5th EVS
IMP Q&A 2nd term 2024-25
1. Fill in the blanks.
(1) A healthy and wholesome life leads to feelings of friendship.
(2) Constant presence of tobacco in the digestive organs
can lead to cancer of digestive organs.
(3) Alcoholism leads to diseases of the liver, intestines and
urinary bladder.
(4) The most important factor in the country's progress
and development are its peoples.
(5) Good community health and hygiene can be achieved through habits of hygiene and good
health.
(6) Oxygen gas is transported to all parts of the body.
(7) The stomach is like a bag.
(8) Vitamins in our food give us the ability to resist
diseases.
(9) Calcium makes our bones strong.
(10) Foodstuffs that taste sweet contain various kinds of
sugars.
(11) A diet that provides all the constituents of the food
in the right proportions is called a balanced diet.
Q.2. Match the
following:
Group 'A' Group 'B'
(1) Lungs - Respiration
(2) Stomach - Digestion
(3) Heart - Circulation
(4) Brain - Coordination.
(1) Fats - Oil
(2) Proteins - Pulses
(3) Vitamins - Bran of cereal
(4) Minerals - Iron
(5) Starchy foods – Jowar
Q.3. True or false?
Correct the wrong statements.
(1) Pollution, squalor, epidemics, addictions and
insect-borne diseases are all beneficial for community health.
Answer: False. Pollution,
squalor, epidemics, addictions and insect-borne diseases are all threats to
community health.
(2) There is a ban on spitting in public places.
Answer: True.
(3) A nutritious diet, personal hygiene, exercise and
pursuit of hobbies
lead to excellent
health.
Answer: True.
(4) We cannot live a wholesome life if we take care of
our health.
Answer: False. We can live a wholesome life if we take care of our
health.
(5) Intestinal diseases spread through air.
Answer: False. Intestinal diseases spread through water and food.
(6) Some diseases are caused by the anger of the gods.
Answer: False. No diseases are caused by the anger of the gods.
Diseases are caused by
bad habits and germs.
(7) A baby gradually learns to perform newly learnt
tasks without making mistakes.
Answer: True.
(8) At birth, we already have all skills.
Answer: False. At birth, we do not have all skills.
(9) We cannot manage all our tasks entirely by
ourselves.
Answer: True.
(10) Our height increases from birth till we grow old.
Answer: False. Our height increases from birth till 18 to 25 years.
(11) Dead plants and animals are abiotic
components.
Answer – True.
(12) It is necessary to conserve biodiversity.
Answer – True.
Q.4. Give two sources
of each of the following food constituents:
(1) Minerals: Leafy green vegetables, fruits, sprouted
pulses.
(2) Proteins: Paneer, eggs, fish.
(3) Starch: Potato, sago, rice, bread.
Q.5. Classify the
diseases given below as diseases that spread through food, through water and
through air.
Malaria, typhoid,
cholera, tuberculosis, jaundice, gastro, diarrhoea, diphtheria.
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Through food |
Through water |
Through air |
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Typhoid, cholera, jaundice, gastro, diarrhoea. |
Typhoid, cholera, jaundice, diarrhoea. |
Tuberculosis, diphtheria. |
Q.6. Classify the
following as natural or man-made:
(Soil, horse, stone,
water hyacinth, book, sunlight, dolphin, pen, chair, water, cotton wool, table,
trees, brick.)
(1) Natural:
Soil, horse, stone, water hyacinth, sunlight, dolphin, water, cotton wool,
trees,
(2) Man-made: Book, pen, chair, table, brick.
Q.7. Answer the
following questions.
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Q.8. Answer the
following questions.
(1) What are carbohydrates?
Ans. The energy providing food constituents which consists
of starch, sugars and fibres are called carbohydrates.
(2) What is meant by
malnutrition?
Ans. If a person's diet lacks proper constituents of food
for a long time, then this person does not get proper nourishment. Such
condition is called malnutrition.
(3) What is
vaccination?
Answer: Vaccination is the process in which the vaccine is
given to the person through injection or as an oral dose. This vaccine build
resistance to a certain disease. Due to vaccination, the out- break of an
epidemic can be controlled and disease prevention can be done. Children are
given vaccinations for many diseases as their resistance power is weak.
Community programmes for vaccination are also done to control epidemics.
(4) Make a list of the vaccinations that are
given to a newborn baby.
Answer: (1) BCG or anti tuberculosis vaccine.
(2) Triple vaccine:
Given against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.
(3) Polio: oral
vaccine is given to build resistance against polio.
(5) Name the systems
that carry out the different functions of the body.
Answer: Respiratory system, digestive system, circulatory
system, nervous system, skeletal system and excretory system are some of the
systems that carry out different functions of the body.
(6) What is meant by
migration?
Ans. When animals move temporarily or permanently from one
place to another for feeding or breeding it is called migration.
