Wheel Cart - Level 1 , session 2 ,9th std with notes

 Wheel Cart

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Wheel cart: Wheel cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels.

Examples- Hand cart, horses or ponies, mules, oxen, water buffalo or donkeys, or even smaller animals, such as goats or large dogs.

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    A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people.

Hand carts

 However, history tells us that animals, instead of men, were used for pulling the carts, as they were more powerful. Normally, a cart was pulled by a pair of draught animals.

    Carts have been mentioned in literature as far back as the 2nd millennium BC. The Indian epic Mahabharata, which depicts Lord Krishna as the saarathi (the charioteer of the rath) and the chariot  carrying Pandava prince Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, are some of the examples. In the Mahabharata war, all the leaders used a rath for fighting in the war.

Types of Cart

Carts have been in continuous use since the invention of the wheel in 3500 BC. Carts may be named after the animal that pulls them, 

Hand cart, 

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Horses or ponies, 

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Mules, 

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oxen cart or bullock cart-A bullock-cart or ox-cart is a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen (draught cattle).

water buffalo 

donkeys cart, 

Goats carts

 large dogs.

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Camel carts

Elephant carts

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Uses of carts

     It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are used even today in places where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure does not favor them. Carts are used especially for carrying goods. 

Horse Power 

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    How many men would be needed to equal the power of a horse? After conducting some experiments, it was found that, on an average 10–12 men were needed to equal the power of one horse. This is the reason why mankind thought of using horses for pulling carts. This led to the development of a horse carriage.

Question and answer zone

Session 2 – WHEEL CART

A. Fill in the blanks

1. Carts are driven by Wheels  .

2. In Mahabharata, the chariot was pulled by__Horses___.

3. A bullock-cart or ox-cart is a _two-wheeled vehicle   pulled by oxen(draught animal).

 4. An average __10-12___ men are needed to equal the power of one horse

B. Answer the following

1. What is cart?

Ans:- Wheel cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels. Ex . Hand cart, horse cart, donkey cart etc.

2. List the different types of carts.

Ans:- hand cart, Horses cart, mules cart, oxen cart , water buffalo cart,  donkeys cart, goats cart , large dogs cart, camel cart, elephant cart, etc

3. Define horsepower.

Ans:- An average 10–12 men were needed to equal the power of one horse.

C.Activity

List the different types of cart you have seen in your locality.

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