M e g h a' s
Integrated
socIal studIes
&
creatIve arts
5
Author
Prof. Harsha Narayan Dhaubhadel
Publisher
Megha Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Kathmandu
Approved by Government of Nepal, Ministry of Education,
Curriculum Development Centre (CDC), Sanothimi Bhaktapur as
an Additional Learning Material.
Megha's Integrated Social Studies - 5
Edition: 2011
Revised Edition : 2018
© Copyright : Publisher
Revised and Updated by:
Saroj Lamichhane
Bharat Bhattarai
Purna Bahadur Shrestha
Murari Prasad Baral
Language Editor
Bharat Bhattarai
Cover, Layout and Design
Ram Kumar Karki
Illustration
Ashok Man Singh
Umesh Chandra Adhikari
Creative Art
Punya Prasad Ghimire
Preface
Megha's Integrated Social Studies series is an appropriately graded series of books for
school students. The primary level series consists of five books and the lower secondary,
three. It has the following salient features which make this series most appropriate for the
students as well as the teachers:
SALIENt FEAtURES oF thE BookS
The entire curriculum has been divided into 7 Units as specified by CDC/Government
of Nepal.
Each Unit has Lessons covering the entire curriculum and having add-ons.
The content has been presented in a simplified and interesting manner to draw the
attention of the students.
Texts have been supplemented with suitable illustrations.
The activities have been divided into two basic types.
think and Write. This allows the student to place himself/herself in a situation, think
and solve questions, which gives an idea to the teacher as to whether or not the
student has been able to internalise the ethos of the lesson.
textual questions. This is a graded series of activities related to the content which
helps the teacher evaluate the content-based knowledge of the student.
SPECIAL FEAtURES oF BookS
These are student-centric books with lessons arranged to draw the interest of the
students and expanding spirally from him/herself to his/her world.
These are language-graded books with the text suitably edited by a board of language
editors.
These are appropriately illustrated books reflecting the sociocultural touch of Nepal.
These are activity-oriented books with sufficient activities to test the understanding
and knowledge of the students.
These are (I - V) Creative Arts supplemented books.
The book covers all the objectives prescribed by the CDC/Government of Nepal.
We are confident that the use of these books will help in achieving the objectives of social studies
in an interesting manner. Users will appreciate the fact that the book explores all the social and
cultural aspects of a nation as diverse as ours. While using this book, teachers can follow and
adjust to the sociocultural aspect of their particular environment.
Author
PUBLISHer’S NOTe
Megha Publication Pvt. Ltd. is a publishing house with a difference. It is a venture involving
renowned educationists as well as highly experienced educational entrepreneurs of Nepal. All
the stockholders of the publication espouse a notion of producing high quality school textbooks
within the country. With this strong desire guiding it, the publication has implemented a well
laid out plan for the production of high quality indigenous school text books.
Each series of books published by the publication has been written by a carefully selected team
of authors comprising experts on curriculum, experienced and reputed teachers of specific
levels and renowned educationists. Some of the special features in our books are:
Books written by a team of experts on curriculum, pedagogy and education.
Books edited by a board of language editors and made simple and lucid.
Lessons sequenced from simple to complex to facilitate learning.
Sufficient suitable illustrations wherever necessary, after all, ‘a picture speaks more
than a thousand words’.
Activity-oriented books wherein students learn to explore knowledge by doing rather
than cramming.
Printed in good quality paper for lasting impression.
There are many other features which we have pioneered in our books including pilot- testing
of many of our books and incorporating necessary changes. We are also offering support in
different forms to schools/teachers for implementing our books in the most optimum manner
possible. We have also priced our books most competitively. Thus, we are confident that all
school administrators, teachers and parents will appreciate our books and find these books
most suitable for their children.
The publication takes this opportunity to thank Government of Nepal, school founders,
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us with their continuous support in publishing the books. We also thank people who have
purchased our books and solicit their continued patronage. Constructive suggestions for
further improving the books are solicited from all quarters.
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Content
Unit 1
ME, MY FAMILY AND NEIGHbOURHOOD (3 - 18)
1. occupations in My Neighbourhood ............................................ 5
2. help in the Work of Community................................................... 9
3. Good Manners and Empathy ..................................................... 14
Unit 2
OUR TRADITIONS, SOCIAL VALUES AND NORMS (19 - 37)
1. Comparative Study of our Social traditions ........................... 20
2. Life Style of My District ............................................................. 24
3. My Country My Pride ................................................................. 28
4. Inspiration from the Good People ............................................. 34
Unit 3
SOCIAL PRObLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (38 - 60)
1. Social Evils and their Solution ................................................. 39
2. Beware of theft and Robbery .................................................... 45
3. Impacts of Western Culture ....................................................... 49
4. Social organizations Against Social Problems ...................... 54
Unit 4
CIVIC SENSE (61 - 90)
1. our Fundamental Rights ............................................................ 62
2. our Fundamental Duties ........................................................... 67
3. National Properties and its Preservation .................................. 72
4. our Social Rules and Systems .................................................. 79
5. Equal treatment to All ................................................................ 84
6. District Co-ordination Committee (DCC) .................................. 88
Unit 5
OUR EARTH (91 - 122)
1. the Physical Feature, Climates and Vegetations of Nepal ..... 92
2. Lifestyles of People in Nepal .................................................... 97
3. Drawing a Map ........................................................................... 102
4. Globe and Map .......................................................................... 109
5. our Neighbouring Countries –the Saarc Nations ..................112
Unit 6
OUR PAST (123 - 155)
1. historical Personalities of My Community ............................. 124
2. our historical and Archeological Wealth ............................... 128
3. Ancient history of Nepal .......................................................... 133
4. National Luminaries of Nepal .................................................. 137
5. our National heroes ................................................................. 142
6. our National Personalities ....................................................... 148
7. our head of the State and the head of the Government ....... 153
Unit 7
OUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (156 - 170)
1. Economic Activities and Respect to Labour .......................... 157
2. Care for School Properties ..................................................... 161
3. Utilization of own Products ..................................................... 164
4. Economic Activities of our Countries .................................... 167
CREATIVE ARTS 171
Unit 1
ME, MY FAMILY AND NEIGHbOURHOOD
OCCUPATIONS IN MY
Lesson 1 Unit 1
NEIGHbOURHOOD
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Enlist about different occupations of their neighbour.
• Differentiate in some points among the occupations they have learnt.
I am Naresh. I am form Chitwan. I read in grade V. There are five members
in my family. Let me share what I have observed in my neighbourhood.
Different people are living in my neighbourhood. They belong to different
castes, religions and ethnic groups. Both professional and occupational
people live in my neighbourhood. They have been involved in different
occupations.
Neighbours are people who live around us. They help and cooperate in
times of need. They also share joys and sorrows; give advice; help and
support to perform rites and rituals and participate in festivals. Neighbours
should be treated properly.
We need to work for our livelihood. So, people in my neighbourhood
are involved in different works. Most of them are engaged in agriculture.
Some of them work in offices and industries. There are professional
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people such
as doctors,
engineers,
lawyers, and
teachers, etc.
Similarly, few
occupational
people such
as blacksmith,
mason and
cobbler are also living in my neighbourhood.
My father works in an office and my mother is a teacher. My neighbours,
Maya and her husband weave carpet. Hariman is a vegetable farmer.
Basanta is a shopkeeper who sells goods. Govinda runs a grocery shop.
Rohit has a dairy farm. His parents sell the dairy products such as milk,
curd, cheese, ghee, etc.
Karma who is a black smith makes Hasiiya,
Khukuri, Kuto, Kodalo, etc. He lives two
houses behind mine. Kiran who is a cobbler
mends shoes. He lives next ot Karma.
Babban, who is a carpenter, lives in front of
my house and makes furniture. Radha, who
is a tailor, lives in a rented room close to my
house. We call her Radha Kaki.
Similarly, Ramchandra who makes ‘Doko-Dalo’ from bamboo skins is
living on the east of my house. Dr Subba and Sudha nurse who work at
the hospital and live to the south of my house. Shreedhar is working as
a lawyer in the district court and lives to the west of my house. Rupa’s
family members migrated here and have been living just next to my
house for last seven years. They are running a vocational training center
for unemployed people.
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Talking about rest of my neighbours, Shambhu and Debu work in a factory.
Dharmesh sells medicine. He has a pharmacy that is open for 24 hours.
Subash and Dinesh are tempo drivers.
In this way, people in my neighbourhood are engaged in different
professions and occupations according to their skill and abilities. But all
the works are different forms of labour to do. If people do not labour,
our need will not be fulfilled. If farmers do not grow food grains, we
do not have food to eat. If a tailor doesn’t sew the cloths, we may not
have clothes to wear. So, we should respect labour and the occupations
because all these are equally important to run all of our living. When
we are involved in any occupation, we are serving our social and nation.
Therefore, all sorts of occupations deserve equal respect.
Glossary
observed - found, seen or notice
ethnic - relating to a population subgroup with a common
national or cultural tradition
involved - engaged in
cooperate - work jointly towards the same end, help
engaged - occupied
occupations - regular economic activities performed by a person
or a group to earn bread and butter
perform - carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action, task, or
function
professional - engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid
occupation rather than as an amateur
unemployed - without a paid job but available to work
vocational - directed at a particular occupation and its skills
Note to the teacher: Help the students to identify different work and occupation done in neighbour-
hood. Take the students outside where people are involving in different works for living and make
them understand the importance of different works/occupations.
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ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statement.
a. People live far away from us is called a neighbour.
b. A cobbler mends shoes.
c. Gold and silver ornaments are made by blacksmith.
d. We should pay equal respect to all the occupations.
e. Neighbours are useful during the time of need.
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Who are our neighbours? How do we need to behave with them?
b. What is occupation? List the major occupations of your neighbours.
c. Is work small? Why should we respect the labour?
d. List the occupations of your neighbour.
e. Why should everyone work? Write five sentences.
3. Pair Work
Discuss with your friends about various occupations that your
neighbours carry out and make a list of those occupation as shown
below:
SN Occupations Neighbours Activities
1 Tailoring Ram’s family Stitching cloths, ironing
2 Animal husbandry Sarita’s family Milk selling
4. Community Work
Visit your community and observe the different professions they
carry out. Collect some pictures to display their occupation and
paste them on your exercise book.
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HELP IN THE WORKS OF
Lesson 2 Unit 1
COMMUNITY
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Introduce about community works
• Say how can they assist in community works
A community is a social group of people living in a particular geographical
area. They usually share their norms, values, identity, need and risks
amongst themselves.
Community is a social unit. A community and its people can identify or
recognize their common problem or need. They usually try them to fulfill
or solve by the common efforts as per to their skills, ability and available
resources. That’s why they celebrate festivals; perform different rites and
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rituals together to maintain unity among them. They know very well that
the unity is strength. So, the people believe in the power of joint effort to
bring change in the community. For example, they gather together and
participate in the work of community welfare such as cleaning campaign,
maintenance of roads or rivulets, etc. They also join their hands to build
school, Chautaro or common well or so on. The external supports also
become useful to them some time to bring change in the community.
In this context, Rita, a student of Grade V had gone to worship ‘Bhagwati’
temple last month. She found the surrounding of the temple very dirty.
She talked to her class teacher about it. The teacher suggested her to
divide the class into several groups so that they could pick the plastics or
papers and clean the temple premises. Her group followed the teacher’s
advice and made the surrounding of the temple clean.
Later, the villagers joined their hands to support Rita. They repaired the
damaged road up to the ‘Bhagwati’ temple. They had also managed the
open ground, flower shops, Chautaro, Pati and drinking water facilities,
etc. to the visitors around the temple.
Gradually, the crowd of the visitors was growing day by day in the village.
It was possible due to well management around the temple. The income
of the people also rose up. Then, community people were happy. They
knew that only the joint effort of the people could bring change or
development in the community.
Finally, the community people decided to thank Rita. The principal of the
school awarded Rita with a scholarship. Now, Rita has formed a ‘Children
Club’ at the school and she has become the chairperson of the club.
The club is also responsible to call the police, fire brigade or notify the
authorities if something unusual happens in the community.
The children club is planning a tree plantation program on the barren hills
around the village in next month. It is also providing volunteer services
during the programs such as ‘Polio drops’ and other vaccines for children’s
health.
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This way, the initiations
of Rita and joint efforts
of people have got
success to bring change
in the community. Now,
the community people
work together to solve
common problems. They
also cooperate each
other even to solve their
individual problems. The
neighbouring communities
state that the community of Rita is well cultured and civilized.
Glossary
authority - the power or right to give orders
campaign - an organized course of action to achieve a goal
civilized - polite and good-mannered; bring (a place or
people) to a stage of social development considered
to be more advanced
identity - the fact of being who or what a person or thing is
vaccines - used to provide immunity against one or several
diseases
welfare - social effort designed to promote the basic physical
and material well-being of people in need
common - belonging to or involving the whole of a community
or the public at large
recognize - acknowledge the existence
particular - especially; as contrasted with a universal quality
external - coming or derived from a source outside the
subject affected
barren - too poor to produce much or any vegetation
Note to the teacher: Help the children to understand the basic community works like cleaning campaign,
renovation of temple or construction of ‘chautaro’/common well, etc. Encourage them to involve in
community work and tell them the advantage of it.
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ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Tick ()for right and cross () for wrong sentences.
a. A community is a social group of people living in a particular
geographical boundary.
b. The work done by community people for the welfare of
community is called a community work.
c. It is not necessary to help and participate in community
works.
d. Only the government is responsible to bring change in the
communities.
e. Community people must be united together to bring change
or development in the communities.
2. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words given in the box.
responsibility community shares unity works
a. A human …………………… is a unit of social group of people.
b. A community ……….. …common norms, values and identity.
c. To help neighbour and participate in respective rites and
rituals are also community…………
d. Preservation of public property and local valuables is
the………….. of people in a community.
e. Community development is possible through ……….among
people, mutual help and participation in a community.
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3. Answer the following questions.
a. What do you understand by a community and community
work?
b. Have you ever attended the naming or marriage ceremony
in your neighbourhood? If yes, how did you support them to
make success of the event?
c. Where do you live? What kind of community works are done
in your community?
d. Write two advantages of helping and participating in
community works.
e. “To help and involve in community work is our moral duty.”
Justify the statement.
4. Project Work
a. Prepare a chart about community works done in both city
and village.
Community Works
In the village In the town/city
b. Collect some pictures of community work and paste in your
display board.
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GOOD MANNERS
Lesson 3 Unit 1
AND EMPATHY
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Behave with the people in a mannered way
• Develop sense of empathy to maintain peace
Manners are social behaviours. The way we present ourselves or deal with
people through voices, actions or body languages, etc. that determines
the quality of our manners.
Our social behaviours or manners usually depend upon our culture.
Culture can be different in accordance to community or religion. The
religion is the source of culture. For example, action or word ‘Namaste’
to greet seniors is common in Hindu religion whereas ‘shaking hand’ or
‘hug’ is required in ‘Christianity’.
Likewise, ‘empathy’ is such quality to understand other usually associated
with good manner. In other words, empathy is such an ability to share
someone else’s feelings, emotions or experiences and help them as per
need. A good manner with sense of empathy always minimizes violence
and helps to maintain peace.
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Let’s read out the following story:
Everybody likes Ramesh. He respects his seniors by saying ‘Namaste’ or
by bowing his head to them. He loves juniors by treating them gently.
He is obedient and speaks politely with people. He is co-operative who
always helps them in need. He always tries his best to find out the truth
to distinguish wrong or right. He is well mannered and empathetic who
shares joy and sorrow. He has maintained a good relationship among
neighbours.
People from different castes and creeds are living in Ramesh’s
neighbourhood. Both the rich and the poor including few occupational
groups of people are there. His neighbour Charandas is rich. He usually
insults and humiliates the cobbler, Rambhagat and blacksmith Sebakram.
But, Ramesh and his friends do not discriminate people by their caste,
class, color, religion, language or occupation. They behave them in a well
mannered way with due respect. They always say ‘Namaste’ to them
while going to school.
Unfortunately, Charandas was hit by a vehicle on the road last Friday.
Ramesh and his friend took him to the health post. Charandas got
unconscious due to over bleeding. The doctor asked for matching blood
as soon as possible. Many neighbours were examined but no blood group
matched to him. Ramesh and his friends were worried. Just then, the
doctor announced that he found the matched blood. All of them became
happy. Finally, the doctor saved Charandas.
The next day all the people gathered at the health post to see Charandas.
But, Charandas there too insulted Rambhagat to have come there.But, the
doctor told him that he was just saved by the blood of Rambhagat. Thus,
Charandas became speechless. He thanked to all specially Rambhagat
and Ramesh. After this incident he stopped insulting people. He knew
that everyone is equal since the colour of their blood is the same. No one
is superior or inferior by this class, colour and economic condition.
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Ramesh and his friends have good sense of manner and empathy. They
do not discriminate the neighbours by sex, caste, occupation and religion.
They treat all the neighbours equally with due respect.
Glossary
accordance - in a manner conforming with
associated - connected with something else
discriminate - recognize a distinction; differentiate
examined - inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in
order to determine their nature or condition
humiliates - makes (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by
injuring their dignity and pride
incident - an instance of something happening; an event or
occurrence
insults - speaks to or treats with disrespect or scornful abuse
unconscious - not awake and aware of and responding to one’s
environment
distinguish - to mark off as different to recognize as distinct or
different
Note to the teacher: Conduct a role play in the class to help each other and ask them to demonstrate
empathy to other if someone is in trouble.
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ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable words
given in the brackets.
a. Ramesh has good ……………………of habits. (banner/manner)
b. Charandas usually …………………Rambhagat. (respects/
insults)
c. The ability to understand others feelings is called………........ .
(empathy/sympathy)
d. We should …………….............…… properly to our neighbours.
(behave / behead)
e. Finally, …………...............…..realized the value of neighbours.
(Rambhagat/Charandas)
2. Answer the following questions.
a. How do you behave with your seniors and juniors?
b. What do you understand by empathy?
c. How do you maintain good relationship among friends and
neighbourhood?
d. How do you feel if someone insults or dominates the poor?
Why?
e. What are the advantages of having good manner with quality
of empathy?
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3. State whether any of the following social problems is prevalent
in your locality. Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the box along with some
reasons.
Your neighbourhood Yes/No Reasons
Quarrel among neighbourhood
Insult people by language/caste/class
Poor dominated by rich
Gender discrimination
4. Project Work
Visit your neighbours and collect information as the table requires.
Then answer the following questions:
Name Religion Caste Language Occupation Gender
i. Which neighbour of above do you like most? Why?
ii. What sort of behaviour do you expect from others?
iii. How do you help your neighbours if they discriminate others
on the bases of religion, occupation, class and caste?
iv. How can a person of one occupation respect others of
different occupation?
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Unit 2
OUR TRADITIONS, SOCIAL VALUES AND NORMS
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF
Lesson 1 Unit 2
OUR SOCIAL TRADITIONS
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Describe good and bad customs and traditions.
• Compare good and bad customs and traditions.
Nepal is a multi ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi cultural country. Different
social norms and values as well as customs and traditions are prevailing
in different community of Nepal. Visiting temples, Monasteries, Churches
or Mosques is very common religious practice in major religions of Nepal.
But few of the practices within such religions are also found unscientific
and not relevant to the present context. For example, class and caste
discrimination, accusing Boski, practice of witch doctor (Dhami/Jhankri),
discrimination between son and daughter, etc. Thus, we have to identify
good and bad practices prevailing around us. We should follow the good
one only.
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Traditional social rules are those rules which have been followed from
ancient times by the people in the society. We are social beings. We
should follow our social rules and respect social rules and values. These
control and guide us to be social, moral and ideal persons.
Our social rules are associated with our culture and customs. We perform
many rites and rituals. While observing our customs, we invite our
relatives and neighbours. If we are invited, we participate and help them
as much as we can.
In addition, it is our traditional social rule to invite our married sisters
during festivals. Likewise, there are
many social rules to be followed. We
should respect and greet the elders.
We should respect our parents and
grandparents. It is our social rites
to say “Thank you” while receiving
something from others. We apolize
when we commit mistakes. We give
alms to beggars.
Our traditional rules are very important to
keep the society in order. They make the
society systematic and teach us the norms
and values. They make us easy to adjust in
society. We should follow these traditional
social rules for a sound and peaceful
society.
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Glossary
prevailing - existing at a particular time
context - the circumstances that form the setting for an
event
relevant - closely connected or appropriate to what is being
done or considered
accusing - gesture, or tone of voice indicating a belief in
someone’s guilt or culpability
traditional - existing for a long time
value - something that we give importace to
apolize - saying sorry for doing something wrong
systematic - done in a correct or planned way
Note to the teacher: Make a few groups of the students. Ask them to share the customs and traditions
followed in their family.
ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Write “True” or “False” in the boxes.
i. Traditional social rules control our behaviour.
ii. Social rules do not have values at the present time.
iii. It is social rules to participate in other’s festivals.
iv. Traditional social rules teach us to be moral.
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Where do you live? How do you respect the guest at your
home?
b. What do you mean by traditional social rules?
c. Why should we follow traditional social rules?
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d. What are the benefits of following social rules?
e. Which social rules do you like? Why do you like them? Give
some reasons.
f. Have you taken part in any of your traditional activities such as
naming ceremony, Barthmanda, Marriage, etc? Write a short
paragraph on it.
3. Prepare a list of good and evil practices that exist in your locality.
Good practices Evil practices
4. Project Work
Visit your community with your teacher. Than, fill in the table with
correct information of different festivals and activities done in the
following social performances.
Festivals Religions Rites and rituals Activities
Dashain/ Tihar
Buddha Purnima
Eid
Christmas
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LANGUAGE, RELIGION, CUSTOMS
Lesson 2 Unit 2
AND DRESS OF MY DISTRICT
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Write about different types of people living in a community.
• Explain about the language, religion, customs and dress of their districts.
Nepal is a multi diverse country. Our culture, tradition, language, costumes
are different by the places. We respect one another together with existing
religions, socio-cultural norms, values, customs and traditions. Thus we
are successfully living with peace and harmony in the society. ‘Unity in
diversity’ is the main feature of our country. We are also successful to
maintain religious tolerance in the country.
My name is Kumar Karki. I live in Damak,
Jhapa. People of different castes and
communities live in my district. The
Brahmins, the Chhettris, the Limbus,
the Rais, the Tharus, the Rajbannkshis
and the Satars, etc. are the inhabitants
of this district.
Each of the castes has its own customs and traditions. Each caste speaks
its own language within the community. Languages such as Limbu, Rai,
Maithali, Bhojpuri, etc. are very popular in this community.
Like language, different communities have
different rites and rituals, customs and
ornaments. Most of the people follow
Hidusim. They celebrate different festivals
such as Dashain, Tihar, Holi, Chhat, etc.
Some of them follow Buddhism, Islam and
Christainity and Kirat Dharma. Buddhists
celebrate Lhosar and Buddha Jayanti. They
visit Gumbas and Stupas to worship Lord Buddha. Muslim people visit
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Mosques to worship. Eid is the main festival of Muslims. Christians visit
Church and celebrate Christmas. Similarly the Kirati people visit Mang
Him and celebrate Udhauli and Ubhauli. We also participate on such
festivals curiously.
People wear traditional dress such as Daura-Surwal, Ghelek, Dhoti-
kurtha, etc. on special occasions. The main occupations of the people
is agriculture. They also work in industries. The surplus foodstuffs and
things are supplied to other districts.
There are many religious places in my district. The Mai Temple, Krishna
Temple, Arjun Dhara Temple, The Biratpokhari are some of the holy as
well as historical places of my district. There is a Martyrs Memorial Park
at Kerkha, which is recently inaugurated. People from other districts also
visit to pay homage to the martyrs.
Glossary
curiously - in a way that shows eagerness to know or learn
something
diverse - showing a great deal of variety; very different
existing - in existence or operation at the current time
harmony - the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole
homage - show respect or honour
martyrs - people who sacrifice life for the sake of one’s country
holy - sacred
mosques - place where Muslims pray
Note to the teacher: Ask every student to describe any rite or ritual observed by his / her family.
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ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Write the main festivals that the following ethnic groups
celebrate.
a. The Gurungs _________________ .
b. The Limbus __________________ .
c. The Tamangs _________________ .
d. The Tharus __________________ .
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Where do you live? What language do you speak at home?
b. Who are the main inhabitants of your district?
c. Name the festivals or ‘Jatras’ and ‘Melas’ you celebrate in your
district.
d. Write five religious places in your district.
e. Do you participate in the festivals, jatras or other occasions
celebrated by other communities? Why?
3. Draw a picture of a festival which is observed in your district and
display on the wall.
4. Write some famous places of your district.
5. Project Work
a. Find different people and communities residing in your village
and complete the chart as below:
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People / Religion Language Jatra and Mela Costumes
community spoken
b. Look at the picture given below. Compose a song or a poem
about it and present in the classroom.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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Lesson 3 MY COUNTRY: MY PRIDE Unit 2
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Describe about Nepal and its major features (heritages, resources, art and
culture etc.) of Nepalese pride.
• Write in detials about the country.
Biratnagar - 13
Morang
17 Jesth,2069
th
Dear friend Raju,
I have received your letter yesterday. Here, I have tried my best to answer
your questions concerning Nepal.
As we know Nepal is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
Our art, culture, customs, traditions, heritages including different flora
and fauna together with places of world records, etc. have made Nepal
a distinct country in which we feel proud. Thus, people from different
countries visit Nepal.
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Nepal is bordered on three sides by India. Tibet, the autonomous Province
of the People’s Republic of China has bordered the north. As Nepal has no
access of ocean, it is a landlocked country. It is geographically divided into
Himalayan, Hill and Tarai region.
Nepal is popular for her brave Gorkhali soldiers in
the world. They fought both World Wars. German
Chancellor had even said during First World War
that his heart used to shake when he heard just the
name of Gorkhali soldiers.
Nepal is also famous for being a peaceful nation. Lord Buddha who was
born in Kapilvastu, Lumbini, Nepal had first preached the message of
peace and unity.
Besides Nepal has 8 of the 10 highest mountains of the world. Mt. Everest
(8848 m), the highest point on Earth is considered as national pride of Nepal.
We are also second richest country in water resources in the world. Apart
from these, we have many records on bio-diversity. Nepal is prosperous in
flora and fauna along with some historically important places.
The Tarai plains are considered as the ‘Granary’ of Nepal. The evergreen
rain forest (Charkose Jhadi) is also home to different animals It has many
of national parks, conservation areas, and wildlife reserves.
The ‘Hilly region between ‘Chure’(Siwalik) to the Mahabharata range, it
has many valleys, plateaus, hills and forests rich in flora and fauna. Terrace
farming is prevalent.
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Our mightiest rivers such as Gandaki , Koshi, Karnali,Narayani along with
more than 6000 rivers and streams are our water resources. Lake Tilicho
(Manang), is situated at the highest altitude (4919 mt) . Rara (Mugu), Bis
Hazari (Chitwan) Phewa and Begnas Lake (Kaski), are gifts of nature. They
are not only the beauty but also the pride of Nepal.
Similarly, Pashupatinath, Swyambhunath, Bouddhanath along with
different monasteries are the cultural pride of Nepal. Likewise, our Durbar
Squares and places such as Simrowngarh (Bara district) Sinja valley, etc.
carry both historical and archeological significance.
Different folk musics and dances, Jatras, rite and rituals are the typical
identities of different ethnic groups living in Nepal. Likewise, ‘Dashain’
Christmas, Eid are some of the most popular examples of religious festivals
celebrated in Nepal.
Our culture, people, history and geography make our country a unique
nation. It is our identity and pride. Hence, It’s our duty to preserve and
protect them all.
Because of above mentioned factors, I am proud to be a Nepalese. I love my
nation. My nation is my home and mother. I will do my best to serve her.
I am hopeful that you have learned many things about Nepal. Let me
repeat that I am proud to be a Nepali citizen.
Your friend,
Niru.
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Glossary
autonomous - having the freedom to govern itself or control its
own affairs
conservation - preservation and repair of archaeological, historical,
and cultural sites and artifacts, environment and of
wildlife
fauna - the animals of a particular region, habitat, or
geological period
flora - the plants of a particular region, habitat, or
geological period
preached - publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or
belief)
pride - the best state of something; the prime
province - a principal administrative division of a country or
empire
reserves - retain for future use
significance - the quality of being worthy of attention;
importance
tolerance - the ability or willingness to accept the existence of
opinions or behavior that one dislikes or disagrees
with
Note to the teacher: Help the students to understand about Nepalese heritage, art, culture, natural
beauty, flora and fauna, etc. Tell them also Nepalese bravery and our initiations toward world peace.
Encourage them to love, respect and proud on their own country Nepal. .
Megha's Integrated Social Studies - 5 31
ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Match the following columns.
‘A’ ‘B’
Mountain ranges Pashupatinath, Mt. Everest
Gorkhali World Peace
Art and culture The Himalaya
River systems Music, dance, rituals, festivals
Lord Buddha Brave warriors
Heritages Gandaki, Koshi, Karnali
2. Fill in the blanks.
brave birthplace beautiful culture natural
a. Nepal is a small but a …………………….country.
b. Mountain, Hill and Tarai are …………………divisions of Nepal.
c. Gorkhali soldiers are the most …………… warier in the world.
d. Kapilvastu, Lumbini is the …………………..of Lord Buddha.
e. Nepal is rich in different ………………….and bio-diversity.
3. Answer the following questions.
a. Introduce physical features of Nepal in brief.
b. Why are Nepalese soldiers called brave Gorkhalis?
c. What is Lumbini famous for?
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d. ‘Nepal is a beautiful country’. Justify the statement.
e. Are you proud of being a Npali citizen? Why?
1. Project Work
a. Draw a simple map of your district and locate the following
things with icons.
- natural resources
- historical and cultural things
- conservation area
Also, make a list of suggestion how to conserve them.
b. Complete the following information table.
My country
Area
Provinces
Districts
Geographical ranges
Climates
Vegetation
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INSPIRATION FROM THE
Lesson 4 Unit 2
GOOD PEOPLE
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Find and recognize exemplary people of their province contributing in different sectors
• Write a paragraph about any inspiring person.
Good people are
determined by their
work. Such people
even inspire others
to do good things
in the society.
The first poet of
Nepali language
Bhanubhakta was
a common man.
Later, he translated
the Ramayan into
Nepali language. He
was inspired by a forager (Ghashi) who wanted to build a common well
in the village. Similarly, social reformer Dayavir Singh Kansakar, singer
Narayan Gopal, Parijat or Jhamak Kumari, etc. are few popular names
inspiring us to do something good for society and the nation.
In this context, Deep Narayan, a common farmer is one of such good
person of my district. His hard and intelligent work in paddy farming had
made him the best farmer of the district few years ago. He was awarded
with a gold medal and cash prize. Many people come and learn from
him about the scientific way of agriculture. He generated a fund to build
canals in the village.
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Shambhu a school teacher thought
children differently and opened a
children’s library. He started teaching
weak and poor children in the library.
He helped the children for their
education. Most of his students have
become doctors, engineers, etc. Later
the same students have established
‘Guru Shambhu Trust’ and enlarged
the children library as ‘Guru Shambhu
Bal Pustakalaya’ (Guru Shambhu children’s Library). People remember
Guru Shambhu for his contributions in the educational sector.
Likewise, Dr Sherpa checked poor patient every Saturday without charging
a fee in his health clinic. Similarly, Engineer Ramnath had designed the
new village structure to protect villagers from frequent landslides in the
village.
Inspiring from such good people, we, the students of Grade V had also
decided to do something good for the village. So, we talked first to our
social studies teacher. He suggested us a concept to Make our village better
by ourselves. So, we planned to make our village an ‘alcohol free zone’.
For this, we had first formed a Children Club at the school to implement
the program systematically. According to the plan, we had conducted a
rally with different slogans and play cards in the village. We used to raise
voices against alcohol and its bad impacts every Saturday for two hours
in the morning. We had also distributed pamphlets and pasted posters
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for people’s awareness.
Later women, children bfOhf] k|yf
and villagers had also 5f]/f 5f]/L aGb u/ Û hfF8, /S;L, 5f]/f 5f]/L
h'jf tf;
supported us and joined ;dfg Û aGb u/ Û ;dfg Û
the rally. It has been almost hfF8, /S;L, h'jf
one and half month for this tf; aGb u/ Û
program but now we can bfOhf] k|yf
proudly say that there is aGb u/ Û
no more violence caused
by alcohol in our village. hfF8, /S;L, h'jf
tf; aGb u/ Û
This success has made us declare our village a ‘Gambling -free Zone’. We
are planning to launch this program from the next month. These all have
become possible due to the contributions of good people in my district.
Glossary
forager - someone who collects grass for feeding livestock
formal - officially sanctioned or recognized
frequent - occurring or done many times at short intervals
structure - the arrangement of and relations between the parts
or elements of something complex; a kind of shape
or model
Note to the teacher: Tell the children about the good people and their work. Ask them to identify good
people of their region working in different field. Encourage them to do something good for the society
and the nation.
ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the brackets.
a. Good people are determined by their………. (work/talk)
b. People come and learn from Deepnarayan Chaudhari about
………..(industry/ farming)
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c. Dr Sherpa doesn’t charge fee for the……people (poor/rich)
d. Engineer Ramnath had designed the new structure of village to
protect from ……(landslide/ flood)
e. Good people always do ………………..works for the welfare of
people and the nation. (bad/good)
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Name (any two) good persons who have contributed for the
betterment of your locality/village/ town.
b. Prepare a set of questions that can be asked with a good persons
of your locality/district to do good work in the village.
c. What is your future plan to serve your society and nation?
d. By whom are you inspired much to do something good for your
village? How?
3. Revisiting the text
What would you do if you were to carry out some social welfare?
Write two paragraphs and present it in your classroom.
4. Project work.
Find out or ask with your teacher/ parents/neighbours to complete
the table below and present in your class.
Good people of your Their good works Their influences
locality/ province
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Unit 3
SOCIAL PRObLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
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SOCIAL EVILS AND THEIR
Lesson 1 Unit 3
SOLUTION
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Name some social evils.
• Tell about the solutions related to such evils.
We do different sorts of work and service in the society. Some of them
are good and beneficial to the society. However, every activity in a society
is not necessarily good. There are some activities which are bad for the
people, their families and the society. In general, the bad activities which
affect or hamper for the development of the society are called the evils
of the society.
Some of the social evils which are widespread in our society are listed
below:
Smoking
Smoking is the inhaling of fumes of cigarette,
bidi, cigar, etc. It is the most common social
evil. There are many reasons why people get
into the habit of smoking. Some get into the
habit by just trying, some mimic their elders,
some become adventurous and some as a
result of a wrong belief that smoking reduces
tension.
Smoking is a bad habit. It is injurious to health.
People become ill because of smoking. They suffer from many diseases.
Smoking also has ill social effects. Smokers set a bad example for others. They
exhale poisonous gases which affect the health of others. It is a waste of
money. Can you tell some of the other harms caused by smoking?
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Consuming alcohol
In our society, some alcoholic drinks are
consumed by adults during festivals and
special occasions. The responsible adults
consume very limited amount of such
drink and keep control over themselves.
People consume alcohol in the form of
wine, whisky, gin, rum, etc. These days
consuming alcohol has also become a
social evil.
Like smoking, consuming alcohol is also injurious to health. People who
take a lot of such alcoholic drinks may lose control over themselves. They
may not be able to differentiate between right and wrong. Some people
start quarreling after consuming alcohol. They neglect their families.
People who drive vehicles after drinking can cause accidents. Nobody
likes and trusts such people in the society.
Gambling
Gambling means playing activities of chance
for money. In our society many people have
the habit of gambling heavily. They mainly
gamble in card-games. In cities and towns
people also gamble in poker, snooker, etc.
People get into gambling habits by first
trying it for entertainment, then by trying
to earn money from it, etc.
Gambling is also a serious social evil. People
who gamble, they waste money on it. They neglect their household needs.
When a habit is created it cannot be easily left. Therefore, gamblers start
getting involved in anti-social activities when they do not have money to
gamble. Gambling addictions lead to other serious effects, including loss
of jobs, failed relationship and severe debt. They are often associated
with mental health problems, including depression, mood disorders and
anti-social personality disorders. Gambling causes some problems such
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as poor sleep, ulcers, bowel problems, headaches and muscle pains.
Besides them, it creates misunderstanding among the family members. It
also creates a good economic loss of property. Let’s quit gambling.
Drug addiction
It is a serious type of social evil. Some people
get into the habit of taking drugs. They slowly
become dependent on drugs and cannot stay
without them. Such people are called drug
addict. Drugs are chemical substances when
consumed without necessity. They cause harm
to the body. There are many types of drugs.
Drugs may be in the form of tablets, injections,
smoking, etc. People get into the habits of consuming drugs for many
reasons. Some want to try and become adventurous, some think that
drugs can reduce tension and some do it under the influence of friends.
Drug addicts have serious health problems. They become weak and sick.
They get into many other bad activities such as stealing, lying, becoming
violent, etc. They defame their family. They cause pain and tension at
home. Drug addicts are not often liked by the society. Short-term effects
can range from changes in appetite, blood pressure, psychosis and even
death. Do you think that drug addiction is a good habit? Of course, not !
Anti-social activities
Anti-social activities are all those activities
which cause harm to the society. These
activities are carried out by people of
the society. Some examples of anti-social
activities are theft, robbery, fighting,
hurting someone, killing someone,
destroying property, etc. Such activities police thrashing outlaws
disturb the peace of the society.
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Helping to remove social evils
It is not enough that we do not get
involved in social evils. As members
of society, we should also help others
who are involved in such activities.
Some of the things that we can do to
help to remove social evils are:
• Never get into bad habits
ourselves.
• Explain the ill effects of such a gathering to eradicate social evils
bad habits to people who are
involved in them.
• Report to our elders if we see someone with such bad habits.
• Help people to quit these bad habits.
Glossary
beneficial - having a helpful or useful effect
inhaling - to take air, smoke, etc into the lungs as one breathes
injurious - causing or likely to cause harm or damage
influence - power to affect somebody
Note to the teacher: Ask the students what they can do to overcome the social evils prevalent in their
society.
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ExERCISES
ExERCISES
1. Write ‘True’ for correct and ‘False’ for incorrect statements.
a. All activities in society are good activities.
b. Smoking and consuming alcohol are social evils.
c. Gambling does not have any bad effects.
d. Drug addicts are liked by everyone in society.
e. Children can do nothing to remove social evils.
2. Fill in the blanks.
a. Good social services are ___________ for society.
b. Activities which are __________ for society are called social evils.
c. Smoking is ___________ to health.
d. Whisky, gin, rum are ___________ drinks.
e. Theft, robbery, fighting are ____________ activities.
3. Prepare a poster to aware people against ‘Drug abuse’, ‘Alcohol’ and
‘Gambling’
4. Write down effective slogans for different social evils prevailing in
your locality/district or region.
5. Answer the following questions.
a. What do you mean by social evils? Give suitable examples.
b. Where do you live? What types of social evils are prevailing in your
locality/district?
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c. How do you conduct a campaign to control ‘Smoking’ in the public
places?
d. What is your suggestion to an alcoholic neighbour to look after
properly to his family and the children?
e. Why are social evils obstacles for development?
6. Project Work
a. Complete the following table in a chart paper and paste in
your classroom giving title with’ FEW SOCIAL EVILS AND THEIR
SOLUTIONS’
Bad habits Few causes Effects Solutions
Gambling
Alcohol
Drugs
Smoking
b. What are your advices for the following people?
People with bad Your suggestions to avoid such bad habits
habits
To alcoholic
To gambler
To drug addict
To smoker
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bEWARE OF THEFT AND
Lesson 2 Unit 3
RObbERY
Objectives:
On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Act against social crimes and inform to the authority.
• Advocate to mitigate illegal acts.
THE HIMILAYAN TIMES
KATHMANDU June 17, 2015
THE
THIEVES ARRESTED
Police arrested the suspects MPCD ARRESTED THIEVES
involving in stealing laptops and
purchasing stolen goods. A police According to officials, thieves had
team lead by DSP deployed from the made off with an LED television
Metropolitan Police Crime Division, set, a laptop, gold ornaments and
had raided a Shantinagar-based Rs 584,000 on May 3 when KC’s
rented room and arrested thieves family members were living in a
with 33 Dell laptops. The DSP said makeshift tent after the quakes.
that thieves had entered the house
with duplicate key.
Keeping (stealing) someone’s
belongings without his/her consent
or knowledge is called theft. People
break down doors, windows or
walls, etc. for theft. Robbery is
usually done forcefully using
weapons or physical threats to
loot people, public and private
property.
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People usually involve in such social crime to live a luxurious life without
working. Mostly drug addicted, alcoholic, gamblers or unemployed people
are found in such crime.
Such activities are serious social problems and evils. They usually
violate social peace and harmony and are considered as obstacles for
development.
Rita : Raman, did you hear about
the news? Our neighbor,
Danbir’s house has been
broken into. They stole
all the gold and silver
ornaments with cash from
his house. Why are people
involved in such criminal
activities?
Raman : I respect your opinion. But,
I think there are various
reasons behind theft and
robbery. They may be
unemployed but are over
ambitious. They might be
alcoholic, drug addicted or
gamblers.
Rita : I think you are right. Our carelessness is also a major factor
behind encouraging such people, isn’t it?
Raman : Yes, our carelessness certainly encourages theft and robbery.
For example, people wearing gold ornaments while travelling
in the night buses might encourage robbers.
Rita : We should close all doors and windows of house before
going somewhere. We should keep our precious items in
the safe or in banks.
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