SSC (English Medium) 5th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Environmental Studies 1

Suppose a wall is to be built. The cement, sand, water is all there but the mason says the most important material is still missing. What can that be?

True or false? Correct the wrong statement.

Pollution, squalor, epidemics, addictions, and insect-borne diseases are all beneficial for community health.

True or false? Correct the wrong statement.

There is a ban on spitting in public places.

True or false? Correct the wrong statement.

A nutritious diet, personal hygiene, exercise and pursuit of hobbies lead to excellent health.

True or false? Correct the wrong statement.

We cannot live a wholesome life if we take care of our health.

How can you achieve excellent health?

What factors are a threat to community health?

When your friends fall while playing and get hurt, does anyone tell you, ‘Don’t go near them, you will also get hurt’?

Suppose your mother has a headache. Do you also get a headache if you go near her ?

When is it that you are told not to go near a sick person, not to use their utensils for eating or drinking; not to use their hankies, towels or clothes?

What different activities are going on in the above picture?

What do you see in the picture below ?

What steps will you take to ensure that dust and flies do not settle on the food in your house?

Why should you not go to school if you have conjunctivitis?

What’s the solution?

You are very hungry, but the food has been left uncovered.

Use your brain power!

Which method of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes will you recommend for your surroundings - not allowing water to stagnate or spraying insecticides on the water? Why?

Which method of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes will you recommend for your surroundings - not allowing water to stagnate or spraying insecticides on the water? Why?

What are the mediums of the spread of diseases?

Some diseases are caused by the anger of the gods.

Classify the diseases given below as diseases that spread through food, through water, and through air.

Malaria, typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, jaundice, gastro, diarrhoea, diphtheria.