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Shelters and Houses

Social Studies

Shelters and Houses starts at 1 and continues till grade 5. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Shelters and Houses. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Describe one difference between a kutcha house and a pucca house.
Explain why people in different parts of India build different types of houses.
Name one type of house that can be easily moved from one place to another.
Name two materials used to build pucca houses.
What is a houseboat?
What is a multi-storey building?
What is a shelter?
Read the following scenario and answer the question: Rina’s family lives in a region where it rains heavily for many months. Their house has a sloping roof and is made of bricks and cement. Why is a sloping roof important for their house?
Which material is commonly used to build houses in hilly areas? (1) Wood (2) Ice (3) Bamboo (4) Bricks
Which of the following houses is best suited for a place with heavy snowfall? (1) Flat roof house (2) Sloping roof house (3) Houseboat (4) Tent
Which of the following is a permanent house? (1) Tent (2) Hut (3) Bungalow (4) Caravan
Which of the following is a reason for building houses with small windows in cold regions? (1) To keep the house warm (2) To let in more sunlight (3) To make the house look bigger (4) To allow more air
Fill in the blank: ________ houses are built to last for a long time and are strong.
Fill in the blank: ________ houses are built using strong materials like bricks, cement, and steel.
Fill in the blank: ________ houses are made using materials like mud, straw, and bamboo.
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a house made of ice blocks, usually found in very cold regions.
True or False: A caravan is a house on wheels that can be moved from one place to another.
True or False: A stilt house is built on wooden poles above the ground.
True or False: A tent is a permanent house.
True or False: All houses in India are made of the same materials.