Chapter- 9 Note-making
1. What is note-making?
Answer: Note-making is a study skill used to record main points briefly.
2. Why is note-making important?
Answer: It helps in understanding, remembering, and revising information easily.
3. Why should we not remember large chunks of information?
Answer: Because large chunks are difficult to remember accurately.
4. Which birds are discussed in the passage?
Answer: Pheasants are discussed in the passage.
5. How are pheasants described in the passage?
Answer: They are shy, charming birds with brilliant plumage.
6. What special feature are pheasants known for?
Answer: They are known for their colourful plumage.
7. Why are pheasants important in nature?
Answer: They occupy an important niche in nature’s scheme.
8. How many bird species are there in total?
Answer: There are about 900 bird species.
9. How many bird families are mentioned in the passage?
Answer: There are 155 bird families.
10. To which order do pheasants belong?
Answer: They belong to the order Galliformes.
11. What is the family name of pheasants?
Answer: The family name is Phasianidae.
12. What kind of birds are Galliformes?
Answer: They are game birds.
13. Name some birds included in Galliformes.
Answer: Pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, turkeys, and megapodes.
14. How many species of pheasants are there in the world?
Answer: There are 51 species of pheasants.
15. Who prepared the identification chart of pheasants?
Answer: The Environment Society of India (ESI).
16. What is the purpose of the identification chart?
Answer: To create awareness among school eco-club members.
17. Under which programme is this awareness created?
Answer: Under the National Green Corps (NGC).
18. Which ministry runs the National Green Corps?
Answer: The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
19. From which continent do most pheasants come?
Answer: From Asia.
20. Which pheasant does not belong to Asia?
Answer: The Congo Peafowl.
21. Where did pheasants originally originate from?
Answer: From the Himalayas.
22. To which regions did pheasants spread later?
Answer: Tibet, China, Myanmar, South East Asia, and Caucasus Mountains.
23. Where did jungle fowl and peafowl spread?
Answer: To South India and Sri Lanka.
24. When did they spread to South India and Sri Lanka?
Answer: Long before early settlers reached the Indo-Gangetic plain.
25. What fraction of the world’s pheasants are found in India?
Answer: About one-third.
26. Which is the best-known pheasant in India?
Answer: The male blue peafowl (peacock).
27. What is India’s national bird?
Answer: The peacock.
28. Why is the peacock important in India?
Answer: It holds a prominent place in art, culture, and folklore.
29. What skill does this lesson mainly teach?
Answer: The skill of note-making.
30. What is the main idea of the passage?
Answer: Information about pheasants and their importance.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
