Understanding Diversity

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

India is a country of many diversities'. Explain giving examples. [V. Imp.]

Q 3.

Give one example to show why diversity is important in our lives.

Q 4.

Give an example of diversity in India.

Q 5.

Why did Samir Do, the paper boy, think the author did not know Hindi?

Q 6.

Give an example of unity in diversity among Indians.

Q 7.

How can you say that the history of Kerala and Ladakh has been similar cultural influences?

Q 8.

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?

Q 9.

What is Ladakh known as?

Q 10.

What does diversity add to our lives? [Imp.]

Q 11.

How do we explain diversity?

Q 12.

Give one way in which Kerala and Ladakh are different.

Q 13.

India's diversity has always been recognised as a source of its strength Explain.

Q 14.

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"?

Q 15.

Underline the line in the poem sung after the Jallianwalla massacre, which according to you, reflects India's essential unity.

Q 16.

Mention the different religions that are practised in Kerala.

Q 17.

Why was Samir Do tense?

Q 18.

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

(i) The caste system is a form of……………
(ii)Inequality comes when a person does not have access to…………. and…………..
(iii) A country's customs, religions, arts and history constitute its ……………..
(iv) People travelled in search of…………..
(v) When people travel to other places, ……….. of cultures takes place.
(vi)Habitat is associated with the ………. one lives in.
(vii)Both Kerala and Ladakh were influenced by……… and………..
(viii) A British general opened fire on a public meeting in………… on April 13, 1919.
(ix) The Discovery of India' is a book by………..

Q 19.

How was the Indian flag used during the freedom struggle?

Q 20.

State whether each of these sentences is true (T) or false (F).

(i)  All Indians share the national anthem.
(ii)  All Indians have the same national language.
(iii) All Indians speak the same language.
(iv) Pt. Nehru was the first President of India.
(v)  Caste system is an example of diversity.
(vi) Kerala and Ladakh are in different parts of India.
(vii) The geography of Ladakh allows cultivation of spices.

Q 21.

How are history and geography tied in the cultural life of a region? Explain giving examples of Kerala and Ladakh. [V. Imp.]

Q 22.

List three ways in which the different geographical location of Kerala and Ladakh would influence the following:

• The food people eat
• The clothes they wear
• The work they do.