RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Which of these is not an example of inequality?
(a) Casting the vote for electing government
(b) Belonging to different religion
(c) Speaking one language and not another
(d) Earning money.
Answer: 
(a) Casting the vote for electing government

 

Question 2. 
Which of these is not a reason for diversity?
(a) History of a region
(b) Habitat of a person
(c) Geographical features of a region
(d) Human being.
Answer: 
(d) Human being.

Question 3. 
Ladakh is a desert in the state of:
(a) Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Rajasthan.
Answer: 
(c) Jammu and Kashmir

Question 4. 
Diversity makes our lives:
(a) Interesting 
(b) Boring
(c). Similar 
(d) All of these.
Answer: 
(a) Interesting 

Question 5. 
The coastal areas of India provide:
(a) Apples
(b) Fish
(c) Essential minerals
(d) None of these.
Answer: 
(b) Fish

Question 6  
is called little Tibet.
(a) Kerala 
(b) Srinagar
(c) Delhi 
(d) Ladakh.
Answer: 
(d) Ladakh.

Question 7  
spices are grown on the Kerala hills.
(a) Pepper 
(b) Cloves
(c) Cardamoms 
(d) All of the these.
Answer: 
(d) All of the these.

Question 8. 
What is meant by the term ‘diversity?
(a) Sameness 
(b) Difference
(c) Equality 
(d) Inequality.
Answer: 
(b) Difference

Question 9. 
What is the main food of Kerala?
(a) Rice 
(b) Fish
(c) Vegetables 
(d) All of these.
Answer: 
(d) All of these.

Question 10. 
Which of the following helps in maintaining political unity in India?
(a) Religious laws
(b) Indian constitution
(c) Religious diversity
(d) All of these.
Answer: 
(b) Indian constitution

True/False

Question 1. 
Diversity also comes about when people adapt their lines to the geographical area in which they line.
Answer: 
True

Question 2. 
Ladakh is surrounded by the sea on one side.
Answer: 
False

Question 3. 
The rigion of Ladakh is covered in snow for a large part of the year.
Answer: 
True

Question 4. 
People of Kerala keep special goats that produce pashmina wool.
Answer: 
False

Question 5. 
Spices like pepper, cloves and car da- moms etc. made Kerala an attractive place for traders.
Answer: 
True

 

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
The caste system is a from of 
Answer: 
inequality

Question 2. 
Inequality comes when a person does not have the access to and 
Answer: 
resources, opportunities

Question 3. 
A country’s customs, religions, arts and history constitute its and 
Answer: 
culture, peopl

Question 4. 
People traveled in search of 
Answer: 
new lands

Question 5. 
When people travel to other places of culture takes place.
Answer: 
intermixing.

Match the Column

Column A	Column B
(1) Natural diversity	(a) Differences inheights of mountains
(2) Cultural diversity	(b) General Dyer
(3) Buddhism reached Tibet through	(c) Man-made diversity
(4) Ibn-Battuta	(d) Portuguese
(5) Vasco-Da-Gama	(e) Ladakh
(6) Jallianwalla	(f) African traveller

Answer:

Column A	Column B
(1) Natural diversity	(a) Differences inheights of mountains
(2) Cultural diversity	(c) Man-made diversity
(3) Buddhism reached Tibet through	(e) Ladakh
(4) Ibn-Battuta	(f) African traveller
(5) Vasco-Da-Gama	(d) Portuguese
(6) Jallianwalla	(b) General Dyer

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Give an example of diversity in India?
Answer: 
The people of India, living in different parts of country speak different languages.

Question 2. 
Give an example of unity in diversity among Indians?
Answer: 
All Indians share the same national pride of having India as their motherland.

Question 3. 
Who was Ibn Battuta?
Answer: 
Ibn Battuta was an Islamic traveller of 14th century.

Question 4. 
Why Ladakh is called ‘Little Tibet’?
Answer: 
Buddhism was spread to Tibet through ladakh so, it is called as ‘Little Tibet.

Question 5. 
Where is Ladakh situated?
Answer: 
Ladakh is situated in eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Question 6. 
What do you mean by cheena- vala?
Answer: 
Fishing net.

Question 7. 
What is the similarity between Kerala and Ladakh?
Answer: 
Both regions were influenced by Chinese and Arab traders.

Question 8. 
How does the climate of Ladakh affect the? growth of crops?
Answer: 
Crops do not grow in Ladakh because of the lack of rainfall and the land is covered with snow for a major part of the year.

Question 9. 
Who wrote the book “The Discovery of India”?
Answer: 
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
 
Question 10. 
Who brought Christianity to India?
Answer: 
St. Thomas in nearly 2000 years ago.

Question 11. 
Name the spices that are grown in Kerala region.
Answer: 
Pepper, cloves and cardamoms are the m&jor spices grown in Kerala.

Question 12. 
Who composed the Indian National Anthem?
Answer: 
Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 13. 
Why was Samir Do tense?
Answer: 
Samir Do was tensed because the riots had broken out in Meerut, where his family lived.

Question 14. 
Define diversity?
Answer: 
Diversity means variety and being different. It is a product of different geography, culture and history.

Question 15. 
Where is Ladakh located?
Answer: 
Ladakh is a main territory located in the eastern part of the Jammu and Kashmir.

Question 16. 
Define Cheenachatti.
Answer: 
In Kerala, the utensil used for frying is called the cheenachatti.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
India is a country of many diversities. Explain by giving examples.
Answer: 
The special features of India is that it is a country of many diverse. For example.

1. We speak different languages, such as Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, etc.
2. We celebrate different festivals, such as Holi, Diwali, Eid, etc.
3. We wear different types of clothes such as saree, salwar-kurta, shirt, pants, etc.
4. We practice different religions, such as Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism, etc.

Question 2. 
What does diversity add to our lives?
Answer: 
Diversity adds a lot of things in human lives. Diversity is in the forms of art and literature, clothes, food, festivals and languages. They become the part and parcel of our lives. Hence, it gives a new outlook to the people about the rich heritage of India.

Question 3. 
Explain the main causes of diversity in India.
Answer: 
There are two main causes of this diversity:
(i) The migration of people is one of the main causes of diversity. In ancient period, people migrated from one part of the world to another part. They travelled in ships, on horses or camels or on foot. People migrated in search of jobs, for new lands or for trade relations, and few people migrated because of the natural calamities.

(ii) The other important reason is the caste system of India.

Question 4. 
What do you mean by inequality? Give an example.
Answer: 
Inequality means the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities for different people. The caste system is an example of inequality. Inequality has various forms like economic inequality comprises disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income. Social inequality refers to the lack of social equality, where individuals in a society do not have equal social status, adequate provisions of healthcare facilities, etc.

 

Question 5. 
How are history and geography tied in the cultural life of a region? Explain by giving examples of Kerala and Ladakh.
Answer: 
Kerala and Ladakh are quite different in terms of their geographical features. It was the geography of Kerala which made the possibility of spice cultivation there. So far Ladakh is concerned, its special geographical location flourished the business of wool collection among the Ladakhi people. The people of Ladakh carefully collect the wool of the sheeps and sell it to the traders from Kashmir. The history of both the regions has been affected with similar cultural influences. Both the regions were influenced by Chinese and Arab traders. Thus, we can say that history and geography are often tied in the cultural life of a region.

Question 6. 
“India’s diversity has always been recognised as a source of its strength”. Explain?
Answer: 
It is a fact that India's diversity has always been recognised as a source of its strength. It becomes clear when the country was struggling against the British rule. People from different cultural, religious and regional background came forward together to oppose the British government in India. They worked together to decide joint actions, they went to jail together and they found different ways to oppose the British. They were one in their battle against the British. They cherished the same goal to banish the British from India as soon as possible.

Question 7.
How does diversity arise in reconciling geographical conditions?
Answer: 
Diversity also comes about when people adapt their lines to the geographical area in which they live. For example living near the sea is quite different from living in a mountainous area. Not only do people have different clothing and eating habits, but even the kinds of work they do are different. In this way, the diversity of food, living, working conditions and lifestyle also arise in reconciliation with different geographical conditions.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
How do we explain diversity?
Answer: 
Diversity is the term that applies to dissimilarities. It may be in language, food, culture, living, religion, etc. India is a unique country where one can observe it extensively. There are a number of festivals, languages, dresses, religions, etc. in India. Still people of India are Indians and they salute one flag and sing one national anthem. It is unity in diversity. Diversity occurs when we travel to different parts of the world. Since time, immemorial people have been visiting different lands in order to learn something and for trade. They adopted different styles, languages and cultures from all these places. Diversity also occurs due to geographical variations and natural calamities.

Question 2. 
State the characteristics of Ladakh on the following parameters?
Answer: 

1. Location: Ladakh is a cold desert in the mountains in the eastern part of Jammu ind Kashmir.
2. Climate: The region does not receive any rain and is covered with snow for a large part of the year.
3. Vegetation: There are very few trees that can grow in the region as there is no rainfall,
4. Occupation: People here keep sheeps to produce pashmina wool.
5. Animals reared: Sheep, goats, cows, and dzos (yak-cows).
6. Religion: Buddhism and Islam.
7. Eating habits: The people eat meat and milk products like cheese and butter. Each family owns some goats, cows.
8. Importance for traders: It was considered a good trade route and it had many passes through which caravans carried textiles and spices, raw silk and carpets. Buddhism reached Tibet via Ladakh.

 

Question 3. 
“The cultural life of any region is often closely related to its history and geography”. Explain this statement with the example of Kerala.
Answer: 
Kerala:
Kerala is a state in the southwest corner of India. It is surrounded by the sea on one side and likes on the other. A number of spices like pepper, cloves and cardamoms are grown on the hills. Because of various historical influences, people in Kerala practice different religions such as Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. The fishing nets used here look exactly like the Chinese fishing nets and are called cheena-vala. Even the utensil used for frying is called the Cheenachatti. The fertile land and climate are suited to growing rice and a majority of people here eat rice, fish, and vegetables.