Understanding Diversity

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Indian Polity Standard 6 Term 3 “Understanding Diversity”

I. Choose the correct answer

1. India consists of _____ States and _____Union territories.
(a) 27,9
(b) 29,7
(c) 28,7
(d) 28,9

2. India is known as a _____
(a) Continent
(b) Sub continent
(c) Island
(d) None of these

3. Mawsynram, the land of highest rainfall is located in _____
(a) Manipur
(b) Sikkim
(c) Nagaland
(d) Meghalaya

4. Which one of the following religion is not practised in India?
(a) Sikhism
(b) Islam
(c) Zoroastrianism
(d) Confucianism

5. Recognised official languages of India, as per 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution
(a) 25
(b) 23
(c) 22
(d) 26

6. Onam festival is celebrated in _____
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Punjab
(d) Karnataka

7. Mohiniyattara is a classical dance of _____
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Manipur
(d) Karnataka

8. ‘Discovery of India’ – a book was written by _____
(a) Rajaji
(b) V.O.C
(c) Nethaji
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

9. The phrase ‘Unity in Diversity’ was coined by _____
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Mahathma Gandhi
(d) Rajaji

10. V.A. Smith called India as _____
(a) Great Democracy
(b) Unique land of diversities
(c) Ethnological museum
(d) Secular nation

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. Geographical features and climatic conditions determine the _________ activities of region
2. Jaisalmer, the land of lowest rainfall is located in _________
3. Tamil was declared as classical language in the year _________
4. Bihu festival is celebrated in _________
Answers:
1. Economic
2. Rajasthan
3. 2004
4. Assam

III. Match the following