Political life Chapter -1 Understanding Diversity

Choose the correct answer:

1.To which caste does Sameer Ek belong?

(a) Muslim (b) Hindu
(c) Sikh (d) None of these

2.Which language does Sameer Do speak?

(a) English (b) Hindi
(c) Sanskrit (d) Tamil

3.What does Sameer Ek do?

(a) Goes to school (b) Sells the newspapers
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

4.Which caste does Sameer Do belong to?

(a) Hindu (b) Muslim
(c) Sikh (d) Christian

5.On which source do the people of Ladakh depend for drinking water?
(a) Rivers (b) Sea
(c) Melting of snow (d) None of these

6.Which region/state produces the Pushmina wool?

(a) Ladakh (b) Jamshedpur
(c) Kolkata (d) Delhi

7.Where are the Pushmina shawls woven?

(a) In Kashmir (b) In Tamil Nadu
(c) In Mumbai (d) In Haryana

8.What is dzos?
(a) A type of yak-cow (b) A type of dog
(c) A type of goat (d) A type of cat

9.Name the religion which reached Tibet via Ladakh?

(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism
(c) Islam (d) Sikhs

10.Name the state located in Southwest corner of India,

(a) Kashmir (b) Haryana
(c) Kerala (d) All of these

11.Who wrote the travelogue in which the writer described the lives of Muslims’?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(c) Ibn. Battuta (d) Indira Gandhi
12.The utensils used for frying cheenavala are called
(a) fry-pan (b) cheenachatti
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these

13.In what manner are Kerala and Ladakh quite different?

(a) Geographical features (b) Biological features
(c) Historical features (d) All of these

14.Which is the major product grown in Kerala?

(a) Wool (b) Spices like clove
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

15.Which is the product of Ladakh?

(a) Spices (b) Wool
(c) Cotton (d) All of these

16.While the British ruled India, women and men from different regions, cultural faith came
together for
(a) helping them (b) opposing them
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these

17.In which city of India is Jallianwalla Bagh situated?

(a) Amritsar (b) Kurukshetra
(c) Panipat (d) Mumbai

18.Who wrote the Discovery of India?

(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (d) Lal bahadur shastri

19.Who coined the phrase ‘Unity in diversity’ to describe the country?

(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Rajeev Gandhi

20.Who composed our National Anthem?

(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee