Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 5 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Environmental Studies

What technology could have been used to cut the stem in picture 1?

What all was grown in India long ago? Were mangoes and bananas grown here? What came from other countries? Imagine food without potatoes or tomatoes!

What do you think is being done in the grinder (chakki) in picture 4?

What ways (technologies) would have been used to do the work shown in pictures 5 and 6? You can see that the dough is ready in picture 6. When do you think a sieve (chhalni) would have been used? Discuss each step in detail, in any language you wish to use.

Reena has drawn this picture of the seed sprouted by her. What do you think the seeds need for sprouting? Write in your own words. How would Reena’s seeds look if they did not get the things needed? Show by drawing a picture. 

How do seeds spread to far-off places? Write in your own words.

What do you think is a forest?

If someone grew lots of trees close to each other, would this become a forest?

Other than trees what all is there in a forest?

Do all forests have similar types of trees? How many trees can you identify?

Suryamani says, “If the forests are not there, we too will not remain.” Why so?

Do you know anyone who loves the forest?

The contractor did not allow Suryamani’s people to go into the forest. Why?

Is there any place around your area which you feel should be open to everyone, but where people are not allowed to go?

Who do you think the forest belongs to?

Bhudhiyamai said –“Forest is our ‘collective bank’ – not yours or mine alone.” Are there other things which are our collective wealth? So if someone uses more, everyone would suffer?

Do you have a friend with whom you can share everything?

Some people have moved so far away from the forest, that they can't understand the lives of forest people. Some even call them ‘jungli’. Why is it not correct to say this?

What do you know about how Adivasis live? Write and draw a picture.

Do you have an Adivasi friend? What have you learned about the forest from her.