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  Honey and the Sting 'Honey and the Sting' is the story of a middle class miser man named Shambhu Nath. He is not ready to spent 250 rupees for the belt so that his trousers. But he had to unwillingly spent 600 rupees for honey and also get stung from hovering bee. Shambhu Nath could not figher out whether the sting or the 600 rupees hurt him more. Exercise Questions 1. If you had to draw a sketch of Shambhu Nath, what type of man would you show him to be? Answer: Shambhu Nath was a middle aged man. His hair had thinned a lot, and his cheeks were puffy. His belly had protrude quite a lot. 2. Why do you the think the young man standing at a distance smiles at Shambhu Nath at the end of the story? Answer: Shambhu Nath was a kind of miser person. He was not ready to spend 250 rupees for belt. But for the pail of honey, he had to spent 600 rupees. When he was taking out money from his wallet just then a hovering bee came and stung him on forehead. Shambhu Nath could not make out w...

  Human Environment Settlements, Transport and Communication Exercise 1. Answer the following questions. (i) What are the four means of transport? Answer:   The four means of transport are: Roadways Railways Waterways Airways (ii) What do you understand by the term ‘settlement’? Answer:   Settlements are places where human beings built their homes. With time and advancement in agriculture, humans made homes to create settlements. (iii) Which are the activities practiced by the rural people? Answer:   Activities practiced by the rural people include: Agriculture Fishing Forestry Crafts work Trading, etc (iv) Mention any two merits of railways. Answer:   Two merits of railways are as follows: It is a cheaper means of transport Heavy goods can be transported to longer distances within a shorter period of time.  (v) What do you understand by communication? Answer:   Communication is the process of conveying messages to others. Technological developmen...

  Our Changing Earth Exercise 1. Answer the following questions. (i) Why do the plates move? Answer:  The plates move because of the movement of molten magma inside the earth.  (ii) What are exogenic and endogenic forces? Answer:  T he forces that act, in the interior of the earth are called Endogenic forces and the forces that work on the surface of the earth are called Exogenic forces. (iii) What is erosion? Answer:  Erosion is defined as the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice. (iv) How are flood plains formed? Answer:  When a river overflows its banks, it results in the flooding of the area surrounding it. When it floods, it deposits a layer of fine soil and other material called sediments. Thus, forming a fertile layer of soil called flood plains. (v) What are sand dunes? Answer:  When the wind blows, it lifts and transports sand from one place to another. When the wind stops blowing, the sand falls and gets ...