NCERT WITH KVS

                                    THE SELFISH GIANT Question 1: Why is the Giant called selfish? Answer: The Giant is called selfish because he prohibited the children from playing in his garden. He built a high wall all around it and put up a notice-board in it stating that all trespassers will be prosecuted. Question 2: On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!” Later they said: “How happy we were there!” What are they referring to in both the cases? Answer: In the first case, the children expressed their happiness while playing in the Giant’s garden. They would go to play in the garden after returning from school and had a wonderful time playing around the garden. In the second instance, the children were referring to the Giant’s garden after the Giant stopped them by building a high wall around the garden, and they could no longer enter it. They talked with each other about ...

  Question 1:  Vela stood on the platform, but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train”. Why? Answer:  Vela had run away from his home to Chennai by catching the Kanyakumari Express. He travelled in a train for the first time, and as he got off the train and stood on the platform, he felt his legs were shaky and wobbly. Besides, he was very hungry and stressed and felt as though he was still on a moving train. Question 2:  What made him feel miserable? Answer:  Vela felt exhausted and miserable as he laid down his head on his knees because he had run away from his village two days ago due to the torture inflicted upon him by his drunkard father. He had not eaten anything in the past two days except for some peanuts and a piece of jaggery. He felt lost and hopeless when he arrived in the big city. Question 3:  (i) Vela travelled without a ticket. Why? (ii) How did he escape the ticket collector’s attention? Answer:  ( i ) Vela left his village bec...

  QUESTION 1: What tasks, do you think, were assigned to                          the dog and the ox? ANSWER :  Different tasks were assigned to different                             animals. The dog was assigned to fetch and                         carry sticks since he was carrying a stick in                         his  mouth. The ox was assigned to plough the                     field as there was a yoke on his neck.   QUESTION 2: Why did the camel live in the middle of the                           desert? ANSWER : Of all the animals, the camel was the laziest  ...

                 Why Do We Need a Parliament Question 1 Why do you think the nationalist movement supported the idea that all adults have a right to vote? Solution: The national movement supported the idea that all adults have a right to vote because of the following reasons: Every responsible citizen should participate in the government. Law-making and decision-making should also be shared by the adults of the country. Question 2. In this 2004, map of Parliamentary constituencies, roughly identify the constituencies in your State. What is the name of the MP from your constituency? How many MPs does your state have? Why are certain constituencies colour green while others are colour blue? Answer: Question 3. You have read in Chapter 1 that the ‘Parliamentary form of government’ that exists in India has three tiers. This includes the Parliament (Central Government) and the various State Legislatures (state governments). Fill in the following t...

                                      Understanding Secularism 1. List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighborhood . This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing, etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice? Answer:  The different types of religious practices that we can see in our neighborhood  are as follows: A Sikh person worships in Gurudwara to Guru Nanak using Guru Grant  Sahib A Muslim worships in a mosque, and their sacred book is the Quran. A Christian worships Jesus Christ in a Church, and their religious book is the Holy Bible. A Hindu worships in a Temple to the idols of Gods and Goddess. This shows that the people in India have the freedom to practise the religion of their choice and yet live together in peace and harmony. 2. Will the gover...

  1. How many players are there in one Baseball team? Ans: Nine 2. Who founded the search engine " Google"? Ans: Larry Page & Sergey Brin 3. How many sides does the Pentagon have? Ans: Five 4. What does 4G mean? Ans: Fourth Generation 5. When was the camera invented? Ans: In the year 1816 6. What is the height of Kanchenjunga? Ans: 8,586 meter 7. What is the origin of the Tapi river? Ans: Satpura Ranges 8. Which is said to be the highest region of the earth? Ans: Tibet - 14,370 feet above sea level. 9. Which public sector bank is the largest in India? Ans: State Bank of India 10. What was the ruling period of Razia Sultana? Ans: 1236AD - 1240AD 11. Where is Salim Ali National Park located? Ans: Jammu & Kashmir 12. Name any other search engine besides Google. Ans: Yahoo 13. Where is the World Health Organisation situated? Ans: Geneva, Switzerland 14. When does National Science day celebrate? Ans: February 28 15. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which country...