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100

Who wrote the book Discovery of India?

Jawaharlal Nehru 

100

How is India a country of diversities?

  • People speak different languages.
  • They eat different types of foods.
  • They celebrate differents festivals.
  • They practise different religions.
100

From where people who write stories get their ideas?

  1. books
  2. real life
  3. their imagination.

For e.g. 

  • People living in forests chose writing about their fight and friendships with animals.
  • Others wrote stories about love and honour describing kings and queens.
  • Some people wrote their childhood memories of school and friends.
100

What does Jawahar Lai Nehru say in his book, ‘Discovery of India’ about unity in diversity?

  • Jawahar Lai Nehru says that Indian unity is not imposed from outside.
  • It was something deeper and within its fold.
  • People practised the widest tolerance of beliefs, and customs.
  • They acknowledged and encouraged variety.
  • Unity in diversity exists in India.
  • Nehru described his country, “unity in diversity.”
200

What were the 4 castes? 

Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras 

200

In India,

The people of lower caste were not allowed to
(a) enter the temples
(b) sit with upper caste’s child in schools
(c) take water from village well
(d) all of these

(d) all of these 

200

Enumerate the reasons responsible for discrimination.

Reasons responsible for discrimination:

  • Different religions. 
  • Different languages.
  • Living in different regions.
  • Different customs and practices.
  • Different economic backgrounds.

Lack of respect and acceptance for these differences. 

200

What does diversity add to our lives? 

 It teaches us to live and adjust ourselves in broad society. Our Constitution believes in respect to all human beings in a similar way. Diversity makes us tolerant and just. We know how to behave with other people belonging to different caste, creed or culture.

300

What is discrimination?

Unfair or negative treatment given to someone on the basis of some differences. 

300

How can we stop discrimination from happening? 

Laws - following the Constitution

Awareness - Changing the mindset of the people

Educating everyone about diversity 

300

What happened to discrimination after coming of constitution into force? 

(a) The discrimination had gone away
(b) The discrimination intensified
(c) The discrimination reduced but is still practiced.
(d) None of these

(c) The discrimination reduced but is still practiced.

300

How is village life different from city life? 

Differences in land, facilities, education, culture, language etc. 

400

Name some communities/ groups that fought against discrimination. 

  • Dalits (lower castes)
  • Women
  • Tribals and
  • Peasants
  • African-Americans 
400

What do you understand by equality? 

The law is same for everyone. 

400

What safeguards have been provided in the Constitution of India against inequality and discrimination?

  • Everyone has equal rights and opportunities.
  • Untouchability is seen as a crime. It has been legally abolished.
  • People are free to choose any kind of work.
  • Govt. jobs are open to all people.
  • Specific steps to realise this right to equality for poor and other marginal communities.

Respect to diversity ensures equality.

400

How do we explain diversity in the context of India? 

  • People travelled from one place to another in ships, on horses, on camels or on foot, before the advent of trains, aeroplanes, buses or cars.
  • They went to new lands to settle or to trade.
  • They stayed for a long time at one place once they settled there.
  • They left their homes due to famines and droughts as they could not get enough food there.
  • Some of them went in search of work.
  • When they settled in new places they began to change their life-style according to new surroundings, smother time they adopted old styles.
  • Due to mix of old and new, their languages, food, music, religions, also underwent change.
  • Inter mixing of cultures resulted in new and different styles, giving birth to diversities.

Geographical Basis:

  • People adapt their lives according to geographical conditions.
  • Life-style of the people living near sea is different from those living in mountainous areas. They are different in their clothing, work, foods, living styles and in growing food and vegetables.
500

When did India become a free nation?

1947

500

What are the advantages and disadvantages of diversity?

Advantage: - 

new ideas, new perspectives, color and vibrancy, different varieties and choices.

Disadvantage: - 

conflict because of unequal distribution/ proportion/ differences over the choices

500

fill in the blanks : - 

Even in a democracy the ___________ dominates the ___________.

majority, minority 

500

Does the Indian Constitution grant equality in terms of religion? What is it called? 

Yes. Secularism 

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