Class-6 Subject-CIVIC Chapter-1 UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY

 

EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
16/08/2021           CLASS-6      SESSION2021-22(SLOT-1)
SOCIAL SCIENCE(CIVICS)
Chapter-1
UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY
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 I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

 Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:

(i) Samir Do thought Samir Ek did not know……………

(a) English

(b) Hindi (√)

(c) Punjabi

(d) Urdu

 

(ii) Samir Do’s family lived in…………

(a) Delhi

(b) Meerut (√)

(c) Bihar

(d)  Jaipur.

 

(iii) Which of these not an example of inequality?

(a) casting the vote for electing a government (√)

(b) belonging to a different religion

(c) speaking one language and not another

(d) earning money.

 

(Iv) Ladakh is a desert in the state of…………….

(a) Kerala

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Jammu and Kashmir(√)

(d) Rajasthan.

 

 II.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.

 

1.       A caste system is a form of inequality

2.       Inequality comes when a person does not have access to resources and opportunities

3.       A country’s customs, religions, arts, and history constitute its culture

4.       People travelled in search of new lands and people

5.       When people travel to other places, intermixing

6.       of cultures takes place.

7.       Habitat is associated with the geographical area one lives in.

8.       Both Kerala and Ladakh were influenced by Chinese and Arab

III.TRUE/FALSE State whether each of these sentences is true (T) or false (F).

 

1.       All Indians share the national anthem.                                                 True

2.       All Indians have the same national language.                                      True

3.       All Indians speak the same language.                                                   False

4.       Pt. Nehru was the first President of India.                                            False

5.       The caste system is an example of diversity.                                         False

6.       Kerala and Ladakh are in different parts of India.                                True

7.       The geography of Ladakh allows the cultivation of spices.                  False

  

1. Draw up a list of the different festivals celebrated in your locality. Which of these celebrations are shared by members of different regional and religious communities?

Ans: Festivals shared by different regional and religious communities are:

 Independence Day

Republic Day

Gandhi Jayanti

These are our national festivals, so every Indian celebrates them irrespective of region and religion.

 

2.What do you think living in India with its rich heritage of diversity adds to your life?

Ans: Yes, living in India with its rich heritage of diversity adds to our life in the following ways:

 We know different people, their culture, customs, traditions, backgrounds. These diverse things add to our life.

Geographical diversities decide our way of life, our food, our occupations and many other things.

We relish our customs and traditions.

3. Do you think the term “unity in diversity” is an appropriate term to describe India? What do you think Nehru is trying to say about Indian unity in the sentence quoted above from his book “The Discovery of India”?

Ans:Yes, we think that the term ‘unity in diversity’ is an appropriate term to describe India.

Diversities:

 Geographical diversities like different physical features, climates, vegetations, rivers and lakes.

Cultural diversities like different languages, religions, communities, customs, traditions, festivals, rituals, etc.

Despite all these diversities there is unity among the people.

They are one.

They stood against the British and threw the mighty empire by adopting Ahimsa and peaceful means.

All the people belonging to various regions are one when the country’s interests are involved.

In natural disasters they whole-heartedly contribute for mitigating the sufferings of the people.

 

 4. Choose another region in India and do a similar study of the historical and geographical factors that influences the diversity found there. Are these historical and geographical factors connected to each other? How?

Ans: Do yourself.