RBSE Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 19 When There is a Disaster

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 19 When There is a Disaster of Houses Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 5 EVS Solutions Chapter 19 When There is a Disaster

RBSE Class 5 EVS When There is a Disaster Textbook Questions and Answers

Points the Discussion 

Question 1. 
Have you or any of your known person have ever faced any natural disaster?
Answer: 
Yes, my uncle does a job in Gujarat. He had faced a natural calamity like earthquake in Gujarat.

 

Question 2. 
Which people helped the victims at that time?
Answer: 
My uncle told me that relief and rescue teams of the government, non-government organizations, volunteers, and the defence forces helped the victims a lot.

Question 3. 
If there is an earthquake in your area, then what type of loss can be there in your surroundings?
Answer: 
If there is an earthquake in our area, then there will be loss at a large scale. The houses may collapse, in which, people and cattle like sheep, goats, camel, buffaloes etc. may get buried under the debris, and die. 

Think and Write the Answers of the following: 

Question 1. 
What things do earthquake victims need?
 Answer: 
Earthquake victims need food, medicine, other things of daily need, bedding, clothes, safe place to stay, etc.

Question 2. 
In what ways would you help an earthquake victim? ,
Answer: 
We would help him by providing him clothes, food and money, is"

Explore and Write

Question 1. 
Search the newspapers and journals for the places that had an earthquake recently. What type of losses occurred there due to earthquake?
Answer: 
In 2015, there was an earthquake in Nepal, in which large number of people got buried under the debris and died. Large/highrise buildings collapsed. In this way, a large number of lives, and huge amount of property was lost.

Question 2. 
If there is a disaster like an earthquake, what should we do?
Answer: 
When there is an earthquake, we should immediately come out of the house. We should come out in an open place. If we are unable to come out of the house, we should try to be at any safe place, as we can stay under a table till the tremor stops. 

Think and Answer the Following :

Question 1. 
What type of difficulties are there during rains?
Answer: 
At the time of rains, water is seen all around. There is flood, dams collapse, it’s muddy, at some places, houses collapse, trees get up¬rooted, electricity supply is cut, it smells foul all around. Many difficulties of such types occur.

Question 2. 
What type of losses, the people must have had, due to flood?
Answer: 
Due to flood, the houses of people must have collapsed, crops in the fields might have got destroyed, trees must have got uprooted, some belongings and livestock must have been carried away along with water of flood, eatable and fodder must have destroyed. After the flood, there must had been stench all around which must have caused many diseases.

Question 3. 
If there is a flood in your area, then how will you help others?
Answer: 
If there is a flood in our area, we can help the victims by providing them food and shelter. We can make people aware of the diseases which spread after flood, and we can provide them medicines.

Question 4. 
What measures can be taken to safeguard against a disaster like a flood?
Answer: 
Arrangements can be made at the banks of the rivers so that these banks don’t get breached. Different rivers can be connected with each other, so that when needed, water is diverted into another river. Besides this, the cities and villages can be developed in such a way so that they are least affected by floods.

Question 5. 
What are the hindrances in the region of natural flow of water in your village and nearby area? What should be done to remove them?
Answer: 
The main hindrances in the region of natural flow of water in our village are growing grass, and plants and trees, and collection of soil. We can clear it all before the rains start so that the water can flow unhindered.

Points for Discussion :

Question 1. 
Generally, why do people settle down in one place, near to each other?
Answer: 
Generally, people settle down in one place, near to each other, due to the following reasons-

1. People fulfil the needs of each other.
2. Some people are related among themselves so they want to live at one place together.
3. By living together in one place, they can make their development easily.
4. By living in one place, near to each other, the chances of theft, dacoity are reduced, and they are protected from wild animals too.

Question 2. 
When must have the people around you, helped each other during any difficulty or crises?
Answer: 
The people around us helped each other last year at the time of flood during the rainy season.

Learnt, Understood Land Now Tell :

Question 1. 
What do you understand by an earthquake?
Answer: 
An earthquake is a disastrous natural calamity. An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the earth. It occurs due to the movement inside the earth’s crust. If the intensity of an earthquake is high, then cracks develop in the land.

Question 2. 
Write about 5 losses caused by an earthquake.
Answer: 
The losses caused by an earth quake are as follows-

1. Houses collapse due to an earthquake.
2. Due to an earthquake, people and animals get buried under the debris or under the uprooted trees, and they die.
3. Due to an earthquake, people become homeless and they are forced to stay in the open.
4. Due to an earthquake, dams on rivers collapse so there are chances of flood.
5. After an earthquake, dead bodies of the people and animals buried under the debris, start decomposing, due to which various diseases may spread.

Question 3. 
Write any two reasons for the oc¬currence of flood.
Answer: 
There is occurrence of flood due to :

1. Heavy rain, and
2. Cloudburst and collapse of dams built on rivers.

Question 4. 
What safety measures can be taken at the time of the flood? 
Answer: 
Construction of dams on rivers, inter-connection of rivers, dissemination of information about flood, to create awareness towards flood among the masses, etc. are such measures which can be taken at the time of the flood for people’s safety.

RBSE Class 5 EVS When There is a Disaster Important Questions and Answers

Objective Type Questions

Question 1. 
Choose the right option-
(i) An earthquake occurred in Kachchh of Gujarat state on-
(a) 26th January 2001
(b) 26th January 2010
(c) 23th February 2014
(d) 26th April 2015
Answer:
(a) 26th January 2001

(ii) What intensity of an earthquake can an earthquake-resistant house tolerate-
(a) Up to 4 Richter Scale
(b) Up to 5 Richter Scale
(c) Up to 8 Richter Scale
(d) Up to 7 Richter Scale
Answer:
(d) Up to 7 Richter Scale

(iii) There is water all around, due to-
(a) An earthquake 
(b) fire
(c) Flood 
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) Flood 

Question 2. 
Fill in the blanks- 
(a) Earthquake, flood, storms, etc. are ................ calamities.
(b) On January 26th, ................ there was an earthquake in Kachchh of Gujarat state.
(c) On the occurrence of an earthquake, people should immediately come out of the houses, in ................ spaces.
(d) Due to flood, water is ................ all around.
(e) An earthquake occurs due to the ................ inside the earth’s crust.
Answer:
(a) Natural 
(b) 2001 
(c) open 
(d) seen
(e) movement.

Question 3. 
Match Table A with Table B :

Table A	Table B
flood	Shaking of the earth
Storm	fire
Earthquake	high-speed wind
Fire	Water in huge amount.
Police Chowki	108
Ambulance	100

Answer:

Table A	Table B
flood	Water in huge amount
Storm	high-speed wind
Earthquake	Shaking of the earth
Fire	Fire
Police Chowki	100
Ambulance	108

Question 4.
State True/False-
(i) If an earthquake, occurs, people should hide themselves in the houses.
(ii) At the time of natural calamities we should help the victims.
(iii) Flood occurs due to overflowing of rivers.
(iv) An earthquake occurs due to movement in the earth’s crust.
(v) Intensity of an earthquake at the epicentre is measure on a richter scale.
Answer:
1. False 
2. True 
3. True 
4. True 
5. True

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Name any three natural calamities.
Answer: 

1. Earthquake 
2. Flood 
3. Storm.

Question 2. 
When did an earthquake occur in Kachchh in Gujarat?
Answer: 
On January 26th, 2001.

Question 3. 
Which occasion was being celebrated when the earthquake occurred in Kachchh of Guj arat?
Answer: 
The Republic Day was being celebrated.

Question 4. 
Mention any one reason of natural calamities?
Answer: 
Overuse of underground water.

Question 5. 
At what intensity level, a building can collapse?
Answer: 
When the intensity is more than 5 at the Richter scale.

Question 6. 
An earthquake-resistant building can tolerate an earthquake of how much in¬tensity?
Answer: 
Up to 7 on the Richter scale.

Question 7. 
What were the doctors and nursing staff doing in the temporary camps?
Answer: 
They were treating the injured people.

Question 8. 
Why did the flood occur in the village?
Answer: 
Because the dam on the river of the nearby village collapsed. 

Question 9. 
What number will you dial to call the police in an emergency?
Answer: 
100 number.

Question 10. 
What number will you dial to call an ambulance from a hospital during an emergency?
Answer: 
108 number.

Question 11. 
Where were the flood-affected people sent?
Answer: 
In relief camps.

Question 12. 
How can we know that how much loss will be there at which place due to an earthquake?
Answer: 
By measuring the intensity of an earthquake.

Short/Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What are the such problems created by man, due to which natural calamities occur?
Answer: 
Man has created the following problems-

1. Cutting of hills/rocks
2. Deep digging of land
3. Deforestation
4. Overuse of underground water, etc.

Question 2. 
What was the effect of the earthquake on the houses and shops of the people?
Answer: 
Due to the earthquake, some houses suffered partial loss and some of the houses were intact too, but most of the houses and shops collapsed and they were converted into heaps of debris.

Question 3. 
How did the whole country come to know about the earthquake?
Answer: 
The whole country came to know about the earthquake through radio, television, newspapers, etc.

Question 4. 
What did the survivors of the earthquake do?
Answer: 
The people who survived, immediately started helping the other injured persons and taking out the people who were buried under the debris.

Question 5. 
How were the volunteer organisations and administration helping the vic-tims of the earthquake?
Answer: 
Volunteer organisations and administration set up the relief camps, and provided food packets, water, and other required items to the victims.

Question 6. 
What did the outsiders give to the victims of the earthquake?
Answer: 
They gave food items, water, clothes, and medicines, etc. to the victims of the earth¬quake.

Question 7. 
What did the scientists, engineers, and architects who came from the cities, tell the people regarding safety at the time of an earthquake?
Answer: 
They told the people that whenever there is an earthquake, we should immediately come out of our houses, in the open. If you are unable to go out then stay under any sturdy place, like a sturdy table, etc. until the vibrations of the earth stop. They showed some designs of earth¬quake resistant houses and asked people to con¬struct houses according to that design.

Question 8. 
Why does an earthquake occur, and what does it mean by its epicentre?
Answer: 
An earthquake occurs due to the movement inside the earth’s crust. These movements start from one point and spread like the waves of water. This point is called the centre of the earthquake (epicentre).

Question 9. 
Narrate the scene of a flood in your own words.
Answer: 
It remained cloudy the whole day. In the evening, it started drizzling, and suddenly it started raining heavily. Electricity supply was cut, and it became dark all around. It rained throughout the night. The next morning, the dam in the nearby village collapsed, and flood occurred. The scene of the flood was very horrible. The level of water was continuously rising in the village. One by one, all the huts and houses were flooded. At several places, roofs of huts, branches of trees, dead bodies of animals and other things were seen floating on the surface of the water.

Question 10. 
What difficulties did people face due to the water of the flood?
Answer: 
The water of the flood filled in the houses so people became homeless. Their food items, drinking water and other useful items were carried away by water. They had to take shelter in the temporary relief camps. They had to face many problems of scarcity of food, water and medicines, squalor, shelter, diseases, etc.

Question 11. 
What number will you dial to call an ambulance from a hospital during an emergency? 
Answer: 
Volunteer organizations/NGOs, local administration, police, government, local people, etc. helped the flood victims.

Question 12. 
What facilities were available in relief camps?
Answer: 
Clothes, food items and medicines were available in relief camps.

Question 13. 
Where measures were taken to prevent diseases after the flood?
Answer: 

1. Cleanliness campaign was launched.
2. Insecticides were sprayed.
3. Water bodies (sources) were cleaned, and medicines were put in them to clean and purify the water, etc.

Question 14. 
At the time of natural calamities, how will you help people? Mention any three ways.
Answer: 

1. I will call the ambulance to take the persons injured due to an earthquake to the hospital.
2. I will help the victims by providing them food, water, etc.
3. I will help the victims by taking them to a safe place.