CBSE 6 Social Science Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity Questions and Answers

Understanding Diversity Questions and answers

Exercise Question and Answers

(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: Different festivals celebrated in our locality are Holi, Diwali, Durga puja, Onam, Krishna Janmasthami and Christmas, Eid-ul-Fitr, Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, etc.
Out of these festivals, National festivals like Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, and Children’s Day are celebrated by the people of all castes and religions.

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(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 lives in the following ways, such as, It has taught respect the religious sentiments of others, It has taught the importance of tolerance for one another, Geographical diversity decide our way of life, our food, our occupation and many other things.

(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, I do believe that “Unity in diversity” is an appropriate term to describe India. Our country has a huge population with people from many different cultural backgrounds, different religions, people speaking different languages and people following different traditions live together in harmony. Being an Indian we proudly sing our National Anthem, we collectively celebrate national festivals like Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, Republic Day, etc.
Pandit Nehru in his book is trying to convey that it is the diversity of India that has helped in bringing the feeling of tolerance amongst one another which led us towards the great struggle. This unity was deep rooted among the people.

(4) Underline the line in the poem sung after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which according to you, reflects India’s essential unity.

Ans: The poem Don’t forget the days of blood, O friend
In the midst of your happiness remember to shed a tear for us 
The hunter has torn away every single flower
Do plant a flower in the desert garden dear friend 
Having fallen to bullets we slept in Jallianwala Bagh 
Do light a lamp on this lonely grave O friend
The blood of Hindus and Muslims flows together today 
Do soak your robe in this river of blood dear friend 
Some rot in jails while others lie in their graves
Do shed a few tears for them, O friend.

The line from the poem that reflects India’s unity is: “The blood of Hindus and Muslims flows together today”. This shows that people from all religions united together to participate in the mass protests against the British.

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

Ans: Region – West Bengal
Geographical Features – Situated between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. It has a tropical and humid subtropical climate in different parts of the state. 
Historical Features: The state is culturally very rich. Many festivals are celebrated here because of the presence of a diverse population from different religious communities. The historical and geographical features are connected to each other in many ways like various empires existed one after another, and the presence of rivers and the Bay of Bengal made trade easy. Bengal was a major trading region during British rule. 

Additional questions Answers.

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Multiple choice questions

(1) Samir Do’s family lived in which place.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Ladakh
(c) Meerut
(d) kerala
Ans: (C) Meerut

(2) Samir Do thought Samir Ek did not know.
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Bengali
(d) Marathi
Ans: (A) Hindi

(3) Where is Onam celebrated?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Kerala
(c) Meerut
(d) Bihar
Ans: (B) Kerala

(4)  Who composed the national anthem?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Gandhi ji
(c) Subhash chandra Bose
(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 
Ans: (A) Rabindranath Tagore

(5) Ladakh is a desert in the state of
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Rajasthan.
Ans: (C) Jammu and kashmir

(6) What is an important part of Onam festival.
(a) Car race
(b) All of these
(c) Boat race
(d) Byck race
Ans: (C) Boat race

(7) The climate of Kerala is
(a) Hot
(b) Cold
(c) Moderate
(d) Hot and Humid
Ans: (D) Hot and Humid

(8) On which source do the people of ladakh depend for drinking water?
(a) Rivers
(b) Melting of snow
(c) Sea
(d) None of these
Ans: (B) Melting of snow

(9) What is doze?
(a) A Type of yak-cow
(b) A type of dog
(c) A type of goat
(d) A type of cat
Ans: (A) A type of yak-cow

(10) The utensils used for frying cheenavala are called
(a) Cheenachatti
(b) Frypan
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans: (A) Cheenachatti

(11) In which city of India is Jaliyawala bagh is situated?
(a) Amritsar
(b) Panipat
(c) Mumbai
(d) Agra
Ans: (A) Amritsar

(12) Who Wrote the discovery of India?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Neharu
Ans: (D) Pt. Jawaharlal Neharu

(13) Who discovered the sea route to India from Europe?
(a) Vasco de Gama
(b) Ibn batuta
(c) Aristotle
(d) None of these
Ans: (A) Vasco de Gama

(14) What does sameer “do” do?
(a) Goes to school
(b) Sells the newspapers
(c) Work at a tea stall
(d) None of these
Ans: (B) Sells the newspapers

(15) Who is credited with bringing Christianity in India?
(a) St. Thomas
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) John Keats
(d) None of these
Ans: (A) St. Thomas

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Short Questions and Answers.

(1) Write few examples of Diversity in India.
Ans: We speak different languages, have various types of food, celebrate different festivals and practise different religions.

(2) Give an example of unity in diversity among Indians.
Ans: All Indian celebrates national festivals with great zeal.

(3) Write one point of difference between Ladakh and Kerala.
Ans: Ladakh is famous for pashmina wool whereas Kerala is famous for spices.

(4) Write the different religious that participated in kerala.
Ans: people in Kerala practise different religions such as Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

(5) Why was Samir Do tense?
Ans: Samir Do was tense because riots had broken out in Meerut, where his family lived.

(6)  Ladakh is known as
Ans: Ladakh is known as Little Tibet.

(7) How can you say that the history of Kerala and Ladakh has been similar cultural influences?
Ans: Both regions were influenced by Chinese and Arab traders.

(8) How was the Indian flag used during the freedom struggle?
Ans: Indian flag was used as a symbol of protest against the British by people everywhere.

(9) What is the constant reminder of our country’s rich tradition?
Ans: Songs and symbols that emerged during the freedom struggle serve as a constant reminder of our country’s rich tradition.

(10) Which are the religious that practised in Ladakh?
Ans: people in Kerala practise different religions such as Islam and Buddhism.

(11) What do you mean by “Kesar Saga”.
Ans: Local versions of the Tibetan national epic the Kesar Saga are performed and sung by both Muslims and Buddhists.

(12) Where is kerala situated?
Ans: Kerala is situated in the south-west corner of India. It is surrounded by the sea on one side and hills on the other.

(13) What is cheena- vala?
Ans: The fishing nets used here look exactly like the Chinese fishing
nets and are called cheena-vala.

(14) Write the different geographical location of Kerala and Ladakh.
Ans: There are three ways in which the different geographical location of these two regions.

  1. The food people eat.
  2. The clothes people eat.
  3. The work they do.

(15) Why are the goats in the Ladakh are special?
Ans: The goats in this region are special because they produce pashmina wool. This wool is prized and pashmina shawls cost a lot of money

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Long Questions and Answers

(1) India’s diversity has always been recognised as a source of its strength Explain.
Ans: India’s diversity has always been recognised as a source of its strength. When the British ruled India, women and men from different cultural, religious and regional backgrounds came together to oppose them. India’s freedom movement had thousands of people of different backgrounds in it. They worked together to decide joint actions, they went to jail together, and they found different ways to oppose the British. Interestingly the British thought they could divide Indians because they were so different, and then continue to rule them. But the people showed how they could be different and yet be united in their battle against the British.

(2) India is a country of many diversities. Explain giving examples.
Ans: Open of the special features of India is that it is a country of many Diversities. Example.

  • We speak different languages, such as Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, etc.
  • We eat different kinds of food, such as chawal, dal, Razma, idli, dosa, Roti, etc.
  • We celebrate different festivals, such as Holi, Diwali, Id, Guru Parv, Christmas, Baishakhi, etc.
  • We practice different religions, such as Hinduism, Islam, Shikhism, Christianity, etc.
  • We wear different types of clothes, such as saree-blouse, Kurta-pyjama, shirt- pant, etc.

(3) What is diversity. How do we explain diversity? 
Ans: India is a land of great diversity. The people of this country speak a variety of languages, eat a variety of foods, enjoy a variety of festivals, and practice a variety of religions. But, when you think about it, we do a lot of things that are similar but are done in various ways.
People travelled from one area of the world to another in ships, on horses, on camels, or on foot a little more than two hundred years ago, or long before the railway, aircraft, bus, or vehicle were a part of our existence. The coexistence of various humans, plants, animals, and other organisms is known as diversity. It may also be described as the distinctions in a person’s or thing’s individual features. India, for example, is diverse because different people follow different religions, speak different languages, and are of different ethnicities.

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