NCERT Solutions for Class 5th The World Around Us Chapter 5 Our Vibrant Country
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
Republic Day is about our book of rules. India became free on 15 August 1947. But a free country still needs rules, so that everyone stays safe and is treated fairly. Our leaders wrote a special book of rules for India. It is called the Constitution . We began following it on 26 January 1950. That is why 26 January is our Republic Day . India's Constitution is the longest written constitution of any country in the world. The National Flag tells us four things. Saffron on top stands for strength and courage. White in the middle stands for peace and truth. The blue Ashoka Chakra in the white band stands for duty and dharma. Green at the bottom stands for growth and prosperity. The flag is unfurled on Republic Day and hoisted on Independence Day, and we sing the National Anthem together. A cu
- A Special Day in School
- Your state tableau
- Independence Day in school
- Rules in our school
- Finding India in Currency Notes
- Design an emblem for your school
- Riddles
- A national fruit
- Symbols of your state
- A symbol for your school
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it appears | An everyday example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26 January, the day we began following our Constitution | A Special Day in School, page 75 | The flag ceremony and parade in your school |
| Constitution | The special book of rules by which our country is run | Do you know?, page 79 | It says every child has the right to go to school |
| Ashoka Chakra | The blue wheel in the middle of the flag; it stands for duty and dharma | Do you know?, page 75 | The wheel in the centre of the tricolour |
| Tableau (jhanki) | A decorated float that shows the life and culture of one state | Activity 1, page 78 | A Kerala float with a boat race on it |
| National Emblem | Three lions on a round base, taken from Ashoka's pillar at Sarnath | Symbols that Speak, page 82 | Printed on your Aadhaar card and on every note |
| Watermark | A hidden picture inside the paper that shows only against light | Page 81 | The small second Gandhi on a currency note |
| Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | The Clean India Mission; its sign is Gandhi ji's round spectacles | Page 81 | The spectacles printed on the back of a note |
| Currency symbol | The short sign written before an amount of money | Let us reflect 3, page 91 | ₹ 50 means fifty rupees |
| Diversity | Having many different kinds of people, languages and ways of living | Diversity Everywhere, page 86 | Four languages spoken in one classroom |
| Headgear | Anything worn on the head — turban, cap, helmet, woven crown | Page 86 | A safa, a Himachali topi, a cycling helmet |
| Safa / pagri | The long cloth wound round the head as a turban, tied in many styles | Page 86 | The bright pink turban of a Rajasthani elder |
| Art form | A way of saying something through music, dance, painting or craft | Page 88 | Bhangra, Odissi, a rangoli at the doorstep |
| Mridangam | A two-sided drum used in Carnatic music of South India | Page 89 | Played beside a singer in a Carnatic concert |
| Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam | An old Indian saying: the whole world is one family | About the Unit | Helping a new child in class feel at home |
Exercises
- A Special Day in School — Write Page 76–78
- Your state tableau — Activity 1 Page 78
- Independence Day in school — Write Page 79
- Rules in our school — Activity 2 Page 79
- Finding India in Currency Notes — Activity 3 Page 80
- Design an emblem for your school — Activity 4 Page 82
- Riddles — Write Page 83
- A national fruit — Discuss Page 83
- Symbols of your state — Find out Page 83
- A symbol for your school — Draw Page 84
- Our Vibrant Culture — Activity 5 Page 84–85
- Diversity Everywhere — In-text Question Page 87
- Make a headgear — Activity 6 Page 87
- Dance forms and the states they come from — Activity 7 Page 89
- Musical instruments — Write Page 89
- Closing questions — Let us reflect Page 91–93