EXERCISES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. India consists of____ States and _____ Union
territories.
(a) 27,9
(b) 29, 7
(c) 28,7
(d) 28,9
Answer:
2. India is known as a
(a) Continent
(b) Sub continent
(c) Island
(d) None of these
Answer:
3. Mawsynram, the land of highest rainfall is located
in
(a) Manipur
(b) Sikkim
(c) Nagaland
(d) Meghalaya
Answer:
4. Which one of the following religion is not practised
in India
(a) Sikhism
(b) Islam
(c) Zoarastrianism
(d) Confucianism
Answer:
5. Recognised official languages of India, as per VIIIth
Schedule of Indian Constitution
(a) 25
(b) 23
(c) 22
(d) 26
Answer:
6. Onam festival celebrated in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Punjab
(d) Karnataka
Answer:
7. Mohiniyattam is a classical dance of
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Manipur
(d) Karnataka
Answer:
8. ‘Discovery of India’ – a book was written by
(a) Rajaji
(b) V.O.C
(c) Nethaji
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
9. The phrase ‘ Unity in Diversity’ was coined by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Mahathma Gandhi
(d) Rajaji
Answer:
10. V.A. Smith called India as _________
(a) Great Democracy
(b) Unique land of diversities
(c) Ethnological museum
(d) Secular nation
Answer:
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Geographical features
and climatic conditions determine the economic activities of a region.
2. Jaisalmer, the land
of lowest rainfall is located in
3. Tamil was declared
as classical language in the year
4. Bihu festival is
celebrated in
III. Match the following:
1. Negroids - Religion
2. Coastal areas - India
3. Zoroastrianism -
Fishery
4. Unity in diversity
- Indian race
Answer:
1. Negroids - Indian
race
2. Coastal areas - Fishery
3. Zoroastrianism - India
4. Unity in diversity -
Religion
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. Define diversity.
• People speak
different languages, eat different kinds of food, celebrate their own festivals
and. practice a culture different from one another.
• These differences
make us unique as Indians.
• We come from
different backgrounds, belong to different cultures, worship in different ways,
yet we live together. This is known as diversity.
2. What are the types of diversity?
India under the
following broad headings:
land forms and
lifestyles diversity, social diversity, religious diversity, linguistic
diversity and cultural diversity.
3. Why is India called a sub continent?
A continent is a very large area of land with various
physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers and seas and
various types of weather patterns. India has all of them. India is known as a
sub-continent.
4. Write the names of three major festivals celebrated
in India.
Festivals like Pongal, Bihu, Ramzan, Christmas, Buddha
Poornima, Mahavir Jayanthi, Guru Nanak Jayanthi are some of the festivals that
denote the cultural diversity of India.
5. List out some of the classical dances of India.
Bhangra, Bharathanathiyam, Kathakali, Kathak,
Kuchipudi, and so on
6. Why is India called the land of unity in diversity?
• India has a
multi-cultural society.
• India evolved as a
single nation through common beliefs, customs and cultural practices.
• The freedom struggle
and the drafting of our Constitution stands as sample evidence to the spirit of
unity of India.
V. Answer the following in detail:
1. Explain : Linguistic
diversity and cultural diversity.
Linguistic Diversity
• According to census
of India 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages.
• Four major Indian
language families are Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austroasiatic and Sino Tibetian.
• Tamil is the oldest
Dravidian language.
• Because the British
ruled over the entire country for over three hundred years before independence
in 1947, the English language gained prominence in India.
• In due course,
English has emerged as an important language and a medium of instruction in
schools and colleges.
• It is widely used in
official communication and daily life.
2. “India is a land of diversity, yet we are all
united”. Discuss.
• India is a home to a
civilisation that is 5,000 years old.
• Different groups of
people from different parts of the world were attracted towards India over the
years because of its wealth.
• Some came for trade
with the local people and others were keen on invading its territory.
• So diverse races of
people migrated into India by land and sea routes over time.
• Thus the Dravidians,
Negroids, Aryans, Alpines and Mongoloids became part of the modem Indian race.
• Then, the people who
migrated to India also moved to other parts of the country.
• This movement and
migration of people is the reason for India’s rich diversity.
• India under the
following broad headings: land forms and lifestyles diversity, social
diversity, religious diversity, linguistic diversity and cultural diversity.
VI. Projects and Activities:
1. “The occupation
of people depends on the landform of a place”. Give some examples.
2. Read about a state of your choice and make an
album to show the culture and tradition of people who live in that state.
3. Collect the pictures to show the art and architecture
of Tamil Nadu.
VII. HOTS:
List out the various festivals celebrated in different
states.
Andra Pradesh : Brahmotsavarn
Arunachal Pradesh : Losar
Assam : Bohang Bihu
Bihar : Chhath puja
Chattisgarh : Bastar Dussehra
Goa : Carnival
Gujarat : Janmashtami,Diwali
Haryana : Baisakhi
Tripura : Kharchi puja
Uttarakhand : Ganga Dusshera
Himachal Pradesh : Mahashivarathri
Jammu & Kashmir : Eid-ul-Fita
Jharkand : Holi
Karnataka : Ugadi
Kerala : Onam
Madhya Pradesh : Diwali
Maharastra : Ganesh Chaturthi
Manipur : Yaoshang
West Bengal : Durga puja
Meghalaya : Nongkerem Dance
Mizoram : Chapcharkut
Nagaland : Hornbill
Odisha : Raja Parba
Punjab : Lohri
Rajastan : Gangaur
Tamil Nadu : Pongal
Telangana : Bonalu
Uttar Pradesh : Navaratri
VIII. Life Skill:
Suggest measures to bring unity in your school.
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