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RBSE Class 5 English Writing Letters and Applications is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English.Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 English Writing Letters and Applications.

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Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	English Writing
Chapter Name	Letters and Applications
Number of Passages	9
Category	RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 English Writing Letters and Applications

LETTERS

Question 1.
You are Priya/Mukesh living at Sanganer, Jaipur. Write a letter to your friend Yogita Neeraj inviting her/him to attend your birthday party.
आप प्रिया/मुकेश हैं तथा सांगानेर, जयपुर में रहते हैं। अपने मित्र योगिता/नीरज को आपके जन्मदिवस की पार्टी में आमंत्रित करते हुए उसे एकपत्र लिखिए।
Answer:
A-56, Hanumant Vihar
Sanganer
Jaipur
12 January 20_
Dear Yogita/Neeraj
You will be happy to know that my birthday is on 20 January. There will be a party at 6 p.m. I invite you to attend this party. Our other friends are also coming. Please do come. If you do not come, I shall feel.
With love
Your loving friend
Priya Mukesh

Question 2.
You are Vinod, living at Mohan Bari, Jaipur. Write a letter to your friend Mukesh congratulating him on his success in the examination.
आप विनोद हैं, आप मोहन बाड़ी, जयपुर में रहते हैं। अपने मित्र मुकेश को परीक्षा में सफलता प्राप्त करने पर बधाई दीजिए।
Answer:
337, Mohan Bari
Jaipur
10 June 20_
My dear Mukesh
I received your letter today. I am very happy to know that you passed V class. You stood first in the class. You worked hard and got the fruit.
I congratulate you. Please pay my regards to your parents. Love to Baby. I again congratulate you.
Yours sincerely
Vinod

Question 3.
You are Guru Dayal living at Ajmer. Write a letter to your friend, Naresh informing him about your new school.
आप गुरु दयाल हैं तथा अजमेर में रहते हैं। अपने मित्र नरेश को अपने नए स्कूल के बारे में बताते हुए एक पत्र लिखिए।
Answer:
125, Mahesh Nagar
Ajmer 14 July 20_
Dear Naresh
I am happy here. I hope that you are quite well there. I took admission in Sharma Secondary School. It is a big school. There are 40 rooms and one big hall. There are about 40 students in my class. There are about 20 teachers in the school. The Headmaster is a good man. I like the school very much.
Please pay my respects to your father and mother. Love to Veena.
Yours sincerely
Guru Dayal

Question 4.
You are Renu/Vinod tiving in Nagore. Your elder brother’s marriage is on 18th April 20_ .Write a letter inviting your friend to attend the marriage.
आप नागौर में रहने वाले रेणु/विनोद हैं। आपके बड़े को शादी में सम्मिलित होने हेतु आमंत्रित करते हुए एक पत्र लिखिये।
OR You are Poonam/Rajendra living in Pali. Your elder sister’s marriage is on 16th April 2017. Write a letter inviting your friend to attend the marriage.
Answer:
11 Pratap Nagar
Sojat Road
Nagore
10 April 20_
My dear Raveena/Rajesh
My elder brother’s marriage is on 18 April 20_ _ I cordially invite you to attend the marriage. We shall live, work and enjoy together.
Please do come.
With love
Your loving friend
Renu/Vinod

APPLICATIONS

Question 1.
Imagine you are Prateek. You are ill. Write an application to your Headmaster to grant you leave for two days.
मानो तुम प्रतीक हो। तुम बीमार हो। अपने प्रधानाध्यापक को तीन दिन की छुट्टी के लिए प्रार्थना-पत्र
fargli You are ill. You cannot go to school. Write an application to your headmaster/headmistress to grant you two days’ leave.
Answer:
21 January 20_
The Headmaster
Govt. Upper Primary School
Bikaner
Sir
Respectfully I beg to say that I am ill. I cannot come to school Kindly grant me leave for two days.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Prateek
Class VB

Question 2.
You are Jagdish. You are to go to the marriage of your sister. So write an application to the Headmaster for four days leave.
आप जगदीश हैं। आपको अपनी बहिन की शादी में जाना है। अतः अपने प्रधानाध्यापक को चार दिन की छुट्टी के लिए एक प्रार्थना-पत्र लिखिए।
Answer:
20 April 20_
The Headmaster
Govt. Upper Primary School
Beed Ramchandrapura Phagi,
Jaipur
Sir
Respectfully I beg to say that the marriage of my sister is on 14 May, 20_ — So I cannot come to school. Kindly grant me leave for four days. Thanking you
Yours obediently
Jagdish
Class V E

Question 3.
You are Rakesh. You want your T.C. for admission to another school. Write an application to your Headmaster to issue your T.C.
तुम राकेश हो। तुम दूसरे स्कूल में प्रवेश पाने के लिए अपनी T.C. चाहते हो। अपने प्रधानाध्यापक
Answer:
1 July 20_
The Headmaster
Jain Public Secondary School
Alwar
Sir
Respectfully I beg to say that my father has been transferred to Jaipur. I shall read there. Kindly issue me my transfer certificate. Thanking you
Yours obediently
Rakesh
Class VC

Question 4.
You are Pawan. Write an application to your Headmaster for free ship
आप पवन हैं। अपने प्रधानाध्यापक को शुल्क मुक्ति के लिए प्रार्थना-पत्र लिखिए।
Answer:
11 July 20_
The Headmaster
Gandhi Memorial Public Primary School
Kota
Sir
Most respectfully I beg to say that my father is a poor farmer. He cannot pay my fee. Please grant me freeship.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Pawan
Class V

Question 5.
You have an urgent piece of work at home. You cannot go to school. Write an application to your Head Master/ Headmistress to grant you three days’ leave.
आपको घर पर कोई आवश्यक कार्य है। आप विद्यालय नहीं जा सकते हो। अपने प्रधानाध्यापक/ प्रधानाध्यापिका को तीन दिन की छुट्टी हेतु एक
Answer:
21 January 20 –
The Headmaster Govt.
Upper Primary School
Bharatpur
Sir
Respectfully I beg to say that I have an urgent piece of work at my house. So I cannot come to school. Kindly grant me leave for three days.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Karmesh
Class V A

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RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Maths Chapter 8 पैटर्न Ex 8.1 is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Maths. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Maths Chapter 8 पैटर्न Exercise 8.1.

Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	Maths
Chapter	Chapter 8
Chapter Name	पैटर्न
Exercise	Ex 8.1
Number of Questions	3
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Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Maths Chapter 8 पैटर्न Ex 8.1

Question 1.
नीचे दिए गए पैटर्न को समझकर आगे बढ़ाओ –

हल:
उपर्युक्त दिए गए पैटर्न को निम्नानुसार आगे बढ़ाया जा सकता है –

Question 2.
नीचे दिए गए संख्या पैटर्न को आगे बढ़ाओ –
(i) 7, 12, 17, 22, ……., ……
(ii) 10, 20, 30, 40, ….., ……
(iii) 29, 24, 19, 14, ……, …….
हल:
उपर्युक्त संख्या पैटर्न को निम्नानुसार आगे बढ़ाया जा सकता है –
(i) 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32
(ii) 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
(iii) 29, 24, 19, 14, 9, 4

Question 3.
पैटर्न पहचान कर खाली स्थान भरिए –

हल:

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RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies  is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Map Work.

Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	Environmental Studies
Chapter	Chapter 26
Chapter Name	Map Work
Number of Questions	14
Category	RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Map Work

Questions Related to Maps

Question 1.
Draw a map in your notebook showing different continents and alongwith it mention which plants were brought to our country from which continent.
Answer:
See Map No. 1.

Question 2.
Show the following places on the political map of India :
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Patna
(3) Gandhinagar
(4) Panji
(5) Raipur
(6) Chandigarh.
Answer:
See Map No. 2.

Question 3.
Show the following places on the map of India :
(1) Srinagar
(2) Ranchi
(3) Bengaluru
(4) Thiruvananthapuram
(5) Bhopal
(6) Mumbai.
Answer:
See Map No. 2.

Question 4.
Show the following places on the map of India :
(1) Bhubneshwar
(2) Jaipur
(3) Chennai
(4) Kolkata
(5) Delhi
(6) Lucknow.
Answer:
See Map No. 2.

Question 5.
Show the following places on the map of India :
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Kerala
(4) Tamilnadu.
Answer:
See Map No. 3

Question 6.
Show oil producing states in the map of India.
Answer:
See Map No. 4.

Question 7.
Show the following districts on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Bharatpur
(2) Jhalawar
(3) Sriganganagar
(4) Jaipur
(5) Ajmer
(6) Tonk.
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 8.
Study the given map of Rajasthan and then shade your district and its two neighboring district. (Model Paper)
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 9.
Show the following districts on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Dhaulpur
(2) Barmer
(3) Dungarpur
(4) Bikaner
(5) Pali
(6) Kota.
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 10.
Show the following places on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Ajmer
(2) Bundi
(3) Chittorgarh
(4) Dausa
(5) Tonk
(6) Udaipur.
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 11.
Show the following districts on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Alwar
(2) Bhilwara
(3) Churn
(4) Jaipur
(5) Karauli
(6) Sikar.
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 12.
Show the following districts on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Banswara
(2) Jaisalmer
(3) Jalore
(4) Nagaur
(5) Rajsamand
(6) Sawai Madhopur.
Answer:
See Map No. 5.

Question 13.
Show the following districts on the map of Rajasthan :
(1) Baran
(2) Jhunjhunu
(3) Hanumangarh
(4) Pratapgarh
(5) Sirohi
(6) Jodhpur.
Answer:
See Mag No. 5.

Question 14.
Fill in the liner map of Rajasthan the districts where the chief sanctuaries are situated.
Answer:
See Map No. 6.

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RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 25 Our Earth and Space is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 25 Our Earth and Space.

Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	Environmental Studies
Chapter	Chapter 25
Chapter Name	Our Earth and Space
Number of Questions	56
Category	RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 25 Our Earth and Space

Text Book Questions

Points for discussion (Page No. 143)

Question 1.
What all have you seen in the sky?
Answer:
We have seen polar star, stars, moon and sun in the sky.

Question 2.
Why cannot we see directly towards the sun?
Answer:
Due to the sun’s bright light we cannot see directly towards the sun.

Explore and write the answers of the following (Page No. 145)

Question 1.
Observe the Saptarishi constellation in the sky at night and draw its picture.
Answer:

Question 2.
What else do you see in the sky? Draw their pictures also.
Answer:

Explore and know (Page No. 145)

Question 1.
What is the difference between an aeroplane and a spacecraft?
Answer:
An aeroplane can move anywhere in the earth, but a spacecraft can move only in the space. A spacecraft moves 50 times faster than an aeroplane.

Question 2.
If you go to the space, what preparations you would take?
Answer:
The preparation for a space travel includes the following:

• The practice of eating a different kind of food.
• To work in specific conditions
• To live in the absence of gravitational force.
• To live in high pressure and weightlessness.

Question 3.
Which Indians have travelled to the space? Gather information about them from your school’s library.
Answer:
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian astronaut who went to the space. The women astronaut from India who travelled to the space are Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams
(Note: Students to collect information on these astronauts from the school’s library and write in their notebook).

Question 4.
How would our earth look like when seen from the moon?
Answer:
When seen from the moon, our earth would look like a ball.

Points for discussion (Page No. 146)

Question 1.
Look at the figure and tell what the astronauts are wearing?
Answer:
Astronauts wear a special space-proof suit connected to specific machines in the spacecraft.

Question 2.
Can we go to the space?
Answer:
Yes, we can go to the space.

Question 3.
How can we go to the space?
Answer:
We can go to the space by a spacecraft.

Think and write the answers of the following (Page No. 146)

Question 1.
Imagine that you are going on space travel. Describe your experiences of space travel in detail in your notebook.
Answer:
Note : Students to write on their own.

Explore and collect (Page No. 146)

Question 1.
Gather information about the astronauts and paste their pictures in your notebook.
Answer:
Note : Students to do on their own.

Observe and tell the answers of the I following (Page No. 147)

Question 1.
Write the name of the planet nearest to the sun.
Answer:
Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.

Question 2.
Which is the biggest planet of the solar system?
Answer:
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.

Question 3.
Write the names of the 8 planets from the sun in sequence.
Answer:
The 8 planets of the sun – Mercury. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Question 4.
Do the moon, the satellite of the earth, revolves around it?
Answer:
Yes, moon, the satellite of the earth, revolves around it.

Question 5.
Observe the changes in the shape of the moon in the given picture.Write the dates (tithi) on which these views of the moon ,are visible.
Answer:

Note: Changes in the shape of the moon.
Picture 1 : Ditiya
Picture 2 : Panchmi
Picture 3 : Teras
Picture 4 : Poomima

Explore and write the answers of the following (Page No. 147)

Question 1.
On the dates (tithi) corresponding to the images of the moon shown above, which are the festivals, functions, fairs etc. that we celebrate?
Answer:
Bhai Douj on ditiya, Basantpanchmi on panchmi. Shivratri on teras, holi and rakhi etc. on poornima.

Question 2.
Is any fair organised during these days?
Answer:
In Basantpanchmi and shivratri, fairs are organised.

Question 3.
What do the members of your family do during these days?
Answer:
The family members keep fast these days and worship gods and goddesses. They also distribute food and cloth to the poor people on these days.

Learnt, understood and now tell (Page No. 148)

Question 1.
Who is the head of the solar system?
Answer:
The head of the solar system is sun.

Question 2.
Make a list of Indian astronauts.
Answer:
Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams.

Question 3.
Why are the stars not visible during day time?
Answer:
Due to the sun’s bright light we cannot see the stars during the day time.

Question 4.
Which planet has a ring around it?
Answer:
Saturn.

Other Important Questions

Objective Type Questions :

Question 1.
Kalpana Chawla is remembered with honour because : (Model Paper)
(a) She was the first Indian woman to fly an aeroplane.
(b) She was the first Indian woman to travel into space.
(c) She had discovered a star.
(d) She was the first Indian mountaineer.
Answer:
(b) She was the first Indian woman to travel into space.

Question 2.
Rakesh Sharma is remembered with honour because :
(a) He was the first Indian astronaut
(b) He was the first mountaineer
(c) He was the first geo-scientist
(d) He invented the medicine for cancer.
Answer:
(a) He was the first Indian astronaut

Question 3.
Many small are seen twinkling in the night sky.
(a) Stars
(b) Sun
(c) Spacecraft
(d) Moon
Answer:
(a) Stars

Question 4
star helps the travellers to locate the right direction.
(a) Broken
(b) Polar
(c) Moon
(d) Saptarishimandal
Answer:
(b) Polar

Question 5.
The largest planet of the solar system.
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Answer:
(d) Jupiter

Question 6.
A special type of is used to go to the space.
(a) Aeroplane
(b)Ship
(c) Helicopter
(d) Spacecraft
Answer:
(d) Spacecraft

Question 7.
First Indian astronaut who went to space.
(a) Rakesh Sharma
(b) Kalpana Chawla
(c) Sunita Williams
(d) Bachendri Pal
Answer:
(a) Rakesh Sharma

Fill in the blanks :

1. Moon shines through the light of…………. (own / sun)
2. Polar, star indicates …………. direction. (east / north)
3. On the day of …………. the moon is not visible. (amabasya / sun)
4. The moon revolves around the ……………… (sun / earth)
5. There are ………… planets of the sun. (8 / 9)
Answer:
1. sun
2. north
3. amabasya
4. earth
5. 8

Very Short Answer Type Questions :

Question 1.
From where do the stars get the light?
Answer:
The stars have their own light.

Question 2.
From whose light does the moon shine?
Answer:
The moon shines through the light of the sun.

Question 3.
Who is the first Indian astronaut to go to the space?
Answer:
Rakesh Sharma.

Question 4.
Why is the moon called the satellite of the earth?
Answer:
Since the moon revolves around the earth, it is called the satellite of the earth.

Question 5.
Write the names of 2 women who travelled to the space from India.
Answer:
(a) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Sunita Williams

Question 6.
How many planets are there in our solar system?
Answer:
There are 8 planets in our solar system.

Question 7.
A collection of seven great stages or saptarishi constellation is called.
Answer:
Saptarishimandal.

Question 8.
In saptarishimandal, which star always lies in the northern direction?
Answer:
The polar star.

Question 9.
Which direction is indicated by the polar star?
Answer:
Northern direction.

Question 10.
Which star helps the travellers to locate the right direction during the night?
Answer:
Polar star.

Question 11.
In which day is the moon completely visible?
Answer:
On the day of full moon (poornima).

Question 12.
On which day, the moon is not visible?
Answer:
On the day of dark moon (amabasya) the moon is not visible.

Short Answer Type Questions :

Question 1.
What is saptarishimandal?
Answer:
The extremely bright star is the polar star, which always lies in the northern direction and the sequence of the seven stars is known as the collection of seven great sages or the saptarishi constellation (saptarishimandal).

Question 2.
Where is the polar star situated? What is its importance?
Answer:
At the upper portion of the Saptarishi- mandal, the extremely bright star is the polar star, which always lies in the northern direction.
During night time, the pole star helps the travellers to locate the right direction. In saptarishimandal, the four stars make a square pattern and the other three looks like a tail.

Question 3.
Where do moon and stars go during the day?
Answer:
The moon and the stars do not go anywhere during day time. We cannot see them because of the bright sunlight. When it becomes dark; they become visible,

Question 4.
What is the breaking star?
Answer:
The breaking star is the meteorite mass that burns when it comes into the earth’s atmosphere.

Question 5.
Why does the moon look big and the stars look small?
Answer:
The stars are very far from us. So they appear very small. On the other hand, the moon is nearer to us and so it appears bigger.

Essay type questions

Question 1.
Does the shape of the moon always look the same?
Answer:
The moon is the satellite of the earth that revolves around it. It does not have its own light. It shines by means of the light of the sun. The moon does not always look of the same shape. The size of the moon increases from first lunar day (ekum) to the day of the full moon (poornima) and then decreases after this. On the day of the dark moon (amabasva), the moon is not visible. This increasing-decreasing sequence of the moon is called the arts of the moon.

Question 2.
What is a spacecraft?
Answer:
A special type of spacecraft is used to go to the space. A spacecraft flies 50 times faster than an aeroplane. It requires a lot of fuel to fly faster

Question 3.
Describe the main points about the sky.
Answer:
(i) Many small stars are seen twinkling in the sky at night.
(li) The moon even looks round, shining and beautiful in the sky at night.
(iii) During the day time the moon and the stars are not visible in the sky
(iv) During the day time only bright sunlight is seen in the sky.
(v) We cannot see stars and moon during the day time because of bright sunlight.
(vi) The stars have their own light but the moon does not have its own light. It shines through the light of the sun.
(vii) A collection of seven great sages or Saptarishi Constellation (Saptarshimandal).
(viii) Extremely bright star is the polar star which always lies in the north direction During night time, the pole star helps the travellers to locate the right direction.

Question 4.
Make a diagram of solar system and explain it.
Answer:

(i) The sun is the head of the solar system.
(ii) There are 8 planets of the solar system and all the planets revolve around the sun
(iii) The name of the 8 planets are Mercury, Venus. Earth. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
(iv) The nearest planet to the Sun is Mercury and Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.
(v) Smallest planet is Mercury and Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
(vi) We live on the earth and only on the earth because the favourable condition for life is available on it.

Question 5.
Draw the 3 pictures of the changes in the phases of the moon from Amabasvato Poornimaand then explain them. (Model Paper)
Answer:


The size of the moon keeps increasing and decreasing. The size of the moon increases from 1 st Lunar day (Ekum) to the day of the full moon (Poornima) and then decreases after this. On the day of dark moon (Amabasva), the moon is not visible.
The shapes of the moon in the above picture are Ditiya, Panchami and Poomima

Question 6.
There are eight planets in the solar system Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Answer the following questions. (Board Paper)

(a) What is the name of the planet which is nearest to the Sun.
Answer: Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun.

(b) Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Answer: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

(c) On which planet, do you live?
Answer: We live on the planet Earth.

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RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 24 A Visit to Mountains is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 24 A Visit to Mountains.

Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	Environmental Studies
Chapter	Chapter 24
Chapter Name	A Visit to Mountains
Number of Questions	56
Category	RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 24 A Visit to Mountains

Text Book Questions

Think and give answers of the following (Page No. 136)

Question 1.
Have you ever tried to climb a mountain?
Answer:
No, I have not tried to climb a mountain.

Question 2.
What is the difference between walking on a road and climbing a mountain?
Answer:
Climbing a mountain is more difficult than walking on a road, because without carrying an oxygen cylinder it is difficult to breath. Sometimes, landslides take place and undulation relief creates difficulty in climbing a mountain.

Points for discussion (Page No. 136)

Question 1.
You must have tried to reach any temple situated on a mountain in a nearby area. Who were the other people along with you at that time? What were the instructions given to you by them, narrate your experiences?
Answer:
Yes, we tried to reach a temple on a mountain. My parents, brother, sister-in-law, uncle and aunt etc. were along with me.

• We should climb a mountain very slowly, otherwise breathing trouble can happen.
• Due to undulating relief, utmost caution is required.
• Our body temperature increases while climbing the mountain. Hence we should drink water at regular intervals.
• Monkeys are found in plenty in these regions. So, we should climb with our elders.

Think and write the answers of the following (Page No. 136)

Question 1.
Why do we feel breathless while climbing the mountains?
Answer:
Climbing a mountain is extremely difficult and risky. Due to its steep slopes we have to cany- oxygen cylinder to breathe properly. Difficulty in breathing occurs due to low pressure at high altitude.

Question 2.
Have you ever made a trip to any mountain? If yes, then discuss and write your experiences.
Answer:
Yes, I have made a trip to a mountain. Difficulty in breathing occurs due to low pressure at high altitude. Monkeys are found in plenty in the mountains. So, we should climb with our elders. We should climb a mountain very slowly, otherwise breathing trouble can happen. Steep slopes, extreme cold weather and icy winds are found here continuously. But, the natural beauty of the mountainous region is very good. Different types of vegetation are found here. Many small springs and fountains are also found here.

Think and answer the following (Page No. 137)

Question 1.
What difficulties do the mountaineers face while climbing?
Answer:
Mountaineers face different types of difficulties while climbing such as steep slopes, extreme cold weather and icy winds, difficulty in breathing due to low pressure at high altitude.

Question 2.
How the arrangements of food would have been made for these people?
Answer:
Mountaineers always carry food cans, water bottles, raw food etc. with them. They make gas fire by stones and collect timber for cooking food on their own.

Explore and write the answer of the following (Page No. 137)

Question 1.
Why do the people wear black glasses while climbing a mountain?
Answer:
Mountains are always covered with white snow. When sunrays fall on them, it radiates and directly come to the eyes. These rays are very harmful for the eyes and hence the mountaineers wear black glasses while climbing mountains.

Question 2.
What do the mountaineers wear on hands while climbing a mountain?
Answer:
Mountaineers wear special hand gloves to protect them from snow and icy winds.

Question 3.
Why do people take pointed stick with them while climbing mountain?
Answer:
Mountaineers take pointed stick with them to climb comfortably and it also saves them from slipping.

Question 4.
What is the use of pointed nails in the mountaineering shoes?
Answer:
The pointed nails attached under the shoes protect them from slipping on the slopes.

Explore and give answers of the following (Page No. 139)

Question 1.
Who was the eldest woman mountaineer to join the Mt Everest campaign?
Answer:
Premlata Agarwal (48 years).

Question 2.
Who was the youngest woman to get victory over the Mt Everest?
Answer:
Santosh Yadav (20 years)

Explore and write the answers of the following (Page No. 140)

Question 1.
What is a landslide?
Answer:
The process of moving, sliding or falling of soil and rocks downwards from slopes is called landslide.

Think and give answer of the following (Page No. 141)

Question 1.
What are the harmful effects of the increasing trash on the mountains?
Answer:
Many mountaineers take plastic articles with them while trying to climb the mountains and leave those articles there only. Due to this, there is a continuous increase in the trash on the mountains. These trash is causing harm to the environment there.

Question 2.
What equipment do the mountai-neers carry?
Answer:
Mountaineers carry oxygen cylinder, food cans, water bottles, ropes, hooks, plastic sheets, shoes, diary, towel, torch, soap, jacket, glucose, jaggery, grams, sleeping bags and other essential things.

Points for discussion (Page No. 141)

Question 1.
Assume that you have been selected for mountaineering. What preparations would you make for it, such as materials, practice etc.?
Answer:
(i) We should carry oxygen cylinder, Food cans, water bottles, ropes, hooks, plastic sheets, shoes, diary, towel, torch, soap, jacket, glucose, jaggery, grams, sleeping bags and other essential things, when we go for mountaineering.

(ii) We should get our blood pressure checked, practice walking and take knowledge about the difficulties which might come in the mountainous areas.

Question 2.
If you have visited any tourist place, then write your experience about the trash there. What suggestions will you give to prevent the scattering of trash?
Answer:
I went to Mathura. Trash was scattered all over. I felt ill and breathing problems due to the bad odour from the trash. .
Suggestions to prevent the scattering of trash :

(a) We should spread consciousness among local people to maintain cleanliness.
(b) Local people should be asked to gather trash and put in the dustbins only.
(c) To spread the awareness about recycling of trash among localities.
(d) To keep the city clean with the help of municipal corporation.

Learnt, understood and now tell (Page No. 142)

Question 1.
What type of difficulties a person has to face during mountaineering?
Answer:
Climbing a mountain is extremely difficult and risky. Many people lose their lives while climbing a mountain, due to its steep slopes, extreme cold weather, icy winds and difficulty in breathing due to low pressure at high altitudes. Sometimes landslides also takes place.

Question 2.
What essential qualities a mountaineer should have?
Answer:
Discipline, capability to take risk, patience and tolerance are the qualities essential for a mountaineer.

Question 3.
Write the names of few mountain peaks- of the world.
Answer:
Few important mountain peaks of the world are Mt Everest, Mt McKinley, Kanchenjunga, Mt Elbrus, Godwin Austin, Mt Aconcagua etc.

Question 4.
Why does a mountaineer require an oxygen cylinder?
Answer:
In the mountainous regions, difficulty in breathing occurs due to low pressure at high altitudes. So, the mountaineers have to carry an oxygen cylinder with them to breathe properly.

Other Important Questions

Objective Type Questions :

Question 1.
He discovered that Mt Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world.
(a) Edmund Hillary
(b) Tenzing Sherpa
(c) Bachendri Pal
(d) Sir George Everest
Answer:
(d) Sir George Everest

Question 2.
The first Indian woman who climbed Mt McKinley of Alaska.
(a) Premlata Agarwal
(b) SantoshYadav
(c) Bachendri Pal
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Premlata Agarwal

Question 3.
Santosh Yadav is a renowned mountain climber because
(a) She was the first and youngest woman in the world who climbed the Mt Everest.
(b) She was the first Indian woman who climbed Mt McKinley.
(c) She was the first woman who climbed the Mt Everest.
(d) She was the first lady to reach Mt Everest.
Answer:
(a) She was the first and youngest woman in the world who climbed the Mt Everest.

Question 4.
Bachendri Pal was born in
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jharkhand
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Uttarakhand

Question 5.
Premlata Agarwal is remembered with honour, because she was (Board Paper)
(a) A mountaineer
(b) An astronaut
(c) A rail driver
(d) A doctor
Answer:
(a) A mountaineer

Fill in the blanks :

1 ………. was the first lady who reached the Mt Everest.
2 ………..was the first Indian lady who climbed Mt McKinley.
3 ……… was the youngest and first lady (20 years) who climbed the Mt Everest.
4 ………. is the highest mountain peak of the world.
Answer:
1. (Bachendri Pal)
2. (Premlata Agarwal)
3. (SantoshYadav)
4. (Mt Everest)

State True or False :

Question 1.
The world’s highest peak is Mt Everest.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
Mt Everest was named after Sir George Everest’s name only.
Answer:
True

Question 3.
The mountaineers should not carry an oxygen cylinder with them.
Answer:
False

Question 4.
Mountaineers should have the capability to take risks and have patience and tolerance.
Answer:
True

Very Short Answer Type Questions :

Question 1.
Which is the world’s highest peak?
Answer:
Mt Everest.

Question 2.
Who discovered Mt Everest and when?
Answer:
Sir George Everest discovered Mt Everest in the year 1841.

Question 3.
Who were the first persons to reach the world’s highest peak, the Mt Everest?
Answer:
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa in 1953.

Question 4.
Edmund Hillary belonged to which country?
Answer:
New Zealand.

Question 5.
Which country did Tenzing Sherpa belong to?
Answer:
Nepal.

Question 6.
Who became the first woman to climb the Mt Everest?
Answer:
Bachendri Pal.

Question 7.
Write the location of Mt Everest.
Answer:
Mt Everest lies on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Question 8.
Where and when was Premlata Agarwal born?
Answer:
Premlata Agarwal was bom in Jugatlai, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) in 1963.

Question 9.
Where did Santosh Yadav take education?
Answer:
Maharani College, Jaipur.

Question 10.
At what age Santosh Yadav became the youngest woman to climb the Mt Everest?
Answer:
At the age of 20 years.

Question 11.
How much time did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa take to reach Mt. Everest?
Answer:
2 months.

Short Answer Type questions

Question 1.
How did the Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak, get its name?
Answer:
The world’s highest peak is Mt Everest. Sir George Everest discovered in 1841, that it is the highest mountain peak in the world. This peak was named Mt Everest after Sir George Everest’s name only.

Question 2.
Why is the environment of Mt Everest being harmed?
Answer:
Many mountaineers take plastic articles with them while trying to climb Mt Everest and leave those articles there only. Due to this, there is a continuous increase in the trash on the mountains. Similarly, trash on Everest is increasing, which in turn is causing harm to the environment of that place.

Question 3.
Who are mountaineers?
Answer:
Mountaineers are those people who have hobby, eagerness and profession to climb mountains. Discipline, capability to take risk, patience and tolerance are the qualities essential for a mountaineer.

Question 4.
Why is it risky to reach the top of Mt Everest?
Answer:
Climbing a mountain is extremely difficult and risky. Many people lose their lives while climbing to reach the peak of Mt Everest, due to its steep slopes, extreme cold weather, icy winds and difficulty in breathing due to low pressure at high altitudes.

Question 5.
Write about the mountaineer Santosh Yadav.
Answer:
Santosh Yadav was born in the village of Joniyaw as situated in the district Rewari in Haryana state. She studied at Maharani college in Jaipur. At the age of 20 years, she became the youngest woman to climb the Mt Everest. In addition to she was the first woman of the world to climb the Mt Everest successfully from the Kangshung side. She achieved success in climbing the Mt Everest.

Essay Type Questions :

Question 1.
Write a note on mountaineer Premlata Agarwal.
Answer:
(i) Mountaineer Premlata Agarwal was born in Jugatlai, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).

(ii) She started mountaineering at the age of 35 years, with the guide and encouragement from Bachendri Pal. She became a member of an international team of the Everest expedition, started under the supervision of the Asian Trekking Company of Nepal.

(iii) She achieved the honour of reaching the Mt Everest peak at the age of 48 years (20th May 2011).

(iv) At the age of 50, she got a new achievement by getting victory over the Mt McKinley in Alaska of North America. She was the first Indian woman to climb this mountain.

Question 2.
Write a note on Mt Everest.
Answer:
World’s highest peak is Mt Everest which lies on the border of Nepal and Tibet. It’s height is near about 8848 mts. Sir George Everest discovered that it is the highest mountain peak in the world. This peak was named Mt Everest after Sir George Everest’s name only. Climbing a mountain.is extremely difficult and risky.

Many people lose their lives while climbmg to reach the peak of Mt Everest, due to its steep slopes, extreme cold weather, .icy winds and difficulty in breathing due to low pressure at high altitudes. Two courageous persons Edmund Hillary of New7 Zealand (1953) and Tenzing Sherpa of Nepal Were the first persons to reach the world’s highest peak, the Mt Everest.

They took 2 months to reach there. By this journey, they searched near about 16 ways to reach Mt Everest. Bachendri Pal became the first woman, who climbed the Mt Everest on 23rd May, 1984.

Question 3.
Write a note on the adventurous mission of Bachendri Pal.
Answer:
Bachendri Pal was born in Nakori village in Uttarakhand state.

(i) She was a girl of courage and determination right from her childhood. At the age of 12 years, in a picnic, Bachendri climbed a mountain (13125 feet) just while playing.

(ii) After getting the training from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, she participated in the mountaineering expedition of Gangotri mountain (21900 feet) and Rudugera mountain (19091 feet).

(iii) Because of her courage and enthusiasm, she was selected for the Everest Expedition team of 84 members. While climbing Everest (1984), there was a heavy landslide. Bachendri was badly hurt on the back of her head. All the ‘team members were also injured and they returned. But she did not give up. Due to her courage and strong determination, she became the first woman to climb the Mt Everest on 23rd May 1984.

Question 4
Write the names of 3 apparatus carried by the mountaineers while climbing up snow covered mountains. Write the reasons of carrying them. (Model Paper)
Answer:
(i) Name of apparatus : Black glasses. Reason for carrying: For protecting the eyes from the harmful rays of the Sun.

(ii) Name of apparatus : Oxygen cylinder. Reason for carrying : To avoid the trouble of breathing.

(iii) Name of apparatus : Spearhead shoes. Reason for carrying : To avoid sliding on the ice.

Question 5.
Name 3 Indian mountaineer women and write the names of the victorious peaks by them.
Answer:
(i) Premlata Agarwal – (a) Mt Everest, (b) Mt McKinley
(ii) Santosh Yadav – (a) Mt Everest
(iii) Bachendri Pal – (a) Mt Everest

Question 6.
Match the following (A to B)
Answer:

S.No	A	B
1.	The oldest woman to join a mountaineering campaign	Kalpana Chawla (5)
2.	The first woman to step on the Mt Everest	Jupiter (6)
3.	First youngest woman to climb the Mt Everest	Agarwal (1)
4.	First Indian astronaut to go to the space	Santosh Yadav (3)
5.	The first Indian woman to travel in space	Bachendri Pal (2)
6.	The largest planet of the solar system	Rakesh Sharma (4)

Question 7.
Write the names of 3 mountaineers and tell the special work done by them.
Answer:
(i) Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Sherpa- Two courageous persons Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Sherpa (Nepal) were the first persons to reach the world’s highest peak, the Mt Everest.

(ii) Santosh Yadav- At the age of 20 years, Santosh Yadav became the first youngest woman of the world to climb the Mt Everest successfully.

(iii) Bachendri Pal- Bachendri Pal (Uttarakhand) was the first Indian woman who climbed the Mt Everest.

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