NCERT Solutions for class 5 EVS Animals in our lives

Exercise

I. Tick the correct option

1. It is not an animal product

1. Meat
2. Honey
3. Juice
4. Wool

Ans: Juice

2. It is very expensive type of wool

1. Shahtoosh
2. Pashmina
3. Both a. and b.
4. None of them

Ans: Shashtoosh

3. Project Tiger was launched in the year________

1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973

Ans: 1973

4. Elephants are poached for their________

1. Horns
2. Tusks
3. Fur
4. Skin

Ans: Tusks

5. Jim Corbett National Park is located in _____

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Uttarakhand

II. Differentiate between the following

1. Endangered animals and Extinct animals

Ans:

Endangered animal	Extinct animal
The animals facing extinction are called endangered animals.	The animals which have completely disappeared from earth are called extinct animals
Example: Tiger and Musk Deer	Example: Dodo and Dinosaur

 

2. Hunting and poaching

Ans:

Hunting	Poaching
The killing of animals for fun is called hunting.	The illegal killing of animals for their body parts is called poaching.

 

3. Madari and Mahout

Ans:

Madari	Mahout
Madari are the people who make monkeys or bards dance.	Mahouts are keepers and drivers of elephants.
They train these animals from a very young age.	Mahouts use ‘ankush’ to guide elephants by prodding on the back of their head.

 

III. Math the following

A	B
Project tiger	Horns
Musk deer	Wool
Rhinoceros	Dinosaur
Chiru	Jim Corbett
Elephant	Ivory
Extinct	Perfume and medicine

Ans:

A	B
Project tiger	Jim Corbett
Musk deer	Perfume and medicines
Rhinoceros	Horns
Chiru	Wool
Elephant	Ivory
Extinct	Dinosaur

 

IV. Answer the following questions

1. List six food items that we get from animals.

Ans: The six food items we get from animals are as follows:

1. Chicken
2. Egg
3. Honey
4. Milk
5. Cod liver oil
6. Fish

2. What is sericulture?

Ans: The raising of silkworms to produce raw silk on commercial basis is called sericulture.

3. How do snake charmers depends on snakes for their life?

Ans: Snake charmers use snakes to entertain people by showing the dance of snakes. In this way, they earn some money to live their life.

4. What is ankush? Who use it and for what?

Ans: Ankush is a tool used by Mahouts to guide elephants by prodding them at the back of their head.

5. Why is it important to protect wild animals and forests?

Ans: It is important to protect wild animals and forests to maintain the balance in nature. Every living thing somehow depends on each other for their survival.

6. List any 2 steps taken by government to protect wild animals.

Ans: The two steps taken by government to protect wild animals are:

1. Wild animals are not allowed to be kept as pets.
2. People can be arrested and sent to jail for hunting wild animals.

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