Class 5 EVS Chapter 5 PDF: Our Vibrant Country (Our Wondrous World)

Class 5 EVS (Our Wondrous World) Chapter 5, Our Vibrant Country, opens Unit 3 (Incredible India) with school Republic Day celebrations (26 January 1950 and the Constitution), and explores India’s unity in diversity through currency notes, national symbols, languages, traditional headgear, musical instruments and shared values.

What Class 5 EVS Chapter 5 Covers

Republic Day, Constitution & Currency Note Explorations explains why 26 January is celebrated as Republic Day (adoption of the Constitution), and inspects an Indian currency note—finding Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait and watermark, Swachh Bharat spectacles, the 15 languages in the language panel, the Lion Capital of Ashoka (Satyameva Jayate), and heritage monuments.

National Symbols, Languages, Headgear & Unity in Diversity explores the Tricolour (Tiranga: saffron, white, green and 24-spoke Navy Blue Ashoka Chakra), National Symbols (Tiger, Peacock, Lotus, Mango), regional headgear (Pagdi, Pheta, Bora, Dastar), classical/folk dances and drums (Pung, Dhol, Mridangam, Nagada), and forest biodiversity vs monoculture gardens.

Exercises in Chapter 5

• Let us reflect end-of-chapter questions, Discuss prompts, and Activity investigations.

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FAQ

Why do we celebrate Republic Day on 26 January every year?
On 26 January 1950, India adopted its Constitution—the supreme book of rules and rights that governs our country as a sovereign democratic republic.

How many languages are printed inside the language panel on the back of an Indian currency note?
There are 15 Indian languages inside the language panel on the reverse of the currency note, in addition to Hindi and English printed on the note (making 17 languages in total).

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