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Chapter 1: Understanding Our Relations

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Table 1 Family Members

Family Members	They live with you or somewhere else, write the name of the place
Grandfather (Dadaji)	No. He is not alive.
Grandmother (Dadiji)	Yes. She lives with us.
Elder Uncle (Tauji)	No. He lives in Jaipur.
Elder Aunt (Taiji)	No. She lives in Jaipur
Father	Yes. He lives with us.
Mother	Yes. She lives with us.
Younger Uncle (Chachaji)	Yes. He lives with us.
Younger Aunt (Chachiji)	Yes. She lives with us.

Note: Students could change the above table according to their family members with whom they live.

Q.1 Who lives in your neighborhood?

Ans. There are four families who live in our neighborhood.

Q.2 How many of them are nuclear families?

Ans. Two Families out of four are nuclear families.

Q.3 Who are the members in these families? How do they divide the work among them?

Ans. The members in these families are: A father, A mother and their two children. The father and The mother do most of the work together. 

Q.4 How many joint families are there in your neighborhood?

Ans. Two families are joint families there in our neighborhood.

Q.5 If Sanjana’s family had been a nuclear family, then who would have taken care of her mother?

Ans. If Sanjana’s family had been a nuclear family, then her father would have taken care of her mother.

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Q.1 What answer Salma’s father must have given to her?

Ans. Salma’s father replied to Salma that Your grandfather, grandmother, uncle and aunt live in our village. And they can’t live with us because they do agriculture work over there. He also told that, We migrated in the city for your education. We can stay and work together with our family members in our village but since education facility is not good there that’s why he had to leave it.

Q.2 What are the reasons for the formation of  nuclear families?

Ans. The various reasons for the formation of nuclear families are: Number of family members in joint family, Habits and behavior of the family members, Economic condition, Education and Continuous changes in the ways of celebration of festivals etc.

Q.3 What is the difference between a nuclear family and a joint family?

Ans. In a nuclear family, Few family members such as a father, a mother and their children live together whereas in joint family, Many family members such as  a grandfather, a grandmother, an elder uncle, an elder aunt, a father, a mother, a younger uncle, a younger aunt and their children live together.

Q.4 In due course of time, What are the changes in the ways of celebration of festivals?

Ans. In due course of time, The celebration of festivals have become more eco-friendly. For example: People play Tilak Holi on Holi and use Electric Diya on Diwali nowadays.

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Table 2 Relatives

Relatives	Do you live with them?	When do you visit their home?
Nanaji-Naniji	No.	On festivals.
Dadaji-Dadiji	Yes.	They live with us.
Chachaji-Chachiji	Yes.	They live with us.
Phuphaji-Bhuaji	No.	On festivals.
Mausaji-Mausiji	No.	On festivals.

Note: Students could change the above table according to their family members with whom they live.

Q.1 If you live in a nuclear family and your mother goes out of the station for 2-3 days, then how do you feel?

Ans. If you live in a nuclear family and your mother goes out of the station for 2-3 days, then we don’t feel well. We have to suffer for every single thing.

Q.2 For taking care of those children whose parents are not alive, the government has established schools/ Orphanages / Hospitals. Have a discussion with your teacher about the same.

Ans. For taking care of those children whose parents are not alive, the government has established schools/ Orphanages / Hospitals for their arrangement of basic needs such as providing facilities of food, shelter and education.

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Table 3 Your physical characteristics resemblance with

Physical Characteristics	Resemblance with
Face	Father
Eyes	Mother
Nose	Mother
Hair	Grandfather
Ears	Grandmother
Complexion	Father

Note: Students could change the above table according to their family members with whom they live.

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Habits	Resemblance with family member
Way of talking	Father
Way of walking	Grandfather
Mannerism	Mother
Way of writing	Mother
Way of playing	Uncle

Note: Students could change the above table according to their family members with whom they live.

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Q.1 How does a cow recognize its calf?

Ans. A cow recognizes its calf by smelling and licking it.

Q.2 How does your mother recognize you in a crowd?

Ans. Our mother recognizes us in a crowd by our physique.

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Q.1 The transfer of characteristics from one generation to another is known as inheritance.

Q.2 Write the names of any two scientists, who worked in the field of genetics?

Ans. The names of two scientists who worked in the field of genetics are Gregor John Mendel and Dr. Hargovind Khurana.

Q.3 From where do we get the genetic characteristics:

(a) From grandparents (Paternal)

(b) From grandparents (Maternal)

(c) From parents

(d) From all of the above                              Ans. (d)

Q.4 What is your relation with your mother’s sister?

Ans. She is our Mausiji.

Q.5 What is the difference between a nuclear family and a joint family?

Ans. In a nuclear family, Few family members such as a father, a mother and their children live together whereas in joint family, Many family members such as  a grandfather, a grandmother, an elder uncle, an elder aunt, a father, a mother, a younger uncle, a younger aunt and their children live together.