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15.DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY SESSION 1 DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY – DIVERSITY- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Mind Map 1.2 Terminology 1. Diversity: The state of having people who belong to different cultures, having different ideas, opinions etc. 2. Lama: A Buddhist priest or monk 3. Colonial: Relating to a colony 1.3 Improve Your Learning Conceptual Understanding Q1. Give any two examples that reveal diversity in your neighbourhood. [Refer to TB page 134 Q1] A. 1) There is a Christian family in the house to our right and there is Muslim family living nearby. 2) The Christian family goes to church every Sunday for prayer. The Muslims go to mosque on every Friday SESSION 1. DIVERSITY- INTRODUCTION 232

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY for Namaz. Our family members go to temple every day in the morning. 3) The Muslim family speaks Urdu, we speak Telugu and the Christians also speak Telugu. These things reveal the diversity in our neighborhood but the children of our family go to the same school. We also exchange sweets and gifts on important festivals. Reading the Text, Understanding and Interpretation Q1. Read the para under the title “How does diversity come about?” and comment on it. [Refer to TB page 134 Q11] A. Student’s Activity. Q2. Read the last para of page 132 (When Britishers. . . oppose them) and comment on it. A. Student’s response Information Skills Q1. Collect pictures and contributions of freedom fighters of different regions and prepare a book containing their biographies. [Refer to TB page 134 Q7] A. A. Mahatma Gandhi: 1) Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat State. 2) He liked the Puranic character ‘Satya Harischandra’ and was influenced by him very much. 3) He studied law in England and left for South Africa to practice. 4) He revolted against racist authorities with the weapons ‘Ahimsa and Satyagraha’ in Africa. 5) He returned to India in 1915 and learnt about the illegal methods of Britishers in our country. 6) Gandhi launched a movement called Non-Cooperation Movement in the year 1920. 7) In 1930 he started Salt Satyagraha Movement against the British. 8) He started Quit India Movement in 1942 with a slogan called ‘Do or Die’. 9) Finally, the British rulers declared independence on August 15, 1947. 10) Gandhi was shot dead in 1948 by Nathuram Godse. SESSION 1. DIVERSITY- INTRODUCTION 233

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY B. Jawaharlal Nehru i. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Prayaga (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh in a noble and rich family. ii. Motilal Nehru was his father and he was a freedom fighter. iii. Jawaharlal Nehru was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and joined Freedom Movement of India. iv. He participated in Quit India Movement too. v. He became the First Prime Minister of India after Independence in 1947. vi. He died in 1964. C. Potti Sree Ramulu i. Potti Sree Ramulu was born in 1901 in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. ii. As a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he worked lifelong to uphold the principles of Satya (truth) and Ahimsa (non–violence). iii. He became famous for undertaking a fast untill death for achieving the state of Andhra Pradesh. iv. He died on 16th December, 1952; the Andhra State was formed in October, 1953. Appreciation and Sensitivity Q1. Prepare a list of festivals that are celebrated in your locality. Which of these celebrations are shared by members of different regional and religious communities? [Refer to TB page 134 Q4] A. Diwali, Holi, Ramzan, Christmas, Id etc. are some of the festivals that are celebrated in our locality. Though the festivals are different from each other, the Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians celebrate each SESSION 1. DIVERSITY- INTRODUCTION 234

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY festival with equal enthusiasm, happiness and joy. Here we see unity in diversity. All national festivals are celebrated by the people of all regions and religions. 1.4 Key Concepts 1. People are different from each other in many ways. 2. They look different and belong to different regional, cultural or religious backgrounds. 3. Inequality comes about when a person does not have the resources and opportunities that are available to other persons. 4. We live in a country in which people of different abilities, languages, cultures, religions etc. live together. 5. There are 28 states in India, each with its own language, culture, food etc. 6. In India, people live a secular life and this is known as diversity. SESSION 1. DIVERSITY- INTRODUCTION 235

SESSION 2 DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY – DIVERSITY IN INDIA 2.1 Terminology 1. Patriotic: Lover of one’s country and one who feels very loyal to it 2. Culture: The ideas and customs of a particular society 2.2 Improve Your Learning Information Skills Q1. Fill up the following table: [Refer to TB page 134 Q9] S.NO. ITEM MYSELF FRIEND(MALE) FRIEND(FEMALE) 1. Food 2. 3. Dress 4. House 5. 6. Mother 7. tongue Religion Festivals Any other Do you consider the differences in the above items as obstacles to continue your friendship? Justify. SESSION 2. DIVERSITY IN INDIA 236

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY A. SR.NO. ITEM MYSELF FRIEND(MALE) FRIEND(FEMALE) Rice Rice Roti 1. Food Lehenga/Choli Pucca 2. Dress Salwar Pants/Shirt Kannada 3. House Pucca Pucca Hindu Diwali, Holi, Sankranthi 4. Mother Telugu Tamil Upper middle class tongue 5. Religion Hindu Christian 6. Festivals Sankranthi, Christmas Ugadi 7. Any other Middle class Middle class Student’s response. Q2. Prepare a table of similar items of different religions which depict unity. [Refer to TB page 134 Q2] A. Similarities among different religions 1) God is one. 2) Friday is the most important day for prayers. 3) Cleaning the body before offering prayers. 4) Reincarnation of God is accepted by many religions. 5) Love thy neighbour as thyself. Service to mankind is service to God. Mapping Skills Q1. Locate the following in India map: [Refer to TB page 134 Q10] a) Thar Desert b) Sikkim c) Bihar d) Andhra Pradesh e) Telangana f) Punjab SESSION 2. DIVERSITY IN INDIA 237

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY A. Appreciation and Sensitivity Q1. Design a pamphlet giving illustrations that depict unique features of India’s unity in diversity. [Refer to TB page 134 Q8] SESSION 2. DIVERSITY IN INDIA 238

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY A. Q2. How do you say that national sports meet develops unity in diversity? [Refer to TB page 134 Q3] A. National Sports Meet develops unity in diversity. 1) India has 28 states each with its own language, culture, food etc. 2) If there is National Sports Meet, people from different states meet, participate and compete in sports. 3) People from different states will participate in different sports, but they will show togetherness in games like football, cricket, hockey etc. 4) Participation in Sports Meet itself shows unity in diversity though they belong to different states, religion, language, culture, dress etc. SESSION 2. DIVERSITY IN INDIA 239

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY Q3. In what ways living in India with its rich heritage of diversity adds to your life? [Refer to TB page 134 Q5] A. i. Unity in diversity is the chief characteristic feature of India. ii. India is a land of much geographical diversity like high mountains, low plains, plateaus etc. We can experience such diverse landscapes just by taking short trips from where we live. iii. There are differences in climate, languages etc. The people of India ignore these differences of race, caste, religion and language and they are live together. iv. The people of India exhibit unity in times of need or threat. v. So, I feel proud to be an Indian. 2.3 Key Concepts i. Thar Desert is situated on the border of India and Pakistan. A large part of it is in Marwar region of Rajasthan state. ii. People here depend upon grazing sheep, goats and camels. iii. Many traders coming from Iran and Afghanistan or those going to those countries pass through the Thar desert iv. As a result, small places grew into cities like Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur. v. Sikkim is a small state situated in the eastern parts of the Himalayan Mountains. vi. Kanchenjunga, one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas, is in Sikkim. vii. Sikkim is on the boundary between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet (China). viii. Both Thar and Sikkim are in India. Thar is in the desert region whereas Sikkim is in Himalayas. ix. The unity of Indian people was formed through common struggle against British colonial government called the National movement. x. Duggirala Gopala Krishnaiah is the leader of Chirala –Perala movement. xi. As a part of Non–Cooperation with the British government, he built a city called Ramnagar in the outskirts of Chirala. xii. He also formed a voluntary organization called “Ramadandu” to unify the people. SESSION 2. DIVERSITY IN INDIA 240

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY —— CCE Based Practice Questions —— AS1-Conceptual Understanding Column B Very Short Answer Type Questions a. Arabia 1. Match the following. Column A i. Red Fort ii. Rajasthan b. Gujarat iii. Taj Mahal c. Delhi iv. Dwarka d. Agra v. Madina e. Less rainfall 2. Match the following. Column B Column A a. Jawaharlal Nehru i. Sikkim ii. Kanchenjunga b. India iii. Thar desert c. Small state iv. Jallianwala Bagh d. One of the highest peak of the Himalayas v. Discovery of India e. Amritsar 3. Answer the following questions in one sentence. (i) Who brought Buddhism to Sikkim? (ii) What is meant by encroachment? CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 241

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY (iii) Which languages do you speak other than your mother tongue? (iv) Why vegetable–seller Suman did not have opportunity to go to school? (v) Write any important festivals of two different states. (vi) What do the people of Thar Desert mainly depend on? (vii) How do the shepherds of Thar Desert make their living? 4. Fill in the blanks. (viii) Sikkim became a part of India in the year . (ix) Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India. (x) Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in . CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 242

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY (xi) Jawaharlal Nehru gave his independence speech from . (xii) “Discovery of India” was written by . (xiii) The unity of Indian people was formed through our common struggle against the British government. (xiv) Nehru coined the phrase to describe the country. (xv) The Lamas established beautiful in Sikkim. (xvi) Our National Anthem was composed by . (xvii) Suman was a very boy. Short Answer Type Questions 5. Answer the following questions in 3-4 sentences. (i) What are the differences between Sikkim and Thar Desert? (ii) What are the crops grown by the people of Sikkim? (iii) Write a short note on the location of Sikkim. 243 CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY AS4-Reflection on Contemporary Issues and Questioning Short Answer Type Questions 6. Answer the following questions in 3-4 sentences. (i) What type of friends do you make? AS5-Mapping Skills Long Answer Type Questions 7. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) Locate the following on India map. a) Thar Desert b) Gujarat c) Telangana d) Andhra Pradesh e) Punjab CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 244

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY AS6-Appreciation and Sensitivity Long Answer Type Questions 8. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) In what ways living in India with its rich heritage of diversity, adds to your life. CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 245

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY Objective Questions AS1-Conceptual Understanding 9. Choose the correct answer. (i) Suman’s mother runs a shop on the busy crossing in Vikarabad. (A) grocery (B) vegetable (C) meat (D) electronic goods (ii) On Sundays both the boys would play the game of . (A) cricket (B) throw ball (C) tennis states in India. (D) chess (iii) There are (B) 27 (A) 26 (C) 28 (D) 29 (iv) The desert is situated on the border of India and Pakistan. (A) Kalahari (B) Thar (C) Sahara (D) Arab (v) Sikkim does not share a boundary with which of the following country? (A) Bangladesh (B) Tibet (C) China (D) Bhutan (vi) Kanchenjunga is one of the highest peaks of the . (A) Himalayas (B) Andes (C) Kilimanjaro (D) All of these CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 246

CHAPTER 15-DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY (vii) In Sikkim, people rear sheep and which gives, fur and milk. (A) camel (B) donkey (C) cow (D) yak (viii) languages are spoken by the people of Sikkim (A) Eleven (B) Ten (C) Nine (D) Eight (ix) The Tibetan lamas brought to the people of Sikkim. (A) Jainism (B) Hinduism (C) Buddhism (D) Christianity (x) Sikkim was an independent country and ruled by the kings called . (A) Chogyals (B) Cholas (C) Cheras (D) Pandyas CHAPTER 15. DIVERSITY IN OUR SOCIETY 247

PROJECT BASED QUESTIONS —— Project Based Questions —— (i) Fill in the boxes with the places that are located in the mentioned direction from your home: (ii) Find a country for each letter and locate them on an outline map of the world: Project Based Questions 248