RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 20 Farming brings Prosperity

RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 20 Farming brings Prosperity

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 19 When there is a Disaster

Text Book Questions

Explore and answer the following (Page No. 113)

Question 1.
On Chagnaram’s farm, the crops of moth, green gram, pearl millet, sesame seed etc. are sown. Which crops are sown in your surrounding area?
Answer:
Wheat, jowar, gram, mustard, green seed, bajra, maize etc. are sown in our surrounding area.

Question 2.
From where were the seeds brought and who sow the crops?
Answer:
From co-operative society or from the seed shops, the seeds are brought to sow the crops.

Look at the figure and write the answer (Page No. 113)

Question 1.
Some practices of agriculture are shown in the figure (Page No. 103). Identify them and write in your notebook, the names of equipment and implements used in this method.
Answer:
Main equipment required for production of the crops – spades, hoe, tractor, harvester, tube wells, pump sets, pesticides, axe, hansia etc.

Explore and write the answers of the following (Page No. 114)

Question 1.
What is the use of animals in agriculture?
Answer:
Animals are used in agriculture for ploughing the fields.

Question 2.
Which implements are used in agriculture?
Answer:
Implements used in agriculture are spades, hoe, tractor, harvester, tube wells, pump sets, pesticides, axe, hansia etc.

Question 3.
What changes are there in the present practices and implements in agriculture?
Answer:
Nowadays, for ploughing the agricultural fields, tractors are being used as a substitute to animals. Threshers are also used for peeling of the wheat seeds.

Explore and write the answers of the following questions (Page No. 115)

Question 1.
What do you understand by organic fertilizers?
Answer:
Organic fertilizer means native fertilizer, which is formed by the feces of domestic animals.

Question 2.
Which types of fertilizers are used in the farms in your surrounding area?
Answer:
Both types of fertilizers, such as organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer are used in the farms in our surrounding area.

Question 3.
Which fertilizers the farmers can use instead of chemical fertilizers?
Answer:
The farmers can use, instead of chemical fertilizers, organic and indigenous fertilizers.

Explore (Page No. 116)

Question 1.
What measures are taken to store the food grains at your home?
Answer:
To keep the grains in our home safe for a year, it is kept in iron tanks. In it, neem leaves are also added as a medicine which prevent from insects.

Explore and answer the following questions (Page No. 116)

Question 1.
Which medicines are used to protect the crops from the diseases?
Answer:
We can use gamaxine, urea, DAP etc. to protect the crops from diseases.

Question 2.
If there is less production of crops in any farmer’s field, then find out the reason for the same.
Answer:
Reasons for less production of crops

• Some natural disaster like drought, heavy rainfall, hail storms, severe cold etc. can decrease the production of crops.
• Failure of sowing of crops in time.
• Loss of crops due to animals
• Unavailability of proper irrigation facilities
• Due to shortage of money most of the farmers cannot purchase HYV (High Yielding Variety) seeds.

Explore and write the answer the following (Page No. 117)

Question 1.
Presently, people rear many types of animals such as a cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, horse etc. Draw the table given below in your copy and fill it.
Answer:

Discuss and write the answers of the following (Page No. 117)

Question 1.
Which animals are reared in your nearby area?
Answer:
Gow, buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, horse, dog, cat etc. are the reared animals in our nearby area.

Question 2.
In ancient times, what could have been the reason for animal rearing?
Answer:
In ancient times, animals were used for getting milk, ploughing fields and transportation, as well as providing meat.

Explore and answer the following (Page No. 117)

Question 1.
Visit any cow shed in your nearby area and find out what sort of arrangements are done for the dairy products?
Answer:
(a) Arrangement of proper cow sheds and availability of food for the cows

• Availability of abundant quantity of fodder for thousands of cows in the cow shed.
• Facilities of pure drinking water and arrangement of engine for distribution of water to the tanks.
• Providing milk giving fodder to the cows.
• Special arrangement for cow baby or calf.
• If the cows become ill, arrangement of veterinary doctor for their treatment.

(b) Arrangement of funds for running of cow sheds

• Cow provides us milk, curd, ghee, butter etc. By selling these food items, money is earned.
• Social workers try to arrange funds for improvement of the cow sheds.
• Government aids help in the improvement of the cow sheds.

Question 2.
What do the animal-rearers do when the animals are ill?
Answer:
When the animals become ill, the animal rearer take them to the veterinary doctor to provide proper treatment.

Think and answer the following (Page No. 119)

Question 1.
Which type of occupations are done through animal rearing in your nearby area?
Answer:
Many people in our nearby area adopt animal rearing as their occupation. Rearing of cattle and selling their milk is known as the dairy business. People who rear horses, have many occupations like riding a horse cart, participate in horse racing, arranging horses for sports, arranging horses for the marriage. Getting wool by rearing sheep is also an occupation here.

Learnt, understood and now tell (Page No. 119)

Question 1.
From where do we get the seeds of the crops for sowing in farms?
Answer:
From co-operative society or from the seed shops, the seeds are brought to sow the crops.

Question 2.
Which animals are reared at home?
Answer:
People rear many types of animals at home, such as cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, horse etc.

Question 3.
Which chemical fertilizers are used to increase the productivity of the soil of the farms?
Answer:
Chemical fertilizers like Urea, DAP, zinc phosphate, NPA etc.are used to increase the productivity of the soil of the farms.

Question 4.
Why should we not use the plastic bags?
Answer:
(i) Nowadays, some people throw food items leftovers and wrappers etc. in plastic bags. Animals eat those bags. These plastic bags collect in their stomach due to which their intestine block and they die.
(ii) Plastic bags block the drains and due to this flies and mosquitos increase in the area.
(iii) There is a gradual decrease in productivity of the land due to plastic bags .
(iv) Food stored in plastic bags are very harmful for our health.

Other Important Questions

Objective Type Questions

Question 1.
Which one is not related to agriculture?
(a) Ploughing of fields
(b) Harvesting of crops
(c) Extraction of oil from seeds
(d) Spraying of pesticides
Answer:
(c) Extraction of oil from seeds

Question 2.
Which one is the main equipment of agriculture?
(a) Sill
(b) Scissor
(c) Hansia
(d) Screw
Answer:
(c) Hansia

Question 3.
Which festival is celebrated in Kerala in the occasion of ripening of crops?
(a) Makar Sankranti
(b) Pongal
(c) Onam
(d) Diwali
Answer:
(c) Onam

Question 4.
Who lives in the cow sheds?
(a) Camel
(b) Cow
(c) Horse
(d) Goat
Answer:
(b) Cow

Fill in the blanks :

1. Animal fair is celebrated in …………. in the Karthikpoomima. (Pushkar / Ajmer)
2. We should not use the plastic ………….(sacks / bags)
3. We get different types of products from ………… (domestic animals / wild animals)
4 ………… is used in Polo sport. (horse / elephant)
Answer:
1. (Pushkar)
2. (bags)
3. (domestic animals)
4. (horse).

State True or False :

Question 1.
We should use plastic bags.
Answer:
False

Question 2.
By eating the plastic bags, animals die.
Answer:
True

Question 3.
Nowadays, tractors are used for ploughing and sowing the seeds.
Answer:
True

Question 4.
We should use more chemical fertilizers in agriculture.
Answer:
False

Very Short Answer Type Questions :

Question 1.
What is sown in the fields?
Answer:
Savarshave sownbajra, linseed and millets are sown in the field.

Question 2.
What is a scare crow?
Answer:
Scare crow is a man-like wooden statue.

Question 3.
What is the bad effect of using large amounts of chemical fertilizers?
Answer:
More uses of chemical fertilizers decreases the productivity of land.

Question 4.
What is organic fertilizer?
Answer:
Organic fertilizer means native fertilizer, which is formed by the feces of domestic animals.

Question 5.
What is cold storage?
Answer:
Cold storage is a room for preservation of crops.

Question 6.
What problems could be faced in grains storage?
Answer:
Moisture in ground and epidemic of organisms are the main problems in grain storage.

Question 7. When is the Pushkar fair celebrated?
Answer: In KarthikPoomima.

Question 8.
When is the Pongal festival celebrated?
Answer:
In Makar Sankranti.

Question 9.
In which state is Onam festival celebrated?
Answer:
In Kerala.

Question 10.
Write the name of the diseases suffered by animals.
Answer:
Food and mouth diseases (FMD), mastitis, lupus etc.

Question 11.
What food materials can be got from the domestic animals?
Answer:
We get different types of products from domestic animals like milk, ghee, curd, butter, dung, leather etc.

Question 12.
You would have seen many domestic animals in your surroundings. Name any 3 animals. (Board Paper)
Answer:
(i) Cow
(ii) goat
(iii) dog.

Short Answer Type Questions :

Question 1.
What is the effect of rain on the crops?
Answer:
If it rains timely, the crop production in the farms is high. Sometimes it does not rain timely or due to heavy rainfall or no rainfall at all, the crops spoil. Many times the crops are infected and hence destroyed. It has a very adverse effect on the earning of the farmers.

Question 2.
What are the bad effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
Answer:
Due to the excessive uses of chemical fertilizers, there is a gradual increase in the’ productivity of the land. They may cause health problems like headache, skin disease, stomach related problems, restlessness etc.

Question 3.
What causes the grains to get spoiled?
Answer:
Due to the moisture in the ground and continuous evil activities of the epidemic organisms, the grains get spoiled.

Question 4.
Where are the grains sold in the market?
Answer:
The grains are sold to the wholesalers or the government grain storage.

Question 5.
Name the diseases caused by chemical fertilizers.
Answer:
Headache, skin disease, stomach related problems, restlessness etc.

Question 6.
How are the organic manures prepared?
Answer:
By digging a small pit. dry leaves, branches, vegetable and fruit peels and water should be put in the pit. Animal dung can also be put in the pit. After sometime, these things decompose and then we can use this mixture and manure for the plants.

Question 7.
How did the people store food grains in earlier times?
Answer:
Earlier, people used to make huge utensils from paper plums for storage of food grains and put leaves of neem in it for safe storage, so that the food grains remain protected throughout the year.

Question 8.
Why is Onam celebrated in Kerala?
Answer:
Onam is celebrated in Kerala on the occasion of the ripening of crops like tea, ginger, cardamom, black pepper and wheat as well as for the onset of the pleasant season.

Question 9.
Which things should be taken care of in animal husbandry?
Answer:
For animal husbandry, clean and airy7 habitat, proper and nutritious diet should be arranged, so that the animals remain healthy and their working capacity and productivity is good.

Question 10.
Write the names of 3 animals found near your area and name the business associated with them.
Answer:

Question 11.
Write the names of 3 animals found in your surroundings along with the names of the products available from them. (Model Paper)
Answer:

Essay Type Questions

Question 1.
Different farming activities are given in the pictures. Write the name of these farming activities. (Board Paper)
Answer:

Question 1.
Describe animal husbandry as a business.
Answer:
Animal husbandry is also of great importance in the form of business. Many people adopt animals rearing as their occupation, like rearing of the cattle and selling their milk is known as dairy business. People who rear horses, have many occupations like riding a horse cart, participating in horse racing, arranging horses for sports, arranging horses for brides and grooms in the marriage. We get wool by rearing sheep.