LOOKING AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES [2 Mark Question Answer]

There is Ganga river near my place. Yes, this river water is used in drinking. Water flows from these rivers into the broad pipes and then it is cleaned in the big factories. The clean water is carried out through the small pipes to our houses. Yes, it was also used in the past by big factories. People also took bath in the river.

There were different raindrops. Some drops were big and falling fast on the ground while some were very small and falling very slow.
You may collect the rainwater in a glass and then observe the rain water. The rainwater would be clean because it has fallen directly from the clouds.
The rainwater is absorbed by the soil. Then it slowly flows under the soil and joins a stream and a river which finally goes into seas and oceans.

Imagine a day when a little child goes to a far away well to fetch water with his/her grandfather. The journey to well or water source is very difficult. Describe how you went, what you observed, and how you carried water back home.

My grandparents store water in large steel and brass buckets called pawalis. They also stored the water in big steel tubs.

My grandparents got water from hand pumps and wells in their house.
Yes, they also used water in the same way as I do in activities like cleaning, washing and bathing.

The activities for which we need water are as follows
→ Bathing
→ Brushing and cleaning
→ Cooking
→ Washing clothes and utensils
→ Watering the plants

Yes, my aunt who lives in Rajasthan faces difficulty in getting water. There is a fixed time in the morning to get water. They have to store water in containers.

Yes, one day a tanker delivered us the water. It brought water from a big tank in our area. Water in our city comes from a well.

We get water from many sources like
→ Rain
→ Groundwater from the wells, hand pumps, borewells
→ Tankers
→ Rivers and streams

Yes, the rain made me happy because our school declared a holiday due to heavy rain. 
The rain does not make my parents happy because my mother faces problem in drying the clothes and my father gets wet while going to work.

The clues can be
(a) the sky is clear
(b) the Sun is shining bright
(c) there is no wind

The clues can be
(a) there are dark clouds in the sky.
(b) there is a thunderstorm.
(c) strong winds are blowing.