Shanti Asiatic School, Jaipur

Social Science Assignment (2020-21)

Name: _______________________ Ch-1 Diversity In India (Civics) Class: VI ___

Points To Remember
 Diversity is the range of many people or things that are very different from each other.
 Diversity is nature’s way of grooming us to adjust, learn and co-exist.
 Economic difference leads to inequality, making some people rich and many poor.
 Caste system and gender bias are two major social differences.
 The diverse nature of our country is due to its geography.
 Information and ideas are being spread as a result of globalisation.
Glossary
 Lifestyle- the way of living
 Discrimination- to make an unjust distinction in the treatment of different categories of people
 Tradition- a long-established custom or belief passed on from one generation to another
 Globalisation- a global network through which different economies, societies and cultures link
 Cheena-vala- a special fishing net used by the people of Kerala
 Staple- main or important
 Gender-bias- it is a preference towards one gender over the other

TYPES OF DIVERSITY
Economic diversity- it refers to great variations found in economic status of people in a country.

Social diversity- a feature of a society which is determined by caste, religion, occupational pattern in a given
territory.

Cultural diversity- this produces the religious and cultural diversity we see in the world and throughout human
history.

Regional diversity- India has great regional diversity. The country has mountains, sea coasts, deserts, plain
areas and more. That is why it makes India a very regionally diverse country.

Q.1Fill up the blanks.

1. ________________________ help us to learn from each other and __________________________ help to share.

2.________________________ differences between people mean the differences in amount of money or wealth they
have.

3. The _____________________________ of our country is an important factor behind our diversity.

4. Indian history tells us about ____________________________ influences that added to our diversity.

5. India’s freedom struggle is the best example of ___________________________________________ .

6. Globalisation has shown a great deal of progress in _____________________________________________ ,

__________________________ and ________________________________.

Q.2 Multiple choice questions.

1. Information and ideas are being spread as a result of

A) globalization____ B) nationalization____ C) industrialization____ D) modernization____

2. Diversity is nature’s way of grooming us to adjust, learn and ____.

A) co-exist____ B) co-educate____ C) co-operate____ D) co-ordinate____

3. Ladakh is a ____

A) cold desert____ B) hot desert____ C) plateau____ D) coastal area____

4. Kerela is also known as ____.

A) Land of rivers ____ B) Land of spices ____ C) Land of cakes ____ D) Land of midnight sun____

Activity
Fill the following information about yourself and your friend and see how many similarities and differences you have.

Fill the details and compare four states of India.