Question

• Which are the states around Mizoram?
• Chamui said they measure land using tin. Which are the other ways of measuring land?
• Returning from school, children drank water in a bamboo cup. Who do you think would have made this cup and kept it in the forest? Why?

Answer 1

• Tripura and Manipur are the states around Mizoram.

• In India, farmers and other people measure land in different ways. These include measuring with scales, measuring tapes, etc. In earlier times ropes, chains, hand span and foot span were also used to measure land. People of different places use different units for measuring their land. For example: acres, square meter or hectares.

• Village People of Mizoram live in association with each other and they care for each other. They make bamboo cups for the travellers and put them in the forest for drinking water from the stream.