Question 5 of 12intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer3 marks

Ask your grandparents or any elderly person in your neighbourhood — What did they use to wash their hair, body and clothes and clean their teeth when they were young? Can these things be found now?

Correct Answer

Elderly people traditionally used natural items for hygiene.

For cleaning teeth, they used neem or babool twigs (known as datun).

For washing hair and body, they used reetha (soapnut) and shikakai.

For cleaning clothes, they used ash or natural scrubbers.

Many of these traditional items like neem twigs, reetha, and shikakai can still be found in markets today. They are now used as eco-friendly alternatives to modern products.

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Explanation

The chapter describes how Moyna's Dadu uses neem and babool twigs to clean his teeth, explaining the traditional Indian hygiene practice of datun. The note to the teacher mentions traditional methods including reetha and shikakai for hair and safe natural recipes for household cleaning.

Solution Steps

  1. Elderly people traditionally used natural items for hygiene

  2. Neem or babool twigs (datun) were used for cleaning teeth

  3. Reetha (soapnut) and shikakai were used for washing hair and body

  4. Ash or natural scrubbers were used for cleaning clothes

  5. These traditional items can still be found in markets as eco-friendly alternatives

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