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A Snake Charmers Story

Description: Multiple choice questions for class 5 science(C B S E)
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Naag Gumphan are __________.

  1. snake poisons

  2. medicines made from snakes

  3. fangs of poisonous snake, like cobra

  4. snake designs used in rangoli and wall decoration

  5. caves in which snakes live


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

They are designs used in embroidery, rangoli and wall decoration in Saurashtra, Gujarat and South India.

A poisonous snake has ___________.

  1. four hollow teeth

  2. two hollow teeth

  3. four solid teeth

  4. two solid teeth

  5. no teeth


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A poisonous snake has two hollow teeth called fangs.

How did snake charmers help people in villages, where doctors and hospitals were not available?

  1. They gave them medicines prepared from forest plants.

  2. They gave them medicines prepared from dead snakes.

  3. They carried the villagers to hospitals in big baskets.

  4. They chanted some mantras.

  5. They gave them medicines prepared from non-poisonous snakes.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

They prepared medicines from the forest plants and gave to the villagers in need.

Why do people kill snakes?

  1. People kill snakes to have fun.

  2. They kill snakes to sell their fangs.

  3. They kill them to sell off their skin.

  4. They kill them because snakes destroy crops.

  5. They kill snakes to sell their skeleton.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

People kill snakes to sell their skin at high prices.

Common Krait is a _____________.

  1. non-poisonous snake

  2. medicine for snake-bite

  3. poisonous snake

  4. tree from which been is made

  5. tribe of snake charmers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a poisonous snake that can be found in India.

Medicine for snake bites is made from _________.

  1. snake skin

  2. snake blood

  3. snake kidneys

  4. snake tongue

  5. snake poison


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Medicine for snake bites is made from poison of snakes.

Which of the following is a false statement?

  1. People cannot catch wild animals and keep them.

  2. Snake charmers treat the snakes badly.

  3. Snakes are friends of farmers.

  4. There are only four types of poisonous snakes in our country.

  5. Some snake bites even cause death on the spot.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Snake charmers depend on snakes for their livelihood and consider them their treasure. So, they take good care of the snakes.

The other name for 'Saw-scaled Viper' is __________.

  1. Tumba

  2. Afai

  3. Duboiya

  4. Krait

  5. Kalbelia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the local name for Saw-scaled Viper.

Been of the snake charmers is made of ______________.

  1. dried gourd

  2. bamboo

  3. iron

  4. gold

  5. dried seeds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is made of dried gourd.

Which of the following is not a function of snake charmers?

  1. Making medicines

  2. Recognising snakes from the bite marks

  3. Entertaining people

  4. Killing poisonous snakes

  5. Keeping snakes in bamboo baskets


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

They took good care of all the snakes and never killed them.

Which of the following musical instruments is not made from dried gourd?

  1. Khanjiri

  2. Tumba

  3. Been

  4. Dhol

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dhol is not made from dried gourd. It is made from hard wood.

___________ people can make snakes dance by playing the been.

  1. Naga

  2. Santhali

  3. Kalbeliya

  4. Bonda

  5. Bhil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kalbeliya people (a tribe of Rajasthan) can make snakes dance by playing the been.

How do snake charmers come to know which snake had bitten a person?

  1. By seeing the colour of skin of the affected part.

  2. By touching the bitten area.

  3. By asking the person who had been bitten.

  4. By seeing the bite marks.

  5. By playing the been.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

They come to knew by seeing the bite marks.

Kalbelia dance has movements similar to the dance of the __________.

  1. peacock

  2. bees

  3. snake

  4. penguin

  5. bear


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  Kalbelia dance has movements similar to the dance of the snake.

Why are snakes called friend of farmer?

  1. Snakes add to soil's fertility.

  2. Snakes entertain them.

  3. Snakes eat the weeds in the fields.

  4. Snakes eat the rats in fields.

  5. Snakes help farmers in tilling soil.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rats destroy crops by eating them and snakes eat the rats in the fields. So, snakes help to save crops and thus called the friend of farmer.

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