually starts with shivering and chills, followed by a high fever, followed by sweating and a return to normal temperature. Malaria signs and symptoms typically begin within a few weeks after being bitten by an infected mosquito
Do you know anyone who has had malaria? Ans. Yes, once one of my friends suffered from malaria.