Old-time Houses
Old-time Houses: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Old-time Homes, Toilets in Old-times, Importance of Neem Frame, Neem and Keekar Frames, Cow Dung Coated Floors and, Local Materials for Making House
Important Questions on Old-time Houses
_____ mixture is used in mud houses in rural areas.
Describe cow dunk as a building material.
Cow dunk paste keeps germs, insects and _____ away.
Cow dunk mixture keeps the home cool.
Why cow dung mixture is coated on the floor?
Which one of the trees are used as frame wood for house to protect it from insects?
Neem and Keekar frames are used in houses to protect the house against _____.
_____ and Keekar wood frames are used in the frames of the house to protect it from insects.
What we do to protect our house frames from insects?
Why Neem and Keekar frames are used in houses?
In places where there are earthquakes, houses are made of wood.
What are houses made of ice called?
Fill in the blank using the options.
A clay house with a roof of straw is called a _____ (pucca/thatched) hut.
Identify the King:
He built the Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Talk to any one of your grandparents or any other elderly person. Find out, when she or he was eight-nine years old –
Did they have a toilet in their house? If no, where was it?
Talk to any one of your grandparents or any other elderly person. Find out, when she or he was eight-nine years old –
From what material was her or his house made?
The function of the foundation is to support the
Describe the stages in the construction of a house.
