Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

Which of the following aspects can be added in a report card to assess the children on EVS? I. Identifies people who help in producing food. e.g. fisherman, farmers etc. II. Recognises the need for human beings to live in a house. III. Classifies differed food items and nutritional value

Which of the following aspects can be added in a report card to assess the children on EVS? I. Identifies people who help in producing food. e.g. fisherman, farmers etc. II. Recognises the need for human beings to live in a house. III. Classifies differed food items and nutritional value Correct Answer I, II and III

Environmental Education (EE) is introduced at the elementary level as Environmental Studies (EVS). EVS for classes III to V deals with the study of our environment (physical, biological, and socio-cultural) with an emphasis on its preservation and conservation (NCF 2005). It is aimed at developing in children a holistic or integrated perspective of the environment where he/she lives in. 

The main aim of EVS as spelt out in NCF 2005 is “to expose students to the real-life world, natural and social, in which they live; to enable them to analyze, evaluate, and draw inferences about problems and concerns related to the environment; to add, wherever possible, to our understanding of environmental issues; and to promote positive environmental actions in order to facilitate the move towards sustainable development”. All the aspects mentioned in the question can be added in a report card to assess the children on EVS because it is fulfilling the main aim of teaching EVS as mentioned by NCF 2005.

The NCF 2005 indicates the following as some of the objectives of teaching EVS:

  • To train children to locate and comprehend relationships between the natural, social and cultural environment
  • To develop an understanding based on observation and illustration, drawn from lived experiences and physical, biological, social, and cultural aspects of life rather than abstractions
  • To create cognitive capacity and resourcefulness to make the child curious about social phenomena, starting with the family and moving on to wider spaces
  • To nurture the curiosity and creativity of the child particularly in relation to the natural environment (including artefacts and people)
  • To develop an awareness about environmental issues
  • To engage the child in exploratory and hands-on activities to acquire basic cognitive and psychomotor skills through observation, classification, inference, etc
  • To emphasize design and fabrication, estimation and measurement as a prelude to the development of technological and quantitative skills at later stages
  • To be able to critically address gender concerns and issues of marginalization and oppression with values of equality and justice, and respect for human dignity and rights.

The scope of EVS lies in not only helping children explore and understand their environment but also in:

  • developing positive attitudes, values, and practices such as respect and care for all life on earth, compassion, caring for self and others, conservation of natural resources, appreciation of cooperative learning, sense of belonging, social responsibility, valuing culture, etc
  • generating positive and proactive actions in improving the quality of the environment
  • promoting a conservation ethic and adoption of environment-friendly practices and habits

Related Questions

There are two boxes. Box I contains one white card and two black cards and Box II contains one white card and a black card. Two persons P and Q play a game. P picks a card randomly from Box I. If P finds the white card, P wins and the game stops. If P finds the black card, Q draws a card randomly from Box II. If Q finds the white card Q wins. The game stops whether Q draws the white card or P draws the white card. Which one of the following is correct?
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these having a different cars-Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which A lives. Only one person lives between A and the one having a car Cadillac. F lives immediately below the one having a car Bedford. The one having a car Bedford lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones having a car Cadillac and Maruti. E lives immediately above C. E is not having a car Maruti. Only two people live between B and the one having a car Fargo. The one having a car Fargo lives below the floor on which B lives. The one having a car Fiat does not live immediately above D or immediately below B. D does not live immediately above or immediately below A. G does not have a car Ambassador. Question : How many people live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford ?
Nirav's house is 40 m south of Akash's house. Daksh's house is to the east of Akash's house in a straight line at a distance of X m. Prakash's house if to the west of Akash's house in a straight line at a distance of Y m. If the shortest distance between Prakash's house and Nirav's house is 50 m and the shortest distance between Daksh's house and Nirav's house is also 50 m, then what is the distance between Prakash's house and Daksh's house? 
In the New Year’s party 500 were invited. 200 people opted for Indian food, 150 eaten Italian food and 100 people taken continental food. 14 people have taken both Indian and Italian food, 10 people have taken both Italian and continental food and 15 people have eaten both Indian and continental food. 6 people have taken all three kind of food. Find how many people have only Italian food?
In the New Year’s party 500 were invited. 200 people opted for Indian food, 150 eaten Italian food and 100 people took continental food. 14 people have taken only both Indian and Italian food, 10 people have taken only both Italian and continental food and 15 people have eaten only both Indian and continental food. 6 people have taken all three kind of food. Find how many people have not attended the party?
In Delhi - NCR, out of the total metro card users, 12% live in Noida, 9% live in Ghaziabad, x% live in Gurugram and rest live in Delhi. The ratio of number of male and female metro card users which are residents of Noida is 6 ∶ 5. Find the value of x, if there are 22500 female users of the metro card in Noida and Delhi has 222750 more users than Ghaziabad.
Which of the following statements can be considered as strengths of EVS? I. The contents of EVS are organized thematically II. Contents of the EVS are not drawn from the children’s own environment III. Provide scope for children’s expressions – Oral and written and other creative expressions etc
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The taste of food contributes to the intake of nourishment which is essential for the survival of human beings. Assumptions : I. Human beings take food for the enjoyment of its taste. II. Human beings experience the taste of food.
Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statement : The taste of food contributes to the intake of nourishment which is essential for the survival of human beings.

Assumptions :
I. Human beings take food for the enjoyment of its taste.
II. Human beings experience the taste of food.
According to the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, which of the following statements about the scope of EVS teaching-learning in the primary stage is/are correct? I. EVS Interaction with children's real-life situations is conceived as a consideration of day-to-day activities through real engagement of learning. II. The environment studies increases children's awareness and understanding of their environment. III. The aim of EVS is to expose the student to the real-life world, natural and social, in which they live.