EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
14/01/2022 CLASS- 6 SESSION 2021-22
SUBJECT :SCIENCE
CHAPTER-2
DIVERSITY AND DISCRIMINATION
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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:-
(i) The number of major religions in the world is …………………
(a) six
(b) seven
(c) eight
(d) nine.
(ii) An important reason why Muslim girls do not attend a school or drop out of school after a few years is ………….
(a) poverty
(b) superstition
(c) lack of willingness to go to school
(d) None of the above.
(iii) ……… the community was treated as untouchables in the Bombay Presidency.
(a) Koli
(b) Mahar
(c) Nayar
(d) Munda.
(iv)……… is known as the leader of the Dalits.
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Guru Teg Bahadur
(c) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(d) Sardar Valla Bhai Patel
(v) India is a secular country—It means ………………
(a) People of different religions have the freedom to practise their religion with any discrimination.
(b) People of a single religion, i.e. Hinduism are allowed to live in the country.
(c) People of India have the freedom to live in any part of the country.
(d) All Indians are equal on the basis of caste and creed.
Answer:
(i) – (c), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (c), (v) – (a).
II.FILL IN THE BLANKS:-
- ……… fought for the rights of the Dalits.
- The upper castes did not give the so-called ……………….. the same rights as they enjoyed.
- If you do something to put other people down, you are ………………. against them.
- People usually form certain altitudes and opinions about others who Eire not them.
- ……. stop us from looking at each person as a unique individual with his/her own special qualities and skills that are different from others.
Answer:
- Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
- untouchables
- discriminating
- like
- Stereotypes.
III.TRUE/FALSE:-
- We have more than 1600 languages that are people’s mother tongue.
- We feel secure with people who are very different from us.
- Dalits are referred to as Scheduled Tribe (ST).
- Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar belonged to the Mahar caste which was considered untouchable.
- Government jobs are open to the people who come from the upper caste.
Answer:
- True
- False
- False
- True
- False.
I.MATCHING SKILL:-
Ans. (i)—(c), (ii)—(a), (iii)—(d), (iv)—(c).
V.VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :-
1. How do we feel in the company of the people who are very much like us?
Ans: We feel safe and secure in the company of such people.
2. Define the term ‘prejudice’ with an example.
Ans: Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior. For example, if we think that Hindi is the best language and other languages are not important, we are judging these other languages negatively.
3. How do parents often console boys when they fall and hurt themselves?
Ans. Parents say, “Boys are brave, they don’t cry”. ‘
4. Mention one drawback of stereotypes.
Ans: Stereotypes prevent us from doing certain things that we might otherwise be good at.
5. ‘Some people may experience both kinds of discrimination. ’ What do you mean by ‘both kinds of discrimination’? .
Ans: Some people are poor and they belong to groups whose culture is not valued.
VI. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :-
1. What do you mean by difference and prejudice?
Ans: Difference is the variation in the use of language, status, religion, educational background or geographical setting. It is natural. Prejudice is an idea which is affected with a negative feeling for those who are different from us.
2. What is the demerit of the ‘stereotype’ view?
Ans: Stereotype is a negative quality. It does not allow us to think or view a person as a unique individual. We ignore all his good qualities. We don’t think about that individual beyond the set image otherwise he/she is good.
3. How does discrimination occur?
Ans: Discrimination is a negative aspect in a social set up. It occurs if we act on prejudices or stereotypes. It promotes ignorance of a particular class or individual in society. Such class or individual is debarred from all opportunities.
