NCERT MCQ Solutions for Class 5 EVS Looking Around Chapter 22 On the Move Again

The story shows that cultural traditions often dictate that family celebrations, like festivals, are held at the home of the most senior member as a sign of respect.

The story’s “mukadam” is an agent who lends money and arranges employment. This dual role often traps families in a cycle of debt and migratory labor to repay it.

Families are forced to leave home for months because there is no rain and thus no farm work available, making migration necessary for their survival and income.

A special dish like “puranpoli” is prepared for a festival. This marks a final moment of community and tradition before the hardship of the migration season begins.

The story shows that vulnerable family members, such as the elderly or those with disabilities, are typically left in the village while able-bodied adults and children migrate.

Migrant workers often live in temporary shelters built from materials found on-site, such as dry sugarcane leaves, highlighting their poor and transient living conditions.

The receipt documents the amount of work done. This is used by the labor agent to calculate how much of the family’s loan has been paid off.

Children of migrant families cannot attend school for many months because they move to worksites where schools are inaccessible and their help with labor is often needed.

A family member buys notebooks and pencils for the child. This act shows her deep desire for him to continue his studies, despite knowing migration will interrupt them.

A relative expresses her wish that the boy studies and “becomes somebody.” This reflects the hope that education can offer a path out of migratory labor and poverty.

The system described is one of debt bondage, where families must work off their loans by cutting sugarcane, trapping them in a cycle of labor for the agent.

Their year is divided into two distinct halves: farming in their own village during the rainy season and migrating for sugarcane work during the dry season.

The agent, or “mukadam,” orchestrates the entire migration. He gives loans for expenses and leads the convoy of families to the worksites he has arranged for them.

The story shows the young boy is worried about who will take care of his elderly grandmother, highlighting the emotional burden and family separation caused by migration.

The story shows a division of labor where men cut the heavy sugarcane, while women and children contribute by gathering the stalks and tying them into bundles.

The festival serves as a pivot point. It is celebrated right after the village farming season ends and just before the families must leave for migratory work.

The child’s inability to attend school for half the year is a clear example of how the need for family migration creates seasonal dropouts and educational inequality.

Building huts from sugarcane byproducts shows that their accommodation is makeshift and insecure, reflecting their temporary status and the low value placed on their well-being.

When a mother buys her child sweets (“laddoos”) along with necessities, it is a small gesture of love that shows family care persists even amid economic hardship.

The family’s situation illustrates how lack of year-round work and reliance on loans from agents traps many rural populations in a cycle of debt, forcing seasonal migration.