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प्रश्न
Why do you think one should go under a table during an earthquake?
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उत्तर
During an earthquake, the house or the building can collapse and the bricks, etc. can fall on the people and injure them, even causing their death. Therefore, if we would sit under a strong object like a table and hold it firmly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A lot of people from other places came to Jasma’s village. Who were these people? In what ways would they have helped the villagers?
Compare your house with that of Jasma. List in your notebook what materials were used in making both the houses.
| Jasma’s House | Your House |
Have you been told in your school or anywhere else about what to do in case of an earthquake?
According to the TV report, thousands of people were injured and some died in Gujarat. If the buildings had been made in a way that they would not fall in the earthquake, would the damage have been different? How?
In such situations whose help would be needed and for what? Write in your notebook as shown here.
| Whose help will be needed | How will they help |
| Dog | To smell out where people are lying trapped |
Have you ever seen people in your area helping each other? When?
Imagine living in a place where there were no other houses or people around. How would it be? For example, whom would you play with? To whom would you celebrate festivals and special days? Would you be scared?
Have people in your area ever got affected by famine or drought? Find such reports of different countries from newspapers. Make your own report.
You may need some help from these in case of an accident or emergency. Find out and write their addresses and phone numbers. Add more names to this list.
| Address | Phone Number | |
| Fire Station | ||
| Nearby Hospital | ||
| Ambulance | ||
| Police Station |
People face a lot of difficulties when they lose people from their family, or their houses and belongings. In newspapers of the last one month, look for news related to such disasters - earthquakes, floods, fire, cyclones, etc., in different parts of the world. Collect these news reports and paste them into your notebook.
