POLITY CLASS -6 Ncert (upsc)
Understanding diversity
➤ Inequality
1. Inequality comes when a person does not have the resources and opportunities that are available to other persons.
2. The caste system is an example of inequality.
3. The caste system divided society into different groups depending upon the work that people did and they were supposed to remain in those groups.
Example - potters only learnt pottery.
4. This system was considered irreversible, and it created a situation of inequality.
➤Diversity
1. People become diverse when they get influenced from different regions and cultures.
2. The history of many places shows us that different cultural influences have helped to shape life and culture there.
3. Regions became very diverse because of their unique histories.
4. Diversity also comes out when people adapt their lives to the geographical area in which they live.
5.Adaptation of the people living in the mountain areas will be different from the people living near the sea.
Example - Mumbai and Kashmir.
6.therefore, history and geography both play roles in the cultural life of a region.
7. The influence of diverse culture is also related to our present-day behaviour. Cultural tradition also changes when we move from one place to another, and we adapt according to that place
➤Unity In Diversity
1.India is a country of many diversities.
2. People in India speak different languages, celebrate different festivals, practise different religions.
3. India's diversity is a source of its strength.
4. When the British ruled India, women and men from different cultural, religious and regional backgrounds came together to oppose them.
5.India's freedom movement had thousands of people
of different backgrounds in it. They all came together and fought for the freedom struggle.
6.Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru came up with the phrase "Unity in Diversity" to describe the country's diversity.
7.The Discovery of India' is a book written by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru which shows that India is diverse but united.
8.Songs and symbols that emerged during the freedom struggle remind of our country's rich tradition of respect for diversity.
9.The Indian flag was used as a symbol of protest against the British by people everywhere.
10.India's national anthem, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, is another expression of the unity of India.
1. The caste system shows
(a) Equality
(b) Inequality
(c) Diversity
(d) Unity
2. The cultural life of place is influenced by its
(a) History
(b) Geography
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
3. 'Unity in Diversity' is a phrase given by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book
(a) The discovery of India
(b) Anandamath
(c) Broken Wings
(d) Conquest of Self
5. India's national anthem is composed by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
LEVEL-1: MODERATE
1. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: The caste system shows inequality. The caste system divided society into different groups depending upon the work that people did, and they were supposed to remain in those groups. This system was considered irreversible, and it created a situation of inequality. Example - A potter should only learn pottery and remain in a profession that was fixed with every caste.
2. Option (c) is correct.
Explanation: History and Geography both play roles in the cultural life of a region. History shows the influence which the place has in the past like different rulers, traders from different regions of the world came and influence the culture of the place. Geography shows the region where the place lies. Example, a mountain region or a region near the sea.
3. Option (d) is correct.
Explanation: Unity in Diversity is a phrase given by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, to describe the country, India. India is diverse, but people are united in diversity as they got united to fight against the British for the freedom struggle.
4. Option (a) is correct.
Explanation: 'The Discovery of India' is a book written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in which he describes the unity of India. The Anandamath is a Bengali novel that was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882.
The Broken Wings is a poetic novel that was written by Kahlil Gibran, and it was first published in the Arabic language in 1912.
The Conquest of Self is written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1943.
5. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore composed the India's national anthem. The national anthem describes the unity of India as that how India is united being so diverse.
LEVEL-2: ADVANCED
1. Consider the following statements with respect to the caste system in India
1. The caste system is an example of inequality.
2. The caste system divided Indians into different groups according to their work.
Select the correct option below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following statements with reference to the diversity in India.
1. India is a country of many diversities.
2. 'Unity in Diversity' is the phrase given by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
3. India's diversity can be seen in the festivals celebrated in India.
Select the correct option using the code below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
3. Which of the following statements are correct about India?
1. India's diversity is a source of its strength.
2. Indian flag was used as a symbol of protest against the British by people everywhere.
3. India's national anthem was composed by Motilal Nehru which is an expression of the unity of India.
4. The caste system in India was considered irreversible and it created a situation of inequality.
Select the correct answer using the code below:
(a) 1,2 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
LEVEL-2: ADVANCED
1. Option (c) is correct.
Explanation: Statement 1: The caste system in India is an example of inequality which made people confined to their caste.
Statement 2: The caste in India was recognised according to the work that people did. The lower castes generally were those people who did low- profile works like potters, cobblers, etc.
2. Option (d) is correct.
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3: both the statements are relevant.
Statement 2: This statement is incorrect. 'Unity in Diversity' is a phrase given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
3. Option (a) is correct.
Explanation: India is the country of many diversities, and this diversity is a source of strength in India.
