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Class: VI Subject: Civics

Chapter: Understanding Diversity
A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

1 .Which is the product of Ladakh ?

a. Spices b. Wool c. Cotton d. All of these

2. Who composed Our National Anthem ?

a. . Pt. JL Nehru b. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Atul Bihari Vajpayee
3. Which language does ‘Samer Do’ speak ?
a. English b. Hindi c. Sanskrit d. Tamil

4. On which source do the people of Ladakh depends for drinking water ?

a. Ocean b. River c. Melting of snow d. Sea

5. Who discovered the sea route to India from Europe ?

a. Vasco-da-gama b. St. Thomas c. General Dyer d. William Shekspear

6. What does ‘Samer Ek’ do ?

a. Goes to school b. Sells the newspaper c. Both a. and b. d. None of these

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS :

1. Pashmina shawls are woven in _____________

2. Jana Gana Mana was translated by __________from Bengali to English.
3. __________ phase is coined by JL Nehru in his book ‘Discovery of India’
4. __________made Kerala an attractive place for traders.

C. ONE WORD QUESTIONS :

1. Why the goats in Ladakh are special ?
2. Who wrote a travelogue describing the lives of Muslims ?

D. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Explain about the life and occupation of the people of Ladakh.

2. Why the people of Ladakh keep sheep and goats ?
3. State the dissimilarities between the people of Kerala and Ladakh .
4. While Kerala and Ladakh are quite different in terms of their geographical features , the history of
both regions has been similar cultural influences. Justify the statement.
5. India’s diversity has always been recognized as a source of its strength. Explain with the help of an
example.
6. Who was Ibn Battuta ? What did he wrote in his travelogue ?
7. ‘Not only do people have different clothing and eating habits but even the kinds of work they do
are different’. explain

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