Class Notes NCERT Solutions for CBSE Students
Question: India’s diversity has always been recognized as a source of its strength Explain.
Answer: It is a fact that India’s diversity has always been recognized as a source of its strength. It became clear when the country was struggling against the British rule. People from different cultural, religious and regional backgrounds 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. The British thought that they could divide Indians because they were so different and then continue to rule them. But it was their illusion.
Although Indians were so different, they were united from within at the question of the British government in India. 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: How are history and geography tied in the cultural life of a region? Explain 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 in 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 sheep 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 the history and geography are often tied in the cultural life of a region.
Question: What does diversity add to our lives?
Answer: Diversity is dissimilarity in the way of our life. It is observed in religious functions, in festival, in language, etc. One thing is unique about diversity is that it teaches us to live and adjust ourselves in a broad society. Our Constitution believes in respect to all human beings in a similar way. Diversity makes us tolerant and just. We know how to behave with other people belonging to different caste, creed or culture.
