(i) If there is no rain, crops can fail and there is shortage of food grains. It is called _____.
Ans: Drought
(ii) Shortage of water and food can result in ______.
Ans: Famine
(iii) On 26th January 2001 an earthquake occurred in the_____ and _____ areas of Gujarat.
Ans: Kutch, Bhuj
(iv) Excessive rainfall can result in _____.
Ans: Flood
(v) ________ and _____ make special designs for houses.
Ans: Architect, engineer
(vi) People help the affected people with ______ and ______ during earthquakes.
Ans: Food, medicines
(vii) If the buildings start shaking and the earth start moving under your feet it means _____ has hit the area.
Ans: earthquake
(ii) Clay with cow dung are mixed to make walls.
Ans: True
(iii) Bhuj was not affected by the earthquake of Gujarat.
Ans: False
(iv) If there is no rainfall, there will be no crops.
Ans: True
(ii) What happened on 26th January 2001 in Gujrat?
Ans: On 26th January 2001, earthquake struck at Kutch and Bhuj in Gujarat causing a great destruction.
(iii) What is famine?
Ans: Famine is an extreme scarcity of food.
(iv) What do you mean by drought?
Ans: Drought is shortage of water because of very low rainfall.
(v) What precautions should be taken in case of an earthquake?
Ans: In case of an earthquake we should take following precautions:-
(vi) What kind of damages can natural calamities do?
Ans: Natural calamities can do a lot of destruction.
(vii) What problems are faced by the people in case of drought?
Ans: If there is drought the people will face the following problems:-
(viii) What does the government do to help the earthquake affected people?
Ans: The government helped the affected people in the following ways:-
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